• M.I.A. Disses NFL on New Track ‘Boom ADD’ [LISTEN]

    M.I.A. disses the NFL and tackles issues of racism on her latest track titled "Boom ADD." The song addresses her legal battle with the NFL following her Super Bowl Halftime appearance in 2012 when she "flipped the bird" while onstage with Madonna.

  • Baauer Album 'Aa' Features Future, Pusha T, Rustie, M.I.A, Performs 'Day Ones' On 'Colbert'

    It has been a whirlwind past 24 hours for Harry Rodrigues, better known as Baauer. Last night he premiered his new track "Day Ones" with Leikeli 47 & Novelist on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and announced his new album Aa (pronounced double a). The album will feature a diverse cast of acts like hip-hop heavyweights Pusha T and Future on "Kung Fu," M.I.A. and G Dragon on "Temple" and fellow trap producer Rustie on "Church Reprise."

  • M.I.A. Releases New 'Borders' Music Video Showing Solidarity With Syrian Refugees

    M.I.A. released a new song and accompanying music video called "Borders," which has the rapper showing solidarity with Syrian refugees and supporting a more open immigration policy in general. According to a press release obtained by Pitchfork, the Apple Music exclusive music video was directed by M.I.A. herself and is set to be a featured track on her upcoming studio album 'Matahdatah', which currently has no release date.

  • M.I.A. Releases New Song “Borders” off Forthcoming 'Matahdatah' Album [LISTEN]

    M.I.A. has dropped a new song, "Borders." The hard-hitting politically-charged banger takes on border politics, police brutality, and privilege. The singer-songwriter and rapper teased the new release via Twitter earlier this week, promising the new material was due out TBA, so today's new track from her forthcoming Matahdatah album is a pleasant surprise.

  • Taylor Swift Creates Life Awesome-ing Playlist

    Taylor Swift wants to make your life a little more awesome, and she's doing it the only way she knows how: by sharing music. On Tuesday night (Oct. 6), the "Wildest Dreams" singer revealed a playlist of some of her new favorite songs on Twitter and exposed her millions of dedicated fans to artists who may not have otherwise gathered new fans.

  • ASAP Rocky Releases 'A.L.L.A.'

    A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated sophomore album At.Long.Last.A$AP (A.L.L.A) has been released on iTunes and Spotify. The release date, without much of a warning, was pushed up to today after originally being slated to drop on June 2. The LP features some pretty big name artists including M.I.A., Lil Wayne, Schoolboy Q, Juicy J and others. Rocky tabbed an eclectic mix of producers for this album including Kanye West, Danger Mouse, Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Mike Dean and even himself for several tracks.

  • M.I.A. Debuts New Song "Can See Can Do" [LISTEN]

    After more than a year of not releasing new music, M.I.A. premiered her new song, “Can See Can Do,” on Soundcloud Saturday morning. The singer had originally planned on sharing another new song, “All My People,” today but she changed her mind.

  • A$AP Ferg Drops 'Ferg Forever' Mixtape

    A$AP Ferg's upcoming solo album Ferg Forever is set to drop tomorrow, Nov. 29, but today the Harlem rapper has shared the album's tracklist, which you can check out below. The album includes Ferg's recently released "Talk It," and includes guest appearances by YG, Twista, M.I.A., and Big Sean, as well as A$AP Nast, the only other A$AP Mob member to appear. Production is handled by Crystal Caines, Stelios, Big K.R.I.T., and more.

  • M.I.A. Signs New Publishing Deal With BMG

    The label announced the transaction on Friday, and simply stated that the deal will cover "future compositions" from the "Paper Planes" artist, who flipped off an international audience at the Super Bowl in 2012.

  • Tom Morello, Moby, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore Back Edward Snowden, Promote 'CitizenFour'

    Some big names including Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Moby, M.I.A. and PJ Harvey have signed a statement in support of whistleblower Edward Snowden's actions on WikiLeaks. The artists are encouraging people to donate to the Courage Foundation, which is funding Snowden's legal defense, and promoting the documentary "CitizenFour." Other celebrities trying to raise awareness for Snowden's legal case include Noam Chomsky, Vivienne Westwood, Russell Brand, Alfonso Cuarón, Susan Sarandon and Pamela Anderson.

  • M.I.A. and NFL Reach Settlement Regarding 2012 Halftime Show Shenanigans

    Music and the Super Bowl has been a hot topic this week despite the fact that the NFL season hasn't started yet. Although the primary concern has been the NFL's desire for musicians to pay for the right to perform at the big game, The Hollywood Reporter now indicates that the league has settled out of court with M.I.A. regarding her flashing of the middle finger during her performance with Madonna at the game during 2012.
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