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The widely followed flame war between M.I.A. and NY Times writer Lynn Hirschberg over a not-so-positive article the reporter wrote on the musician was taken to a whole new level the other day—think Biggie versus Tupac, but if Biggie was a pseudo-political pop diva and Tupac was a journalist.
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Starpulse — Angry singer/songwriter M.I.A. has stepped up her feud with New York writer Lynn Hirschberg by taking aim at her in a new song, days after she posted the journalist's tel... more info
MTV.com News — Singer posts audio excerpts of New York Times interview and a retaliatory new song on her label's website.By Gil Kaufman
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Stereogum — As M.I.A. promised on Friday, she posted some audio from her image-damaging (and frenemy-making) Lynn Hirschberg interview in the New York Times. In the short clips, we l... more info
Perez Hilton — She really is not letting this one go, is she?!
M.I.A. is still seriously PISSED OFF about an interview she did with New York Times Magazine reporter Lynn Hirschberg, in ... more info
Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Recording artist M.I.A. takes aim at "journalists," "haters" and "racists" in a new song called "I'm a Singer," which she posted to her official we... more info
XLR8R — The widely followed flame war between M.I.A. and NY Times writer Lynn Hirschberg over a not-so-positive article the reporter wrote on the musician was taken to a whole ne... more info
Pitchfork — After that controversial M.I.A. article in The New York Times Magazine and those controversial Twitter posts about writer Lynn Hirschberg and then the controversial audio... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Editors' Note: June 3, 2010 The cover article in The Times Magazine on Sunday profiled the singer and political activist M.I.A. While discussing her efforts to draw atten... more info
MTV.com News — Paper's website now concedes that two quotes in controversial feature were rearranged.By James Montgomery
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First, there was... more info
VH1 News — The New York Times has now added an editor's note to last weekend's feature on M.I.A. stating that two of the artist's quotes were taken out of context. more info