Palomosa Festival reveals the line-up for its 2025 edition

Taking place from 4-6 September, Palomosa returns to Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal, for its second edition. 

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M.I.A. NFT sold at auction for $52,000

The musician and visual artist has auctioned off her very first NFT. Last week, we…

M.I.A. announces NFT auction

“It’s only now that the appropriate gallery for my work finally exists.” M.I.A. is auctioning…

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M.I.A. releases first new track in three years, OHMNI 202091

The former Crack Magazine cover star shared a new song to her Patreon account

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M.I.A. is teasing something

It launches at the end of January

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M.I.A.’s documentary is now available on streaming platforms

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A is available for rent on Amazon and iTunes

M.I.A. says that she’s temporarily quitting music due to censorship

The provocative Sri Lankan rapper made the claim in a recent interview

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M.I.A. – Mixed by NAINA

The Beats 1 DJ celebrates the Sri Lankan rapper’s musical impact with a specialist mix built entirely from M.I.A. tracks

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MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is a fascinating portrait of a controversial star

Steve Loveridge’s long-delayed documentary of the Tamil rapper explores a complicated artist – and the emotional context behind her work

The first trailer for M.I.A.’s long-delayed documentary is here

Stephen Loveridge’s documentary is set to hit UK cinemas on 21 September

M.I.A.’s forthcoming documentary now has a release date

The former Crack cover star has also shared the poster

Grace Jones, M.I.A. and Jorja Smith announced for Bestival 2018

The Dorset festival is set to be staged at Lulworth Estate on 2-5 August

André 3000 and Kendrick Lamar to feature on new N.E.R.D. album

Rihanna, M.I.A., Gucci Mane and Future also have guest spots on No_One Ever Really Dies

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M.I.A. drops new track Load ‘Em

Featuring Jamaican dancehall artist Dexta Daps

Photographer Steph Wilson destabilises regressive beauty norms through image

Get to know the photographer behind Crack’s M.I.A. cover shoot

Tommy Genesis and Young M.A shake up Meltdown

M.I.A.’s stated aim was to bring young acts to the Southbank festival. It proved a smart move

M.I.A. drops new video for Finally

Crack’s June cover star takes to the desert

KeithCharles – Thank You, Tracee Ellis Ross

The polymathic Awful Records founder taps a hazy, morning-after mood on this ‘Me In Heaven, Me In Hell, Vol 2’ cut

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M.I.A.: Let the Kids Run Wild

One of the most outspoken artists in popular culture, Crack sits down with M.I.A. to talk Meltdown, the politicisation of pop and what it feels like to influence a new generation of artists

M.I.A., Kamasi Washington and more added to Melt lineup

Meltdown 2017 curator M.I.A., Brainfeeder jazz explorer Kamasi Washington and Sampha have joined the lineup for…

M.I.A. to curate Meltdown 2017

M.I.A. has been announced as the curator for the 24th Meltdown festival from 9 –…

Hot Topic

It’s time for our monthly roundup of politically charged musical offerings from around the web. This month features Jenny Hval, M.I.A and more

M.I.A – AIM

To say that we’ve been exposed to the many facets of M.I.A. would be a…

Afropunk is coming to London in September

The globetrotting celebration of multiculturalism is coming to the UK for the first time ever…