Singer Sinead O’Connor debuted a very different look on her Facebook page when she posted her new album cover art. She also revealed that the album’s title, I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss, is inspired by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.
In a post on her website, the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer said that Bossy’s title is directly influenced by Sandberg’s “Ban Bossy” campaign. It was a last second change, which O’Connor didn’t think the record label would be able to pull off.
“Originally I had a different title, The Vishnu Room, but a few months back when I saw the phrase ‘I’m not bossy, I’m the boss’ and became aware of the Ban Bossy campaign, I wished I could re-name the album, since indeed it can be tricky being a female boss and I think Sheryl’s campaign is a terribly important one,” O’Connor wrote.
Initially, she thought that it was too late to change the album title, but her record label allowed her to make the change after they saw the promo shots. Then, they asked her to change the picture, which also gave her the opportunity to change the title.
“Very happy girl,” O’Connor wrote. “Thank you to all at Nettwerk Music Group and to photographer, Donal Moloney for making the title change possible.”
The new album cover was posted on O’Connor’s Facebook page and shows the singer clutching a guitar and wearing a black wig. She’s also wearing a black leather outfit.
According to Today.com, the new album will be out on Aug. 12.
top image courtesy of Tina Kaawaloa/INFevents.com
second image via Facebook from Sinead O’Connor