It comes after M.I.A. compared vaccines for COVID-19 to Alex Jones’ reprehensible conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook massacreThe post M.I.A. dropped from GQ Awards following controversial posts about vaccines appeared first on NME.

Did you know M.I.A. has a new album out today? It’s true. But MATA and its somewhat tempestuous rollout have been completely overshadowed by M.I.A.’s way more tempestuous social media takes. Wednesday, after a jury ordered conspiracy theory huckster Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to the families of the Sandy H...

"If Alex jones pays for lying shouldn’t every celebrity pushing vaccines pay too?" she tweeted, garnering backlash and responses including from actor Elijah WoodThe post M.I.A. compares Alex Jones “lying” about Sandy Hook shooting to “celebrities pushing vaccines” appeared first on NME.

Today, a jury in Connecticut awarded substantial damages to the families of eight victims killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, plus an FBI agent who responded to the scene. Infowars founder and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay nearly $1 billion in a defamation case around his repeatedly airing fal...

M.I.A. is still preparing to release her sixth studio album MATA. We still don’t have a release date, though M.I.A. has threatened to leak it herself if it isn’t out in September. M.I.A. has also shared a few album previews, including “The One” and “Popular.” Tonight, we’re ge...