In response to the leak of 13 unfinished demos last week Madonna has just released 6 new songs on iTunes, plus uploaded Living For Love onto Youtube, in advance of her just-announced full-length album, Rebel Heart. “I was hoping to release my new single Living For Love on Valentine’s Day with the rest of the album coming in the Spring,” the iconic singer stated on her official website early this morning (December 20). “I would prefer my fans to hear completed versions of some of the songs instead of the incomplete tracks that are circulating. Please consider these six songs as an early Christmas gift.”
(To play Living for love in creation 5, just tap here.)
iTunes was having problems this morning, probably due to the massive amount of traffic after Madonna’s surprise announcement. If you do have problems locating the tracks just go to Madonna’s ’Artist Page’ on the iTunes Store and sort her albums by release date and Rebel Heart should show up immediately. You can download the songs as part of an album pre-order or buy them individually, a la carte.
The album has 19 tracks, most of which are still untitled, save for one called Joan of Arc that is not yet available. More music will be released Feb. 9 before the full album arrives in full on March 10, 2015.
Tracks available include the following:
Living for Love (Madonna Ciccone, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Alicia Keys, MoZella, Ariel Rechtstaid, Toby Gad, Nick Rowe)
Devil Pray (Madonna Ciccone, Ryan Tedder)
Ghosttown (Madonna Ciccone)
Unapologetic Bitch (Madonna Ciccone,Thomas Wesley Pentz, Sophie)
Illuminati (Madonna Ciccone,Thomas Wesley Pentz)
Bitch I’m Madonna (feat. Nicki Minaj – Madonna Ciccone,Thomas Wesley Pentz, Sophie, Onika Minaj)
Producers on the tracks include Diplo, Kanye West, Billboard, Dahi, Blood Diamonds and Madonna, herself. Diplo — who produced a large portion of the album’s tracks — promised the songs would be “crazy-sounding.” “We really pushed the envelope with some of the stuff we were doing,” he said, adding Madonna was “up for anything.” “I love when an artist gives a producer the confidence he needs to work with them, and Madonna was very open-minded to my ideas… she was down from day one.”
Madonna has been troubled by leaks for the last few weeks. Earlier this month, she posted a photo of a smashed iPod on Instagram “This broken ipod is a symbol of my broken heart! That my music has been stolen and leaked! I have been violated as a human and an artist! #fuckedupshit.”
When she discovered unreleased photos from shoots had made their way onto the web, she posted one of the images on Instagram saying, “I am asking my true fans and supporters who respect me as an artist and a human to not get involved with the purchasing, trading or posting of unreleased images or music. I hope and pray we find the source of the leaks soon. Until then i am grateful for any leads or info and even more grateful for your support and loyalty! Please let me finish my work so i can give you my very best!”
X-mas is coming early! Pre order my album and download 6 tracks! Happy Holidays! ❤️#rebelheart pic.twitter.com/YBiJccfQQ4
— Madonna (@Madonna) December 20, 2014
