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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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submitted by Nick Jun 17th 2013 07:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Despite an initial April release date, M.I.A.’s fourth studio full-length, Matangi, has been temporarily shelved for allegedly being “too positive.” Over the weekend, we heard a snippet of skittering but spritely and “Me And Bobby McGee”-referencing new cut “Bring The Noize” b...
M.I.A. has a new record coming out at some point this year, Matangi, for which she has already released the single “Bad Girls.” Next week, M.I.A. is set to premiere a second single, “Bring The Noize.” As BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe tweeted, the song will air on Monday sometime between 7-9pm. And now [...]
submitted by Nick Mar 3rd 2013 11:00 pm (stereogum.com)
M.I.A. released new material at a fashion show in Paris today, an 8-minute Matangi mix. It was used to soundtrack her collaboration with the fashion line Kenzo. Matangi is also the name of M.I.A.’s next album, which is tentatively out on April 15th, so it’s likely this mix is a sign of what’s to come [...]
Onetime British pop brat-queen Lily Allen has been away from the stage for a couple of years, but earlier this week she gave her first performance in many, many moons, singing her 2006 hit “Smile” at an Etam Lingerie show during Paris’s Fashion Week. Mark Ronson directed the show, which also had appearances from M.I...
submitted by Nick Feb 1st 2013 10:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Super producer Danja’s contribution to the Internet’s nostalgia machine #ThrowBackThursday comes in the form of sharing music he’s made via YouTube. Yesterday he unveiled “Doobie,” a song that he and M.I.A. recorded together when they made “Bad Girls.” No word on whether or no...


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