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The star hits out at industry censorship in new interview Rapper, singer-songwriter M.I.A. performs during The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary Tour at Festival Pier at Penn's Landing on July 13, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit: Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty ImagesM.I.A. has said that she is no longer “motivated” to release new music, blaming censorship from the music industry. Following the release of her documentary, Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. last month, M.I.A made the comments in an interview for The House of Strombo. M.I.A added that she needs to focus on another means of releasing music: “for me, I […]The post M.I.A says she’s quitting music for now, blaming censorship: “I have to find another way” appeared first on NME.
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Film director and M.I.A. collaborator Steven Loveridge took to Tumblr to post a teaser trailer for a documentary about the artist that has been put on hold, apparently, due to funding issues. M.I.A.’s labels had the trailer removed from YouTube within hours, citing legal and financial problems holding up completion of the film. The tra...
submitted by Nick Jul 2nd 2013 04:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Here is a previously unheard track from M.I.A. called “Only 1 U.” We still know very little about her fourth full-length Matangi, so without a tracklist, we can’t say whether this comes from the album or not. But considering its message (“there’s only one you”) and the record’...
At the start of the week, M.I.A. released a video for Matangi lead single “Bring The Noize.” Here is the Matangi Gold Edition, which is the same clip presented with a gold leaf-like effect on top of it. I miss the purple hair, Maya, but this looks pretty cool. Check it out below. Matangi should [...]
submitted by Nick Jun 25th 2013 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Last week, M.I.A. shared her rave-damaged new single “Bring The Noize,” and it was one of our favorite songs of the week. This morning, she’s dropped the video, in which she looks absolutely glorious and tough as hell while flexing bright-pink hair and some seriously done-up nails. The clip seems to take place at th...
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