Madonna turns 50, and what a career she has had. She is most definiteley controversial, but I have to say I do enjoy her music and respect her as a business woman. As the saying goes she is often imitated, but never duplicated!

Her hubby dropped some major cash when he bought her a diamond necklace and earrings set from Bulgari worth $500,000! That was the elegant part of her present, the romantic touch was a rose he named after Madonna that he supposedly placed in a vegetable patch. Her daughter Lourdes, 11 designed her a dress apparently.

Justin Timberlake reportedly gave her a very practical gift of golfing vouchers and numerous media outlets had birthday cakes delivered to her home in Marylebone, central London.

Madonna is listed in Guinness World Records as selling 120 million albums and 40 million singles to earn the title of the most-successful female solo artist.

Her Sticky And Sweet world tour kicks off on August 23 in Cardiff.