M.I.A. Gives Birth To A Baby Boy!

It’s a boy for M.I.A.! The “Paper Planes” songstress and fiancé Ben Brewer welcomed their first child, a son, on Wednesday, February 11th.

Announcing the birth on her MySpace, M.I.A. writes, “Sunday night I came home from the Grammys still in the mood to party — I coulda easily gone out but I went home instead — lucky I did! My early stage labor kicked in around 2 a.m. My baby was born Wednesday. He is healthy, fine, beautiful and the most amazing thing ever on this planet — of course I’m his mum!! Me and baby are putting our tour dates for 2010 together, making mix tapes and figuring out a way to break out of the hospital! My baby boy says hi!”

M.I.A. says her son has already added fuel to her fire as an artist.

“Having a baby is the most creative thing you can do. It makes you re-learn the world through a child’s eyes.”

The singer, 31, announced her pregnancy in October. On Sunday, February 8th, M.I.A. performed at the Grammys — on her due date! Now all eyes will be next Sunday’s Academy Awards to see if she will have bounced back in time to perform “O Saya,” her Oscar-nominated song from Slumdog Millionaire.