M.I.A. released new material at a fashion show in Paris today, an 8-minute Matangi mix. It was used to soundtrack her collaboration with the fashion line Kenzo. Matangi is also the name of M.I.A.’s next album, which is tentatively out on April 15th, so it’s likely this mix is a sign of what’s to come [...]

Onetime British pop brat-queen Lily Allen has been away from the stage for a couple of years, but earlier this week she gave her first performance in many, many moons, singing her 2006 hit “Smile” at an Etam Lingerie show during Paris’s Fashion Week. Mark Ronson directed the show, which also had appearances from M.I...

Super producer Danja’s contribution to the Internet’s nostalgia machine #ThrowBackThursday comes in the form of sharing music he’s made via YouTube. Yesterday he unveiled “Doobie,” a song that he and M.I.A. recorded together when they made “Bad Girls.” No word on whether or no...

M.I.A.’s fourth studio album, Matangi was slated for release this April — in time for the Tamil New Year on the 15th — but has been pushed back by her label, Interscope, who has said the record is “too positive.” In an interview with Australian outlet Gold Coast, the rapper said, “[Inte...

Apparently, sometimes it’s a good idea to harangue pop stars on Twitter. After a group of fans made a point out of Twitter-bothering M.I.A. about her complete lack of new music, she caved and sent a new song to one fan, who then shared it on YouTube. The song, “AtTENTion,” is a tense and squiggly [...]