Madonna is set to embark on a world tour in 2015, marking three decades since her live debut on The Virgin Tour.

A source for the 56-year-old singer, who has been working on a new album, told the Daily Mirror: “This is going to be one very special tour. Madonna wants to pull out all the stops, especially because it is 30 years since The Virgin Tour.

“Like her 2012 MDNA tour, where she played 88 dates in places including Europe, South America and Asia, Madge will be travelling the world. Once the new record is finished she can concentrate on the concerts.”

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The news comes after the Material Girl star’s collaboration with one of the world’s biggest DJs, Avicii, was leaked online, which the singer said “broke her heart”. Two tracks, Rebel Heart and Wash Over Me, were posted online in late November.

Madonna has also been working with OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder on the album. Ryan, 35, said Madge’s new music is “her best stuff in more than a decade”.

Proving she can continue to shock, Madonna recently appeared in a series of raunchy photographs for Interview magazine. The photos were taken by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot and include pictures of the pop star in corset underwear, a flower-decorated metal face mask, and a PVC coat.