M.I.A. at the Grammy Awards
M.I.A, who amazed us all at this year’s Grammy Awards, has confirmed that she is now a new mummy in a message to fans and friends on her MySpace page.
The Paper Planes hitmaker reveals her baby was born on Wednesday, three days after her "early stage labour kicked in" upon arriving home after the Grammy Awards, where she performed, on Sunday.
In the alert, which M.I.A. posted on Saturday, she writes, "MY BABY IS HERE HAPPY VALENTINES! SUNDAY NITE (sic) I CAME HOME FROM THE GRAMMY'S STILL IN THE MOOD TO PARTY, I COUDA (sic) EASILY GONE OUT BUT I WENT HOME INSEAD (sic), LUCKY I DID!! COZ MY EARLY STAGE LABOUR KICKED IN AROUND 2AM."
She adds, "MY BABY WAS BORN WEDNESDAY, HE IS HEALTHY, FINE, BEAUTIFUL AND THE MOST AMZING (sic) THING EVER ON THIS PLANET - OF COURSE I'M HIS MUM!!!
"ME AND BABY ARE PUTTING OUR TOUR DATES FOR 2010 TOGETHER AND MAKING MIX TAPES AND FIGURING OUT A WAY TO BREAK OUT OF THE HOSPITAL! HOPEFULLY THE WORLD IS BEEN TICKING ALONG AND I AINT MISSED MUCH (sic)."
The star's publicist confirms the baby news and the fact that the post on MySpace comes from M.I.A. Initial reports, which broke overnight on Friday, suggested M.I.A.'s baby son was born on 12 February.