"Dear haters, I have so much MORE for you to be mad at...Be patient!" That was the message that Madonna posted to Instagram yesterday, and she wasn't kidding: her latest missive in the promotional campaign for her forthcoming LP Rebel Heart (six tracks of which were released on iTunes at the end of 2014 following leaks that Madonna referred to as "artistic rape" and "a form of terrorism") takes the wire-bound LP cover art and applies the aesthetic to iconic photos of revolutionary black leaders and icons such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Bob Marley.
This ❤️#rebelheart had a dream!
A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on
This❤️#rebelheart fought for freedom!
A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on
This❤️#rebelheart sang about ONE LOVE!
A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on
Madonna's no stranger to controversy, of course—and if the aim here was to get people talking, it's certainly working.
Madonna done lost her rabbit ass mind pic.twitter.com/Do6kLzSvpA
— Xavier D'Leau (@TheXDExperience) January 2, 2015
Madonna refuses to just quietly get it right.
— BaeMax (@thembithembi) January 2, 2015
Madonna didn't get enough of a reaction when she compared people hearing her demos to rape. so she kicked it up a notch.
— Al Shipley (@alshipley) January 2, 2015
"oh i have an idea! let's use black freedom fighters to help me peddle my music! that will go over great on twitter!" (c) @Madonna
— Tracychagulia (@brokeymcpoverty) January 2, 2015
If this is promotion for a @Madonna CD, I plan on knocking all the copies off the shelves.
— Wan-bi MaMa (@BlackNerdJade) January 2, 2015
Madonna knows how to get y'all talking quick.
— BlackBroDude (@CraigSJ) January 2, 2015
UPDATE 01/03 7.37pm: Madonna has now issued an apology via her Facebook page which states: "I'm sorry. I'm not comparing myself to anyone. I'm admiring and acknowledging there Rebel Hearts." Read the full post here.
