Consequence of Sound — Sri Lankan star's curated fest also features Young Lean, Young M.A, Tommy Genesis, JD Samson, and more. more info

Stereogum — Every year, London's Meltdown Festival brings in a major artist to curate and headline; in past years, heavyweights like David Bowie, Patti Smith, Ornette Coleman, Morrissey, Yoko Ono, and David Byrne have done it. This year, it's M.I.A. doing the ho... more info

AllHipHop — IS THIS THE REASON DEJ HAS BEEN M.I.A.? more info

E! Online — Aside from a duet with Zayn Malik for the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack, Taylor Swift has been relatively M.I.A. in the music world. Prior to "I Don't Wanna Live Forever,"... more info

The Quietus — She acknowledged the move was a "long shot" 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 Chance the Rapper, Lady Gaga, and M.I.A., plus brand new streaming music from The Jesus and Mary Chain, Katy Perr... more info

Yahoo! Music — The "Galang" music video gave fans early insight into the artist -- who studied at London's prestigious Saint Martin's School of Art and Design -- and her taste for creative and politically conscious graphic design. While the "Paper Planes"... more info

MTV.co.uk News — It was too “dangerous” for the former One Direction member to film in India, said M.I.A. more info

Stereogum — The video for M.I.A.'s new song "P.O.W.A." was supposed to be released yesterday, but it wasn't. Instead, we're getting a brief clip of the track along with a lyric sheet, both of which M.I.A. tweeted today. In the song, M.I.A. explains that she is n... more info

Consequence of Sound — Sri Lankan pop provocateur follows in the footsteps of David Bowie, Patti Smith, David Byrne, and others. more info