In the wake of escalating atrocities in the Tamil/Sinhalese civil war in Sri Lanka, Maya met Maher on Friday night to explain her people's plight to Bill's Real Time audience. (She's the one labeled "Tamil Rapper.") There's a quick octo-mom joke with respect to M.I.A.'s very-pregnant Rap Pack Grammy performance, otherwise she's cast strictly as ...

What started as a mutual admiration uncovered by Dirty Projectors' cover of "Hyperballad" for Enjoyed crystallized into an unforgettable evening of Bitte Björka at Housing Works Bookstore in SoHo on Friday. Our very own Brandon Stosuy worked tirelessly to conceive and bring it to reality (Brandon is a HW board member and this event was a benefi...

Yahoo! Music - M.I.A. has appealed for Oprah Winfrey’s help in drawing attention to the bombing of civilian camps in her native Sri Lanka.

By Amrit Singh & Brandon StosuyThe weather's getting hotter by the day, but we refuse to cave: We arrived at the grounds when the sun was at its peak. Amrit's given to wearing shorts at this point, but Brandon sticks by his Levi's because pale white legs are no good in the Southern California desert, a land where men think nothing of attendi...

AP - M.I.A. gave the main stage at Coachella her best shot. It just didn't work out.