M.I.A. hits back at 'New York Times'

M.I.A. has described a recent article about her in The New York Times as "weak" and "lazy journalism".

Earlier this year, the singer blasted the publication for publishing a story that rated war-torn Sri Lanka as the top holiday destination for the year.

She has since tweeted one of its writer's phone numbers after her criticisms of the newspaper in an interview weren't published.

M.I.A. told MTV: "You know for me it was about the fact that I said, 'F**k The New York Times', quite a few times and it was written about and then in the article it was ignored, when that was what was interesting.

"So why would they put me on the cover of The New York Times? That question was really interesting to me, she (journalist) didn't really explore it, she just took a cheap shot."

She continued: "For the first time you have the tools to fight back. Imagine if Amy Winehouse and Lindsay Lohan and all these people were able to fight back using the internet, because you can.

"The New York Times was going to try and discredit my words and my experiences. I think you know what? I might have been a bit impulsive, but I think what we have found [is] a new way to deal with news."

M.I.A. recently leaked a third track from her new album /\/\ /\ Y /\ on her official website, called 'Steppin' Up'.