Celebrity Buzz M.I.A.'s baby has a name, and it's not Ickitt. I.E.A.B. will make for a natural stage name.
Music Buzz Your favorite pregnant musician is fighting accusations that she's a terrorist supporter. M.I.A.'s crusade against Sri Lankan genocide and her use of images associated with a separatist group has rankled a bunch of people back home. Says a fellow Sir Lankan musician: “Frankly, she’s very lucky to get away with supporting, even indirectly, perhaps the most ruthless terrorist outfit in the world.” Fine, but raise your hand if you knew about Sri Lankan genocide before M.I.A. started talking? Yeah, thought so.
Music Buzz Despite her retirement, M.I.A. played a show in Brooklyn Saturday night where fans saw the real reason she canceled all her summer shows. She’s pregnant! Her Paper Plane lyrics suddenly make more sense. When she sang, “All I wanna do is (BANG BANG BANG BANG!)”, she really meant it!
Music Buzz M.I.A. announced her retirement from the music industry at Bonnaroo on June 13th. The recently engaged 30-year-old rapper canceled her European tour due to exhaustion, and has now confirmed that she will be ending her music career all together. In the past M.I.A. has expressed desires to get out of the music industry to focus her energy on art and launching her own clothing line, but now its official; M.I.A. will be MIA from our boomboxes.
Style Buzz MIA is launching her own clothing line, which will include bomber jackets, leggings and T-shirts in bold bright hues and graphic prints. It’s kind of magical the way M.I.A. wears really loud, mismatched patterns without looking idiotacky. Now you, too, can attempt to pull off the same look.
Style Buzz The jewelry line created by Kali Arulpragasam, M.I.A.’s sister. Kali’s third world bling really is kind of like the wearable equivalent of an M.I.A. song. For instance, her summer collection, entitled “Tourism,” depicts the cultural highlights of countries currently affected by war and terrorism.