"I ventured into electronic music with William Orbit and I created an alter ego, taking one of my middle names- and Veronical Electronica was born," she saidNEED TO KNOWOn Thursday, June 5, Madonna announced that she is releasing new musicThe project Veronica Electronica will feature rare and unreleased remixes from her critically acclaimed album Ray of LightIt will be released on July 25Madonna is bringing a blast from the past with her upcoming new music release.

"I was ready to shed a new skin and take a road less traveled by," the pop icon shared of creating the character.

Madonna has introduced fans to her Veronica Electronica alter ego amid the release of a long-rumoured project. On Thursday, the music icon announced that she would be releasing a collection of "rare and unreleased" remixes from her 1998 Ray of Light album.