[Shaun]

welcome to rapping

[lostalex]

The bitch is trying to exploit arab culture, who the **** is she? She thinks she's "3rd world" that bitch hasn't lived in the 3rd world for years, she's exploiting the 3rd world, and i find it distasteful.

[Marc]

I like. I do.

[Callum]

I really like this song and the video is cool.

[Niall]

I really like it.

[Smithy]

SHAUN STOP USING MY GAGA PICS

-stabs-

[Benjamin]

[aj2463]

Never been a huge fan but i think I am now

[Shaun]

thought I'd make the Bad Girls thread into a thread for news about her & the upcoming album:

Jay-Z's management company Roc Nation has welcomed M.I.A. to its team. "The nation just keeps growing," Roc Nation Tweeted with an Instagrammed photo of her artist page. "Welcome home MIA", Rihanna chimed in (Rih's also part of Roc Nation, along with Santigold, Wale, Shakira, Jay Electronica, and more). A representative from M.I.A.'s label, Interscope, confirmed the deal.

It's hard to tell exactly what this means for Maya Arulpragasam, who's a label entrepreneur in her own right. The Roc Nation deal is reportedly only for management-- not publishing or distribution-- and she's still technically a part of Interscope Records. Still, M.I.A.'s own N.E.E.T. Recordings, the imprint she runs under the Interscope umbrella, doesn't seem so active these days. The label's once-vibrant website has vanished, and Sleigh Bells, once N.E.E.T.'s high-profile artist, released their last album through Mom & Pop, without N.E.E.T. Rye Rye's new album Go! Pop! Bang! did come out under the N.E.E.T. umbrella, however.

M.I.A. is currently at work on a new album tentatively titled Matangi.

[Saph]

happy for her

what does tentatively mean?

[Niall]

Can't wait for Matangi.

[Shaun]

in this case it means "for the meantime" Saph like, it's predicted it'll be called Matangi, but it's not confirmed

[Saph]

ah thanks

[Me. I Am Salman]

Good news

[Shaun]

Both musicians have five nominations each, sharing one for Video of the Year for their track Take Care. Rihanna has a second nomination in the category for the We Found Love video. Other nominees for Video of the Year are Katy Perry ( Wide Awake), Gotye ( Somebody That I Used To Know) and M.I.A. for Bad Girls.

[Tom4784]

The Bad Girls video is rather fantastic.

*is sad that the M.I.A-filing-her-nails-whilst-riding-on-the-side-of-a-car gif is on my busted laptop*

[Tom4784]

The Bad Girls video is rather fantastic.

*is sad that the M.I.A-filing-her-nails-whilst-riding-on-the-side-of-a-car gif is on my busted laptop*

[Saph]

why is We Found Love nominated?

and why has she not released another single since Bad Girls? D; and when is her album coming? and why is the sky blue?

[Shaun]

she put up a video of another song but it was only 1:46 iirc, and then she posted a 20 second preview of another song on Twitter, will just find them for you now :P

[Shaun]

Youtube video

"Come Walk With Me"

and a preview of "Control": http://twitpic.com/9a7abo

[Saph]

Come walk with me is amazing! I wish she would promote her songs more, she doesnt really get the recognition she deserves outside of the music industry..

[Me. I Am Salman]

I hope she wins
Oh and Come Walk With Me

[Shaun]

http://www.nme.com/news/mia/65383

MIA has described her forthcoming new album as sounding like Paul Simon 'on acid'.

The singer made the comment on Twitter, after telling fans she would answer 10 questions about the follow-up to 2010's 'Maya'. She also explained that the record would be released in December, alongside a book, documentary and art exhibition.

When asked how many tracks would feature on the new album, she said: "its still in the making -could be 5 it could be 15 depends on what sounds good in my bros CAR." She added that there would be no collaborations on the record and of the LP's unknown producers she said it will be worked on with "ones that dont act like fame ***** coloniser."

She went on to Tweet one of her favourite lyrics on the record:

∴ @vin_lilas 7 Aug 12
@MIAuniverse 1 of your fav lines on the lp?

M.I.A @MIAuniverse
@vin_lilas truth is like a rotten tooth u gottu spit it out!!!

[Saph]

book, documentary and art exhibition?

[Shaun]

she also posted this on Twitter:



looks like a bit of a tracklisting but it's incomplete (no Bad Girls)

Dru Parker ‏@britbritFATALE
@MIAuniverse why isn't bad girls on that list of songs you RT?
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M.I.A M.I.A Verified ‏@MIAuniverse
@britbritFATALE bad girls iz on LP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!geeeeeeezzz zz