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  M.I.A.'s Gossip-Pages Custody Battle Leads to Restraining Order

  March 14, 2013 – M.I.A., never known for restraint, now might be subject to a restraining order. "Bronfman son won't go MIA," screams the (let's face it) beautifully composed headline on the New York Post's Page Six. Unnamed sources tell the gossip page that M.I.A.'s former fiancé Benjamin Bronfman successfully filed for a temporary restraining order to keep M.I.A. …
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  M.I.A. Claims Her Wealthy Ex Wants to Take Her Baby Away

  March 13, 2013 – M.I.A. has shared a series of messages on Twitter that imply that her former fiancé Ben Bronfman and his very wealthy family are attempting to gain full custody of the onetime couple's four-year-old son, Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman. The pair's breakup was made public a year ago in an article by the Daily News, who claimed to learn that the Sri Lankan singer "sometimes goes six weeks without seeing" her child. …
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  Hear M.I.A. Declare Her Body 'a Real Banger' on Revealing 'Matangi Mix'

  March 4, 2013 – Speculation over M.I.A.'s forthcoming album Matangi has been bubbling for nearly a year. Her 2010 output — the excellent Vicki Leekx mixtape and the divisive Maya — left a lot of us wondering where the bird-flipping star would head next, and we've been following the breadcrumbs faithfully since. There was the unexplained "Come Walk With Me" video, and that 20-second Twitter clip, plus SPIN's own talk with Ms. …
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  M.I.A. Accuses Grammys of Stealing Something She Never Owned

  February 20, 2013 – M.I.A. has accused the Grammys of stealing the concept of squares from her. Or is it neon lights? Performing on stage? Really, it's unclear, but it seems she's upset that the awards show's tribute to Bob Marley framed its all-star cast with colorful luminescent tubes totally inspired by vintage signage a concert that she gave in January. …
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  Grammys 2013: Who Should Win the Categories You Actually Care About

  February 8, 2013 – The 55th Annual Grammy Awards are almost upon us! Hey, we'd love to help you with your office pools and living-room side bets with some sure-thing, Vegas-ready odds. However, we always seem to be dead wrong about this stuff (we'll get you yet, Esperanza Spalding). …
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  Hear M.I.A.'s Unreleased 'Bad Girls'-Era Banger 'Doobie'

  February 1, 2013 – Though known to be in the business of living fast and dying young, even the baddest of girls no doubt on occasion feels the need to slow things down just a bit. But where, pray tell, might they look for some much needed respite? Just ask M.I.A. …
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  M.I.A. Shouts Out Wu-Tang on Pitch-Shifting, Rave-Tinged 'atTENTion'

  December 5, 2012 – Last night, a video purporting to contain a new M.I.A. song titled "atTENTion" surfaced on YouTube, with a description claiming the pop provocateur had shared the music with persistent fans. M.I.A. appeared to lend the track a hint of authenticity by tweeting a Wu-Tang Clan-nodding line from the lyrics, "There's 36 chambers in my tent," though given Maya Arulpragasam's mischievious ways, who knew if she was just enjoying the joke. …
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  M.I.A. Explores Inspiration Behind Next LP 'Matangi'

  November 5, 2012 – M.I.A. was once deeply in love... with the Internet. Her 2010 studio album, /\/\/\Y/\, was the story of her painful breakup with the world wide web, Maya Arulpragasam told an audience at the Queens outpost of the Museum of Modern Art yesterday, during a discussion to promote her new book M.I.A. …
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  M.I.A. Talks New Book, Confirms Versace Project, Shows Off Her Kid in Queens

  November 5, 2012 – M.I.A. recently tweeted, "THE HEART OF ART IS MAKE IT THE ART OF ART IS SHARE IT," but it meant more to her than an all-caps shout-out to the generous high tenet of DIY. During an artist's lecture yesterday at Museum of Modern Art's Queens outpost at P.S.1, she made clear that in addition to global bass, staccato double-dutch lyrics, and wartime stencil paintings, one of her favorite tools is the art of dissemination. …
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  M.I.A. Tweets Hilariously About December Album 'Matangi'

  August 8, 2012 – M.I.A. will be releasing her fourth proper album in December alongside a book, documentary, and art exhibition, the international pop provocateur revealed yesterday. The news came as part of a Twitter exchange with her online followers about the new LP, set to be titled Matangi. M.I.A. …
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