• Ke$ha may be 23, but she has a major to-do list. “Some of my favorite artists of all time are classic artists, and the list is long when it comes to dream duets. Anywhere from a Mick Jagger to a Prince to a David Bowie. But also I’d be as honored to share a song with Rihanna as I’m honored to share her stage during our concert tour. We were just hanging out. She’s so amazing, especially on stage. She’s such a genuine person.” Hmm, is Rihanna’s boyfriend Matt Kemp always around? “I haven’t seen him yet, but there’s so many people on our tour, there’s like hundreds of people. I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting him yet.”

• Rihanna brought her Last Girl on Earth Tour  to Madison Square Garden on Thursday night (August 12), and that means opening act Ke$ha was feeling particularly nervous. Why? Well, it’s Madison Square Garden! “I’m actually a little petrified, to be honest. It’s a landmark in my career, and it’s just an epic venue. … I’m just really excited, and I’m gonna try to kill it!” she told MTV News. “It definitely means a lot for me to be playing there, especially with Rihanna, ’cause she’s so incredible. It makes me feel like I’m finally arriving here!” The girls kicked off the tour  earlier this summer, and the “Tik Tok” singer said she and Rihanna have had some fun times on the road together. “It’s amazing! She’s just a badass. I saw her yesterday, and she spanked me — always keeping me on my toes. She’s the sickest.” With all that time together, have the girls discussed working together? “I would love to. I mean, it’s kind of been tossed around. There’s not really much time that we’ve spent writing and stuff on this tour, because it’s been so crazy, but it’s definitely an idea I’m not opposed to.” Ke$ha said she’s learning tons from Rihanna on tour. “I don’t know what she would be learning from me, aside from how to look like a maniac, but I definitely learned a lot from her. I’ve only been performing pop music for under a year, so I’m relatively new to the arena thing. It’s terrifying, so I really do, every night, watch her, and she’s so graceful and so sweet and so badass.” Her best advice? “She just always has such a good attitude. You just have to own it!”

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