Bjork praises 'confident' Timbaland

Bjork has lavished praise on hip-hop innovator Timbaland.

The Icelandic pop star was astounded by the efficiency of his beat-making skills when they collaborated on three tracks for her recent Volta album.

She told The List: "Timbaland's very impulsive, confident and very male... in the positive sense of the word. If you think of the elements, Timbaland is very much one element - 500%.

"There's not one drop of doubt, so you walk into a room and he does a beat and you sing on top of it. And then five minutes later, you've got a song."