M.I.A. Says She's Completed New LP, Doesn't Have a U.S. Visa

Last week, M.I.A. posted lyrics to a new song on her Instagram. Today, she said on Twitter that she will give her "American label" her "last LP" this week. At the same time, she said it won't be up to her whether the record gets released, because she wouldn't be able to promote it in the United States owing to her lack of a visa. She added that she won't be able to tour without a visa. See her tweets below. M.I.A.'s last LP was 2013's Matangi.

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I am handing my last LP in to my American label this week. It'll be up to them if its released.I don't have visa 4 states to promote or spk!

— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) May 2, 2016

Can't tour the US without a visa- might have to start writing songs 4 Dj Khaled and Selene Gomez to get heard

— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) May 2, 2016

Selena*

— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) May 2, 2016

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via Matthew Strauss