as much as i love MIA and her songs , he dress and dance during the grammy's was just ludicrous ... of course she is popular for her shock value , but being that pregnant and dressing up like that was just way too much .. ( http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005625.html --- video link at ur own risk )
hope she does not embarrass herself and her fans during the oscar show ... i know i know .. opinion varies , but couldn't help but reply ! On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 5:59 AM, Bivin Chandra <bivinchan...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > Organisers are so desperate to have new mother MIA perform at the awards > they have offered her the chance to sing while lying in bed – or make an > appearance by hologram > > Rosie Swash > guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 17 February 2009 12.04 GMT > Article history > > Despite giving birth less than a week ago, MIA is wanted by the Oscars. > Following her barnstorming performance at the Grammys last week, organisers > are desperate for her to perform at this Sunday's ceremony. So desperate, in > fact, that she could perform lying down if she wants to. > > According to reports today the rapper is keen to fulfill her commitment to > perform her Oscar-nominated song from Slumdog Millionaire, Jai Ho, at the > awards ceremony. She is said to be trying to find a way to overcome the > physical issues of performing so soon after giving birth, including, it's > alleged, an appearance by hologram or, failing that, one delivered from a > bed live on stage. > > MIA, real name Maya Arulpragasam, went into labour just hours after > performing at the Grammys with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and T.I, where > she marked the occasion by wearing an eye-popping transparent dress over her > blooming belly. She blogged earlier this week that her baby boy was "the > most amazing thing on the planet", and confirmed he was born on Wednesday 11 > February after she went into the early stages of labour on the night of her > performance (8 February). > > Now Oscars producer Laurence Mark is said to have offered her a "large bed" > to perform from at the 81st annual Academy Awards later this week, hoping > that if being nine months pregnant won't stop her performing then neither > will being a new mother. > > "She's eager to perform ... we've said things like 'we're willing to have > her enter on a large bed,'" Mark is reported to have told the WENN network. > "We'll make it as easy for her as we can." > > MIA is nominated for an award in the best original song category for her > collaboration with AR Rahman on Jai Ho, which features on the soundtrack to > the Danny Boyle film Slumdog Millionaire. According to a BBC interview with > Rahman, the Indian composer said that the issue of an MIA performance at the > Oscars is the "million-dollar question". > > "She wants to. In fact, she said she'll do it with a hologram. She has all > these ideas," said Rahman. He added: "I don't know how it's going to be > possible, though. Having a baby is such an important thing in your life – > more important than winning an Oscar." > > Something tells us MIA will find a way to balance both. > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/feb/17/mia-oscars-performance-2009 > > >
