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Hello, boys

Anderson Cooper, left, and Madonna pose backstage at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on March 16, 2013, in New York. Madonna used the awards show podium to declare her opposition to the Boy Scouts of America's ban on gay scouts and scout leaders. (Larry Busacca / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Surrounded by family

Madonna, right, arrives with her boyfriend Braihim Zaibat, in scarf, at London's Heathrow airport on her birthday, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. The 53-year-old singer's children are also in tow, including David Banda, second from right, Mercy Ritchie, in white shirt, and Lourdes Ciccone Leon, far left. (Tilak Desai / Splash News) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Dressed to party

Lourdes, left, and Madonna arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2011. (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Bringing hard bodies to the masses

Madonna poses during the opening of her gym called Hard Candy Fitness in Mexico City on Nov. 29, 2010. (Alfredo Estrella / AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

The quality of Mercy

Madonna holds her daughter Mercy James, who was adopted from Malawi, during a visit to that country's Gumulira village on Monday, April 5, 2010. Madonna is in the country on a charity tour and is starting a girls' academy there. (Mike Hutchings / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Sweet as can be

Madonna performs during her "Sticky & Sweet" tour in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. It's her eighth concert tour, and is the highest grossing tour by a solo artist. (Manu Fernandez / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Visiting the children

Madonna and son, David Banda, visit the Mphandula Child Care Centre, built by Madonna's charity, Raising Malawi, in Lilongwe, Malawi. The singer adopted David from the African country in 2009 and is in the process of adopting a daughter from the country. (Amos Gumulira / AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Madonna and Jesus

Madonna and model Jesus Luz are seen on the streets of Manhattan on March 1, 2009. Reports suggested the pop star and the Brazilian model became an item during a steamy shoot for W magazine after her marriage to Guy Ritchie fell apart. In July 2009, they reportedly broke up. (Arnaldo Magnani / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

United before the fall

Madonna and her then-husband Guy Ritchie arrive at the festival palace for the gala screening of director Steven Soderbergh's film "Che" at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in Cannes, France. The couple was dogged by rumors throughout the summer that their marriage of almost eight years was on the rocks and that Madonna was having an affair with baseball star Alex Rodriguez. By fall the rumors of a split were confirmed and the first phase of the couple's divorce became official on Nov. 21, 2008. (Christophe Karaba / EPA) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Madonna and children

Madonna embraces her daughter Lourdes, 9, left, son Rocco, 6, right, and David Banda, 13 months, whom she adopted with her husband Guy Ritchie. Madonna said that David is healthy and thriving in her London home, in an interview that aired Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." (Shavawn Rissman / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Mother of 'Reinvention'

Madonna strikes a pose during The Re-Invention Tour in 2004, complete with a red string around her wrist, a custom associated with Judaism's Kabbalah. Since the late 1990s, Madonna has been a devotee of the religion. (Chad Rachman / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Bedtime stories

In 2003, Madonna released her first children's book, "The English Roses." Her latest fable, "Lotsa de Casha," illustrates that money can't buy love or guarantee happiness. (Frank Micelotta / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

True 'Confessions'

Madonna performs at the first London concert of her "Confessions" world tour at Wembley Arena in 2006. Once again, the singer ignited controversy with her use of religious symbols, such as the crucifix and crown of thorns, during her performance. (Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Disco diva

Madonna sings her dance single "Hung Up" from her tenth album, "Confessions on a Dance Floor," at the 12th annual MTV Europe Music Awards in Lisbon, Portugal. (Dave Hogan / Getty Images for MTV) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Sealed with a kiss

Britney Spears, left, and Madonna kiss during the opening performance of the MTV Video Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2003. The two pop princesses sang "Like A Virgin" in white wedding dresses, mimicking Madonna's performance during the inaugural show in 1984. (Julie Jacobson / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Great Scot

Madonna jams on a guitar while wearing a Scottish kilt during the "Drowned" World Tour 2001. The tour was Madonna's first in eight years, following her 1993 "The Girlie Show" tour. (Colin Braley / REUTERS) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Mamma Mia!

Madonna gave birth to her son, Rocco John Ritchie, on Aug. 11, 2000. Later that year, she married Rocco's father, Guy Ritchie, whom she met in 1999 through mutual friends Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler. (Martin Cleaver / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation

S-E-X

In 1993, Madonna hit the road on "The Girlie Show" tour in support of her sexually charged album, "Erotica." Along with the album, the singer released "Sex," a soft-core pornographic book that featured erotic photographs of herself, models and other celebrities. (Bertrand Guay / AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

'Truth or Dare'

In April 1990, Madonna began her year-long Blonde Ambition tour, which featured the dance-club favorite "Vogue," and the infamous cone bras. The tour's successful documentary, "Truth or Dare," was released the following year. (Jerry Lampen / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation

'Like a Virgin'

This provocative song was the pop star's first No. 1 single, topping the charts in 1984 and 1985. Madonna's memorable performance of "Like a Virgin" at the first MTV Video Music Awards featured her writhing on stage wearing a wedding gown. (Courtesy Everett Collection) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Pop princess

Raised in a Catholic family in the Detroit suburbs, Madonna suffered tragedy at an early age when her mother died of breast cancer in 1963, when Madonna was just 5. She told NBC's Meredith Vieira, "Because of it, I'll always have an affinity and connection for children who have lost their mothers." (Everett Collection) Share Back to slideshow navigation