After Madonna sparked rumours last year that she would be working with British dance duo Disclosure, she has explained for the first time why the collaboration didn't happen.
Madonna told the Rolling Stone: "I love their stuff, and I wanted to work with them. And I met with them to work with them, and I played them some of my music. When I met them it was at Governor's Ball, and they had such a busy schedule. I was in Europe, they weren't there. When they were in New York, I wasn't here. So we couldn't hook up"
While discussing the making of her thirteenth studio album Rebel Heart, the singer referred to working with Kanye West, Diplo and Avicii - admitting that she couldn't add another busy schedule to the process: " I had so many other moving parts. I couldn't add one more problem to the equation. One more person that I was chasing".
Read the full interview over at Rolling Stone - not least because in it Madonna mentions how she thinks Drake's "You could be big as Madonna" is a good pickup line.
Madonna announced the huge 35 city tour earlier this month, and will head to the UK in December. Tickets will be on general sale March 16.
The full tour dates are below.
Aug. 29 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena - On Sale Mar. 9
Sept. 2 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena - On Sale Mar. 16
Sept. 5 - San Juan, PR - Coliseo de Puerto Rico - On sale Mar. 21
Sept. 9 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre - On Sale Mar. 14
Sept. 12 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center - On Sale Mar. 16
Sept. 16 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden - On Sale Mar. 9
Sept. 19 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center - On Sale Mar. 9
Sept. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center - On Sale Mar. 16
Sept. 26 - Boston, MA - TD Garden - On Sale Mar. 16
Sept. 28 - Chicago, IL - United Center - On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 1 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - On Sale Mar. 23
Oct. 3 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall - On Sale Mar. 16
Oct. 5 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre - On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 8 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center - On Sale Mar. 16
Oct. 11 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place - On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 14 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena - On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 17 - Portland, OR - MODA Center - On Sale Mar. 23
Oct. 19 - San Jose, CA - SAP Center at San Jose - On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 22 - Glendale, AZ - Gila River Arena - On Sale Mar. 23
Oct. 24 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena - On Sale Mar. 16
Oct. 27 - Los Angeles, CA Forum - On Sale Mar. 16
EUROPE / UK:
Nov. 4 - Koln, Germany - Lanxess Arena - On Sale Mar. 16
Nov. 7 - Prague, CZ - O2 Arena - On Sale Mar. 16
Nov. 10 - Berlin,Germany - Mercedes-Benz Arena (02 World) - On Sale Mar.16
Nov. 14 - Stockholm, Sweden - Tele 2 Arena - On Sale Mar. 16
Nov. 17 - Herning, Denmark - Jyske Bank Boxen - On Sale Mar. 9
Nov. 21 - Turin, Italy - Pala Alpitour - On Sale Mar. 16
Nov. 24 - Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi - On Sale Mar. 16
Nov. 28 - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis - On Sale Mar. 9
Dec. 1 - London, UK - O2 Arena - On Sale Mar. 16
Dec. 5 - Amsterdam, Holland - Ziggo Dome - On Sale Mar. 9
Dec. 9 - Paris, France - Bercy - On Sale Mar. 9
Dec. 14 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Arena - On Sale Mar. 16
Dec. 16 - Birmingham, UK - Barclaycard Arena - On Sale Mar. 16
Dec. 20 - Glasgow, Scotland - The SSE Hydro - On Sale Mar. 16
Madonna recently performed at both The Grammys and The Brits. Her new album Rebel Heart is out on 9 March in the UK.
