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Madonna claims working with Kanye West is a "bit of a bullfight".
The 'Living For Love' hitmaker has revealed their strong personalities can result in tension when they work together in the recording studio.
She confessed: "It's a little bit of a bullfight, but we take turns.
"He knows that he's walking into a room with a person with a strong point of view, and I do, too."
However, the 56-year-old singer - whose track 'Illuminati' was produced by the musician - insisted they are able to co-operate even if they disagree, because they are aware of each other's talents.
Speaking in the 50th anniversary issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, she said: "I listen to what he has to say, take it in, and he listens to what I say and takes it in. We didn't agree on everything, but he has good ideas."
However, the musical icon - who released her 13th studio album 'Rebel Heart' last month - previously spoke in admiration of the 'All Day' rapper, describing him as a "brilliant madman" and the "black Madonna".
She said: "He's a brilliant madman. He can't help himself. Like, he doesn't have the same filters other people have.
"Kanye is the new Madonna. Kanye is the black Madonna.
"We're comrades in the envelope-pushing genre."

B. B. King has been hospitalised.
The iconic blues musician was rushed to a medical centre near his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, after suffering from dehydration linked to his Type II diabetes over the weekend.
The 89-year-old star has battled the illness for more than 20 years, and despite his latest health scare, his daughter Claudette confirmed to the Los Angeles Times newspaper he "is much better".
The incident follows previous problems with the 'Three O'Clock Blues' singer, who cancelled the remaining eight dates of his US tour last year after receiving a similar diagnosis following a show.
A statement posted on his website in October read: "Mr. King did not feel well enough to continue his performance last night, Oct. 3, 2014, at the House of Blues in Chicago.
"He was immediately evaluated by a doctor and diagnosed with dehydration and suffering from exhaustion whereby causing the eight remaining shows of his current tour to be cancelled."
However, a few days later, the star joked about the incident in a separate statement in which he said his home life had become even more hectic than his time on the road because so many people had been getting in touch to see how he was feeling.
He wrote: "I'm back at home now listening to music, watching movies and enjoying some down time.
"I think I'm busier at home now than on the road talking to friends calling to check up on me. I do appreciate everyone's calls and concern. I want to tell you, I'm doing alright."

Plain White T's have had "so many fistfights".
The five-piece pop-punk band - featuring Tom Higgenson, Dave Tirio, Tim Lopez, Mike Retondo and De'Mar Hamilton - revealed their 18 years in a band together have mostly been harmonious, but have been littered with violent arguments which have made them question their future as a group.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz at an event celebrating the launch of Lipton Ice Tea's #BeMoreTea campaign, bassist Mike admitted: "We've had some big arguments, but we're like brothers and all brothers fight. There've been fistfights."
The 'Hey There Delilah' hitmakers - whose new album 'American Nights' is out this week - admitted the spats have been difficult to cope with, although the band members who weren't involved have always tried to keep out of the confrontations to stop them from escalating further.
Guitarist Dave Tirio continued: "There have been so many fistfights, to the point where I remember one time I was brushing my teeth on the other side of a wall from a fistfight happening, and I didn't even give a s**t. I was just brushing my teeth like, I'm not breaking it up. Let them go."
However, lead singer Tom insisted there haven't been as many clashes as his bandmates suggested, although even one violent feud seems like "a lot".
He added: "By so many, he means like three, but one is a lot in my opinion.
"We're like brothers, but not actual brothers, so we don't fight that much!"
Plain White T's have partnered with Lipton Ice Tea for the video to their new single 'Pause', inspiring people to take time out to embrace the things they love. Watch the video here: http://youtu.be/vAnChA7HrbU

Louis Tomlinson is "incredibly messy".
The One Direction singer has admitted his tour bus habits often annoy his bandmates, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Niall Horan, and he thinks he has inherited his untidiness from his mother.
He said: "I don't mind saying I am incredibly messy. It doesn't bug me, but it annoys the other boys sometimes.
"I think I get it off my mother - she's a bit messy too. She probably wouldn't like me saying that."
The 'Little Things' hitmaker loves playing jokes on his bandmates, even if it means disrupting one of their gigs.
He explained: "Every now and then during a concert I'll change a few songs words to something random and stupid, just to throw the boys off."
And off stage, Liam most frequently falls victim to Louis' jokes.
He added to Top of the Pops magazine: "I think Liam [is the victim most often]. I don't know why. He's not gullible or anything. I just think it's cos me and him banter with each other a lot and he gets the brunt of it."

5 Seconds of Summer star Luke Hemmings finds big groups of fans scary.
The 18-year-old singer revealed he is often freaked out by the large crowds of girls waiting for the 'Don't Stop' hitmakers when they arrive at airports.
When asked to name his weirdest fan experience, speaking in Japan, he said: "When there's a lot of fans in an airport and they're all trying... It gets quite intense sometimes. It's when there's a whole bunch of fans in one place."
However, the boys enjoy being sent fun gifts by their followers and admitted they recently had a lot of fun after one fan sent them a headband adorned with party poppers to play with.
Ashton Irwin even shared a video of the group playing with the noisy toy on his mobile phone, while the boys cracked up as Luke described the bizarre gift.
He said: "We got party poppers and a straw. There's three attached to your head and then you blow it."

Charli XCX could sleep in a bin.
The 'Boom Clap' singer insists she isn't a diva and takes a relaxed approach to life in the road.
She said: "On my last tour I took my childhood best friend and I hired another of my best friends as my assistant. I enjoy touring. I'm the opposite of a diva.
"Would I sleep in a bin? As long as I've had some champagne, then probably, yeah."
The 22-year-old singer also admitted she isn't worried about what she eats and regularly indulges in her favourite calorific foods.
She said: "I love fried chicken. In America I eat fried chicken once a week. I'm not a salads kind of girl. My comfort food is pizza in bed."
While Charli still has a number of professional goals to achieve, she thinks her success so far has given her the right to relax a little.
She told Miss Vogue magazine: "I think I've learned over the last year how to chill out.
"Once you've achieved a few of your goals you feel like you deserve a break. Although I feel like I'm never going to be satisfied."

Jessie Ware's new single stemmed from a song she "messed up".
The 30-year-old singer is preparing to release 'Champagne Kisses' and though she thinks the song is one of the "best" she has recorded, she admits the catchy track wasn't meant to exist.
She said: "I went in [the studio] with another idea, which I messed up. Sometimes, the best stuff happens when you stop overthinking it."
Between her touring commitments, Jessie - who married long-term boyfriend Sam Burrows last August - is starting work on her third album but suggested it may not be as melancholic as her previous two records.
She added to Grazia magazine: "I don't know if I'm going to go full-on Pharrell 'Happy' but I'll have to dig quite deep for those fraught moments because everything is quite nice right now."
The 'Say You Love Me' singer worked with Ed Sheeran for a track on her last album 'Tough Love' and previously admitted she found it "scary" teaming up with the 'Thinking Out Loud' hitmaker.
She said: "I took more risks [on this album] and it was scary.
"Working with Ed Sheeran on the track 'Say You Love Me' really pushed me vocally as he can do loads of things with his voice. I'd be thinking, 'I'd better sing this well and not embarrass myself.'"

Diplo's music comes before his children.
The DJ only sees his sons Lockett, four, and four-month-old Lazer - both of who he has with ex-girlfriend Kathryn Lockhart - for an hour a day because he thinks he needs to make the most of his career while he is still successful and will spend quality time with the boys when they are older.
He said: "I only see them an hour a day - I'd love to be home a lot more often, but I don't see myself having successful records like this for many more years - I'm surprised I'm still popular!
"I should make money while I can. In 18 years my kids will be happy when I can afford to send them to college.
"I'm only on this earth to make music so I'm going to do that as long as I can. Then I will spend time with my children, not wondering what I could have done."
And Diplo - who previously dated Katy Perry and MIA - denied having anything to do with his kids' unusual names.
He told NME magazine: "That's their mom not me. I only chose their middle names."

Martin Kemp says cheese is behind Spandau Ballet's success.
The 53-year-old bassist has revealed having various types of the dairy product with them at all times on tour has become "the glue" that keeps the group - Martin, Tony Hadley, Steve Norman, John Keeble and Gary Kemp - together.
He said: "For the last 30 years our rider hasn't changed. The most important thing is the cheese board - we've got everything: blue cheese, soft cheese, cheddar.
"If we don't have that it's a disaster. That's the glue that keeps everything together."
Martin added that while they also include champagne in their rider he rarely drinks as it leaves him feeling too tired to perform.
He explained: "It's early starts. You can't do the show on a hangover."
The 'True' hitmaker - who is currently touring the UK with the group and is set to fly to Germany for the next leg - prefers to up his vitamin intake instead and always makes sure he hits the gym to keep fit.
He explained to the Daily Mirror newspaper: "We've got vitamin boosters and powder that they always leave out for us. I'm a bit of a gym lover. You've got to keep fit."
The band previously split in 1990 over a royalty disagreement but reunited nearly 20 years later in 2009.