Earlier this year, M.I.A. launched a Patreon account to document the new album she's working on to follow up 2016's AIM. Up until now, it's been a loose collection of behind-the-scenes recollections and stray thoughts, but today she's posted a brand-new song, and it's not even behind a subscriber paywall. "Free music to…

Right now, M.I.A. is making a new album, her first since 2016's AIM. And while she's doing that, she's also joined the crowdfunding site Patreon to create some kind of a direct dialogue between herself and her fans. That Patreon has gone up online today. There are $5 and $10 tiers, and subscribers get access…

While Prince Harry is busy going M.I.A., Prince William is hanging out with her. Unlike his younger brother, William remains a full-fledged participant in royal affairs, which today included bestowing Most Excellent Order of the British Empire status upon one Maya Arulpragasam.

"C u tonight 6pm outside the Home Office"M.I.A.M.I.A. will be performing in London tonight at an event protesting the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Read More: ‘Matangi/Maya/MIA’ Film Review – a compelling profile of a fiercely political pop force The ‘Don’t Extradite Assange’ event, is due...

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.