Big Apple Music Scene — Rapper/political activist (?) M.I.A. was so pissed with Lynn Hirschberg’s profile of her in last weekend’s New York Times Magazine piece that she’s crossed over the revenge line: giving out Hirschberg’s personal phone number on Twitter and pr... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Jaime Martinez Yesterday, The New York Times published an in-depth profile of M.I.A. written by Times staffer Lynn Hirschberg. The lengthy read followed M.I.A. through the making and promoting of her new album / / / Y / . In examining... more info

Stereogum — M.I.A.’s big New York Times Magazine piece reveals a lot about the singer, and a lot of it isn’t good. Writer Lynn Hirschberg includes barbs both small and large in her 8,000 words on the artist. (Example: “‘I kind of want to be an outsider,â... more info

Topix — On the Grammy Awards in 2009, Maya Arulpragasam , also known as M.I.A., performed her biggest hit, "Paper Planes," a rap song that infuses rebellious, defiant lyrics with the sounds of her native Sri Lanka, a riff lifted from the Clash , the bang-ban... more info

411 Mania — Is Christina Aguilera's career in trouble? Is a T.I. / Lady GaGa team-up a bad idea? Is Bret Michaels pushing it too far? Is M.I.A. crazy? Dan Marsicano and Julian Williams debate this and more in the latest 411 Music Fact or Fiction! more info

Perez Hilton — OMG! We've missed you, bb! Our beloved ginger, CopperCab - who started the post-South Park/Kick a Ginger Day backlash with his youtube video - has posted a DIVINE response to M.I.A.'s controversial Born Free music video! Just keep watching! It get... more info

Pop Crunch — “After hosting the MTV VMAs in 2008 and 2009, Brand is on the verge of becoming a bonafide star in the States, thanks to his new movie, Get Him To The Greek, where he’s reprising his rockstar role from Sarah Marshall. It doesn’t hurt that he’... more info

VH1 News — M.I.A. said her violent "Born Free" video intentionally copies Lady Gaga's "Telephone," in an interview with the New York Times Magazine. more info

Dlisted — Oh, M.I.A. where have you and your cuntified tongue been all my life? I just want to miniaturize myself so that I can sit on M.I.A.'s bottom lip and give her words of cuntery a quick hug before they come flying out of her mouth. Last month, the ... more info

Perez Hilton — M.I.A.!! Everytime we accept your craziness come along for you the ride, you go ahead and ruin it with stoopid Lady GaGa bashing! The singer just gave a new interview to the NY Times, where she lulled us into a false sense of security by (rightfully... more info