{"id":571989,"date":"2026-02-24T13:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/?p=571989"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:23:15","slug":"m-i-a-hits-out-at-rosalia-over-imitated-spiritual-aesthetic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/en\/m-i-a-hits-out-at-rosalia-over-imitated-spiritual-aesthetic\/","title":{"rendered":"M.I.A. hits out at Rosal\u00eda over \u2018imitated\u2019 spiritual aesthetic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The skies of pop have opened \u2014 and not exactly to hand out blessings. <strong>M.I.A. has publicly hit out at Rosal\u00eda <\/strong>following the Spanish singer\u2019s appearance in Vogue\u2019s spring editorial. According to the \u2018Paper Planes\u2019 artist, Rosal\u00eda\u2019s <strong>new spiritual aesthetic comes a little too close to her own<\/strong>. The controversy erupted on social media after M.I.A. shared images of herself wearing a similar tunic and accused the industry of building \u201cfalse prophets for profit\u201d, while claiming she herself was \u201ccancelled\u201d after converting to Christianity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People have a billion dollar industry behind them , I&#39;m an independent Artist paying for my art out of what I generate with OHMNI MUSIC, OHMNI CLOTHING through my fans, because the mass are only now waking up and have always fell for Satan&#39;s games against me. <br><br>I believe in the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EpJZKUGXu3\">pic.twitter.com\/EpJZKUGXu3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; M.I.A. \u2295 II II II (@MIAuniverse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIAuniverse\/status\/2021324526056087935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\"><blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUlAF9iErUA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The controversy<strong> goes beyond a single look<\/strong>. For M.I.A., the issue runs deeper. She speaks of lived experience, sacrifice and spiritual integrity. In several posts on X, she argued that her Christian vision is not an aesthetic trend but a personal transformation that shaped both her artistic and professional path. She even stated she could provide emails as proof of media rejection after publicly sharing her faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\"><blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVCOm4LEVhe\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:640px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVCOm4LEVhe\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Within that context, <strong>she says she is pleased that Rosal\u00eda is bringing Christian symbolism to new audiences<\/strong>, but questions whether the creative machinery behind the Spanish star may be appropriating codes she feels are rooted in her own journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rosal\u00eda has not directly responded to the accusations<\/strong>. The singer has consistently cited M.I.A. as an influence \u2014 even referencing her in \u2018Buler\u00edas\u2019 \u2014 and the two shared the stage during the<strong><em> Motomami Tou<\/em><\/strong>r in Los Angeles in 2022, sealing the night with a warm embrace that at the time symbolised mutual admiration. Fans and critics alike have pointed out that religious iconography forms part of<strong> Spain\u2019s cultural imagination<\/strong> and broader historical references, making it difficult to attribute its use in contemporary pop to any one artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ninelux\/video\/7152053479933037866\" data-video-id=\"7152053479933037866\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@ninelux\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ninelux?refer=embed\">@ninelux<\/a> <p>LA ROSAL\u00cdA AND M.I.A onstage tonight!!! i feel so blessed that i got to experience that truly, i love them both sm. <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"rosalia\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rosalia?refer=embed\">#rosalia<\/a> <a title=\"miamatangi\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/miamatangi?refer=embed\">#miamatangi<\/a> <a title=\"gay\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/gay?refer=embed\">#gay<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - nine lux\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7152053900689034030?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; nine lux<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not the first time M.I.A. has claimed the industry has overlooked her influence. In 2024 <strong>she accused Adele of failing to acknowledge, in her view<\/strong>, the help she gave early in her career, while publicly praising Beyonc\u00e9. In short, she feels others often receive the applause while she does not. Now the conversation shifts into spiritual and symbolic territory, where the boundaries between inspiration, trend and appropriation are particularly blurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@riristea\/video\/7446892640928304430\" data-video-id=\"7446892640928304430\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@riristea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@riristea?refer=embed\">@riristea<\/a> <p>M.I.A. Calls Out Adele For Thanking Beyonc\u00e9 <a title=\"jayz\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/jayz?refer=embed\">#jayz<\/a> <a title=\"mia\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mia?refer=embed\">#MIA<\/a> <a title=\"rocnation\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rocnation?refer=embed\">#rocnation<\/a> <a title=\"shawncarter\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/shawncarter?refer=embed\">#shawncarter<\/a> <a title=\"beyonce\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/beyonce?refer=embed\">#beyonce<\/a> <a title=\"adele\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/adele?refer=embed\">#adele<\/a> <a title=\"riristea\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/riristea?refer=embed\">#riristea<\/a> <a title=\"rivetsoro\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rivetsoro?refer=embed\">#rivetsoro<\/a> <a title=\"greenscreen\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/greenscreen?refer=embed\">#greenscreen<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Suspense, horror, piano and music box - takaya\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Suspense-horror-piano-and-music-box-6817193198436255745?refer=embed\">\u266c Suspense, horror, piano and music box &#8211; takaya<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At its core, the matter is quite simple. <strong>Religious symbols have existed for centuries and belong to shared culture.<\/strong> It is hard to argue that anyone can claim exclusive ownership over them. Can someone lay claim to an aesthetic that belongs to everyone? When does inspiration become imitation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, M.I.A. has decided to bring forward the release of her next LP. 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