ContactMusic — A Los Angeles music festival set to star M.I.A. and N.E.R.D. has been cancelled amid reports of security concerns.Hard L.A. was due to go ahead on Saturday (17Jul10) at... more info

MTV.com News — Cancellation comes in wake of recent suspected-overdose death of 15-year-old at Electric Daisy Carnival.By Gil Kaufman M.I.A. Photo: Roger Kisby/ Getty Images Citing security concerns, the promoters behind the upcoming M.I.A.-headlined Hard... more info

Idolator — Did You Hear? :: Christina Milian and The-Dream are separating after less than a year of marriage. It probably had something to do with this photo. [Rap-Up] :: Saturday’s HARD LA music festival, featuring M.I.A. as the the headlining act, has been ... more info

VH1 News — M.I.A. buried herself beneath her house to make MAYA. "I built a room under the house that was kind of like a cave," she told MTV News. more info

MTV.com News — 'I built a room under the house that was kind of like a cave,' she tells MTV News.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Akshay Bhansali M.I.A. Photo: MTV News M.I.A.'s /\/\/\Y/\ is an album built predominantly on hundreds of seemingly d... more info

USA Today Music — The controversial Sri Lankan-born artist takes her inventive music in new directions. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Due to events beyond our control, HARD LA M.I.A. July 17 has been cancelled. Thanks to the continued support of City of Los Angeles, LAPD, LAFD, and California State Parks HARD SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL at the Los Angeles State Historic... more info

VH1 News — M.I.A. says her new LP,/\/\/\Y/\, is a "3-D" album. more info

MTV.com News — 'It's not this one-dimensional, shiny pop album,' singer says. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Akshay Bhansali M.I.A. Photo: MTV News It's been called everything from her "most personal" effort and "a towering work" (link http://www.... more info

MTV.com News — Producer explains how the Radiohead frontman wound up on Lazers Never Die. By James Montgomery Thom Yorke Photo: John Shearer/ Getty Images At the South by Southwest music festival in March, MTV News sat down with producer Diplo to talk abo... more info