For a performer whose most recent tour was called "People vs. Money," whose lyrics address third-world struggles, and whose father was a revolutionary in Sri Lanka, marrying a potential heir to the Seagram's beverage fortune would appear to present some interesting contradictions.

Putting an end to recent rumors of her "retirement," Sri Lankan-British pop star M.I.A. (born Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam) returned to the stage at Diesel's xXx Party in Brooklyn, NY, on Saturday night. Truncated sets from Hot Chip (performing with R&B legend Chaka Khan), T.I., and Franz Ferdinand -- who collaborated with T.I.