Unlike Janet Jackson, M.I.A. looks to be out of the doghouse with the NFL after the league went after her life savings for that infamous middle finger during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show.
The sports struggle M.I.A. has gotten herself into will likely take its toil on her bank account and sanity as the NFL is suing the “Paper Planes” singer for $16.6M–up from $1.5M for her middle finger caught on camera at the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show.
Album leaks are supposed to be the enemy of the music industry yet they somehow continues to happen (unless you’re Beyoncé, she doesn’t play those games.) Yesterday Angel Haze leaked her Dirty Gold album, forcing Universal Republic to move up the official drop date from March 2014 to Dec. 30.
Omarion’s Love & Other Drugs album has no release date, but the guest list is looking solid.Maybach Music Group’s resident crooner teamed with Pharrell Williams, and Tank, for the project.
The Big Game is this weekend and the only thing on Beyoncé’s mind is the half-time show. Queen Bey is set to perform for her biggest audience yet, as upwards of 100 million are likely to tune in.
Better late than never, but Omarion and Wale drop a video for the Self Made Vol. 2 record, “M.I.A.”
Madonna, Nicki Minaj, and M.I.A. were the stars of this year’s Super Bowl, but in 2013, halftime producers are raising the stakes. For the first time in her career, Beyoncé will be the main attraction at next year’s halftime show, to be held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Shy of an official announcement, which is expected to come […]
As promised, M.I.A. assembles a power circle of her own on the “Bad Girls (Remix).” The already addictive tune is taken to the next level, now featuring Missy Elliott and Azealia Banks. This is the Sri Lankan artist’s second remix of the track, which included a verse from Rye Rye on the original. Fans can pre-order the remix […]
The wait for M.I.A’s “Bad Girls” remix will be over as of July 3. The track features a truckload of girl power, with the likes of Missy Elliott, Azealia Banks, and Rye Rye all adding verses to the record . M.I.A posted a snippet her Switch-produced remix on her official website MIAUK.com, Thursday (June 21).
M.I.A. is officially a member of the Roc. The British rapper has signed to Roc Nation Management, according to the company’s website.
M.I.A. amped up the girl power for the remix of her “Bad Girls” single. The British rapper/singer has a reputation for being bad—most recently flipping off the camera at the Super Bowl—and has commissioned the help of fellow outspoken rapper Azealia Banks, for the track.
M.I.A. has taken her talents to the alcohol industry. The lauded British MC has been pretty busy this year, but still found time to design a limited edition bottle for Beck’s Beer. Although she’s not much of a drinker, the 36-year-old jumped at the chance to work with the company.
Another day, another song Busta Rhymes decides to go ham on. Today, Bussa Buss takes on M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls.” Take a listen down below.
Even though she didn’t take home a single Grammy at this year’s ceremony, Nicki Minaj is still very much a winner. Her show stopping performance at the awards show left the audience intrigued -if nothing else – and lit up the Internet with clever reviews, many in 140 characters or less. Minaj phoned in to […]
During Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime performance, featured guest M.I.A. decided to flip the bird at the camera. The NFL promptly apologized for the snafu, blaming M.I.A., of course, and the NFL, reports the Hollywood Reporter. “The NFL hired the talent and produced the halftime show,” NBC said in a statement. “Our system was late to […]
Pat Bev unleashed some high-level hate towards sworn enemy Chris Paul, and Twitter can't seem to get enough of it.
One of Los Angeles Lakers' superstar LeBron James' most sought-after kicks will finally be available to the public.
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