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Provocative, creative, and with an unhealthy interest in vomit, Tyler, the Creator breaks the mould of US rap. But did he really eat that cockroach? TAPE tells all.

Elton John may have been knighted, but his rock ‘n’ roll past is less than noble. Three minutes to round up Elton’s Captain Fantastic past.

By 1988 the Beach Boys were no longer the fresh-faced success story of their youth. In desperation they wrote a song for the Tom Cruise movie, Cocktail which turned out to be the worst film of the eighties.

Elvis Presley had a bone to pick with the Beatles. Their worlds couldn't have been more different. TAPE analyses the tensions between the icon of the 50s and the band of the hippie generation.

Phil Collins is the king of pop who doesn't make waves. Patrick Bateman, the anti-hero of American Psycho. But Bateman is quite the Collins fan... how come?

At first glance, nothing connects Lil Wayne to Donald Trump: one is an African-American rapper from the poor neighborhoods of New Orleans, the other a rich white heir turned President of the United States. And yet without Donald Trump, Lil Wayne could have gone to prison for up to a decade. TAPE tells you all about this surprising relationship.

Desde que Kurt Cobain desapareció el 5 de abril de 1994, Dave Grohl ha publicado diez álbumes con sus "Foo Fighters", ha escrito 76 canciones y ha tenido nueve éxitos en el top de las listas. ¿Y si el fin de Nirvana fuera lo mejor que le ha pasado a Grohl?

January 20, 1997. Daft Punk released Homework and began their conquest of the planet. But Inrockuptibles music critic Christophe Conte was scathing. 24 years, 6 grammys and 11 million albums sold later, he's had to eat his words. Daft Punk's victory begs the question: what if everything the journalist hated about them was precisely what made the band so successful?

In 2017, Justin Bieber attended the Hillsong Church conference with his pal Carl Lentz, the star pastor of this powerful evangelical church. Thanks to him, and after going through an existential crisis, the pop star said he was finally saved. But their close relationship wasn't to last...

The child-star of the Cosby Show, Raven-Symoné signed her first contract by the age of five. In 1993, Raven-Symoné came out with the hit song That's What Little Girls Are Made Of, featuring Miss Elliott - but in the music video, Missy was replaced by an actress. Missy didn't look the part. That was devastating to her... but it didn't stop her rise and rise.

To accompany the release of their first album in 1967, the Doors send their biographies to the press. The bio of their singer Jim Morrison is worth a second look. Full name: Jim Douglas Morrison. Eye color: blue. Parents: dead. Hmm… Really?

Apple launched its streaming service in 2015, and to celebrate, the company made their customers an offer they couldn't refuse: three months free subscription. The problem: during these three months, the artists streamed will not receive a penny. But that was without reckoning for Taylor Swift, who published an open letter to the firm on her Tumblr detailing why refusing to pay artists for their work was unacceptable. Apple backtracked.

Since his birth, Keith Richards has been burning the candle at both ends, and yet he's still fighting fit. He's even survived 2016. Is the Rolling Stones guitarist too rocky for The Reaper? Quite possibly...

Sting was an ecologically-conscious yogi hipster before it was even a thing. He's always been fighting for our right to enjoy a better future than the one we are making for ourselves. Perhaps a strange mission for someone with punk musical roots?

Rock is dead, long live hip-hop? TAPE takes a look through the infamous clash between rapper Jay-Z and Britpop legend Noel Gallagher.

How did counter-culture icon Patti Smith get invited to the most hallowed hall of the French republic?

A review of the life of a legend.

David Bowie: A 49-year career with 23 albums and 140 million copies sold. A masterfully conducted musical life in which each stage was connected with the following. In this episode, TAPE rewinds the career of this musical UFO.

Où se termine l’hommage et où commence le plagiat ? TAPE tente de répondre à cette épineuse question en se penchant sur le cas Lenny Kravitz.

Céline Dion married her agent. Was it him who made her career or was it the other way around?

La faillite de 50 Cent en 2015, info ou intox ? Le 13 juillet 2015, 50 Cent dépose le bilan. Apparemment criblé de dettes, le rappeur-entrepreneur du Queens affirme sous serment qu’il n’a plus un radis et pose à côté d’une Smart sur Insta comme monsieur tout le monde. Sauf que... Quelques mois plus tard, il règle sans broncher les 23 millions de dollars dus à ses créanciers, se filme couvert de billets des pieds à la tête, et pose sur Insta à côté d’un hélico, avec ces mots: “Oh maintenant je me rappelle où j’avais mis mon argent.”.

TAPE looks at the relationship between the Red Hot Chili Peppers and on-again-off-again band member John Frusciante, a toxic love affair.

Le malheur (ou les erreurs) des uns, fait le bonheur des autres dit-on. Illustration par exemple avec l’histoire de « Umbrella », le tube qui a fait exploser Rihanna.

Avec son mélange de pop et de flamenco, la chanteuse Rosalía a conquis la planète ! Un succès qui ne plaît pas à tout le monde… TAPE raconte.

Shining star, control freak, creative genius, and sex symbol. Prince was a diamond with many facets. Tape shows you why.

Radiohead has had a 25-year career, sold 30 million albums and won 3 Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone magazine declared their 4th album, Kid A, the best album of the decade. But each new album is a global event. What is their secret to longevity?

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.

What does the 1980s French new-wave group Indochine have in common with Indiana Jones? Actually quite a lot...

In France he is more than just a singer, he’s a social phenomenon. From his beginnings in 1959 to his death in 2017, he built an incredibly large and loyal fan-base. Hats off to the French Elvis.

Booba has a reputation as the bad boy of French rap from the streets, but is it really true?

Envoyer Jean-Michel Jarre en orbite : tel a été l’un des projets de la NASA ! Une idée incroyable malheureusement tombée à l’eau. Que cela ne tienne, ce n’est pas un revers de fortune qui va empêcher le génie des musiques électroniques de viser les étoiles. L’espace et Jean-Michel Jarre, une histoire qui n’est pas prête de se terminer.

How did Snoop Dogg change from being American public enemy no. 1 to the public’s favourite rapper. TAPE rewinds the life of a genius of personal branding.

French rap duo PNL’s music video for their track ‘Au DD’ saw the twosome sitting on top of the Eiffel Tower. But were they really there? Internet conspiracies abound.

Freddie Mercury and Queen brought Queer culture into the family home in a series of audacious music videos and live performances shown on TV at a time when homosexuality was still taboo in the media.

Back in the early 1990s Madonna’s provocative sexual persona was seen as a threat to the Catholic Church.

Allegations against R. Kelly have dogged the R’n’B star for decades. With alleged sexual abuse and child pornography, can we still listen to R. Kelly songs?

With the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles took a step into the avant-garde. TAPE tells the story of its famous album cover juxtaposing Marilyn Munroe, Stockhausen and Hitler.

Pharrell Williams manages to combine coolness and super-geekdom à la Star Trek. But how?

When international superstar Beyoncé wanted some new dance moves for her latest video, she chose little known Mozambique dance trio Tofo Tofo to create the choreography.

How superstar Ed Sheeran converted the online hate about his appearance into millions of streams.

De Kurt Cobain à David Bowie, cela fait des décennies que les rockeurs mettent des jupes. Mais lorsque c’est Harry Styles qui s’y met, ça ne passe pas ! Pourquoi ? TAPE a sa petite réponse…

How the 2005 music video for their hit Stress got French duo Justice in trouble.

Old and young, everyone seems to agree that Kate Bush is amazing. TAPE looks into the success of the most discrete and the most creative star in pop.

Le punk est-il mort ? Lorsque le leader des Sex Pistols rend hommage à Elisabeth II, on est en droit de se le demander ! Bien sûr, TAPE a sa petite réponse à la question.

From Paul McCartney to Bono, pop stars love to talk about their green credentials. But in the midst of all this ecological commitment, one artist stands out: Icelandic superstar Björk.

« Le rock’n’roll est un pont entre les pays et les cultures » a dit un jour un grand sage. La preuve par l’exemple avec les Allemands de Scorpions. Le 30 mars 2001, Mikhaïl Gorbatchev, le leader de l’URSS qui a fait tomber le rideau de fer, fête ses 80 ans au Royal Albert Hall de Londres. Sur scène, on retrouve les hard-rockers de Scorpions, en train de jouer leur méga tube “Wind of Change”. Rien d’anormal : de leur concert pour la Chute du Mur de Berlin en 1990 à leur show pyrotechnique sur la Place Rouge de Moscou en 2003, dès qu’on célèbre la réunification des blocs de l’Est et de l’Ouest, les Allemands sont invités d’office. Alors question : qu’est-ce qui fait de Scorpions le candidat parfait pour les commémorations de la fin de la Guerre Froide ?