M.I.A.

Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, (born 17 July 1977 in Hounslow, London, U.K.) is a British artist of Sri Lankan descent. As a baby she moved with her family to their native Sri Lanka, where her father became increasingly politically active in militant activities. As the Civil War escalated the rest of the family was forced to flee as refugees, first to India and then the UK. "M.I.A." ["Missing In Acton"] references both her London neighborhood (Acton) and her politically tumultuous youth.

Her style contains elements of hip-hop, reggae, alternative, dance hall, electro and baile funk and is strongly inspired by her Sri Lankan background.

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M.I.A., Santigold Cook Up New Tunes With Christina Aguilera

via spinner.com ( 98 Days ago )
Filed under: News, Holy HellChristina Aguilera is keeping mum on many of the specifics of her upcoming album, except to say that she's "most proud of this work than I've ever been," she told her A.P.E. radio station earlier this week. A few details that have been made known, however, have made more than one jaw drop. Apart from Goldfrapp, Sia and Le Tigre, who Aguilera mentioned [...]

Christina Aguilera Experiments With M.I.A., Santigold On Next Album

via mtv.com ( 100 Days ago )
'I worked with so many amazing and incredibly talented people,' she says.By Jocelyn Vena Christina Aguilera Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage Christina Aguilera is doing anything but getting back to basics on her new music. The singer called in to her station on A.P.E. Radio earlier this week and dished a bit about her forthcoming album, noting that she hit the studio [...]

Thirty Hollywood Stars Who Were Huge in the 1990s, but now M.I.A.?

via gunaxin.com ( 102 Days ago )

Rye Rye - Mia Protege Pregnant And Happy After Abortion Breakdown

via contactmusic.com ( 135 Days ago )
M.I.A.'s protege RYE RYE has opened up about her reasons for pulling out of her first major tour - she fell pregnant.The teenage hip-hop star, real name Ryeisha...

Rye Rye - “Bang” Remix (Feat. M.I.A.)

via uproxx.com ( 171 Days ago )
Rye Rye - “Bang (WTF I Asked for a Kuduro)” [Buraka Som Sistema Remix] Behold the reigning princess of club-hop Rye Rye with a wicked remix of “Bang,” courtesy of kuduro masters Buraka Som Sistema. What else is there to do when you’re 18 in Baltimore?

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HOT/NOT: RYE RYE ft. M.I.A. - BANG! + BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE “BANG” VIDEO

via concreteloop.com ( 171 Days ago )
♫ Rye Rye ft. M.I.A. - Bang! Check out the first official single from Baltimore native, Rye Rye. The 18 year-old rapper/dancer was the first artist signed to M.I.A.’s record label N.E.E.T. and her debut album, Go! Pop! Bang! is set to hit stores later on this year. “Bang” was produced by DJ Blaqstarr and is described as a club/dance mix. RYE RYE’S SONG [...]

Plunk, Plunk, Plunk: Grizzly Bear Sounds Like M.I.A. Sounds Like Lauryn Hill?

via pastemagazine.com ( 172 Days ago )
So, Grizzly Bear has a new album, Veckatimest, and people are freaking out about it almost as much as they'd freak out about, like, an actual grizzly bear. We just heard it clocked in at #8 on the Billboard chart for its first week of sales, 40% of which came from the Internet. Paste's own Matt Fink called it "a masterpiece" in his review last week. By all means, it's shaping up [...]

M.I.A to give song away for European Parliament Election

via nme.com ( 172 Days ago )
M.I.A. has announced that she will be giving away a song to people who vote for independent candidate Jan Jananayagam in the forthcoming European Parliament Elections.

Mia Gives British Politician A Boost With Free Song

via contactmusic.com ( 173 Days ago )
New mum M.I.A. has given a British politician a boost by offering those who vote for her a free song.The outspoken pop star is offering fans who vote for...

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via bottomlinesox.com ( 180 Days ago )
I've M.I.A. for the past four days thanks to a beautiful long weekend. Normally, we'd have wrapped up the weekend games with a Weekend Update, but it's a little late for that, so here's a quick list of factoids to get us all back on track: Jacoby Ellsbury extended his hitting streak to 20 games yesterday when he squeaked a grounder past the Francisco Liriano in the third. Jacoby [...]