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 real name is Mathangi Arulpragasam, has used her politically charged music to explore life as a refugee across five albums and […]The post M.I.A. awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List appeared first on NME.