M.I.A.: Last News

M.I.A. has claimed that Jay-Z told her to “get plastic surgery” when she first signed to his management company, Roc Nation.The British-Sri Lankan rapper, producer, songwriter and singer joined the Roc Nation roster back in 2012 ahead of releasing her fourth studio album, ‘Matangi’, in November 2013.In December 2013, M.I.A. announced that she was leaving Roc Nation.

M.I.A. has returned with a new single ‘Armour’.

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have released an energetic new single, ‘Outta Da Blue’ – listen to it below.Taken off their upcoming album ‘Missionary’, ‘Outta Da Blue’ marks the first preview of the project – which will see the two rap icons reunite for a full-length project for the first time since Snoop’s debut album ‘Doggystyle’ in 1993.Snoop raps on the opening verse: “Bottles and bitches, believe we back in business / The shit I be smoking is highly recommended / This for all of my niggas pushing the limit“.The track – which includes verses from Dre as well – also features singer Alus on the chorus, who interpolates M.I.A.‘s ‘Paper Planes’.

Bad Monkey.Based on the novel by Carl Hiaasen, the series follows former police detective turned restaurant inspector Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who is pulled into a world of greed and corruption after a tourist finds a severed arm while fishing.The supporting cast includes L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, and Jodie Turner-Smith.The first two episodes of the series were released August 14, with the finale hitting Apple TV+ on October 9, 2024.The show’s original score is by duo Waz & Jamie Jackson, who have previously worked with Bad Monkey showrunner Bill Lawrence on shows Cougar Town, Undateable, and Rush Hour.A Bad Monkey soundtrack album includes parts of Waz & Jamie Jackson’s score, alongside a wealth of Tom Petty covers by other artists, including Weezer, The War On Drugs, Sharon Van Etten, and Nathaniel Rateliff.You can check out the tracklist below, with the full album set to be released digitally on October 4, 2024.1. ‘You Wreck Me’ – The War On Drugs 2. ‘Room at the Top’ – Eddie Vedder 3. ‘I Won’t Back Down’ – Sharon Van Etten 4. ‘Even The Losers’ – Fitz & The Tantrums 5. ‘Don’t Do Me Like That’ – Flipturn6. ‘Runnin’ Down a Dream’ – Larkin Poe 7. ‘Mary Jane’s Last Dance’ – Jamie Jackson8. ‘You’re Gonna Get It’ – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit9. ‘Sins of My Youth’ – Kurt Vile 10. ‘Yer So Bad’ – Meridian Brothers11. ‘Wildflowers’ – Charlotte Lawrence12. ‘Into the Great Wide Open’ – Lissie13. ‘Don’t Fade on Me’ – Chiiild14. ‘Supernatural Radio’ – GoldFord15. ‘You Don’t Know How It Feels’ – Stephen Marley16. ‘Here Comes My Girl’ – Weezer17. ‘Don’t Come Around Here No More’ – Nathaniel Rateliff18. ‘Stop Draggin My Heart Around’ – Briston Maroney19. ‘The

M.I.A. has endorsed Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 US Presidential Election after former candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

50 Cent, M.I.A., Kid Rock, and Freddie Gibbs, among others – have reacted to a shooting at a Donald Trump political rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday (July 13).A man – who has been identified by the FBI as Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania – is suspected of firing rifle shots at the former president, with one bullet appearing to strike his ear. The FBI have confirmed they are treating the incident as an assassination attempt.A spokesperson for the Secret Service, Anthony Guglielmi, said that the president was “safe”, while one spectator at the rally was killed and two others were critically wounded.

M.I.A. has launched Ohmni, her own clothing brand that features a “tin foil hat” which claims to block 5G waves from entering one’s body.According to the apparel brand’s about page, Ohmni is described as the “last frontier at preserving your privacy, autonomy, and rights over your body and your data,” and “the armour of the modern knight in the age of modern technological warfare.”Ohmni offers items such as “Protency boxers” which claim to “block electromagnetic frequencies” and boost fertility as well as a “tin foil hat” which allegedly deflects “electromagnetic waves such as Wi-Fi & 5G with up to 99.999% shielding effectiveness.”A post shared by OHMNI | O II II II (@ohmniofficial)MIA can’t be fr… pic.twitter.com/CMpPjtXZis— george !! (@ma55eduction) June 23, 2024Though the brand has launched in recent weeks, its mission statement read: “You might think of the war zone as far away from where you are, yet in 2024, even your house is a digital battlefield.

Mad Cool 2023 has announced a new batch of artists additions to this year’s festival line-up. Check them out below.M.I.A will be performing on Saturday, July 8, sharing the day with acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ava Max, Liam Gallagher, The Prodigy, The Rose and Years & Years. Her joining the bill comes after Janelle Monáe‘s cancellation of their festival slot alongside the cancellation of her European tour.Other acts that have been added include dEUS, Maxïmo Park, Velmondo, Teo Planell, and Black Maracas.

Grimes (aka Claire Boucher) has reiterated claims that she plans to stop making albums in the near future, saying in a new article – where she and M.I.A. (real name Mathangi Arulpragasam) spoke at length for an “in conversation” feature – that after releasing “one more album”, she’s “going to do things that are more helpful to people”.The feature, published by PAPER yesterday (October 18), came in support of Arulpragasam’s just-released sixth album, ‘MATA’.

M.I.A. has revealed that she’ll no longer be involved in this year’s GQ Men Of The Year Awards, with the magazine severing ties with her over controversial tweets about vaccines.Last Thursday (October 13), the artist – whose real name is Mathangi Arulpragasam – shared a series of tweets comparing vaccines for COVID-19 to Alex Jones’ reprehensible conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.

In a series of tweets posted on Wedneday night, M.I.A. compared celebrities “pushing” COVID-19 vaccines to the lies InfoWars' Alex Jones told about the Sandy Hook school shooting. Earlier in the day, Jones was ordered to pay $965m to families of the victims who suffered from his false claim that the 2012 Sandy Hook tragedy was a hoax, leading M.I.A.

M.I.A. has clarified her stance on COVID vaccines, saying she’s “not really” an anti-vaxxer after she was criticised earlier this week.Yesterday (October 13), the singer faced a backlash for a tweet which compared alt-right figure Alex Jones’ falsehoods about the Sandy Hook shooting to celebrities “pushing” vaccines.Jones was this week ordered to pay nearly $1billion in damages after falsely claiming for years that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School never happened.“If Alex Jones pays for lying shouldn’t every celebrity pushing vaccines pay too?” M.I.A.

M.I.A. has garnered backlash for a tweet she sent comparing alt-right figure Alex Jones’s falsehoods about the Sandy Hook shooting to celebrities “pushing” COVID-19 vaccines and suggesting the latter, too, should “pay for lying”.In a tweet shared today (October 13), the rapper and singer referenced conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was this week ordered to pay nearly $1billion in damages after falsely claiming for years that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School never happened.

M.I.A. has shared new single ‘Beep’, the latest preview from the musician’s forthcoming sixth studio album, ‘Mata’.Clocking in at exactly two minutes, ‘Beep’ is a punchy, bass-heavy cut. “Yeah I’m tryna come through / Beep beep / Yeah I’m bringing someone new / Beep beep,” she raps above kaleidoscopic melodies and energetic drums.‘Beep’ is the third song we’ve heard so far from ‘Mata’ – the release date for which is yet to be revealed.

COVID-19 pandemic was no longer viable.A post shared by Jack Conte (@jackconte)“I take full responsibility for choosing that original path forward, and for the changes today, which will be very difficult for our team,” the CEO said. “In response to the changing environment, Patreon needs to change the way we operate.”You can read the full statement here, and see Conte’s message on Instagram above.Founded in 2013, the site has built a community of eight million members, and more than $3.5billion has been paid to creators since the company’s inception.During the early lockdowns, Patreon grew significantly due to creators seeking alternative revenue streams amid cancelled live tours and in-person events.Numerous well-known musicians use the service, which gives paying subscribers access to exclusive content via various monthly membership tiers (priced at either £1, £5 or £10, for example).

M.I.A. has released an official music video for her single ‘Popular’, the most recent taste of her forthcoming album ‘MATA’.Directed by Arnaud Bresson (Kanye West, Beabadoobee), the ‘Popular’ music video sees M.I.A. direct her artificial doppelganger – referred to in a press release as an “influencer-bot-in-training” called M.A.I.

M.I.A. has shared a snippet of a new single called ‘Popular’ – check out the post below.The English-Sri Lankan musician posted the clip of the song on her official Instagram page yesterday (August 10). In the caption, she wrote: “MIA IS DEAD AF, THE FUTURE IS HERE ITS MAI BITCHES [sic].”M.I.A.

M.I.A. has shared a brand new track, called ‘The One’. Listen to the new song below.The English-Sri Lankan musician has also confirmed her new album, ‘MATA’ in on the way.

M.I.A. is set to release a new song called ‘Babylon’ as an NFT (non-fungible token).The ‘Paper Planes’ artist will share the single alongside her 2010 mixtape ‘Vicki Leekx’ through a Foundation NFT auction in support of Courage.org.As Consequence Of Sound reports, winning bidders will receive the tracks with mastered audio and exclusive high-resolution, M.I.A.-directed videos.

CL has revealed that 2NE1‘s iconic 2011 hit song ‘I Am The Best’ had originally featured Justin Bieber.Yesterday (October 20), the singer-rapper held a live countdown event in celebration of the release of her debut studio album ‘ALPHA’ on TikTok, where she had shared several snippets of past unreleased versions of songs from both herself and 2NE1.One notable snippet was an alternate version of 2NE1’s breakout single ‘I Am The Best’, which was originally released in 2011, that included a feature from Justin Bieber.

Travis Scott has shared new song "Franchise." The song features Young Thug and M.I.A. and is released via Cactus Jack/ Epic.