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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the video, Gotye can be seen with Kimbra appearing naked while standing in front of a canvas that gets colored with different ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These days, it's impossible to scroll without hearing Doechii's "Anxiety" creeping up on Us — and that melody sounds eerily ...

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 ...

Gotye might be the pure definition of a one-hit wonder outside of his native Australia. But 13 years after "Somebody That I Used to Know" stormed the charts across the world, the musician ...

Not since pop duo Savage Garden hit the top spot in 2000 with I Knew I Loved You has an Australian reached the highly coveted No.1 position in the tricky US market. Gotye, AKA Wouter (Wally) De Backer ...

For many, it seemed like Gotye came out of nowhere. The folksy, Australian indie-rock artist (né Wally de Backer) has captivated U.S. listeners with his irresistible, nuanced breakup song, “Somebody ...

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 ...

Congrats are in order for Gotye! Aside from having one of the most played songs in 2012 with 'Somebody That I Used to Know,' he now has a 2013 Grammy for the track. "I'm elated, excited ... thank you ...

Sometimes, breaking through is just a matter of being different. Consider the song at the top of Billboard's Hot 100 this week, Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used to Know' (Featuring Kimbra). It's spare, ...