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I know it might be a bit much to say Slumdog's a "Great Movie" in a music blog post title because I am not a film critic (yet). But last night I got into a long conversation with Lindsay about it and she agrees, so I'm just gonna say it's the Best Movie and you should see it ASAP. I made a forced reference to the Danny Boyle-directed heartwarmer when talking about Sigur Rós and how "Hoppípolla" is in the film trailer, but that was before I realized Maya's got a new song called "O Saya," with soundtrack composer A.R. Rahman, that turns up in the film. MTV praises Rahman's work on the OST for "mixing the disparate worlds of Bollywood and hip hop," which is true, but as you'll hear it's a more integrated and creative fusion than previous Hindi-hop exercises. Here's "O Saya":
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M.I.A.: – “CanSeeCanDo”
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M.I.A. shared a new track earlier today called “CanSeeCanDo.” It’s her first new track after the release of Matangi in 2013. “DEMOCRACY CONVERSATIONS ! TAMILS ARE STILL WAITING ! AND NO MY BEATS ARE NOT BETTER WITHOUT MY POLITICX,” reads the Soundcloud description. On Twitter, she originally prom...
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M.I.A.: settles £10 million lawsuit with NFL over 2012 Superbowl performance
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American football organisation had claimed singer raised her middle-finger as a publicity stunt
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M.I.A.: Settles With The NFL, Maybe Now They Can Afford A Halftime Show
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M.I.A. and the NFL have settled the lawsuit that the organization filed after M.I.A. flipped the middle finger during her part in Madonna’s 2012 Super Bowl halftime show. The Hollywood Reporter says that M.I.A.’s attorney Howard King confirmed the settlement, but that details of the arbitration will remain private. The NFL fi...
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Justin Timberlake: Says His Solo Career Was Inspired By Kid A
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GQ just published one of those best-albums-of-the-young-century features, and in addition to their own picks, they solicited the opinions of their honorees. So Daft Punk heralds the Strokes’ Is This It, Beck sings the praises of M.I.A.’s Arular, Jamie xx reminds us that it’s been a while since we’ve listen...
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M.I.A.: – “Gold”
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Dutch DJ duo the Partysquad contributed production to M.I.A.’s Matangi, and now they’ve aligned again for a song on The Partysquad Summer Mixtape 2014. It’s a typically noisy M.I.A. track that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on Kala, with a beat that remains spacious despite busy drum programming and va...
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