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Rapper M.I.A. has found herself embroiled in a bizarre dispute with French football club Paris Saint-Germain, after she appeared wearing an altered version of one of the club’s shirts in her music video for ‘Boarders’. In the video M.I.A. is shown wearing the club shirt with the phrase of the main sponsor, ‘Fly Emirates’, edited to say ‘Fly Pirates’.

M.I.A. has found herself in a dispute with PSG.

On twitter the rapper shared a three page letter sent by the club to her record company, in which they complain about the use of the shirt in the video. The song ‘Boarders’ references the ongoing migrant crisis and the club feel that using the image of their jersey ‘is a source of discredit to our club and distorts its public communication policy’.

Continue reading: Paris Saint-Germain Threaten To Remove MIA's 'Boarders' Video

M.I.A has asked Madonna to help her pay the $16.6 (£10) million that the NFL are demanding in a lawsuit. The case has been brewing since the 2012 Super Bowl when the rapper made the offensive middle figure gesture during her performance with Madonna and Nicki Minaj. M.I.A, AKA Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, made the unrehearsed gesture at the end of her verse during the group's rendition of 'Give Me All Your Luvin'.'

M.I.A Is Being Sued By NFL For Pulling A Rude Gesture During Her Performance.

"ummm ..... can i borrow 16 million ?" tweeted the singer after the American football league's arbitration claim ballooned from $1.5m (£935,000) to $16.6m (£10m). The new figure has been reportedly calculated using market rates by treating M.I.A's performance, which lasted about 2 minutes and 10 seconds, as if it was an advert, according to The Independent.

Continue reading: MIA Turns To Madonna For Help In $16m NFL Middle Finger Lawsuit [Video]

Mia’s issues with the NFL seemed like a minor incident, until it turned out that the organization was suing the singer for $16 million in damages. Now the singer, who has repeatedly mentioned Madonna as her willing co-conspirator in the Super Bowl performance that earned her the League’s ire, is also pointing the NFL’s lawyers in Madge’s direction.

M.I.A. thinks she is being turned into a scapegoat by the NFL.

The NFL is demanding $15.1m in "restitution" on top of the $1.5m (£900,000) they were already chasing for breach of contract.

Continue reading: NFL Now Wants $16 Million From M.I.A, But Will Madonna Help Out?

M.I.A. will be entering 2014 free of the label that she has been battling with all year.

M.I.A. performing in Toronto in July

The singer was signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation, but announced she would be parting ways with them via Twitter on Tuesday (December 31).

Continue reading: After Year-Long Battle, M.I.A. Is Finally Leaving Roc Nation

Two completely separate ends of the fashion spectrum merge in rapper M.I.A.’s soon-to-be released collection for Versus Versace. M.I.A collaborated with the streetwear brand on a collection of clothes, inspired by the knockoffs she used to wear on the streets of London. You know, before the record deals, mainstream success and legal battles with the NFL.

M.I.A has evolved her own unique style, largely influenced by the days before she reached mainstream success.

The collection features plenty of bright colors, bold patterns and baggy shapes and the marketing campaign looks to be just as aggressive as we’re used to seeing M.I.A. in her performances – which is just fine. In fact, it’s nice to know that the M.I.A. (real name Mathangi Arulpragasam) hasn’t lost the slightest bit of her edge.

Continue reading: Versace Collaboration With M.I.A. Takes Inspiration From The Bane Of The Fashion Industry - Brand Knock-Off

About Time: It was Breaking Bad's evening at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (September 22, 2013). The ABC cable series - about a chemistry teacher who turns to a life of crime after being diagnosed with cancer - won the top drama prize at the ceremony. Check out the other winners here.

Like A Rolling Stone: Miley Cyrus continues her campaign to shock or offend everyone on the planet this month with a topless appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. In the accompanying interview she talks twerking, Kanye West and that VMA's performance. Read it here!

Continue reading: A Week In News: Breaking Bad Wins Emmy, Miley Cyrus In Rolling Stone, MIA Takes On NFL.

It’s pretty easy to pinpoint the moment at which the NFL and Mia began warring: the infamous middle finger during Madonna's Halftime Show at last year's Super Bowl XLVI.

MIA won't go down without a fight

Now, MIA is being sued by the NFL for breach of contract, something MIA describes as “ridiculous” in a YouTube video, which strangely shows her on the phone, explaining her feelings on the litigation.

Continue reading: NFL V MIA: Singer Has Her Say - Where Do You Stand?

The FCC might have a tight grip on most US broadcasts, but one person who doesn’t give a sh…nickerdoodle is M.I.A. The UK performer is known for her risqué music and style and she didn’t disappoint during a recent NFL broadcast, where she lifted a middle finger, clearly mouthing the words "I don't give a shit" in the middle of an extended performance of her song 'Gimme All Your Luvin’.' A little detail, which makes the gesture that much more scandalous: all this happened during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLVI.

M.I.A usually manages to fan some flames with her performances.

The performance was more than a year ago, and up until a month later, there were no consequences for M.I.A.’s controvercial gesture (apart from the skies opening and hellfire raining on the sinners who dared to watch, presumably). But if the singer thought she was in the clear, she was sorely mistaken. The NFL finally pressed charges against M.I.A., real name Mathangi Arulpragasam, in March 2012.

Continue reading: M.I.A. Doesn't "Give A F**k" About Broadcast Regulations, But The NFL Does

UK rapper M.I.A. has a new album - titled Matangi - coming out soon, we hope, after pushing back the release date time after time. But judging by the rate at which we've been getting new material from her, with what seems to be the second snippet from the album emerging online this week (thanks to London-based Internet radio station NTS), in the shape of a track called 'Only 1 U.'

'Only 1 U' might appear on the rapper's next album

Continue reading: M.I.A. Follows Up 'Bring The Noize' With Another New Song [Listen]

Bestival is slowly but surely ranking up alongside Glastonbury in the battle of the festivals. We're not sure why, but Great Britain seems to be the place to be for music festivals; despite the high chance of rain, millions flock to the fields every year.

It might have something to do with the stellar acts pulled in by the festival spirit year after year. Bestival - this year - is set to be headlined by rock legend Elton John, Hip Hop giant Snoop Dogg (sorry Snoop, we can't get on board with this Lion thing) while Mia, the Flaming Lips and the Roots add to an already stunning roster. John was a VIP guest at the first-ever Isle of Wight festival back in the 60s, "I went with a group of friends specifically to see Bob Dylan," John said. "He was fantastic. Sitting in that field I could never have imagined that just a year later Melody Maker would run the front page headline 'Dylan digs Elton!', after he came to one of my first shows in America."

But will a 65-year-old Elton don a fancy dress costume? Bestival is famous for them, so he'll probably have to. "As the person who played a concert at New York's Central Park in 1980 dressed in full Donald Duck costume including webbed feet, I think I know quite a bit about the power and fun of fancy dress! I can't wait to see the audience at Bestival: they must all look amazing from the stage." (via The Guardian).

Until relatively recently you wouldn’t have reckoned that The Rolling Stones would be up for four nominations at the 2013 NME Awards (the N stands for ‘new’, lest we forget), but it appears that a handful of extortionately priced gigs have got the old rockers back on the map, as the long running publication revealed its contenders for this year’s bash.

The Rolling Stones are in with a chance in Best Live Band, Best Book, Music Moment Of The Year and Best Music Film. Giving the event even more of a time warp feel, they’ll be doing battle with David Bowie in the Music Moment Of The Year, after the Thin White Duke announced his comeback on his 66^th birthday recently. Bowie is also up for Best Music Video and Hero Of The Year. Commenting on the nominations, Mick Jagger said "It's very nice to be nominated. When I first heard it was four things, I thought, 'Ooh, blimey! That's very nice!' And it’s not a journalists-only thing, it's not a coterie of closely-knit people choosing. It’s funny, because when we were rehearsing at Wembley Arena last year, it was where we used to do the NME Pollwinners. We remembered, it was the first time we ever played 'Jumping Jack Flash', at one of those Pollwinners concerts!"

More contemporary acts who are in with a chance of glory include Haim; the BBC Sound of 2013 winners are up for Best New Band, Best Track, Best Music Video and Best Twitter. Australians Tame Impala are also up for four nods: Best International Band, Best Album, Best Track and Best Music Video, whilst M.I.A is mysteriously in with a chance at four wins, despite just releasing one single since the 2012 awards. The full list can be found here.

Continue reading: The Rolling Stones NME Awards Nominations The Surprise Of A Retro Looking Shortlist

Lady GaGa has apparently been to visit the controversial Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Gaga sure is having an eventful of it whilst in Europe; she recently threw up whilst on stage in Spain and, in a move that might've further suggested that she's suffering from tiredness, she gave her fans just 30 seconds when appearing at the London department store Harrods to unveil her new perfume 'Fame'.

She's evidently not felt too tired that a trip to visit one of the most-talked about men in current politics was out of the question though. The Telegraph reports that singer M.I.A. had tweeted a message to Lady Gaga saying: "If ur at harrods today, come visit Assange at the Ecuador embassy across the st. im there. Ill bring TEA and CAKE (sic)." A rep couldn't confirm whether M.I.A had been there as well, but did confirm that Gaga had turned up to the embassy to visit him, adding "People can visit him (Assange) but usually he has his own team set up the appointments."

Gaga then confirmed the visit herself, posting a picture of her with the man, who is currently on the run and seeking asylum after being wanted in Sweden for alleged sex attacks on two women. Assange skipped bail to seek asylum in Ecuador, causing his backers to pay the courts $149,000. Other supporters of Assange have already lost more than $320,000.

Never one to fear publicity, nor controversy, Lady GaGa popped into the Ecuadorian embassy for dinner with Julian Assange this week. It is at the embassy, which is next door to Harrods, where Gaga launched her new perfume on Monday night (8thOct2012), that the Wikileaks founder is currently seeking political asylum. Mia invited Gaga to visit Assange via Twitter, promising the singer 'TEA and CAKE'.

Gaga has been outspoken about a variety of issues and is constantly preaching to her 'little monsters' to educate themselves on world affairs. With over 30 million followers on Twitter, Gaga's influence is surprisingly far reaching. Most recently, as reported by the Guardian, she prompted her followers “to read up on fracking, the controversial technique of extracting shale gas, which campaigners complain causes environmental destruction.”

Assange is currently avoiding extradition to Sweden where he will face rape and assault chargers, and to add insult to serious injury, he also believes he's wanted in the US for releasing classified governmental documents. He fears he'd be sent to Guantanamo Bay for the breach.

Continue reading: Lady Gaga And Julian Assange Dine In London

Rihanna has received 6 nominations for the MTV Europe Music Awards; more than any other act, reports The Telegraph. Muse, Coldplay and One Direction also pick up nominations.

The 24-year Barbadian star has been shortlisted for the awards for best song, best video, best female, best pop, biggest fans, and best look. Both ‘best song’ and ‘best video’ were for the same song, ‘We Found Love’ and ‘best look’ is a brand new category. She is up against Taylor Swift in the female, pop and look sections, whilst Swift was also nominated for best live and best world stage act. Other acts to be recognised, or at least they hope so, are Lana Del Rey, Nicki Minaj, Jay Z and Kanye West, all of which garnered three nominations each. Lady GaGa dominated last year's awards - held in Belfast - coming away with four awards and performing ‘Marry the Night’. This year she is also nominated for three categories.

Given the name of the awards, one would be forgiven for thinking that European acts are the most prominent, but it’s the Americans that continue to dominate year after year, and despite being held in Germany this year, that trend is set to continue. Great Britain represents the biggest European contingent with Muse Coldplay, Rita Ora, One Direction, Florence and the Machine, and M.I.A all hopeful to take home an award come November 11, 2012.

British rapper Mia gave up a potential career as a movie director to pursue music - even after catching the eye of acclaimed film-maker John Singleton.

The GALANG rapper - real name MAYA ARULPRAGASAM - idolised Spike Jonze during her time spent studying at film school, but she decided the profession wasn't for her when Singleton encouraged her to make a crack at Hollywood.

Continue reading: Mia Once Eyed A Career As A Film-Maker