MIA

well, my "pop instinct" (whatever that means !) hasn't been that excited by a song (thanks to its video) for a long time and from the first reactions on youtube, FB, etc, there might be a big buzz starting... we'll see !

The video's gorgeous ("2 Fast 2 Furious: Orientalism Edition" is exactly what i like from her) but the song's so dull and repetitious. I'm not disappointed by it bcz by now my expectations are pretty low but it's not exactly exciting, is it.

I just watched the new madonna MIA/NM video on youtube and it has about 3 million hits since Feb 2 and bad girls has around 1 million since the same day : so MIA has 1/3 of the success of a new madonna's single, not too bad !

if only either of them were worth getting excited over

no way will it be a hit. i like it though.

hard for me to separate out my 'objective' feelings about the video with my feelings that MIA is a total babe

well, I haven't cared for madonna for a long time and this track won't change that (MIA is not doing anything special in it and Minaj is cool). but the bad girls package is great ! although this version doesn't add much to the mixtape one, at least it's properly released. It would have been a shame to let that track without giving it a chance as a single.

no way will it be a hit.

there should be a "I love bets" !

i was talking about the MIA track fwiw but i dont think either one will be a hit

arguing over whether a new pop song will be "a hit" is the most boring boring thing to do or see, leave that to fora like popjustice

they may well both be hits but even if that's the case they will still both be mediocre songs

says you !

or do you have an objective scientific quality meter ?

and the "will it be a hit" question is not serious... just about being enthusiastic over something and wanting the most people to know about it !

weirdly she's possibly the 'biggest' most famous female pop star of the last 10 years to have so few real hits in fact
http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php

it's weird. most of her fans DL em for free i guess.

yeah, I guess it's because the demographic of her "fanbase" is not the same as the other female popstars (maybe older, alt whatever...).

no way will it be a hit. i like it though.

it's weird. most of her fans DL em for free i guess

her pretend-terrorist branding struck a flaw when she called her mixtape "Piracy Funds Terrorism" I guess

great video

Finally saw the video and love it. It still sounds like a slow down Boyz or clunky Come Around. I'm sure the cultural/feminist blogs will all be in a teezy about it.

more like feminazi

ok I would not go that far in calling them that.

genuinely surprised people love it. it looks like an advert to me

All car ads should look like that, really.

Finally saw the video and love it. It still sounds like a slow down Boyz or clunky Come Around

i had no idea "come around" could be MORE clunky

video is hot

video is cool. song is alright. wish she'd released "super tight" if she wanted to release a song from vicki leekx.

wtf are you all like re: the video

stop watching adverts

it's shot so boringly

Maybe you should start enjoying cars

it's Janet's breast all over again!

http://i.usatoday.net/communitymanager/_photos/game-on/2012/02/05/mia2x-wide-community.jpg

Thanks a lot MIA, now we'll be back to "safe" fogey bands for the next decade.

It's shot so boringly -- Pauline Kael

Video looks great but it's got some issues with ~~imperialism~~ and ~~orientlaism~~~

trolling and trollingism

Thanks a lot MIA, now we'll be back to "safe" fogey bands for the next decade.

(fingers crossed for Up With People next year)

Thanks a lot MIA, now we'll be back to "safe" fogey bands for the next decade.

Don Henley is already checking out hotel availability...

I'd be pissed if MIA hadn't done that...

I'm predicting some sort of combination of Bon Jovi, U2, The Eagles, The Rolling Stones, and Springsteen for the next five years.

Haha, actually I just googled it and there is a FB petition to get Bon Jovi for next year.

:D

if Bon Jovi plays at halftime, I'm going to temporarily leave the country for the 30 minutes of halftime.

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if it actually happens, I mean they've got all sorts of current country radio love now don't they?

Bring back Carol Channing.

it would make sense because his popularity hasn't really waned at all in the Rock Band/Guitar Hero era so people would go nuts for it...but not me.

http://pitchfork.com/news/45331-watch-mia-gives-the-super-bowl-the-finger/

0_o

props to the smudger who got this

http://www.billboard.com/photos/stylus/1593469-mia-finger-super-bowl-617-409.jpg

how incredibly rebellious and punk rock of her

rmde at anyone impressed by this

OMG didn't she know there were children watching?

tbh i would be quite happy if the video just consisted of the bit where she's dressed in black in front of the bonfire for the entire length of the track. she is stunning.

hard for me to separate out my 'objective' feelings about the video with my feelings that MIA is a total babe

http://i39.tinypic.com/bg19w.gif

What's extra annoying about last night's event is that M.I.A. doesn't need these cheap ploys to up her visibility, even when the stage design and costuming is best described as "GoldenPalace.com." After all, she released her first great single in years just last Thursday, and its music video had already racked up more than 3 million YouTube views even before the Super Bowl send-up. Following the rep-shattering press surrounding 2010's /\/\/\Y/\, it wouldn't be the worst idea to draw as much focus as possible back to her music.

Instead, in the few bars Madonna was kind enough to grant her during the biggest television event of the year, M.I.A.'s message to America was simply, "Fuck you." Well, in M.I.A.'s own words, the little people will never win, but they can fuck shit up. Success might be the best revenge, but apparently, being an asshole is forever.

god i wish schreiber would bless us with more opinion pieces like this

lol I didn't even notice her flipping the bird