Why German Pop?

Why am I listening to German pop? Why now?

"Pop in German is in". It appears this is the maxim of the German musical scene at the moment. So many tracks are now in German – more than ever before. What began with Hip-Hop in German a little more than two years ago has now spread to other genres. People are talking about a “new German wave” – the first German wave in the 1980s made artists and groups like Nena (“99 Luftballons”), Ideal, Extrabreit and Kraftwerk (“Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn ") famous. Taken from Learn German Online

While American artists still dominate the charts in Germany, young German artists are on the rise and are recording some of the most creative, freshest sounding music available today. The music is positive, upbeat, even playful, a departure from the darker sounds of the previous generation.

That is why I am listening to German pop music right now.