The English Roses in 100 countries translated into 42 languages. On the same day, courier services delivered copies of the book to UK television talk shows like "GMTV" and "", so it could be discussed during the program. The singer appeared at multiple promotional events, reading aloud from the book to children. In the United States, Madonna appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and book signing events at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York City's Rockefeller Center. She also appeared at a news conference in Paris promoting the release. The initial print run for "The English Roses" in the United States
Icon & The Black Roses (album) extend the release to a full album. The band flew to Berlin to record the extra material and in June 15, 2004, their self-titled debut album was released by Dark-Wings with distribution by SPV. http://www.iconandtheblackroses.com/album/icon-the-black-roses/ Icon & The Black Roses (album) Icon & the Black Roses is the debut studio album by Portuguese band Icon & The Black Roses. It was released on June 15, 2004, following a demo released 2001 and an EP released in 2003. In this early period the band recorded a demo called “4 Winter Songs” which allowed them to secure a deal with Dark-Wings records