Music / NewsM.I.A.’s new album finally has a release dateAfter threatening to leak it earlier this week, the rapper has revealed that her fifth album A.I.M. will be out in September, with new single ‘Go Off’ due tomorrowShareLink copied ✔️July 14, 2016MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut M.I.A.’s forthcoming new album finally has a release date – as well as a new name. Yesterday, the rapper shared the lyrics for “Go Off”, a new single that she recorded with Skrillex. The single is due for release tomorrow (July 14th), and earlier today M.I.A. updated her website with a piece of text by writer Sinthujan Varatharajah (who’d previously written about M.I.A.’s “Borders” video) discussing the treatment of asylum seekers, as Pitchfork report. “Survivors of war, conflict and genocide live on as IDPs and refugees, dispersed across their homelands and the globe... Their narratives are construed as exchangeable, mutable and nuisance while their bodies are considered collateral damage. Survivors are treated as a surplus people whose very presence destabilises the status quo, whose voices unsettle the known.” The text ends with the words “GO OFF First single on the 15.7.16 and AIM 9/9”, and a representative for M.I.A. has since confirmed to Pitchfork that the album will indeed be called A.I.M. and will be released on September 9th. A.I.M. was originally set to be titled Matahdatah when it was first announced last year. In the months since then, M.I.A. has expressed frustration with her label’s handling of the release. Earlier this week she tweeted that she was “on the verge” of leaking the record. Is this what forced them to finally give it a release date? Keep your eyes peeled for “Go Off” when it’s released tomorrow. In the meantime, check out M.I.A.’s new artwork below. pic.twitter.com/aFjTeMYrMm— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) July 11, 2016Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORETOMORA are the dance-pop superduo out to ‘connect unexpected people’If Geese are a psy-op, so is everything else Nike What went down at Nike Toma in AtlantaA deep dive into the fan-led SOPHIE archive projectThe secret history of Black British musicSilvana Estrada: ‘Bad Bunny is my hero, but Latin America is a continent’ The ultimate guide to music festivals in 2026Stop calling Justin Bieber’s Coachella set ‘lazy’Xaviersobased’s online obsessions: NBA 2K, skate videos and NickelodeonQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsThe rise of Rico Ace in 5 tracksSwedish House Mafia unpack their Miami Ultra festival mega-setEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy