Another 14 Madonna songs leaked onto the Internet on Tuesday night. This follows on the heels of last week's leak, when 13 unfinished tracks off her upcoming album, Rebel Heart, appeared online. The latest breach has exposed a collaboration with Pharrell called Back That Up (Do It), as well as songs titled Veni Vidi Vici, Beautiful Scars, Iconic, God Is Love, and Tragic Girl. The 56-year-old star appeared to be referencing the incident when she
posted a photo to Instagram on Tuesday, writing, 'Real Rebels think for themselves! Real Rebels respect ART! Real Rebels are Rebels in their (heart)#rebelheart' The Living For Love hitmaker responded with much more fervour to the leak of her album last Wednesday. Rebel Heart was scheduled to debut on March 10, 2015. 'This is artistic rape!!' she cried out in an Instagram post that has since been taken down. 'These are early leaked demo's half of which wont even make it on my album the other half have changed and evolved. 'This is a form of terrorism. Wtf!!!! Why do people want to destroy artistic process??? Why steal? Why not give me the opportunity to finish and give you my very best?'
Her word choice created a storm of controversy on Twitter, as her rant overlapped with a week filled with global tragedy, including the deadly hostage crisis in Sydney and the devastating Taliban school massacre in Pakistan.
On Saturday, Madonna chose to release six polished songs from Rebel Heart, available to those who pre-ordered her album on iTunes. She said in a statement: ‘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. ‘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.’
The Hung Up singer has been working with a treasure trove of the hottest producers and songwriters including Diplo, Avicii, Natalia Kills, Alicia Keyes, and Kanye West. Madonna described her feelings of violation in an interview with The Guardian. ‘Obviously there is a person, or a group of people behind this that were essentially terrorising me,’ she said. ‘I don’t want to sound alarming, but certainly that’s how I felt. ‘It’s one thing if someone comes into your house and steals a painting off your wall: that’s also a violation, but, your work, as an artist, that’s devastating.
‘I’m an artistic person, I’m very expressive. I’m sorry if words alarm people, but that’s what it felt like. It was not a consensual agreement. 'I did not say “hey, here’s my music, and it’s finished.” It was theft.
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