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HAPPY VALENTINES!

SUNDAY NITE I CA M E HOME FROM THE GRAMMY’S STILL IN THE MOOD TO PARTY , I COUDA EASILY GONE OUT BUT I WENT HOME INSEAD , LUCKY I DID!! COZ MY EARLY STAGE LABOUR KICKED IN AROUND 2 AM .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfndz8pW9WY

MY BABY WAS BORN WEDNESDAY , HE IS HEALTHY , FINE , BEAUTIFUL AND THE MOST AMZING THING EVER ON THIS PLANET, OF COURSE IM HIS MUM!!!

ME AND BABY ARE PUTTING OUR TOUR DATES FOR 2010 TOGETHER
AND MAKING MIX TAPES
AND FIGURING OUT A WAY TO BREAK OUT OF THE HOSPITAL !

HOPEFULLY THE WORLD IS BEEN TICKING ALONG AND I AINT MISSED MUCH!

C U SOON ,

AND MY BABY BOY SAYZ HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     BE SURE TO CATCH M.I.A. APPEAR ON THE TAVIS SMILEY SHOW TONIGHT!!

     Airs at 7pm and 11pm PT/12am ET on PBS

     (check local listings)

      CLICK HERE for details free slots

VOTE FOR MIA in the Fuse tournament bracket!!! 3 days left, help get MIA to the next round. Click here to vote. 

M.I.A. advances to the elite 8 in our tournament bracket w/a win over Usher. She takes on Chris Brown this time around.
Voting goes through Monday at midnight/
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M.I.A. wins Round 1… onto Round 2…. M.I.A. is still alive in the tournament bracket- She takes on Usher in round 2.Voting goes through Monday at midnight.Click here to vote for M.I.A.! 

Vote for M.I.A.’s Paper Planes as the Best Video of 2008 on Fuse.tvThe first round of voting ends Monday, Nov. 10
Click here to vote!

M.I.A. has released a new EP available exclusively on iTunes from 10/28-11/13. Available everywhere online 11/4. 

Tracks include:
“Boyz” featuring Jay-Z
Shells
Far Far 

click here to preview. 

MIA has been nominated in the best UK female category at this year’s Mobo’s.Be a part of it and vote! Click here! 

click here to get your own pieces!!!!

M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes” is #2 on iTunes in the US. Help get it to #1.  Tell all your friends to pick up “Paper Planes” on iTunes now! Buy “Paper Planes”  here!

M.I.A. is not performing at this year’s warped tour. There seems to be confusion as the 80’s punk rock band MIA is actually playing. For more info click here.

Unfortunately M.I.A. has had to cancel all of her upcoming UK and European dates, she apologizes to her fans and thanks you all for your understanding. For more details click here.

Pre Sale Tickets for MIA’s show in Philly on the 5th of June at the Armory are available today!!!!! Click here to get your tickets! x

 MIA’s Pre Sales for MIA’s show in Philly will be available on Monday, 21st of April at 10am local venue time. Click here to get your’s now!!!

Pre-Sale tickets are up today for the MIA show in Vancouver, BA at the PNE Forum on the 25th of May. Click here to get your tickets!!!!!

Pre-sale tickets  M.I.A.’s show in San Francisco at the Concorde spielautomaten online on the 21st of May are available today!!!! Click the banner below to be the first!!! 

Pre-sale tickets  for the upcoming M.I.A. US tour 2008, San Diego, Austin, Dallas, Nashville, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Maplewood, Lawrence, Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland, New York, are going to be available on the 26th of March at noon local venue time. Click the banner below to be the first!

Philadelphia’s World Cafe will be Re-broadcasting the session with M.I.A.’s interview and performance once again on the 28th of March. You can listen online to the WXPN/Philadelphia stream Monday through Friday, 2pm to 4pm Eastern Standard time by clicking here.

M.I.A. has just announced that she will be adding a show at Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland on Friday, November 30th. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, November 20th, at 10 am and can be purchased by going here.

Help make the video for “Boyz” #1 on MTV’s Subterranean Best of 2007 Countdown by going here to vote!

M.I.A.’s performance from Vegoose will be webcast in the AT&T blue room tomorrow from 10:15-11pm PST. Go here to watch her set.

M.I.A. has added one more in store signing to her schedule. Be sure to buy a copy of Kala and have her sign it when she visits Austin (below) or any of the other locations listed in previous posts.

AUSTIN, TX
11/3 @ 4pm
BORDERS
4477 SOUTH LAMAR

M.I.A. just confirmed a show at the Palladium in Worcester, MA on November 28th. Tickets go on sale this Friday, October 26th and can be purchased here.

M.I.A. will be signing copies of her new record “Kala” at the following locations:

MIAMI, FL
10/29 @ 6:30pm
UNCLE SAMS
1141 WASHINGTON AVE

ATLANTA, GA
10/31 @ 6:30pm
CRIMINAL RECORDS
466 MORELAND AVE

DALLAS, TX
11/4 @ 4pm
GOOD RECORDS
1808 LOWER GREENVILLE AVE

SAN DIEGO, CA
11/11 @ 4pm
LOU’S
434 NORTH COAST HIGHWAY 101
ENCINITAS, CA

SEATTLE, WA
11/16 @ 6pm
EASY STREET
20 MERCER STREET

M.I.A. has just announced more UK dates, see tour date section below for a full list that includes gigs from Dec. 7-20. You can get pre-sale tickets for the English dates beginning tomorrow morning by calling 0870 400 0688 (24 hrs) or logging on here. Public on sale for these dates will be Friday morning, October 19th.

Pre-sale tickets for the Glasgow date are available tomorrow by going here, public on sale is Friday morning and tickets can be purchased here or by calling 0870 1690100.

M.I.A. will be returning to the UK to play some gigs this winter. She will be playing at Live At The Marquee in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland on December 7th. Tickets for this gig go on sale this Friday, October 19th, and can be purchased by calling 0818 719 390 or visiting here.

She will also be performing at ICA on December 8th. Tickets for this show can be purchased tomorrow at 9 am GMT here or by calling the box office at 0207 930 3647 or 0870 400 0688.

M.I.A. will be featured on The Hour on Canada’s CBC TV tonight at 11 pm. Go here for a sneak peek.

Due to overwhelming demand, M.I.A. has added a second date in Vancouver at the Commodore Ballroom on November 13th. Tickets for this show go on sale tomorrow, October 5th, at 10 am PST and can be purchased here.

In a couple of weeks M.I.A. will be filming a Backstage Pass interview with MTVU. Do you want your questions answered by her? If so, submit them by going here.

Tickets for M.I.A.’s show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. this Fall are on sale today, go here to purchase yours.

She has also just confirmed a show in Philadelphia at the Electric Factory on December 1st. Tickets for this show go on sale this Friday, October 5th, via Ticketmaster.

M.I.A. will be signing copies of “KALA” in NYC on Friday, October 19th @ 3pm at Borders Books & Music located at 10 Columbus Circle.

M.I.A. has just confirmed a couple more shows for this Fall. She will be playing at the Koolhaus in Toronto on October 20th, tickets go on sale tomorrow and can be purchased here.

She will also be performing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on November 29th. Tickets go on sale Monday, October 1st.

Tickets for her November 9th show in Los Angeles at The Wiltern go on sale tomorrow. You will be able to purchase tickets here.

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M.I.A. has a chance to win a Viral Woodie Award from MTVU and you can help her get it. Help her win the first round of voting by going here and voting as many times as you like. Thanks for the support!

Want to see M.I.A.’s “Jimmy” video on Channel U in the UK? If so, you can vote by texting 618 to 81700 or calling 09069 58 58 58 and voting for #618.
 

Win a Xbox 360, tickets to the 2007 Vegoose Music Festival in Las Vegas, NV and new music from M.I.A. by entering this competition.

BBC 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq has chosen ‘Jimmy’ to compete for his ‘Rebel Playlist’ this week.  To vote, just click on the ’submit your vote’ link at the bottom of this page.

M.I.A. has also confirmed two new dates in San Francisco this Fall; November 7th at The Fillmore and November 8th at Mezzanine. Tickets for both shows go on sale September 23rd.

Want to see M.I.A. live from Austin City Limits Festival? Check out her performance on the Austin City Limits Festival webcast at 5:30 - 6:30 pm today! Watch it Here

M.I.A. has just confirmed a handful of US tour dates this October and November, please see below for full info including on sale dates for the majority. Stay tuned in the coming days for more announcements.

10/29 Studio A/Miami, FL (on sale 9/15)
10/31 Center Stage Atlanta/Atlanta, GA (on sale 9/21)
11/2 Club V/Houston, TX ( on sale 9/22)
11/3 Hogg Auditorium at University of Texas/ Austin, TX (on sale 9/21)
11/4 House of Blues/Dallas, TX (on sale 9/21)
11/9 The Wiltern/Los Angeles, CA (on sale TBD)
11/11 Canes/San Diego, CA ( on sale TBD)
11/14 Commodore Ballroom/Vancouver, BC (on sale TBD)
11/15 Roseland Theater/Portland, OR (on sale 9/22)
11/16 Showbox SoDo/Seattle, WA (on sale TBD)
11/20 1st Avenue/Minneapolis, MN (on sale now)
11/21 House of Blues/Chicago, IL (on sale 9/22)
11/23 Vic Theatre/Chicago, IL (on sale 9/22)
11/24 Majestic spelautomater på nätet Theatre/Detroit, MI (on sale 9/13)

Due to overwhelming demand M.I.A. has added a second NYC date at Terminal 5 on October 18th. Tickets for this recently added show are currently available at ticketmaster.com. Stay tuned for more US date announcements next week.

M.I.A. will be signing copies of her CD “KALA” in Detroit on Tuesday, September 11th. Full details below:

DETROIT, MI
Tuesday, September 11th – 12 Noon
Barnes & Noble – Wayne State University
82 W Warren
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-2436

M.I.A.’s BRAND NEW ALBUM KALA is in stores TODAY!

M.I.A’s new album Kala, featuring the hit single Boyz, is in stores today!

Click HERE to get it at iTunes

Click HERE to get it at Amazon.com

M.I.A. recently stopped by Radio 1 and did a session for Zane Lowe, click on “listen to Wednesday’s show” when you visit here.

Below is information regarding KALA listening parties that are taking place from coast to coast in the US. Go hang out and hear the new album with friends, they start as early as tonight:

San Francisco
Thursday Aug 16th
Popscene
M.I.A. Kala album tracks played and giveaways throughout the night
10pm – 2am

Chicago
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Quench @ The Mix Bar
Performances by GLC & Shawana @ 11pm
M.I.A. album played and giveaways directly following performance
w/ DJ Hi-Tops, Mental & Roosevelt Treasurechest

San Diego
Friday Aug 17th
One Night In Tokyo @ Airport
M.I.A. Kala album giveaways and album played
9:30-10:30pm

NYC
Friday Aug 17th
Trash! @ Riffi
10pm – 4am
M.I.A. album played, giveaways throughout the night
11pm

Miami
Friday Aug 17th
Loop @ PS 14
M.I.A. album DJed by CONTRA, DJ Induce, Matt Cash, MR. Brown
10pm – 4am

DC
Saturday Aug 18th
Garutachi @ Rock ‘n Roll Hotel
RSVP @ garatuchi.events@gmail.com
9 pm- 2 am

Philadelphia
Saturday Aug 18th
GiGi’s on 319 Market Street
M.I.A. Kala Album spun by DJ SPLGST
Hosted by Fresh City & Fiendville
10 pm-2 am

Denver
Saturday Aug 18th
Chit Chat @ Old Curtis St. Bar
M.I.A. album played
9:30-10:45 pm

LA
Saturday Aug 18th
Check Yo Ponytail @ Echoplex
M.I.A. tracks from Kala played throughout the night
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9pm – 2am

Minneapolis
Saturday Aug 18th
Too Much Love @ First Ave
M.I.A. Kala album played in the mainroom
10pm

Austin
Monday Aug. 20th
Nasty’s
w/ DJ Mel, Jah Mighty & Prince Klassen
M.I.A. album played throughout the night
10pm - 4am

Seattle
Monday Aug 20th
Nectar Lounge
Happy Hour M.I.A Listening Party
M.I.A. Kala album played
4pm – 7pm

M.I.A. will be returning to NYC for another show this Fall. She’ll be playing Terminal 5 on October 19th, tickets go on sale this Friday, August 17th at noon EST via Ticketmaster.

From now until August 16th you can hear M.I.A.’s new album KALA on her myspace page. Check it out and be sure to buy a copy when it hits stores in the UK on Monday (8/20) and in the US on Tuesday (8/21). M.I.A. coming back with Power Power!!

Win a trip to see M.I.A. at the Treasure Island Music Festival September 15 & 16 in San Francisco, complete with VIP Passes, hotel accommodations and expense money! Treasure Island is located off the Bay Bridge and offers a spectacular view of San Francisco-an incredible location for a music festival.

If you win, MOG will fly you and a friend to San Francisco, give you two VIP passes for the festival plus $200 for expenses and put you up in a hotel for three nights (Sept 14-16). Head over to MOG and enter now: http://mog.com/contest/treasure_island

The M.I.A. web store is now open for business! Check out all of the cool new stuff that’s now available.

Also, be sure to check out the new video for “Jimmy” by visiting the video section.

M.I.A. will be performing her own headline show at The Forum in Sydney, Australia on September 28th. For tickets please go here.

KALA was released in Japan today, be sure to pick up a copy if you live in the area.

M.I.A. will be opening for Bjork casino en direct on September 11th at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.

M.I.A. has just confirmed several dates in Japan for October, please see the tour dates below for more information.

M.I.A. visited Nic Harcourt at KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic to talk and perform some of her new songs. You can listen and see the session by going here.