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Perth Now
3 days ago
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- Perth Now
Madonna introduces fans to Veronica Electronica
Madonna has introduced fans to her alter-ego Veronica Electronica as she prepares to release the remix album of the same name. The pop superstar has revealed she used the name while working on her 1998 record Ray of Light with producer William Orbit and she's given the title to her new remix album which features new versions of tracks from the critically-acclaimed 1998 record. In a post on Instagram, Madonna explained: "Making my Ray of Light album was a seminal moment in my life as an artist. "I was going through a huge metamorphosis. I had just 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 names and Veronica Electronica was born. Meet my other half." Madonna went on to add a video showing an AI-generated version of her younger self announcing the Veronica Electronica remix album. The AI Madonna said: "I am not real. I am just an artificial intelligence but I want to tell you that the album Veronica Electronica will be out soon. "It's the long-awaited remix album from the Ray of Light era." Veronica Electronica features eight rare and previously unreleased remixes from the Ray Of Light album by Peter Rauhofer, William Orbit, Sasha, BT and Victor Calderone and it includes new a version of the title track as well as 'Drowned World/Substitute for Love', 'Nothing Really Matters', 'Frozen' and 'The Power Of Good-Bye'. The album will be released on July 25 digitally and on a silver vinyl, part of Madonna's Silver Collection' project which releases her catalogue as limited edition vinyl versions. It comes after Madonna previously revealed she is working on a follow-up to her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor. The pop superstar has been busy recording new music and she's called her latest project Confessions Part 2 suggesting the record is going to be disco and electro-pop-themed like its predecessor which included the singles Hung Up, Sorry and Jump. In a post on Instagram, Madonna wrote: "My Valentine's Day gift to all my fans is to let you know I'm putting my heart and soul into my new music and I can't wait to share it with you!! Confessions Part 2." She added a gallery of pictures which showed her in a recording studio alongside producer/DJ Stuart Price, who previously worked on Confessions on a Dance Floor as well as several songs for her 2003 album American Life.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Madonna Makes Major Announcement That Fans Are Calling ‘the Best News'
fans have something new to get excited about in the wake of an announcement that the seven-time Grammy Award winner made on Thursday, Feb. 13. The Queen of Pop shared a video on Instagram that showed her hard at work in a music studio. In her caption for the post, she revealed that she has been creating some new music. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 'My Valentine's Day gift to all my fans is to let you know I'm putting my heart and soul into my new music and I can't wait to share it with you!! 🩷🩵🩶🤍🩷🩵🩶,' she wrote. Though Madonna did not specify when exactly fans can expect to hear the new tunes, she did offer one more big reveal that left some fans gasping. 'Confessions Part 2,' the 66-year-old wrote, indicating that her new music will be a sequel of sorts to Confessions on a Dance Floor. The hit 2005 album won a Grammy Award in the Best Electronic/Dance Album category at the 49th annual awards show and launched her Confessions Tour in 2006. Fans appeared to be thrilled by the news as they added elated remarks to the post's comment section. 'Confession part 2?? Amazing,' one fan wrote on Instagram as another declared that the 'Vogue' singer had just given them the 'Best Best gift.' 'Thank you for the Valentine's present. Can't wait to hear it ❤️💋,' one Instagram user wrote. 'Yessssssss!!!This is seriously the BEST news in my world since the start of 2025!!! So excited!! New Music!! Yayyyyy!!!!! LOVE everything about this post!!! Happy Valentine's Day, Madonna!! ❤️,' another Instagram user commented. Madonna's last studio album, Madame X, was released in 2019. The A League of Their Own actress was more recently touring as part of her international Celebration Tour, which wrapped up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last May. Next:
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Madonna teases new music as potential sequel to ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor'
NEW YORK — Madonna has given fans an early Valentine's Day treat. The 66-year-old pop superstar announced Thursday that new music is underway with collaborator Stuart Price — the same producer behind her beloved 'Confessions on a Dance Floor' opus from 20 years ago. 'My Valentine's Day gift to all my fans is to let you know I'm putting my heart and soul into my new music and I can't wait to share it with you!!' she captioned a series of snaps on Instagram. She also once again teased that the project is a 'Confessions Part 2,' a sequel to the 2005 Grammy-winning album that spawned international hits like 'Hung Up' and 'Sorry.' Madonna first revealed her reunion with Price late last year. 'Working on new music with Stuart Price. These past few months has been medicine for my SOUL,' she wrote on Instagram Dec. 16. 'I'm so excited to share it with you. Who wants to hear new music in 2025!' No release date for the new project was given. Madonna's last full-length album, 'Madame X,' reached No. 1 in the United States following its release in 2019.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Madonna reveals new music is ''Confessions' Part 2,' teases potential sequel to 'Confessions on a Dancefloor'
Madonna is hung up on releasing new music, as the pop icon just made a surprising reveal that her upcoming album could be a sequel to her global 2005 smash Confessions on a Dancefloor. The legendary recording artist announced Thursday that she has a special holiday treat for fans upon premiering a series of new images of herself in a recording studio with her Confessions collaborator, music producer Stuart Price. "My Valentine's Day gift to all my fans is to let you know I'm putting my heart and soul into my new music and I can't wait to share it with you!!" Madonna wrote in the post's caption, before cryptically teasing that the new material is "Confessions Part 2." Related: Madonna teases new music for 2025 with Confessions on a Dance Floor collaborator Stuart Price Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for Madonna for more information. In December, Madonna confirmed that new music would release in 2025, and also unveiled that she was back in the studio with Price. "These past few months has been medicine for my SOUL," Madonna wrote at the time. "Songwriting and making music is the one area where I don't need to ask anyone for their permission. I'm so excited to share it with you. Who wants to hear new music in 2025?" In addition to his work on Confessions, which turns 20 in November 2025, Price also recently served as the musical director on Madonna's Celebration tour, a retrospective international concert series that kicked off in 2023 before concluding in May 2024 with a free set on Brazil's Copacabana Beach that drew a record 1.6 million fans to watch her perform. Outside of working on her new solo material, Madonna also joined The Weeknd and Playboi Carti for the 2023 The Idol soundtrack tune "Popular," which recently crossed 1 billion streams on Spotify and reached No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 — Madonna's highest-charting single since "Give Me All Your Luvin'" hit No. 10 in last full-length album, Madame X, reached No. 1 in the United States in 2019. It was preceded by 2015's Rebel Heart, 2012's MDNA, and 2008's Hard Candy — all of which followed the success of Confessions. The 66-year-old also recently developed a self-directed biopic about her life, which she co-wrote an initial draft of with Juno's Diablo Cody, and later finished with Erin Cressida Wilson. She later said in November 2024 that she might adapt the project into a TV series instead. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
