Last week, M.I.A. gave a fascinatingly berserk performance of “Double Bubble Trouble,” a song from her 2013 album Matangi, on Late Night With Seth Meyers. She surrounded herself with neon hovercraft cameras, uzi-clutching attendants, an amazing dirtbag dancer, and various other right-this-minute cultural artifacts, and now sh...

When you’ve had a Beyoncé remix sitting on your hard drive for a few months, you’re eventually going to want the world to hear it. It’s just human nature. “***Flawless” was one of the highlights from Beyoncé’s great self-titled album, and with its clipped electro-beat and its snarling...

“Double Bubble Trouble,” a highlight from M.I.A.’s 2013 album Matangi, did us the favor of reminding the world that Shampoo’s “Trouble” exists, and last night she was on Late Night With Seth Meyers to perform it. Her stage set was a thing of beauty: An excitable dirtbag dancer, bored ex...

Last night, M.I.A. and Janelle Monáe played shows at simultaneous launch events for Audi’s new A3. M.I.A. was in New York, and Monáe was in Los Angeles, but they still came together for a collaboration at the end of the show, thanks to the magic of technology. Both became holograms, beaming their 3D images to [...]

We can debate in circles about the unholy intersection of music and business, but in this instance the combination might be producing something cool. Janelle Monaé and M.I.A. are scheduled to perform at dual launch events for Audi’s new A3 this Thursday. Each artist will perform a full set, Monaé in LA and M.I.A. in [...]