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Sometimes all it takes is one song to become famous overnight. Sexxy Red experienced that with ‘Pound Town’, a track that earned her a lot of love and a fair amount of dislike. Hostility hasn't deterred the rapper, quite the contrary: true to her image as a ‘ghetto diva’, the American rapper says out loud what others dare not think.

splash! Festival 2024

Sexyy Red

Bikôkô is set on propelling soul and R'n'B into a new era. Discover all the freshness of this Barcelona-born Londoner at the ARTE Concert Festival 2024.

ARTE Concert Festival 2024

Bikôkô

With rapper Sexxy Red, the deep south of the United States comes to Splash! 2024.

Bikôkô, an artist between soul and R'n'B.

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MIA gained international recognition in 2007 thanks to Paper Planes. She continues to lobby for a world without walls, and without borders, through her songs.

MIA continues to lobby for a world without walls, and without borders, through her songs

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Lala &ce's striking personality and universe make her a unique figure in French rap. She brings tracks from her latest album Solstice to the ARTE Concert Festival.

Lala &ce turn up the heat at Paris' Gaîté Lyrique with their carnal, queer rap.

Lala &ce

The No Guidnce phenomenon arrives at Eurosonic 2024, where these four Londoners unleash the full richness of their R'n'B-tinged vocal harmonies.

Eurosonic 2024

Eurosonic 2024 floats away on the vocal harmonies of No Guidnce.

No Guidnce

Nneka captures the hearts of the Journeys Through Music audience with tracks that are as moving as they are fully committed. A performance in the wake of the Back and Forth EP released at the end of 2023.

Journeys Through Music

A striking blend of soul, hip-hop and reggae.

Nneka

 Move to the hectic beats and gentle flows of Swedish rapper Raghd. A selection of songs from her performance at Eurosonic 2024. 

An extract from the performance of Swedish rapper Raghd at Eurosonic 2024.

Raghd

Dry your eyes mate, it's the return of Mike Skinner and his mighty lyrical 2-step project The Streets. A set at Elbjazz 2024 filled with everyman tales of British life over the past 20 years.

Elbjazz Festival 2024

Mike Skinner returns to the stage with his back catalogue of tales from middle England.

The Streets

At the invitation of French radio station Mouv', heavyweight rapper Josman joins forces with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France to revisit the most emblematic tracks in his repertoire. Josman as you've never heard him before!

Hip Hop Symphony

Josman's most loved cult tracks performed by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

Josman

Lithuania's RnB sensation Free Finga already had a brush with fame as a child pop star in his home country. He returned to music in adulthood as a way of working through personal dramas with a modern, RnB sound brimming with catchy hooks and social angst. 

Europavox Sessions 2023

Lithuania's Free Finga brings his thoroughly modern RnB sound to Europavox.

Free Finga

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The breakout success of Chinese DeepSeek has shaken the US’s position as a global leader in artificial intelligence. But although it might seem like a two-horse race between the US and China, the EU was the first region in the world to have created a legal framework for AI and is starting to massively invest in supercomputing and innovation. As the European Commission said, “The race for AI is far from over.”

Is Europe still in the AI race?

Europe may be lagging behind in AI technology, but DeepSeek’s rise is a sign it could catch up.

ARTE Europe Weekly

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is allowed. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

All Nipples are Not Equal

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is not. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

Gymnastics

Tenerife is a dream holiday destination for many with year-round sun and beautiful beaches. But with a rising population and an increase in tourist numbers, the island is struggling to cope: The water treatment infrastructure is overloaded and untreated waste-water is often discharged into the sea, a health danger to swimmers, surfers, and wildlife.

The island’s water treatment infrastructure is overloaded meaning untreated discharge into the sea, a health risk for swimmers and surfers.

Re: Tenerife's Sewage Problem

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Eastern European countries have felt directly threatened by Putin's expansionism. They are calling on support from Nato, whilst worrying about the isolationist turn that Donald Trump's administration could take.

President Trump & European Defence Policy

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Eastern European countries have felt directly threatened by Putin's expansionism.

Mapping the World Essentials

Forget about polar bears and their pristine icy wilderness. As the icecap melts with climate change the arctic is becoming a strategic region for maritime traffic, oil and gas.

An Arctic Cold War

As the icecap melts with climate change the arctic is becoming a strategic region for maritime traffic, oil and gas.

Stories of Conflict

José James, the jazz artist of the hip-hop generation, plays an hour of mellow, calming tunes at the Mojo Club, a cult venue for Hamburg nightlife.

Hamburg Sessions

José James, the jazz artist of the hip-hop generation, plays an hour of music as hushed as a caress.

José James

Every year for 45 days, Uruguay lives to the rhythm of Carnival. In Montevideo, the capital, carnival traditions are taken very seriously: Candombe, the special carnival music and dance developed by Afro-Uruguayans, is a highly prized art form and is inscribed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Montevideo: Dancing to the Rhythm of Carnival

Every year for 45 days, Uruguay lives to the rhythm of Carnival and the country's traditional art form: Candombe.

360° Reportage

The billionaire owner of X has announced loud and clear his support for the AFD in the upcoming German federal elections. Research shows that bots on his social media platform are artificially boosting the AFD message, to the detriment of other parties.

Bots on Musk's social media platform are artificially boosting the AFD message, to the detriment of other parties.

How Elon Musk is Manipulating the German Election

Dancers from the Compagnie Hervé Koubi take over the Château d'Ormesson for Sur Mesure. This performance, a blend of dance and acrobatics, is brought to life by Quatuor Voce and Jasser Haj Youssef.

Sur Mesure

An encounter between dance and classical music led by the Compagnie Hervé Koubi.

Compagnie Hervé Koubi

What is the secret of a good relationship? Ronja von Rönne meets Anna König and Paul Hoepner, who are in an open relationship and Kalle and Annett Wulf, who have been monogamous for years. How have they managed to preserve their love and build a happy life together?

A Good Relationship

What is the secret of a good relationship? Ronja von Rönne meets people who live in open and monogamous relationships.

Unhappy

When a minor earthquake throws life coach Aaron’s world into turmoil, he tries to find out the cause of this unusual event. A musical short film that plunges into the world of conspiracy theories.

When a minor earthquake throws life coach Aaron’s world into turmoil, he tries to understand why it happened.

I Am the Architect of My Life

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

ARTE Reportage

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

China: Men without Women

The latest adaptation of The Little Mermaid, with Halle Bailey in the title role, definitively buried the cliché of the blonde, blue-eyed siren. Now there are mermaids of every race, gender and body type. The Afro-American mermaids are having their fourth gathering in Miami, organised by Melanee Schneider.

Florida Mermaids: A Passion for the Waves

Mermaids in Florida are from all backgrounds, gender, and body type.

Frankfurt’s Bahnhofsviertel is notorious for crime, drug use, and a party vibe. But what for some is a dangerous zombie land, is also home to some 3,500 ordinary Frankfurters. A trip to one of Germany’s most disreputable neighbourhoods which is also a place of hope and community.

A trip to one of Germany’s most disreputable neighbourhoods which is also a place of hope and community.

Re: Frankfurt's Notorious Station District

The menopause can still be a taboo subject for many. But in Spain, particularly progressive in women’s rights, a more open discussion about this period in a woman’s life is taking place.

In Spain, a more open discussion about the menopause is taking place.

Re: Spain - Breaking Taboos about the Menopause

"The big problem of science is that science is not a very good storyteller" says the Israeli philosopher and bestselling writer Yuval Noah Harari. Jagoda Marinić interviews one of the major thinkers of our time and finds out what books have inspired him throughout his life.

With Yuval Noah Harari

Jagoda Marinić interviews one of the major thinkers of our time and finds out what books have inspired him throughout his life.

The Book of My Life

Finnish Henna Virkkunen is in charge of technical sovereignty, security and democracy and has taken over the most sensitive files at the moment: regulating platforms and social media in the face of disinformation and against a backdrop of online hatred and artificial intelligence. In a way, Europe facing up to its values.

Interview with Henna Virkkunen

Interview with Henna Virkkunen, vice-president of the European Commission.

"We can't negotiate our values"

After a long collaboration with Modeselektor as Moderat, Apparat returns to making music alone. The result is ‘LP5’, set to be an ambient classic, performed live in the majestic surroundings of the Palais de la Découverte in Paris.

Passengers: Palais de la Découverte

After a long collaboration with Modeselektor Apparat returns to making music alone. The result is ‘LP5’ set to be an ambient classic performed live in the majestic surroundings of the Palais de la Découverte in Paris.

Apparat

"Paper Planes", "Bucky Done Gun"... In the 2000s, the singer M.I.A. was at the top of the charts. In her lyrics she regularly denounced the civil war in Sri Lanka and the persecution suffered by her people: the Tamils. Originally from India and Sri Lanka, the Tamil population numbers 85 million people around the world. Tracks meets young Tamil artists in Europe who are walking in M.I.A’s footsteps and re-imagining Tamil culture.

In M.I.A.'s Footsteps: Tamil Culture Conquers the World

Tracks meets young Tamil artists in Europe who are walking in M.I.A’s footsteps and re-imagining Tamil culture.

Tracks

Celebrated Franco-Moroccan writer Leila Slimani talks about her writing, the immigrant experience and her latest novel published in French: ‘J’emporterai le feu’.

Sexyy Redsplash! Festival 2024

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