The musician’s sixth studio album is out on Oct. 14
Mathangi 'Maya' Arulpragasam, aka M.I.A. XAVI TORRENT/WIREIMAGE/GETTY IMAGES
M.I.A. is giving herself her own flowers on her latest single, “Beep,” set to appear on her sixth studio album Mata. Hours after releasing the track, M.I.A. finally announced the launch date for Mata, Oct. 14.
“Beep” is a self-celebration that reflects on the musician’s decades-long career. “Went from tryna pay the rent/Used a pen on men and made a dent/Yeah time and again/Make it go top 10,” M.I.A. shares on the energetic single. “I’m not a politician and not UN/When I meet face to face/Yeah Don’t be late/Talkin’ on the phone/Yeah I’m not gonna wait/When you gotta tell me you better locate.”
M.I.A. seems eager to get back on the road to hitmaking that defined her artistry early on. She also has suggested that she wasn’t the one holding up the release of Mata.
In an Instagram Story shared at the end of August, the artist wrote: “I had to wait 2 years for a Doja Cat verse…. Then a Nicki one… Then a…. Never mind. If Mata isn’t out [September] I will leak it myself.”
From Rolling Stone US.
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