via Apple MusicMusic / NewsWatch M.I.A.’s heartbreaking new music video for ‘Borders’The Sri Lankan rapper climbs wire fences and wades into the sea with refugeesShareLink copied ✔️November 27, 2015MusicNewsTextAnnachiara Biondi After launching her politically-charged new single “Borders” last week, M.I.A. has unleashed this self-directed visual to accompany it, which shows the artist join a group of refugees as they try and climb wire over fences, huddle up on tiny boats, and travel across the sea. Just as in Pussy Riot's ”Refugees In”, the video and lyrics show a powerful solidary with those who are fleeing from conflict, with M.I.A. singing, “Borders, what's up with that? Politics, what's up with that? Police shots, what's up with that?" According to a press release, the track will appear on her forthcoming fifth studio album Matahdatah Watch the video below via Apple Music: Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORECorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreSekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool againDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?