M.I.A. Takes A Well Deserved Break

Over the last few days, since M.I.A.’s announcement of her European tour’s cancellation, word has been bouncing about the interweb of the MC’s probable back-out of the Bonnaroo Music + Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. Rumors flocked around about the artist’s fatigue and exhaustion, which it sounds like was bound to catch up with her eventually, after delivering countless performances of what has come to be known as one of this generation’s most exciting live acts. Well, M.I.A. DID make it to the festival yesterday (reflective dressed back up dancers and all) and during her performance, announced formally that, “This is my last show” and “I’m glad I’m spending it with all my hippies.” Most are speculating that the break is indeed a “break”, but there are sources that are claiming the Bonnaroo performance as her “last gig ever.” Regardless, Maya has recently admitted to have been writing new materiel while on tour, and vowed that her departure from the stage will not keep her out of the studio, saying, “At the end of the day, I’m here, you know.” This break conveniently comes only 3 weeks after the engagement between our neon spandex’d heroine & Benjamin Brewer of the relatively unknown band The Exit, who are actually pretty good.

Rest up, hoe.