L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When M.I.A. flipped the bird during her Super Bowl performance last year alongside Madonna and Nicki Minaj, there was the typical water cooler outrage, which led the news cycle for a few days before some other pop star grabbed our attention. more info

KEXP Seattle — Finally. This week, that’s probably the only thought that comes to mind as M.I.A. sees her fourth LP hit shelves. It’s just shy of three years since we first heard a sample of “Bad Girls” on Maya’s new year’s eve Vicki Leekx mixtape. Now,... more info

Topix — M.I.A. gets her groove back on "Matangi," the fourth album by the London-based Sri Lankan pop-provocateuse born Mathangi Arulpragasam. more info

Consequence of Sound — "It’s cultural! In my country, it’s godly. OK?" more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Flavorwire recommends 50 "incredibly tough books for extreme readers." Morning Edition interviews M.I.A. about her new album, Matangi. Tin House interviews author Walter Kirn. My yearly aggregation of online year-end "books of 2013" began yesterday. ... more info

411 Mania — M.I.A. returns with her fourth album, Matangi! But after warring with everyone from the New York Times to NFL can bypass the hate and return to form or does it fall flat? 411's David Hayter checks in with his full review! more info

Consequence of Sound — A powerfully abrasive record that's also M.I.A.'s best in years. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Politically-outspoken rapper M.I.A. had an unusual guest lined-up for her concert in New York on Friday - she opened the show with a live video transmission from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. more info

Prefix — Photo gallery of M.I.A. (with livefeed of Julian Assange) performing at Terminal 5 (November 1, 2013) Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/mia-terminal-5-pics/ more info

LargeHeartedBoy — M.I.A.'s Matangi is the week's marquee music release. Cut Copy's Free Your Mind, Kronos Quartet with Bryce Dessner's Aheym, and Midlake's Antiphon are also albums I can recommend. Bob Dylan's The Complete Album Collection Vol. One collects the singer... more info