It's finally real, guys. M.I.A. dropped the cover art for her oft-delayed Maya follow-up Matangi on her Instagram. Read More »
After international recording artist M.I.A. flipped the middle finger during her 2012 appearance at ht Super Bowl Halftime Show, the NFL is demanding $1.5 million for allegedly "breaching her performance contract and tarnishing the league's good will and reputation." Needless to say, the rapper considers this lawsuit to be "completely ridiculous" and "a massive waste of time...[and] money." Read More »
As you more than likely don't remember, M.I.A. briefly flipped off the camera during her halftime show performance at Super Bowl XLVI. Read More »
M.I.A 'Come Walk With Me' Lyric Video Read More »
At first "Come Walk With Me," the first studio track we've heard from M.I.A.'s long-awaited Matangi, is a major disappointment. The track has no edge, no verve. It sounds like indie-pop bed music for radio commercials and continues on like that for a minute or two before surprising us with...well, what you would expect from an M.I.A. song: a wobbly, shattered look at world music and moombathon. Read More »
Rapper M.I.A.'s struggles to get her new album, "Matangi" released have been no real secret. After struggling with her record label to have her follow up to 2011's "MAYA" released, Interscope has finally announced a release date. Read More »
Fans anxiously awaiting the potential release of M.I.A's Matangi sometime this decade, I have good news. The Tamil MC started off her Montreal show with a blast of new music. And you can watch the new song below: Read More »
After multiple delays and an increasingly frustrating process, the director for an upcoming documentary about rapper M.I.A. has quite the project after leaking a 2012 trailer. On his personal website, www.vandlo.com, Steve Loveridge has expressed continuing disappointment over the documentary, Roc Nattion and Interscope Records. When a fan asked "Is the MIA doco still on hold?" He responded with "Yep. I get an email every few weeks from Rocnation or Interscope saying it's all going to start up again, then nothing." Read More »
A week after dropping the video for "Bring The Noize" Maya Arulpragasm, better known by her stage name M.I.A. is back with another drum heavy hit, "Only 1 U." Read More »
M.I.A. - Bring The Noize [NEW] Read More »
The Bronx DVD king turned rapper French Montana, is finally ready to release his first studio album, “Excuse My French,” May 21, but leave it up to impatient savvy hackers to find a way to leak the album a week before it hits shelves. Read More »
Recording artist M.I.A. announced on her Twitter account that the Grammy Awards’ Bob Marley Tribute stage design was a rip off of her stage set. Her tweet has since been deleted, but it read, “IM KEEPING A STEAL LOG THIS YEAR HERE THE ONE FOR JAN / FEB > MIA $500 > GRAMMYS $5000000.” It also included a link to her Tumblr site, which had a post comparing the two performances in screengrabs and the message: "MY IDEAS CAME FROM MY LIFE. MY SET WAS BASED ON TAMIL HINDU TEMPLE. NOT BOB MARLEY." At the bottom of the post, M.I.A. ended the post with, “IF U WANNA SEE THE REAL THING OR GET IT FIRST COME TO A M.I.A SHOW!" Read More »
Psy's 'Gangnam Style' finally received its first nomination for best music video at the MTC European Music Awards. Psy is up against Katy Perry's "Wide Awake", Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night", M.I.A.'s "Bad Girls", and Rihanna's "WE Found Love" feature Calvin Harris. Read More »