• M.I.A. and Janelle Monae appearing together via hologram for Audi promotion

    M.I.A. and Janelle Monáe will perform a duet together to "celebrate" the launch of the new Audi A3 because, you know, M.I.A. can't get enough sponsors from the automotive industry. No, but seriously: The news is that the pair will not appear onstage together (and yet they will!) via the power of holographic images.

  • M.I.A. leaves Jay Z's Roc Nation label, advertises for new management team on Twitter

    M.I.A. has announced her departure from Jay Z's Roc Nation label via a post on Twitter saying, "2012 I dlted the M.I.A. #MATANGI LP. HAPPY NEW YEAR | 2014." The rapper signed a management deal with Roc Nation last year while at her main record label Interscope. She started speaking out against Interscope a year ago after Matangi was pushed back for being "too positive."

  • Nicole Oran's 2013 Playlist: Jay Z, Daft Punk and Savages

    Music Times, like so many other music publications, was looking to publish a "Best of 2013" playlist. We met to discuss what such a playlist should include, and that's where we ran into trouble. We couldn't agree. Sometimes two of us just couldn't agree on whether the performer was amazing or terrible, and even when we agreed they were amazing, we couldn't agree on what track was most representative of their work. Hence it was decided that rather than try to agree (a seemingly impossible endeavor), everyone would get their own "favorites of 2013" playlist. We won't argue that these are necessarily the best tracks of the last year, but they're definitely songs that caught our respective attention and caused us to hit 'repeat" over and over and over again.

  • Lady Gaga, Eminem and M.I.A. reviewed with kittens by SPIN magazine

    There are some things that every rabid music fan loves: great reviews for the new album from their favorite acts. Some things that every rabid music fan loathes: terrible reviews for the new album from their favorite acts. And, there are some things that every decent human loves: kittens. Even those deathly allergic to cats (our sympathies), love memes and funny cat videos. SPIN, using pure PR genius, has tied all these things together into a can't-lose-review format: "Cute Reviews."

  • M.I.A. debuts video for Y.A.L.A. [WATCH]

    M.I.A. has debuted her video for the Mantagi single "Y.A.L.A." The video, directed by David Sannwalk, stays focused closely on the singer's face (complete with a warning that the film contains flashing images). With high-contrast, glow-in-the-dark colors the video psychedelically moves across her face, highlighting her lips when she speaks.

  • M.I.A. documentary begins filming under BRITDOC backing

    The Steve Loveridge M.I.A. documentary has begun shooting in London backed by BRITDOC as co-producers, according to Hollywood Reporter. The documentary follows the life of controversial musician M.I.A. using hundreds of hours of exclusive, unreleased footage shot by M.I.A. and her close friends.
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