Stereogum — A couple of years ago, M.I.A. compared Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook lies to celebrities advocating for COVID vaccines. Last week, the British musician went on Jones’ Infowars show to promote her new clothing line that claims to “[preserve] your pr... more info

Stereogum — The electronic-oriented Lightning In A Bottle festival is coming back to Buena Vista Lake in Southern California this spring. Centered on Memorial Day weekend, the fest will run May 22-27, with headliners including Skrillex, Labrinth, Lane 8, Jame... more info

Stereogum — Lil Uzi Vert has joined the list of artists releasing new music on Christmas without actually putting it on DSPs, which puts him in the company of the Killers, M.I.A., La Dispute, kind of Father John Misty, and sort of Jack Antonoff. Uzi’s contr... more info

Stereogum — Merry Christmas from Maya Arulpragasam. Your gift: a new free M.I.A. mixtape called Bells Collection, streaming exclusively at her OHMNI website. The timing is intentional: M.I.A. converted to Christianity last year after claiming Jesus Christ app... more info

Consequence Of Sound — The 16-track mixtape includes songs titled "FREE PALI" and "BELLA HADID," as well as collaborations with Skrillex, Blaqstarr, and Troy Baker. M.I.A. to Release New Mixtape, Bells Collection, on Christmas Day Scoop Harrison more info

DJmag — The event takes place tonight more info

DJmag — Mathangi Arulpragasam has been named a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen's birthday honours list for “services to music”... more info

Consequence of Sound — The musician is now a member of the Order of the British Empire. M.I.A. awarded M.B.E. by Queen of England Ben Kaye more info

Stereogum — M.I.A. is now an MBE. The BBC reports that the singer and rapper, whose full name is Mathangi Arulpragasam, was named a Member Of The Order Of The British Empire for her services to music on the Queen's Birthday Honours list yesterday. more info

Consequence of Sound — The unreleased song comes from the credits of recent M.I.A. doc MATANGI / MAYA/ M.I.A. more info