M.I.A. will now be … well M.I.A. from the Roc.
On New Year’s Eve this past Tuesday, M.I.A. abruptly announced via Twitter her departure from the management roster of Roc Nation, which she signed with in May, 2012.
2013 i dlted old tweet to bring u this. im leaving @RocNation . Thank to everyone who supported the M.I.A #MATANGI LP. HAPPY NEW YEAR | 2014
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) December 31, 2013
Unrest appeared to commence early last year, when the director of a documentary film on M.I.A. – Steve Loveridge – started a public spat between himself, M.I.A. and Roc Nation after posting a teaser of the work to his Tumblr account, which Roc Nation requested be taken down.
Roc Nation emailed Loveridge at the time, saying the decision to post a teaser “screws with everything we’ve been working on setting up [M.I.A.’s newest record] ‘Matangi.'” Loveridge responded that he “really couldn’t give a flying fuck,” before exiting the project. Shortly after, M.I.A. tweeted, indicating a marked rift between herself and her label reps and management, saying: “im gonna need @kickstarter and my fans to help make this exist , ive been black listed through normal channels !!!!!!!”
Perhaps the change in management signifies a discovery in M.I.A.’s life. She told Billboard this past November: “In order to lose and find yourself as an artist, you have to abandon your team.”
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