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M.I.A. Gives Birth

Posted 2/17/2009 by TheAdmin

Grammy and Oscar-nominated recording artist M.I.A. gave birth to a baby boy at 1:30pm this past Wednesday in Los Angeles. Father, Benjamin Bronfman, musician and founder of Green Owl, says mom and baby are beautiful and doing well.

T O F A N S F R I E N D S O N F A M I L Y . M Y B A B Y I S H E R E

Posted 2/14/2009 by TheAdmin

HAPPY VALENTINES!

SUNDAY NITE I CA M E HOME FROM THE GRAMMY'S STILL IN THE MOOD TO PARTY , I COUDA EASILY GONE OUT BUT I WENT HOME INSEAD , LUCKY I DID!! COZ MY EARLY STAGE LABOUR KICKED IN AROUND 2 AM .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfndz8pW9WY

MY BABY WAS BORN WEDNESDAY , HE IS HEALTHY , FINE , BEAUTIFUL AND THE MOST AMZING THING EVER ON THIS PLANET, OF COURSE IM HIS MUM!!!

ME AND BABY ARE PUTTING OUR TOUR DATES FOR 2010 TOGETHER

AND MAKING MIX TAPES

AND FIGURING OUT A WAY TO BREAK OUT OF THE HOSPITAL !

HOPEFULLY THE WORLD IS BEEN TICKING ALONG AND I AINT MISSED MUCH!

C U SOON ,

AND MY BABY BOY SAYZ HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

M.I.A. in the Wall Street Journal

Posted 1/30/2009 by IGA

The Songbird of 'Slumdog'

Hip-hop star M.I.A. on her Oscar and Grammy nominations

Hip-hop artist M.I.A. recently rocketed from the experimental underground to the pinnacle of the entertainment world. "O Saya," her collaboration with Indian composer A.R. Rahman from the "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack, is one of three nominees for the best-song Oscar. And her track "Paper Planes" is in contention at this weekend's Grammy Awards for record of the year -- the Recording Academy's top honor.

Born Mathangi Arulpragasam in Britain, the future singer returned with her family to her parents' native Sri Lanka when she was 6 months old. The family, who are members of Sri Lanka's ethnic-Tamil minority, moved to Jaffna, in the island nation's north. Not long afterward, the country erupted into civil war between the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan government, and violence consumed Jaffna.

As a child, Ms. Arulpragasam rarely saw her father, Arul Pragasam, who was involved in the Tamil-separatist movement -- though she says he was part of a more political faction than the violent and better-known Tigers.

At age 10 she fled with her mother, elder sister and younger brother first to India and then back to London, where her mother now works as a seamstress and M.I.A. attended art college.

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CATCH M.I.A. APPEAR ON THE TAVIS SMILEY SHOW TONIGHT!! - Jan. 28

Posted 1/28/2009 by IGA

BE SURE TO CATCH M.I.A. APPEAR ON THE TAVIS SMILEY SHOW TONIGHT!!

airs at 7pm and 11pm PT/12am ET on PBS

(check local listings)

CLICK HERE for details

Why M.I.A. should win the Oscar for best song - Newsday

Posted 1/27/2009 by IGA

This year’s race for the best original song Oscar is getting way more attention than usual – in part for who’s in the race and, in part, for who isn’t.

There are only three nominees out of 49 eligible songs this year – “Down to Earth” from “Wall-E,” and “Jai Ho” and “O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” – due to the music Oscar’s weird ranking system that only nominates songs that scored higher than 8.25 out of 10 with its members. Bruce Springsteen’s “The Wrestler,” which just won the Golden Globe for best song, didn’t make the cut.

Now Peter Gabriel’s “Down to Earth,” which plays over the “Wall-E” credits is nice enough, but the original songs of A.R. Rahman really are a major part of “Slumdog Millionaire.” The same goes for M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes,” which is so dominant in one segment that it not only looks like the film was edited to fit the song, but that it was shot with that song in mind.

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M.I.A. IN ROLLINGSTONE R&R DAILY!

Posted 1/23/2009 by IGA

M.I.A. Responds to Oscar Nod:
“I Can Afford to Book Dave Chappelle at the Baby Shower Now”

Yesterday’s 2009 Oscar nominations brought disappointment to legions of Bruce Springsteen fans expecting the Jersey legend to score a nod for “The Wrestler.” But it made one pregnant Sri Lankan MC who resides in Brooklyn pretty damn happy:

“This is a great honor. Thank you to all the people who are supporting us and the making of a real story of a slumdog millionaire,” M.I.A. says. “Maybe I can afford to book Dave Chappelle at the baby shower now. Thank you again; My mum wants everyone to know what wonderful news this is for her.”

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Village Voice Article on M.I.A.

Posted 1/20/2009 by IGA

How M.I.A. (and America) Got Her Swagger Back
The menace of "Paper Planes" trumps the frivolity of "American Boy." Both are good signs.

By Rob Harvilla
Tuesday, January 20th 2009 at 3:49pm

When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping. Or they demand comically oversized jewelry in exchange for romantic fealty. Or they commit armed robbery to combat global inequality, just as they did to tremendous acclaim last year. Your choice. But if you could only grab hold of two things in 2008 (and God help you if a voting lever wasn't one of them), the choice between a MasterCard, Jay-Z's hand in marriage, or a gun wasn't much of a choice at all once the economy went straight to hell just as Obama ascended. All hail the right to bear arms: "Paper Planes" is the top single of 2008. That it actually came out in summer 2007 is mere trivia.

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Getting robbed by a pregnant lady is a surprisingly soothing experience.

M.I.A. Interview in XLR8R

Posted 1/14/2009 by IGA

M.I.A.: Missing in Action

January 7 2009 • Text by Brandon Ivers

Perhaps the only shocking moment of this year’s Bonnaroo music festival came when singer M.I.A. announced her early retirement from the music business. You might think the usual thieves, pimps, and shallow money trenches were to blame, but it turns out the routine grind of celebrity (or her budding bun in the oven) was the real culprit. We caught up with M.I.A. at Coachella before the total dissatisfaction set in earlier this year.

XLR8R: If you could have Fatboy Slim’s laser show, would you?

M.I.A.: It’s just a dude on some decks! I could paint a picture and post it up [laughs]. He’s had years and years to develop all those lasers and shit. I’ve only had three, and my time is ticking because I want out.

So… no?

I don’t want to be “the thing” anymore. I don’t want to be my art. When you’re a female, it’s harder to not be seen like that. You become the face of it, and then you become the art, not your art. And I think there’s nothing more revolutionary than to go, “Look, I could have been Gwen Stefani, but I ain’t… fuck you.”

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M.I.A. Selected as The 10 Best Dressed in Vogue

Posted 12/23/2008 by IGA

Check out the latest issue of Vogue to see M.I.A. selected as one of the Ten Best Dressed in 2008

M.I.A. "Paper Planes" USA TODAY Single of The Year!!!

Posted 12/19/2008 by IGA

Check out USA TODAY naming "Paper Planes" as single of the year.

CLICK HERE!

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M.I.A. Gives Birth

T O F A N S F R I E N D S O N F A M I L Y . M Y B A B Y I S H E R E

HAPPY VALENTINES! SUNDAY NITE I CA M E HOME FROM THE GRAMMY'S STILL IN THE MOOD TO PARTY , I COUDA EASILY GONE OUT BUT I WENT HOME INSEAD , LUCKY I DID!! COZ MY EARLY STAGE LABOUR KICKED IN AROUND 2 AM . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfndz8pW9WY MY... » Full Story