Tagged: MIA
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 »
M.I.A. Confirms Collaboration with Madonna and Nicki Minaj
Last month, a fansite reported that the eponymous lead single from Madonna’s upcoming album, Give Me All Your Love would feature guest appearances from M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj. But a few weeks ago, a clip … read more »
MIA, Big Boi Share Amy Winehouse Tribute Tracks
On Saturday evening, following reports of Amy Winehouse’s death, MIA posted a track—recorded before the release of her Vickileekx mixtape but never before shared—to Twitter and a Soundcloud page. She wrote that the song, an … read more »
This Week in The FADER: May 15, 2011 Edition
** Tyler, the Creator released his second album Goblin. In By the Numbers, we broke it down into basic digits and primary colors. At midweek, Tyler was on pace to sell 40-45k copies of the … read more »
Diplowatch 2011 #9: Diplo is Not Friends With MIA Anymore, Has a Kid Named Locket
Jessica Iredale wrote about Diplo in yesterday’s WWD. She describes him as an aspirational dude who’s newly into fashion and glad to fly business instead of coach. Before breaking the news that Diplo has a … read more »
Blaqstarr’s Blaqstarr the Mixtape
When we spoke to Blaqstarr two months ago, we could swear he said this was going to be a Baltimore Club mixtape. It’s not, and it’s hard to say what is. The self-titled mixtape features … read more »