Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Andrew St. Clair "The [Saturday night Governors Island HARD FEST] set started with "Steppin Up," with M.I.A. backed by about a dozen power drills as part of the rhythm track: noise triumphant. But M.I.A.'s vocals were often so... more info

Idolator — Funny Or Die is back with another hilarious pop star inspired vid. Only this time, they’re clearly laughing at—not with M.I.A. In this parody of “Paper Planes”, FOD takes an imagined look at the controversial rapper’s new suburban lifestyle... more info

Pop Crunch — Uh-oh. Looks like someone’s getting in touch with their inner Amy Winehouse. Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A. has blamed technical difficulties for her panned performance during an open-air concert in New York City over the weekend. However, the “Paper P... more info

Idolator — We know lots of fans were disappointed when this year’s HARD LA music festival, headlined by M.I.A., was canceled amid security concerns. But after seeing the hubbub and surrounding her performance at HARD NYC this weekend, perhaps they weren’t m... more info

Dlisted — Since Amy Wino hasn't been launching saliva loads at her audience members during shows, someone has to do it and that someone is M.I.A.! Brooklyn Vegan has a few pictures of M.I.A. lubing up a photographer's lens with her mouth jizz while h... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - M.I.A.'s headline slot at an open-air concert in New York on Saturday had to be cut short amid fears the rapper would be electrocuted during a severe thunderstorm. more info

Perez Hilton — Well, we think it's safe to say that she's completely jumped the shark. M.I.A., who was the top-billed performer over the weekend at the HARD FEST on Governor's Island in NYC, reportedly blew her much-anticipated set so badly that even her most adama... more info

Idolator — Did You Hear? :: Maroon 5 is joining the list of music acts (including Kanye West and Nine Inch Nails) boycotting Arizona from their national tour in protest of the state’s new immigration law. [PopEater] :: M.I.A. is dissing Lady Gaga yet again. M... more info

ContactMusic — M.I.A.'s headline slot at an open-air concert in New York on Saturday (24Jul10) had to be cut short amid fears the rapper would be electrocuted during a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Alexander Stein Yo-Landi Vi$$er "the show last night [ridiculous] and awesome and bad, and magic--mia [sucked] so bad, she must must have done [it] on purpose. she's got some tricks and some ideas, but [I] think she just... more info