This is 2008, so how about some more "Paper Planes." M.I.A.'s ubiquitous anthem gets showcased in Slumdog Millionaire, but this version is the slightly funky remix that pops up on the OST. Here it's set to footage from the film, which you still should go see. Watch and listen at imeem.

Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon are close to releasing an LP from their N.A.S.A. (North America/South America) project. The duo cook the beats, and turned to their enviable contact list to collect a headspinning list of contributors, including Tom Waits, Karen O, Nick Zinner, Spank Rock, David Byrne, M.I.A., RZA, Method Man, George Clinton, Chuck D...

Fresh from the news that she has been nominated for Record Of the Year at the 2009 Grammy Awards, M.I.A. has revealed that she may not be there to pick up the gong, should she win it.

Photo by Kathryn YuM.I.A. is just bursting with anticipation for February 8. (Sorry, bad joke.) Sure, that's the night we'll find out if she wins that unlikely (but totally deserved!) Record of the Year Grammy, which is cool and everything. But that's not all that's slated to go down that day.In a post on her MySpace blog titled "BABY + GRAMMY ....

AP - Though M.I.A. has been hailed by critics since she made her debut in 2005, her fiery lyrics, which speak against corrupt political systems and talk of revolution and violence, have always ensured her a place far outside of music's mainstream — until recently.