Future jumps on Travis Scott’s latest chart-topper.
Travis Scott Feat. Young Thug & M.I.A – “FRANCHISE” (Video)
Inspired by Dem Franchize Boyz 2004 track “White Tee.”
M.I.A. Performs On ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ (Video)
Above, M.I.A. appears on Late Night With Seth Meyers to perform ‘Double Bubble Trouble’ (off her latest project Matangi).
Janelle Monae & M.I.A. Perform Hologram Duet (Video)
From Rolling Stone:
M.I.A. and Janelle Monae performed two live duets last night – even though they were playing on opposite coasts. Aided by futuristic (and, let’s face it, terrifying) technology, hologram images of Monae (in Los Angeles) and M.I.A. (in New York) were beamed onto each other’s respective stages for a show-closing collab, set up by the folks at Audi as part their new A3 launch.
Now, thanks to a 30-second fan-shot video of the duo tackling M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls,” it’s clear the performance wasn’t some kind of sci-fi dream. The brief clip shows M.I.A. joined by Monae’s energetic hologram, which bounces around the stage and spits some hard-edged rhymes. According to a press release, the event marked “the first hologram performance with integrated video mapping” and utilized “3D projection mapping to add layered depth of field perception with animated graphic content.”
The NFL Slaps MIA With A $16 Million Lawsuit Over Middle Finger Stunt; Singer Asks Madonna For The Money
According to The Independent, MIA has asked Madonna to bail her out after being ordered to pay $16.6m (£9.1m) for flipping her middle finger on stage during the 2012 Super Bowl half–time show.
TEASER: M.I.A. Remixes Beyoncé’s ‘Flawless’
finished flawless what do I do with it @beyonce
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) March 10, 2014
#BEYONCE FLAWLESSREMIX #TEAMSWAG #MIA
Nothing much to say here, except I can’t wait to hear the full product when it drops.
M.I.A. Leaves Roc Nation
The message says it all: M.I.A. has left the building that JAY Z built. She previously signed with Roc Nation (for management) in 2012. Hopefully, we’ll get more info on the matter soon.
M.I.A. On The Colbert Report (Video)
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Above, M.I.A. sits down with Stephen Colbert to speak on her name, music (Matangi is out now) and more. Below, the artist and her gorgeous DJ perform a couple of cuts from the new album (‘Y.A.L.A.’ & ‘Come Walk With Me’).
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M.I.A. Feat. The Partysquad & KENZO – Y.A.L.A. (Video)
Matangi is out now. From i-D Magazine:
Rainbow rave explosions with glow-in-the-dark Matangi goddess Maya. Let’s dance unto infinity with Y.A.L.A… You Always Live Again!
M.I.A. On Jimmy Fallon (Video)
In addition to stopping by for an interview (above), M.I.A. treated Fallon’s late show audience to a performance (below) of ‘Come Walk With Me’, taken from her new album Matangi.
M.I.A. – Hot 97 Interview (Video)
M.I.A. stops by Hot 97 in New York to promote her new album Matangi. While there, she speaks on her Super Bowl incident, Versace, her separation from her fiancé, ‘Paper Planes’ and more.
PICS: WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Speaks At M.I.A. Concert Via Skype
Spotted on Pitchfork:
Last year, M.I.A. provided the theme song to Julian Assange’s TV show “The World Tomorrow”. Last night, during her New York concert, M.I.A. had a surprise opening act: Assange, who delivered a message live via Skype. According to Consequence of Sound, he spoke from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he lives under diplomatic asylum.
Obviously, M.I.A. is a vocal supporter of Assange and WikiLeaks—remember, she called her mixtape Vicki Leekx. He is wanted for arrest in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Check out a photo M.I.A. posted of her “EPIC guest speaker” below.
M.I.A.’s new studio album Matangi is out November 5 through Interscope, and it’s available to stream right now. Read our recent interview with M.I.A. here.
ALBUM STREAM: M.I.A. – Matangi
Matangi drops November 5th, but it has (as expected) sprung a leak…..so M.I.A. & Co. have let go of a stream for you to enjoy before you buy.
ARTWORK/TRACKLISTING: M.I.A. – Matangi
Matangi drops November 5th….help on the production end includes Danja, Surkin, Switch and more. You can check out the tracklisting below.
01. Karmageddon
02. MATANGI
03. Only 1 U
04. Warriors
05. Come Walk With Me
06. aTENTion
07. Exodus
08. Bad Girls
09. Boom Skit
10. Double Bubble Trouble
11. Y.a.l.a
12. Bring The Noize
13. Lights
14. Know It Ain’t Right
15. Sexodus
M.I.A. – Unbreak My Mixtape
M.I.A. continues her genre-bending massacre with a new record for the masses, which you can check out below.
M.I.A. Announces ‘Matangi’ Release Date
If interscope takes longer i can always leak this next week and make a new one by the time they are ready.
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) August 9, 2013
Wow, thanks to the above Tweet (perhaps), M.I.A.’s oft-troubled album might see the light of day after all. From Pitchfork:
Following this morning’s threat of a leak, M.I.A.’s long-delayed new album Matangi has a new release date. The follow-up to 2010’s /\/\/\Y/\ is due November 5 via Interscope.
R. Kelly & M.I.A. Perform At Pitchfork Festival
Those that attended this year’s Pitchfork Festival Chicago got a great closer in the form of Chi-Town legend R. Kelly and international rock star M.I.A. Plenty of additional clips for you to enjoy below.
M.I.A. Debuts New Track In Montreal
The Matangi movement is heating up as M.I.A. was at the Metropolis in Montreal a couple of days ago giving the concertgoers a taste of a new tune from the album.
TRAILER: The M.I.A. Documentary That The Powers That Be Don’t Want You To See
So, M.I.A. did a documentary with Stephen Loveridge that features the likes of Spike Jonze, Diplo and Kanye West. Apparently, certain bigwigs have blacklisted M.I.A. (I guess for being the rebellious soul that she is, I don’t really know). Above is the teaser to said documentary, of which a movement has kicked off for the purpose of getting the final project to the masses (M.I.A. is even trying her hand at Kickstarter). Check it out above and help push the clip is you support its release.
