MIA

i kind of believe that she did it spontaneously b/c who would ever have thought something so minor would cause a kerfuffle at all? and it's a pretty natural gesture to make at that point in the song. then again she didn't do it in rehearsals

WHY did my brain spend time thinking those thoughts :(

like if you were gonna do a PUBLICITY STUNT for ATTENTION why do something that most people would miss if they blinked?

exactly!! i finally rewatched to see the infamous bird and maybe it's just me but she sorta pulls the punch - it's up for like a half second. come on MIA! i'm offended by your lack of commitment!

'quality chocolates' - Fererro Rocher! amazing.

no salt and pepper for her mango i note.

she should've just given the 'v sign' so british viewers would've known she was being offensive but americans would've been like oh how nice a peace sign

should torn up a photo of the pope

or diplo

always, always tear up a photo of the pope

yeah sinéad knew how to cause controversy properly

our standards have fallen since then

its too bad tearing up a photo of the pope didnt become a celebrity meme that they all did whenever they were on tv

nothing compares to u_u

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCOIQOGXOg0

and a week later at some bob dylan concert (?) which just goes to show how conservative and moronic dylan fans are imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4fVxcT00Sc

for the record, no she hasn't "apologized".

She issued a statement about "getting caught up in the moment" iirc.

that was an unnamed source "close to the singer", saying something to some tabloid.

she should hold a press conference to apologize then tear up a picture of the superbowl trophy

she should say rye rye put her up to it because she was pissed about the ravens losing in the playoffs

that was an unnamed source "close to the singer", saying something to some tabloid.

Yeah, my mistake.

some dude OTM, lol

FREE RYE RYE

that albums never coming out, is it

interesting how neither Madge nor MIA have said owt 'official' either way. clearly 2 ladies who know how to play the meeja game.

damn, bad girls is really a jam

yes, yes it is

you have inspired me to bump the Vivki Leekx mixtape again

Maya mostly kills, it's just the three sluggish songs on the middle ("It Takes A Muscle", "ItIz What It Iz", to a lesser degree "Story To Be Told") that make it seem interminable

OTM - it sounds like she was able to afford a higher grade of weed circa MAYA. The world doesn't really need MIA doing stoned-out cod-reggae jams though.

still love it takes a muscle fuiud

^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj2UfxwwB-Q

man, that was definitely not not worth the wait

at least Lex will be happy

He won't, this is a different German act from the one at the thread beginning.

at least it's closer!

http://open.spotify.com/album/1JV2adHIREQSZWTCrn6CbW

this is fucking great

http://pitchfork.com/news/52360-mia-fights-back-against-nfls-15-million-fine-for-super-bowl-middle-finger/

Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, M.I.A.'s legal team is planning to "go public with an explanation of how ridiculous it was for the NFL and its fans to devote such furor to this incident," says her lawyer, Howard King, "while ignoring the genocide occurring in her home country and several other countries, topics she frequently speaks to."

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24671871

She even got help from Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Attention.

"I was struggling with this song, trying to write lyrics that contained the word 'tent'," she says.

"There were only so many on my list - I had about 30. Julian Assange came into the studio and took my computer and basically decrypted the whole of the internet, and downloaded every word in the whole of the language that contained the word tent within it. He gave me, like, 4,000. And I finished the song.

"He doesn't get a writing credit," she says, "but he gets a thank you".

He'll get the last laugh when he leaks the album early.

lol

New track:

https://soundcloud.com/miauk/canseecando

not bad!

This is so great!

https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/11/27/1448625960087/31f74e9a-61f9-46d9-81b6-97a6ae8edfdf-bestSizeAvailable.png?w=620&q=85&auto=format&sharp=10&s=174c61bb463dbebdeeb16430aa81914f

This is literally the most predictable thing that has ever happened.

Yep. "Borders" video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgCosj_Y9lw

walking on water!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1dRgYgZ5U0

i love/hate the blase-blase trollfaceness of the lyrics

it's conflicting bc as never-in-doubt as this aesthetic is for m.i.a. it also feels very necessary right now, even filtered through her ego. and it really works as a song. the most coherent, tasteful way to approach the issue, no, but still necessary bc any pro-migrant view in pop culture, mainstream opinion etc is so hard to come by

ego whats up with that

lex otm

otm whats up with that

http://pitchfork.com/news/66241-afropunk-organizers-defend-mia-keep-her-on-festival-bill/

Organizers announced today that M.I.A. is still headlining Afropunk's London festival despite backlash over comments she made about the Black Lives Matter movement. In a statement, Afropunk wrote, "To us, the fact that M.I.A.'s comments sparked dialogue about a global view of the Black struggle is not a failing," later adding, "The debate is healthy and as people who have long been silenced, we refuse to participate in silencing of other voices." They continued, "We hope that this event also brings to light the experiences of black Brits, immigrants and refugees in the UK, who are continuously erased."

the new single is very good.

i'd probably still support her if she, say, shot someone in the middle of fifth avenue.