MTV.com News — On Wednesday night, 500 fans were treated to rapper's big hits and mere hints of something new.By Lara Kelley M.I.A. Photo: Wendy Redfern/ Redferns/ Getty Images LOS ANGELES — She might not be nominated for any VMA's this year, but M.I.A... more info

VH1 News — M.I.A. played a secret show for 500 fans in downtown L.A. on Wednesday night, where she played her big hits but only teased fans with the promise of new tracks. more info

Rollo & Grady — “CANT BELIEVE THEY REPLACED BEASTIES WITH TENACIOUS D ??????????????????????AND IF I PULL OUT THEY SUE! SO REALLY? TENACIOUS D AFTER ME ?” M.I.A. isn’t happy with the Beastie Boys’ replacement at the Outside Lands festival. [Via Pitchfork] R... more info

Persona Sauna — The people over at Pitchfork compiled a list, and I know how we all love lists. Top Songs of the 2000s20. The Walkmen, "The Rat"19. R. Kelly, "Ignition (Remix)"18. Hercules and Love Affair, "Blind"17. Annie, "Heartbeat"16. The Rapture, "House of Jea... more info

My Old Kentucky — The Very Best (Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit) team up with M.I.A. for Rain Dance, one of the tracks from TVB's forthcoming album, The Warm Heart of Africa. You can buy the album digitally today. (via FADER)MP3 : The Very Best ft. M.I.A. - Rain Dance-... more info

Music is Art — From Philadelphia, Amanda Blank is a breakthrough female hip hop artist.  Best known for her musical collaborations with M.I.A., Spank Rock, Diplo, Santigold, Ghostface Killah, and even Britney Spears, Amanda has been adding her own saavy and uniq... more info

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411 Mania — M.I.A. not happy about opening for the D instead of the Beasties... more info

Perez Hilton — M.I.A. is pissed! Maya is scheduled to perform at the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, taking place in San Francisco on August 30th, but only booked the show because she thought the Beastie Boys would be performing! Well, the Beasties have cancel... more info

MTV.com News — Song, from forthcoming Blueprint 3 LP, was produced by Timbaland.By Shaheem Reid Jay-Z Photo: Raymond Boyd/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images One of the main blueprints for Jay-Z's success is staying several steps in front of the rest of... more info