Earlier in the week it was Sali’s “Toldya.” Yesterday we got “Steppin Up.” Today’s M.I.A. update is a remix of ///Y/’s first single “XXOO.” It’s officially official. For his short verse Jay-Z makes like “Swagger Like Us“/”Boyz,” rapping nimbly over M.I.A.’s backdrop. He references met...

It’s hard to say if this is the new M.I.A. single — once bitten, twice shy — but I will say it’s a song that has M.I.A. on it. “Steppin Up” doesn’t appear on the ///Y/ tracklist, but who trusts tracklists these days? It premiered on Zane Lowe’s BBC radio show earlier...

Sali just posted their collaboration with M.I.A., a juicy, sample-filled track called “Toldya.” It figures the collective’s singer Sali singing about government conspiracies, a topic dear to M.I.A.’s heart. M.I.A.’s short guest verse includes some pithy advice, but the most interesting thing is h...

And now for something having to do with M.I.A. that is less controversial than Diplo, truffle fries, and redheads. The image above is the cover to ///Y/, M.I.A.’s pushed back third album. The cover actually looks pretty close to the image that accompanied the release date announcement. The only change is the addition of [...]

Reuters - Recording artist M.I.A. takes aim at "journalists," "haters" and "racists" in a new song called "I'm a Singer," which she posted to her official website Sunday in response to a New York Times profile.