The 2013 Billboard Music Awards, which took place last night (May 19) in Las Vegas, was largely a pop-, country- and rap-leaning affair. However, rock was well represented, as Gotye, Mumford and Sons and other Diffuser-friendly artists took home top prizes.
It's an understatement to say things are going well for Gotye. The Belgium-born Australian's song 'Somebody That I Used to Know' has become a worldwide smash, thanks to a stylized, standout video that has garnered more than 320 million views on YouTube — not counting various remixes, tributes and parodies. He played Coachella. He's attended the MTV Video Music Awards. He's been nominated for awards around the world, and won an armful in Australia.
Chances are, you've heard Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used to Know' so many times that you feel like you never need to hear it again -- let alone yet another mashup or cover. But please allow Daniel Rosa, returning contestant on the new season of 'The Voice,' to try and change your mind.
This summer's Billboard charts have pretty much belonged to Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe,' but the previous Hot 100 champ -- Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used to Know' -- is still going strong, and still setting new records of its own.
Sex change rumors, 'Star Wars' parodies ... what a crazy life Wally De Backer, aka Gotye, is living these days. The new MTV Video Music Awards nominee recently chatted with E! Online about the latest gossip in his world.
'True Blood' fans know the show has a tradition of naming its episodes after songs -- and then playing those songs over the closing credits. So when a recent episode was titled 'Somebody That You Used to Know,' some viewers no doubt expected to hear Gotye's hit as credits rolled, and were surprised to hear a different artist instead.
When your favorite song becomes so popular that it becomes everyone else's favorite song, it's usually no longer yours. It's a fairly common occurrence in pop culture. Songs become huge, and it's onto the next one. This situation can definitely be applied to Gotye's massive 'Somebody That I Used to Know.' Rather than just kick the song to the curb, Smooth-E created this parody seen below, 'Some Music That I Used to Love,' which documents how he tries to break up with the song.
