Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. It’s been well over a decade since Gotye broke into mainstream ...
These days, it's impossible to scroll without hearing Doechii's "Anxiety" creeping up on Us — and that melody sounds eerily familiar. The 26-year-old rapper's now-viral 2020 hit, which finally became ...
A light guitar strum—sampled from Brazilian maestro Luiz Bonfá’s “Seville”—oscillates back and forth, before merging with a spare xylophone solo. Hushed, melancholic vocals disrupt the hypnotic ...
It was hard to go anywhere in 2012 without hearing Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know." It comes as no surprise the track has been nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group ...
Fanny Lumsden has shared her first new music of 2025: A cover of Gotye‘s 2011 hit, ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’. It largely subverts the arrangement of the original, focusing more on elements of ...
Here’s what I learned about Gotye from watching the Josh Brolin-hosted episode of SNL on Saturday night: Gotye is pronounced “Goat-eee-yay.” All this time I’ve been pronouncing it “Got-yee.” I feel ...
2020 was a huge year for Benee, as it saw her debut album, Hey U X, as it brought her increased attention on an international level. She even made her US late-night TV debut on The Late Show towards ...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Last year's biggest hit is also the Grammy winner for record of the year: Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" earned one of the night's top trophies. It was Gotye's third ...
Eight months ago, when a creeping, bitterly heartbroken ditty called “Somebody That I Used to Know” arrived stateside, accompanied by millions upon millions of YouTube views for its painstaking ...
Although it may not have inspired any wildly popular cover versions (yet), Gotye’s latest video is all about repetition. An animated black cat that looks like it escaped from Tim Burton’s brainpan ...
Wouter De Backer (also known as Gotye, or the man who’s been dominating radio all summer) played the Santa Barbara Bowl this Saturday, and his show came with all the components of an enjoyable evening ...