Madonna rants 'no one can shut me up'
AFTER three decades of pop domination, Madonna has gone on an angry tirade following the dismal sales of her much-publicised new singles.
The star, who Day & Night recently reported had accused fans of stealing her unreleased music and private photographs, has now hit out again on social media with the claim that the world discriminates against women”.
In a rant on picture-sharing site Instagram, the 56-year-old singer, writes: “There are those who want to shut me up but they cannot!
“We still live in a world that discriminates against women. There are people that are so hateful.
"They want to create feuds between strong women that do not exist! I do not wish ill will towards any other female artist and I never have!”
Last week, the mother-of-three released six new tracks from her forthcoming album which suffered a dramatic dip in sales soon after.
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There are those who want to shut me up but they cannot!
The early availability of six tracks from her 13th album Rebel Heart, her first release in three years, initially topped the iTunes chart but then they quickly plummeted down the top 100, with her collaboration with Nicki Minaj – B**ch I’m Madonna – hovering at number 188.
Living For Love, believed to be the album’s lead single, has fared worse of all, at an embarrassing 529 on Amazon’s music chart.
The disappointing sales are said to have also caused concern over the March launch of Rebel Heart, with pre-release sales currently languishing at number 38 in digital pre-orders.
The singer, who has sold over 300 million albums over the course of her 32-year career, has struggled in recent years to ring in the big sales and produce hit records to match the current crop of popstars, including Rihanna, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga.