Madonna Reflects on the Birth of Her Alter Ego Veronica Electronica While Teasing 'Ray of Light' Remix Album
On Thursday, June 5, Madonna announced that she is releasing new music
The project Veronica Electronica will feature rare and unreleased remixes from her critically acclaimed album Ray of Light
It will be released on July 25Madonna is bringing a blast from the past with her upcoming new music release.
On Thursday, June 5, the legendary performer, 66, announced on her website the upcoming release of her long-rumored project, Veronica Electronica. The record will feature rare and unreleased remixes from her critically acclaimed 1998 album Ray of Light.
As a teaser for what fans can expect, Madonna released the deep cut for "Skin (The Collaboration Remix Edit)."
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Arriving July 25 on silver vinyl and digitally, Veronica Electronica serves as an eight-track companion to Ray of Light, which Madonna initially envisioned as a remix album in 1998.
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"The project was ultimately sidelined by the original album's runaway success and the parade of hit singles that dominated the spotlight for more than a year," the announcement explains.
Veronica Electronica, which is available to preorder now, will feature newly edited versions of club remixes by Peter Rauhofer, William Orbit, Sasha, BT and Victor Calderone. The original demo of 'Gone, Gone, Gone," which is a previously unreleased recording produced by Madonna and Rick Nowels, will also be included.
Madonna's last remix album was released in 2022 with the arrival of Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones. Her last studio album, Madame X, arrived in 2019.
The performer opened up about what her new era of music means to her in a candid Instagram Stories post.
"Making my Ray of Light album was a seminal moment in my life as an artist," she wrote. "I was going through a huge metamorphosis. I had given birth to my daughter Lola. I had found my spiritual path and I was ready to shed a new skin and take a road less traveled by."
"I ventured into electronic music with William Orbit and I created an alter ego, taking one of my middle names- and Veronical Electronica was born," her statement continued. "Meet my other half.😜."
Madonna's latest announcement comes two days after she marked her father Silvio Ciccone's 94th birthday on X and Instagram.
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Her tribute read: "He has survived many wars and many losses in his life.and he still has a sense of humor and a strong desire to get out of bed every morning and make the most of his day. Whenever people ask my father when he's going to retire, his answer is always the same. 'I'm going to go until the wheels fall off'!! S.A.M.E. 🩷🩵🤍🩶."
Ray of Light quickly became one of the biggest albums in Madonna's career upon release in 1998. The album features the hit singles "Frozen," "Ray of Light," "Drowned World/Substitute for Love," "The Power of Good-Bye" and "Little Star." Madonna won Best Pop Album at the Grammys in 1999.
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