Nena — the German artist who sang the ’84 hit single “99 Luftballons” — never toured the States even after the track became a smash hit, peaking at #2 and losing first place to Van Halen’s “Jump.” ...

Invada, the label run by Portishead’s Geoff Barrow, has just released a single featuring Anika covering Nena’s 1984 anti-war hit “99 Red Balloons” with backing by the Invada Allstars. The single has ...

VH1 Classic will present a full hour of the English and German music videos for the 1984 hit “99 Luftballons,” aka “99 Red Balloons,” by German rock group Nena. The music video presentation, to air ...

Andrew Huang is one of the most talented, if not most underrated, YouTube artists that you’ll find, as his original songs and ingenious covers constantly rack up the views. You might remember Huang ...

When it came to fodder for pop and rock broadsides, Vietnam had a high profile, but broader-ranging Cold War anxieties had wormed their way into rock 'n' roll years before most songwriters had heard ...

We’re all familiar with the song “99 Red Balloons,” aka “99 Luftballons.” It began as a German anti-war song by Nena back in 1983. After it enjoyed worldwide success (and got stuck in everyone’s head) ...

People have different talents. Prolific Canadian musician Andrew Huang's happens to be conquering interesting musical challenges. His latest involves playing the 1983 Nena hit "99 Luftballons" ("99 ...

In this crazy-impressive video, Andrew Huang manages to play Nena's popular song "99 Luftballons" (later translated into "99 Red Balloons" by Goldfinger) using only red balloons. He jokes in the video ...

German pop star Nena won’t be singing about 99 Red Balloons or anything else this week in Bavaria after her concert in the southern town of Tüssling scheduled for Thursday evening was abruptly ...

The Feb. 1 Tom Toles cartoon reminded me of the 1984 song "99 Red Balloons" by the band Nena. In the song, the release of 99 helium balloons by a girl is erroneously viewed by the country's ...