Controversial rapper M.I.A. has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis U.K., the label announced Friday (Nov. 21). The deal covers future compositions from the Grammy- and Oscar-nominated artist.
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BMG called the deal “a marquee singing,” saying M.I.A. was “one of the great leaders and influencers and innovators in contemporary popular culture.”
The London-born rapper first attracted attention with her 2003 single “Galang” and singed to XL Recordings a year later. Her 2005 debut album, Arular, was a critical success, and 2007’s Kala and 2010’s Maya both charted. M.I.A.’s fourth album, Matangi, dropped in November 2013.
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Overtly political, the singer has often cultivated controversy. In 2012, she attracted attention, as well as condemnation, when she extended her middle finger during a half-time performance at Super Bowl XLVI.
