M.I.A.’s Label is Not Happy About Her New Music Video

By Jamilah King May 20, 2014

On Monday, M.I.A. dropped the music video for her track "Double Bubble Trouble." The politically charged video features 3-D weapons, parrots and lots of neon. It’s also another sign of tension between the musician and her label, Universal Music Group, according to Slate:

After claiming Universal Music Group held the self-directed video for four days, she uploaded it herself this morning on YouTube. But, immediately, UMG blocked the video from being played, citing "copyright grounds." M.I.A. then retaliated, going on a Twitter rampage in which she re-tweeted disgruntled fans’ demands to see the video. 

Slate’s calling it her best video since 2011’s "Bad Girls."