Billboard

M.I.A.’s ‘Paper Planes’ Rides Dance Trend to No. 1 on TikTok Billboard Top 50

The rapper's 2008 track leads in its third week on the chart. By Kevin Rutherford M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes” is the latest No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, rising 2-1 on the Dec. 28-dated ...
Time

M.I.A.’s ‘Paper Planes’ Is Back in Meme Form to Tell Us All Everybody Wants to Do

Even though M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes” was all a long time ago it’s now back in the spotlight, thanks to a meme circulating on Twitter that handily re-works its most iconic chorus lyrics. It’s been a ...
AV Club

Yeah, sure, here's MIA's "Paper Planes" recreated with more than 200 movie lines and sound effects

Humanity is capable of incredible things when we put our minds to something. As a species, we’ve built the pyramids, traveled to the moon, and created vaccines for countless diseases. We are also ...
Stereogum

New M.I.A. Video – “Paper Planes”

It's been a dramatic, breakout year in the life of our favorite Sir Lankan agit-pop siren, and you could look at "Paper Planes" as a microcosm for all that madness. Before the 'breakout' -- #9 Album, ...
Billboard

M.I.A.’s ‘Paper Planes’ Back at No. 1 on TikTok Billboard Top 50, ‘Mufasa’ Song Debuts

The song reigns for a second week, with "I Always Wanted a Brother" the top debut. By Kevin Rutherford After dropping to No. 2 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 for a week amid holiday-related gains ...
The Fader

Know Your (Copy)Rights: Predicting The Sampling Fallout From “Paper Planes”

As the rap world's fascination with MIA's "Paper Planes" and the parade of "remixes" featuring the likes of 50 Cent, Jim Jones and Freeway (possibly) starts to subside, we've been thinking about why ...
Stereogum

New M.I.A. – “Paper Planes (Remix For The Children By Adrock)”

Maya's controversial Kala track already got the Beastie stamp of approval back when the boys turned up on the video for a quick cameo, but Adrock's showing the BK transplant more love on his lonesome, ...
The Fader

Audio: Esau Mwamwaya, “Tengazako” (MIA’s “Paper Planes”)

This one's really going to confuse the purists: London-based Malawi singer Esau "The African Phil Collins" Mwamwaya who's friends with London-based half-Swedes Radioclit aka the Techno Jihadis singing ...
Wired

MP3 - Beastie Boy's Remix of MIA's 'Paper Planes'

In another instance of a remix being interesting while not surpassing the original (hardly a crime in remix circles), here’s a remix by Adrock of Beastie Boys fame of MIA’s "Paper Planes," which he ...
Digital Spy

The X Factor: Fleur East performs Paper Planes by MIA

Fleur East received a standing ovation on tonight's (September 28) show, as she wowed the crowd with a version of MIA's 'Paper Planes'. Speaking after her performance, Mel B said: "I think you've got ...
Gulf News

'Paper Planes' rapper M.I.A. gives birth to son

'Paper Planes' rapper M.I.A. gives birth to son Los Angeles: Grammy- and Oscar-nominated rapper MIA announced on her MySpace blog that she has given birth to a son. The rapper wrote on Saturday that ...