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 ...

Gotye just hit a major milestone: The 42-year-old Belgian musician has now reached 2 billion views on YouTube for his 11-year-old smash-hit music video “Somebody That I Used to Know,” featuring New ...

Meet Gotye, somebody you should know WASHINGTON - Gotye's Somebody That I Used to Know is looking like this year's Pumped Up Kicks, a haunting song that creeps up on its audience and then, suddenly, ...

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 ...

Not a lot of music directed at children does well on the pop charts in the United States. Despite this, Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” samples a famous children’s song. Gotye explained why he ...

A million YouTube views is considered an impression number. The video for singer-songwriter Gotye's omnipresent kiss-off "Somebody That I Used to Know" has amassed a staggering 328 million views, a ...

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Gotye has announced plans for a new remix album. The singer-songwriter will release a compilation made up entirely of remixes of his number one smash 'Somebody That I Used to Know' featuring Kimbra.

“I couldn't resist the massive remixability that such a large, varied yet connected bundle of source material offered," the singer wrote of the dozens of covers he used to create the piece. By Aaron ...