Madonna

Hey, it was better than an exposed nipple.

M.I.A. made headlines when she flipped the bird at Super Bowl XLVI. But on a scale of celebrity bird flipping—Johnny Cash being at the top, M.I.A.’s was pretty Justin Bieberish, so I don’t really see what all the fuss is about.

NBC apologized to their viewers for it. Yet they made no apologies about the Black Eyed Peas’ Super Bowl performance last year.

After M.I.A’s performance at the Super Bowl this weekend and her apparent “finger malfunction” where she flipped off the audience during Madonna’s half-time show, many are wondering, who is heck is M.I.A?

Aside from being one of the baddest b-tches with one of the most unique sounds in music, she’s indie enough for the Coachella crowd, but you could also hear her 2007 hit “Paper Planes” on Kiss FM. Here’s 5 things you didn’t know about M.I.A.

During the Super Bowl press conference, Madonna answered many questions. She promised not to have a wardrobe malfunction, she praised her hard-working Midwestern father, she talked about A-Rod as a centaur—woah, okay, back it up.

Apparently, there’s a rumor that Yankees player Alex Rodriquez, whom Madonna dated, has a—well, I’ll let this radio reporter explain.

“Is it true that he has an oil painting depicting himself as a centaur, half man half horse, in his home?” a reporter asked the singer.

Madonna’s face is splashed on the colorful cover of The Advocate’s latest issue, and in the magazine, the Superbowl singer talks about her creative endeavors and how she relates to them.

Madonna said when she decided to direct W.E., it was because she felt a connection to Wallis Simpson, stemming from her move to England.

“Like Wallis Simpson, I felt like an outsider,” she told the mag. “I thought, life is so different here