Idolator — Yesterday we pitted Kelly Rowland’s cover for “Commander” against Rihanna’s “Te Amo” and M.I.A.’s “XXXO” sleeves in our first ever single art diva-off. And in a landslide victory, Idolator readers have chosen Commander Rowland’s i... more info

All About Jazz — As proven on this blog and many others last week, music videos like M.I.A.'s violent tale of ginger genocide are one of the few elements of the music business that still has the power to stir conversation. In an article this week, New York Magazin... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Welsh drum'n'bass producer High Contrast remixed M.I.A.'s "Born Free" and then Diplo put the remix on his label Mad Decent's blog and now we're bringing it to you. The redo isn't too crazy, with some siren noises and goofball, surf-y synths added ... more info

Idolator — Kelly Rowland, whose upcoming solo album is due out September 14, might think she’s in charge, but her “Commander” single cover wasn’t the only artwork to arrive on the scene in recent days. Both M.I.A. and Rihanna unveiled their own single s... more info

Pitchfork — MP3: M.I.A.: "Born Free" (HighContrastRMX) Welsh drum'n'bass producer High Contrast remixed M.I.A.'s "Born Free" and then Diplo put the remix on his label Mad Decent's blog and now we're bringing it to you. The redo isn't too revolutionary, with... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — We’re not really sure, actually. M.I.A. is making a statement about Youtube pulling down her “Born Free” video by projecting this picture on billboards all over Britain today, and we’re sure its not coincidence that it just happens to be Elec... more info

ContactMusic — Controversial rapper M.I.A. is taking part in a guerrilla art campaign targeting the 2010 general election in the U.K.The Paper Planes hitmaker and British rockers... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Sean Metalerkamp The endlessly fascinating YouTube-friendly South African zef sensations Die Antwoord have signed to Interscope, as reported by BoingBoing in March and now confirmed by the band. On his Twitter, group leader Ninja posted the ... more info

Pitchfork — NME reports that M.I.A. and the Futureheads are among the figures who have contributed billboards to a British "guerrilla art campaign" tied to tomorrow's UK general election. The Billbored campaign is projecting these images on London locations like... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — "Why Don't You Love Me" - Beyoncé from Beyoncé on Vimeo. As proven on this blog and many others last week, music videos like M.I.A.'s violent tale of ginger genocide are one of the few elements of the music business... more info