M.I.A. has a new Valentine.
The "Paper Planes" singer, who performed alongside Kanye West, Jay-Z, T.I. and Lil Wayne at the Grammy Awards last Sunday on her due date, gave birth to a baby boy on Wednesday, she confirmed on her MySpace blog.
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It's the first child for M.I.A. (whose real name is Maya Arulpragasm) and her fiance, musician Benjamin Bronfman.
"My early stage labor kicked in around 2 AM" after the Grammys, she wrote. "He is healthy, fine, beautiful and the most amazing thing ever on this planet, of course I'm his mum!"
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She also added that she and the baby are planning tour dates for 2010 and "making mix tapes."
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And the new mom's big month isn't over yet — she's nominated for an Academy Award for her song "O… Saya," with A.R. Rahman from Oscar frontrunner "Slumdog Millionaire." She was nominated for two awards at the Grammys — Record of the Year for summer hit "Paper Planes," and Best Rap Song for "Swagga Like Us," the song she performed at the show.
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