A. explained on social media that she was introducing her 2010 song 'Illygal' and discussing her team's visa issues when she made the comments. She also clarified that she cannot vote in the US, responding to a tweet about voting for Donald Trump by noting that 48% of the Latin community voted for him.
's team to avoid offensive content before the tour, but the situation still escalated. 's representative for comment. A.
M.I.A. is no longer on this tour. I told my management to send a notice to her team before we started tour that I didn't want anything offensive at my shows, cuz I already knew what time it was, and I was assured things were understood. After the last couple shows, I've been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants. This, to me, is very disappointing and I wont have someone on my tour making offensive remarks that upsets my fanbase.
can legally vote in the US.