M.I.A. releases new track and video in lead-up to her Meltdown festival
07 June 2017
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In the lead-up to M.I.A.'s Meltdown festival at London's Southbank Centre, launching this Friday (9-18 June), M.I.A. today releases a new track that she calls a 'love letter to her fans'. The track, entitled Goals, is produced by Portuguese musician and producer Branko, who worked with M.I.A. on her most recent album AIM, released last year. The video for Goals can be viewed below.
The new video features the work of photographer and artist Jaime Martinez, signed to M.I.A.’s label N.E.E.T., and displays a selection of GIFs taken of the musician and her fans throughout her recent album tours. This video will be displayed as an art piece throughout Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall public spaces during M.I.A.’s Meltdown festival.
This year Meltdown festival brings together emerging and established artists from across the world to create a fusion of global culture which features performances from artists M.I.A., Soulwax, Giggs, Young Fathers, Crystal Castles, Young M.A, Father, Mykki Blanco, MHD, Princess Nokia, JD Samson, Yung Lean, Afrikan Boy, I Wayne, Dexta Daps, Tommy Genesis and Fakear. The festival also showcases art, talks, debates and free outdoor gigs and parties.
Launched 25 years ago, the festival is famed for bringing to life the world of its curator, and counts Patti Smith, David Bowie, Yoko Ono, David Byrne, Ray Davies, Morrissey and Ornette Coleman amongst those that have held the position.
See www.southbankcentre.co.uk/meltdown for more information
FULL LINE-UP BELOW
Friday 9 June YOUNG FATHERS - 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
Saturday 10 June MUSIC INDUSTRY TALKS - 1pm, 2:30pm & 4pm - Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall CARNIVAL PARTY - 2-8pm, Riverside Terrace SOULWAX - 9:30pm, Royal Festival Hall AFRIKAN BOY - 10:30pm, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall
Sunday 11 June I AM… M.I.A. - 12pm, The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall RINSE FM BLOCK PARTY - 1pm-7pm, across Southbank Centre’s site MHD + ABRA CADABRA + 67 - 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
Monday 12 June GIGGS - 8pm, Royal Festival Hall
Tuesday 13 June VIOLET NIGHTS - 7:30pm, Violet Room at Royal Festival Hall
Wednesday 14 June PRINCESS NOKIA / YUNG LEAN - 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall HIP-HOP KARAOKE - 9:30pm, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall
Thursday 15 June I WAYNE / DEXTA DAPS - 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall
Friday 16 June FAKEAR - 6:15pm, Riverside Terrace CRYSTAL CASTLES - 8:00pm, Royal Festival Hall AWFUL RECORDS TAKEOVER - 10pm, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall
Saturday 17 June MELTDOWN MELA - Level 2 Terrace, 1-7pm YOUNG M.A / TOMMY GENESIS - 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall JD SAMSON / MYKKI BLANCO - 10:30pm, Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall
Sunday 18 June M.I.A. - 7:30pm, Royal Festival Hall