M.I.A.

M.I.A. is the first person of Asian descent to be nominated for an Oscar and Grammy award in the same year. USA Today included her on its list of the 100 Most Interesting People of 2007 and she was named one of Time Out 's 40th Birthday London Heroes in 2008. The same year, Esquire listed M.I.A. as one of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st century, describing her as the first and only major artist in world music, and in 2009 she was cited in Time Magazine's Time 100 as one of the world's most influential people for her global influence across many genres.