The singer revealed that the Bajan star was a mentor to her during the beginning of her career, but denied previous reports that they had teamed up for a collaboration.
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"Yeah, I love her. I toured with her a while ago, she's kind of a mentor to me at the beginning of my career," Ke$ha told Capital FM.
"So absolutely I love her and I have all the respect in the world for her. But I didn't unfortunately do it on this record."
Ke$ha's new single 'Die Young' is available to download now in the US and will be released in the UK on November 25.
The star's second studio album Warrior follows on December 3 in the UK and a day later in the US.
Listen to Ke$ha's new single 'Die Young' below:
Photo gallery - Rihanna's controversial outfits in pictures:
Rihanna wears a t-shirt featuring a woman wearing a thong with the words 'West Coast' tattooed across her rear as she leaves a tattoo parlour in LA.
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