Tagged: MIA
M.I.A. Signs with Roc Nation
Roc Nation, the entertainment company created by Jay-Z and Live Nation, has announced that they’ve signed M.I.A. to a management deal (she’ll maintain her record deal with Interscope). She joins the ranks with other Roc-signees … read more »
Hear New M.I.A., “Come Walk With Me”
Made antsy by today’s nice weather, M.I.A. has shared bits of her fourth album, Matangi. Hear a preview of “Come Walk With Me” above, and watch M.I.A. dance along with another snippet in her studio … read more »
Video: Rye Rye, “Boom Boom”
There are so many obvious angles and influences to Rye Rye’s “Boom Boom” video that you can’t help but first look at the song like a Billboard-aspiring product instead of a fun and goofy dance … read more »
Miss Popular: Gerlan Marcel
Gerlan Marcel is leading the charge for a brighter fashion future. Seated in a small, windowless studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a salon smock draped around her shoulders, Gerlan Marcel is art directing a side pony … read more »
Nina Simone: The Rebel
We’re already hard at work on FADER #79, our annual Icon Issue. You’ll have to wait to see who we’ve chosen this year when the issue hits stands in May. But today, Nina Simone’s birthday, … read more »
Video: M.I.A. Flips Middle Finger to People Watching the Super Bowl
Among the 9,000 bizarrely compelling things that happened during Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show (slacklining underpants guy, Cee-Lo’s scene stealing, “WORLD PEACE”), M.I.A. flipped the bird on national television. Following the incident, both the NFL … read more »
Video: M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
The new video for M.I.A.’s reworked Vicki Leekx track “Bad Girls” showcases desert stunt driving in what’s meant to look like a dreamy Saudi Arabian scene. Directed by Romain Gavras, the piece was actually filmed … read more »
Video: Madonna f. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, “Give Me All Your Luvin”
M.I.A. and Minaj, wearing a letterman jacket and an Adidas trefoil logo bustier respectively, cheer on Madonna in the Megaforce-directed video for “Give Me All Your Luvin.” The single comes from Madonna’s 12th studio album, … read more »
Stream: M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Stream M.I.A.’s new Danja-produced single “Bad Girls,” via Pitchfork below. A video for the track, by “Born Free” director Romain Gavras, will be released this Friday, February 3rd. The video for M.I.A.’s previously reported collaboration … read more »
New M.I.A. Single Coming Next Week
On Tuesday, January 31st, M.I.A. will officially release a revamped version of Vicki Leekx track, “Bad Girls.” You can preview the rework next Monday on Pitchfork. A video for the single directed by Roman Gravis—the … read more »
