Madonna’s Beyonce-like stealth Rebel Heart release has jumped to an immediate number one on iTunes charts in 36 countries.
Madonna released six songs from her upcoming ‘Rebel Heart’ album over the weekend. The rest of the Rebel Heart album will be released in SXSW week, March 2015.
Of the six songs now available, one ‘Bitch I’m Madonna’ features Nicki Minaj.
Madonna’s publicist Liz Rosenberg updated fans with the following announcement at midnight Sunday (Los Angeles time)
Madonna press statement from Liz Rosenberg
NEW YORK, NY – December 21, 2014 – Madonna is currently #1 in 36 countries around the world with the release of six songs from her forthcoming album Rebel Heart. In virtually every country the songs were released, they held six of the ten slots on the Top 10 iTunes chart. In seven of those countries, she had multiple No. 1’s. The single Living for Love is currently No. 1 in 20 countries. The six songs – Living For Love, Devil Pray, Ghosttown, Unapologetic Bitch, Illuminati and Bitch I’m Madonna (featuring Nicki Minaj).
The news of the surprise drop came when Madonna posted a link late last night on Instagram announcing the release of the six songs as, “an early Christmas gift” to those that preordered the album. Fans immediately went to iTunes and drove the songs to #1 around the globe. Instantaneously Rebel Heart exploded on social media with the album topping the Billboard Trending 140 Chart. On Facebook #Madonna was the No. 1 trending topic and continues to trend there. Additionally, #Madonna and #RebelHeart have been trending on Twitter in the US all day.
Rebel Heart will be released in March 2015 on Interscope Records. Producers include Madonna, Diplo (Living For Love, Bitch I’m Madonna, Unapologetic Bitch), Kanye West (Illuminati), Billboard (Ghosttown), DJ Dahi and Blood Diamonds (Devil Pray). The album was recorded in London, Los Angeles and New York.
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