M.I.A.
Producer, Painter, and Musician
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The Huffington Post | 4 days ago
Ed Martin: The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, Melrose Place and 90210 Make The CW a Small Network with Big Buzz
...out its scary specifics. It isn't all storms and fires and death and destruction (except, so far, in Jasper County, Missouri). God is M.I.A., Lucifer walks the earth in human form and Sam and Dean have learned that they are the intended...
In this article: Supernatural, 90210, Heather Locklear, One Tree Hill, L.J. Smith, Todd Slavkin, Jared Padalecki, and Greg Vaughan
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Chicago Sun-Times | November 20, 2009
Skip a rope and fill in Blank as rapper
...like you better if you slept together (which, of course, cribs from the Romeo Void hit "Never Say Never" from 1982). There are echoes of M.I.A. and Santigold, whose "I'm a Lady" is prominently sampled on Blank's "A Love Song." Blank has...
In this article: Amanda Blank, Never Say Never, Ritalin, Lil' Kim, Romeo Void, and Philadelphia
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Pitchfork | November 17, 2009
Vijay Iyer Trio - Historicity
...and those of others to stir conversation with his bandmates. The most strikingly modern and heavy-hitting track is Iyer's cover of M.I.A.'s "Galang", a startling, compact, and ultimately breathtaking reinvention of the song. It's...
In this article: Historicity, Portrait in Jazz, Andrew Hill, Dogon A.D, Galang, Smoke Stack, and Brad Mehldau
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ChicagoNow | November 16, 2009
B.o.B. a.k.a. Bobby Ray leads new music post with video premiere for No Man's Land
...the headphones if I'm ever in New York in December (after this of course). More videos include the visual resurgence of Charles Hamilton - M.I.A. for quite sometime now. Diggin' the music and some of his bars in the video as well as the...
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boston.com - Latest music news | November 12, 2009
Raunchy and rapid-fire
...slept together (which, of course, cribs from the Romeo Void hit "Never Say Never'' from 1982). Throughout the album, there are echoes of M.I.A. and Santigold, whose "I'm a Lady'' is prominently sampled on Blank's "A Love Song. '' The...
In this article: Amanda Blank, Lil' Kim, Spank Rock, Ritalin, Harvard, Google, House of Blues, and New Wave
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NPR | November 12, 2009
Swagger Like Us: Thoughts on Women in Music, 2000-09
...if not heard. Yoko Ono has a new record out at 76! Mika Miko "Wild Bore" From Missy Elliott's sex-positive "Get Ur Freak On" to M.I.A.'s post-colonial feminist take on "Third World democracy" in Paper Planes, there have been some amazing...
In this article: Tobi Vail, Rye Rye, Yo Majesty, Santogold, The Raincoats, Democracy, and Paper Planes
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washingtonpost.com | November 09, 2009
Music review: District rapper Wale's A A Attention Deficit'
...ascendant weirdo Lady Gaga. Purists balked at the collaboration when it hit the blogosphere last spring, dismissing it as too left field. Had M.I.A. or Rihanna belted that same exact hook, this tune would still be taking hourly victory laps...
In this article: Wale, Attention Deficit, Jay-Z, Washington, Identity crisis, Champagne, Lady Gaga, MTV, and Mark Ronson
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The Stranger - Line Out | November 09, 2009
Fucked Up Knows It's Christmas
...Weekend, TV on the Radio, Broken Social Scene, GZA, Bob Mould, No Age, and Yo La Tengo. And their wish list includes Feist, Jarvis Cocker, M.I.A., and a Jonas Brother. I fucking LOVE Christmas music. All of it. Even the bad shit. Even the...
In this article: Fucked Up, Do They Know it's Christmas, Vampire Weekend, Yo La Tengo, and Feist
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L.A. Times - All The Rage | November 04, 2009
Celebs go cheap chic to celebrate H&M's new Jimmy Choo collaboration [UPDATED]
...night, wearing pieces from the line that hits stores Nov. 14. Nothing in the line is over $300, which meant the look was cheap chic. M.I.A. wore over-the-knee boots (the most expensive item at $299) with a sequined shark-emblazoned top by...
In this article: Jimmy Choo, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Entertainment Industry Foundation, and Los Angeles Times
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IGN Music | October 27, 2009
Battle of the Bands: Gwen Stefani vs. M.I.A.
...in Battle of the Bands, we're counting on you to pick which dancehall diva will stomp out the competition in the IGN Music arena. It's M.I.A. vs. Gwen Stefani (both of these artists appear in the soon-to-be released DJ Hero). We wanna know...
In this article: Gwen Stefani, Grammy Award, Paper Planes, IGN, Galang, Sunshowers, No Doubt, Kala, and Mercury Music Prize
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Description from Wikipedia:
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born July 17, 1977) better known by her stage name M.I.A., is a British songwriter, record producer, vocalist and visual artist of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Her music encompasses various genres she has expressed interest in, with lyrics that voice politics, social realism and humour. Her artwork and clothes feature similar topics and have distinctive, often vibrant color schemes.
An accomplished visual artist by 2002, she came to prominence in early 2004 through file-sharing of her singles "Galang" and "Sunshowers" on the Internet. In 2005, her debut album, Arular, was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her second album, Kala, was released in 2007. Her single "Paper Planes" was particularly commercially successful in 2008.
In addition to her work as a graphic designer, providing artwork and photography for releases and as a director of music videos, she has also experimented with documentary film and in 2008 released a collection of her fashion designs.
- Name At Birth:
- Mathangi Arulpragasam
- Birth Date:
- July 17, 1977
- Occupation:
- Vocalist, singer-songwriter, visual artist, photographer, fashion designer, record producer
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, drum machine, Roland MC-505, synthesizer, sampler, laptop (MacBook Pro), percussion
- Record Label:
- Showbiz Records (2003)
- Interscope Records (2005–present)
- XL Recordings (2004–present)
- Years Active:
- 2000–present
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