M.I.A. is now an MBE. The BBC reports that the singer and rapper, whose full name is Mathangi Arulpragasam, was named a Member Of The Order Of The British Empire for her services to music on the Queen's Birthday Honours list yesterday.

The musician has been recognised alongside Elvis Costello and Fergal SharkeyM.I.A.M.I.A. has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for “services to music.” Read More: ‘Matangi/Maya/MIA’ Film Review – a compelling profile of a fiercely political pop force The British-Sri Lankan rapper, whose...

The track was written with Justin Frischmann in 2004M.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 M.I.A. has shared a new, low-fi video for a previously unreleased song, ‘Reload.’ The track was written in 2004 with Elastica&...

A new documentary about M.I.A., MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A., came out earlier this year. During the end credits of the film, an unreleased song from M.I.A. plays called "Reload." The musician has just officially put it out alongside a music video that was directed by Elastica's Justine Frischmann.

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&...