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.