Madonna is reaching back into her vault for a treat fans have awaited for nearly 27 years. The pop icon has officially announced the summer release of Veronica Electronica, a long-shelved remix album originally intended as a companion to her 1998 masterpiece Ray of Light. Set to drop July 25, 2025, Veronica Electronica will compile rare and unreleased remixes from the late ’90s, finally giving a public airing to a project Madonna once envisioned at the height of her electronica reinvention.
The album – whose title comes from one of Madonna’s own middle names – was put together in 1998 as a follow-up remix collection soon after Ray of Light’s release. However, as Madonna’s original album dominated charts and won Grammys, the remix set was quietly sidelined and never saw the light of day. Now the pop legend has decided the time is right to introduce the world to her “other half.” Announcing the news on social media, Madonna reflected on the era that spawned Veronica Electronica. “Making my Ray of Light album was a seminal moment in my life as an artist,” she wrote in an Instagram post, recalling how she underwent a personal metamorphosis in the late ’90s – from becoming a new mother to embracing a spiritual path. In that creative whirlwind, she teamed with producer William Orbit and “created an alter ego… and Veronica Electronica was born,” Madonna explained. Teasing the long-lost album’s persona, the superstar cheekily told fans, “Meet my other half,” alongside an AI-generated video of a virtual “Veronica” character announcing the album’s release.
Veronica Electronica will feature eight tracks – all remixes of songs from Ray of Light – crafted by some of the era’s top DJs and producers. Among them are clubland luminaries like Sasha, BT, Club 69 (Peter Rauhofer), Victor Calderone, and of course William Orbit himself, who helped shape Madonna’s iconic late-’90s sound. The setlist includes new mixes of hits such as “Ray of Light,” “Frozen” and “Nothing Really Matters,” deeper cuts like “Skin” and “Sky Fits Heaven,” and even an unreleased demo track from the original sessions (“Gone, Gone, Gone”). To kick off the excitement, Madonna has already released the “Skin (Collaboration Remix Edit)” on streaming platforms, giving a taste of the high-energy club vibes fans can expect.
The album will be available digitally and as a special vinyl edition, allowing devotees to finally complete their Ray of Light-era collection. Madonna’s decision to revive Veronica Electronica comes amid a wave of retrospective projects for the singer, who recently wrapped a career-spanning greatest hits tour and hinted at a sequel to her 2005 Confessions on a Dance Floor album. For longtime fans, the unveiling of Veronica Electronica is nothing short of pop music archaeology – unearthing a hidden gem from Madonna’s prime and proving that some dreams deferred can eventually come true. “It’s the long-awaited remix album from the Ray of Light era,” Madonna’s virtual alter ego declared – and in just a few weeks, that wait will finally be over.
