Via Instagram/@miamatangiMusic / NewsMusic / NewsM.I.A. shares a music video for new song ‘Babylon’The track accompanies an NFT auction of the musician’s 2010 mixtape Vicki LeekxShareLink copied ✔️November 13, 2021November 13, 2021Text Thom Waite M.I.A. — autumn/winter 2018 M.I.A. has shared a new track, titled “Babylon”, accompanied by a music video that’s available to stream via her OHMNI website (listen to a short snippet below). The song has also been listed in a Foundation NFT auction, appearing alongside an extended version of her 2010 mixtape Vicki Leekx. This isn’t the artist’s first entry into the world of crypto, however – earlier this year, she also auctioned off a piece of her digital art, GIFTY 1, as an NFT. “It’s only now that the appropriate gallery for my work finally exists,” she wrote in a statement at the time. The new song, “Babylon”, follows the release of new material in 2020, including “CTRL” (a song in support of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange) and “OHMNI 202091”. The current reserve price on “Babylon” – which, when met, will trigger a 24-hour auction – is 11.00 ETH (or $51,551.94 USD). Several artworks included in the Vicki Leekx sale have already been sold. Proceeds will benefit the Courage Foundation, a human rights non-profit that has supported whistleblowers including Assange, Edward Snowden, and Chelsea Manning. Find more details of the auction here, and listen to a short extract of “Babylon” below. BANNED BY BABYLON ! NFT AUCTION STARTS..... FRIDAY 12PM PST / 3PM EST / 8PM UTC, CLOSES SATURDAY 12PM PST / 3PM EST / 8PM UTC pic.twitter.com/LVCsM2rXdc— MATAverseANGI (@MIAuniverse) November 12, 2021Escape 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.TrendingWhy are women now talking like looksmaxxers?Despite being the subject of extreme beauty practices for centuries, more women are using the language of looksmaxxing in an effort to be taken seriouslyBeautyFashionPhotos of the ‘techno sluts’ at Berlin’s all-day runway rave NothingEventWhat Went Down at Club Nothing in New YorkBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaArt & PhotographyThe Japanese photographers finding beauty in what others overlookLife & CultureIs this the most corrupt World Cup ever?Life & CultureThe 10 best moments from a cursed World CupArt & PhotographyAnd Love Comes in at the Eye: Passionate portraits from Tom Wood’s archiveBeautyThe sexiest flesh-baring Instagram accounts you need to followEscape 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