This album needs no introduction. There are so many "best of" lists that include this album, there are too many to mention. It's made the list of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2019, the album was ranked 75th on The Guardian's 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century list. Based on such rankings, Acclaimed Music lists Kala as the 24th most acclaimed album of the 2000s decade and the 248th most acclaimed album in history.M.I.A. is the only artist to receive nominations for all five of Academy Award, Grammy Award, Brit Award, Mercury Prize and Alternative Turner Prize, and the first artist of Sri Lankan-British descent to be nominated for an Academy and Grammy Award in the same year. She has also been nominated for an MOBO Award, MTV Video Music Award, and MTV Europe Music Award.She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for her services to music.[8] She accepted the title (bestowed on British citizens in recognition of their service to the arts) in honor of her mother who had “spent her life in England hand sewing thousands of medals for the Queen”. Wow.
