M.I.A.

Diplo wants Jack White track

Music Gossip

4 Apr 2012

Diplo wants to work with Jack White. The DJ and producer has made tracks with Usher, M.I.A, Chris Brown and Beyonce, and would love to get in the studio with the garage rocker. When asked by Riverfronttimes.com who he'd like to work with, Diplo…

Snoop Dogg making reggae album

Music Gossip

29 Mar 2012

Snoop Dogg is making a reggae album. The 'Drop it Like it's Hot' rapper has been working with producer Diplo - who has previously produced tracks for Beyonce, M.I.A and Usher - and exploring a new musical direction. Diplo told MTV: "Snoop Dogg is…

Madonna emotional over return to music

Music Gossip

23 Mar 2012

Madonna "almost cried" when she returned to the recording studio. The 53-year-old singer took a break from her music career to direct 'W.E.' and although she enjoyed working on the film, she loved going back to the "simplicity" of songwriting for her…

Madonna reveals MDNA track list

Music Gossip

3 Feb 2012

Madonna has unveiled the track listing of her new album 'MDNA'. Alongside new single 'Give Me All Your Luvin' and 'Masterpiece' - which won a Golden Globe for Best Song in January after it was included in her film 'W.E.' - are tracks including 'Girls…

Madonna's Super Bowl nerves

Music Gossip

1 Feb 2012

Madonna is "so nervous" about her impending Super Bowl performance. The 53-year-old singer will take to the stage during the NFL Super Bowl XLVI Half Time Show on Sunday (05.02.12) and feels pressure to deliver "the greatest show on earth". She…

Madonna's 'brutal' Super Bowl rehearsals

Music Gossip

31 Jan 2012

Madonna is holding "brutal" rehearsals for her Super Bowl show. The star is to perform her new single 'Give Me all Your Luvin' live for the first time at the NFL Super Bowl XLVI Half Time Show on Sunday (05.02.12), and has been putting Nicki Minaj…

Madonna names new album MDNA

Music Gossip

11 Jan 2012

Madonna's new album is called 'MDNA'. The 'Music' hitmaker revealed the title of her twelfth studio album this afternoon (11.01.12), in an interview with TV host Graham Norton in the UK, and also confirmed she will be going on tour again later this…

Our Day Will Come - Romain Gavras interview

Provocative debut feature from director of MIA's Born Free furthers redhead theme

20 Jun 2011

From the stage of the Filmhouse on Friday night, Romain Gavras introduces the UK premiere of his debut feature film as a “romantic comedy”. Those who have seen his controversial music video for MIA’s Born Free are not fooled. And shortly, that will be…

M.I.A's stage invasion

Music Gossip

9 Aug 2010

M.I.A. was forced to end her headline slot early at this weekend's Big Chill festival after hundreds of fans invaded the stage. The 'XOXO' hitmaker - who was Saturday night's (07.08.10) headline act at the music event in Herefordshire, west England…

M.I.A's 'perfect' Jay-Z song

Music Gossip

6 Jul 2010

M.I.A wants to produce a track for Jay-Z. The 'Paper Planes' hitmaker - who collaborated with the hip hop star when he remixed a version of her 'XXXO' track last month - would like to return the favour, and thinks she has the "perfect song" to entice…

M.I.A's humble home

Music Gossip

16 May 2010

M.I.A. is living in a council house. The 'Paper Planes' hitmaker - real name Maya Arulptragasam - is temporarily staying with her mother in London, and admits she "feels bad" about the conditions she is in with her son Ikhyd, 15 months, but thinks it…

M.I.A asks for album title help

Music Gossip

30 Apr 2010

M.I.A is giving fans the chance to name her new album. The 'Born Free' singer appealed for fans to help her come up with a name for her third album through her twitter account, shortly after releasing its full track listing. Suggestions from fans…

M.I.A's 'total departure'

Music Gossip

21 Apr 2010

M.I.A's new album will be "a total departure" from her established sound. The Sri Lankan born singer - real name Maya Arulpragasam - has been working with producer Diplo on her third album - which it was announced at the weekend will be released on…

Mad Decent records

14 May 2009

‘We look for people who are trying different things,’ says Jasper Goggins, New York-based manager of the Mad Decent label, ‘and who aren’t afraid to be a bit experimental with their sound. But more than that everyone on the label is friends, there’s…

Singles & Downloads

2 Oct 2008

Nothing draws a groan of predictably quite like finding a new Oasis shortplayer on top of the singles pile, so we’ll keep this brief. ‘Shock of the Lightning’ (Big Brother) •• is another bit of drony fluff Noel Gallagher probably found down the back of…

M.I.A. interview

29 Nov 2007

M.I.A. – Maya Arulpragasam to her friends – is a hard woman to pin down. After a week spent scheduling and rescheduling an interview, I finally caught up with her in Minneapolis, a brief pause before she went on to soundcheck for her gig that night.

MIA

23 Aug 2007

Were we to try and describe the precise sound which London-born, Sri Lanka-raised MIA makes, we’d be here all day. While she can be very broadly described as an electro-grime act whose vocals are a combination of hip hop cajoling and reggae rhythm…

M.I.A

XL Recordings

23 Aug 2007

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