Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday M.I.A. Born free. The post Happy Birthday M.I.A. appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Earlier this month, M.I.A. was removed from Kid Cudi’s Rebel Ragers tour after reportedly delivering a series of politically charged onstage comments. She's now suing Cudi for ousting her from the tour. The 33-date tour was expected to pay her $2.8... more info

Stereogum — M.I.A.'s descent into right-wing absurdity is nothing new. Back in 2022, she compared Alex Jones' lies about the Sandy Hook mass shooting to "every celebrity pushing vaccines." In 2024, she went on the far-right conspiracy theorist's show to launch a... more info

Stereogum — Diplo and M.I.A. will probably always be best known for the legendary music they made together in the mid-2000s. Piracy Funds Terrorism, Arular, Kala — what an insane run. It would be great if we could just leave them in that golden moment, but as ... more info

Stereogum — In 2024 — a couple of years after she likened Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook conspiracy theories to celebrities advocating for COVID vaccination — M.I.A. appeared on Jones’ show Infowars to promote Ohmni, her line of clothing which she claimed bloc... more info

Stereogum — Stereogum contributor Al Shipley has written his first book, Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music , which will be published by Repeater Books on Aug. 19. Incorporating over 50 interviews conducted over the last 19 years, the book exam... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 50th birthday M.I.A. Born free. The post Happy 50th Birthday M.I.A. appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Two decades after the release of her landmark debut album Arular , M.I.A. has some new music for us. In January, she dropped “Armour,” a new track inspired by her recent conversion to Christianity. Today, she’s got another one called “Saf... more info

Stereogum — Don’t try to reconcile it. You can’t, and it ultimately doesn’t matter. M.I.A. was the most exciting young artist in the world two decades ago, and now she hangs out with Alex Jones and hawks clothes that are supposed to block 5G signals. It... more info

Stereogum — M.I.A. didn’t release music last year because she was busy saving us from 5G with her clothing line that she promoted on Infowars. The British rapper is back today with the new song “Armour.” more info