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 M.I.A., whose single "Paper Planes" shot her into the mainstream over the past year, is scheduled to perform at Sunday's (February 8) Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, despite being nine months pregnant.
The British/Sri Lankan rapper's "Paper Planes" is up for Record of the year, and even though she's heavily pregnant, she's being a trooper. In fact, her due date is day of the Grammys, said reports.
"They say that you're often late the first time, so I'm planning to go," she told USA Today. "We'll see. People are trying to get me to relax and focus on the baby. It's like being in parallel universes."
Not only is she performing, or has agreed to perform, but she will grace the stage with Jay-Z, T.I., Kanye West and Lil Wayne for their "Paper Planes"-sampled single "Swagga Like Us."
Although the performance may be the biggest of her career, she's previously admitted she has concerns that the moment may induce labor.
"When I read these books on childbirth they are like, 'If you want to induce labor, try having a game of arm wrestle with your friend.' I am like, 'Oh my God, my option isn't an arm wrestle -- it's like being onstage and with Jay-Z and Lil Wayne and Kanye and T.I.' To me that is really exciting, to be a nine-month pregnant woman," M.I.A. told the Associated Press.
The Grammys will broadcast live on CBS on Sunday.
Aside from performances, M.I.A. is reportedly working on a new album and producing her new artist, Rye Rye.
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