M.I.A.’s “XXXO” gets a video that uses the same GIF-y illustration style as her press photos (as mentioned in her New York Times profile):///Y/ is out now.

Reuters - Iron Maiden knows how to make up for lost time.

M.I.A. was on Letterman last night to perform “Born Free.” She brought along a lot of friends — nine lookalikes dressed in sunglasses and outfits to match her own. It was still easy to tell who she was. But it was a clever way to bring up some of the things people have implied — [...]

…probably bifurcated. Yesterday the L.A. Times characterized the M.I.A./Die Antwoord/Sleigh Bells festival’s preemptive shutdown with a headline that principals had been “Citing Security Concerns.” Which would fit tidily in the context of last month’s Electric Daisy Carnival, where a teenager OD&...

AP - M.I.A., "MAYA" (Interscope Records)