Idolator — Blaqstarr co-produced it with Diplo. more info

Stereogum — The MTV Video Music Awards have been the source of a weirdly huge amount of controversy. All of the Kanye West/Taylor Swift drama that’s been in the news recently began at the 2009 VMAs, and last year, Nicki Minaj got into a spat with Swift after c... more info

Idolator — M.I.A. calls out the VMAs after “Borders” gets snubbed. more info

Time — "A perfect example of ‘allowed’ voice vs excluded voices” more info

NME — The London festival officially dropped M.I.A. as its headliner on Sunday (July 17) more info

Yahoo! Music — Our guide to this week's (and last week's) album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Ty Segall, Banks, and M.I.A., plus brand new streaming music from Against Me!, Justice, PJ Harvey, Wilco, and mor... more info

AllHipHop — THE RAPPER IS NO LONGER HEADLINING THE EVENT more info

ET Online — The 40-year-old hip hop artist will no longer be headlining the music festival on Sept. 24. more info

People.com — M.I.A. will no longer headline the Afropunk Festival after her controversial statements on the Black Lives Matter movement more info

Time — Absolutely no people more info