Whereas numerous followers take Halloween as a possibility to decorate up as their favourite musicians, the vacation is an opportunity for those self same A-listers to be anyone else only for an evening.
That is perhaps why so many pop stars love going all out on October 31 yearly (nicely, that and disposable earnings they’ll use to spend money on one of the best make-up and costumes). Many musicians even stage full blown photoshoots to point out off their spooky season appears to be like, a lot to the delight of their followers.
And, identical to everybody else, well-known musicians have completely different tastes in costumes. Some go for daring and horny, some shoot for foolish and punny, and a few gravitate in the direction of tremendous scary over cute and candy; some decide for easy and fast, and a few suppose that the extra detailed and elaborate, the higher. The samples on this checklist alone vary from hyperreal cartoon characters to politicians, horror film figureheads to youngsters’s e book villains.
The very best situations of musician-worn Halloween costumes, nonetheless, would possibly simply be those the place movie star singer-songwriters gown up as their very own favourite artists, whether or not it’s a modern-day peer or a legendary Corridor of Famer. Ciara, as an example, has dressed up as everybody from Selena Quintanilla to Janet Jackson to Cardi B, whereas Harry Types’ most iconic Halloween match needs to be his homage to Elton John’s Dodger Stadium look — however, extra on each of them later.
Maintain studying to see Billboard‘s favourite musician Halloween costumes from the previous few years, that includes Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Rihanna and extra.
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has had quite a lot of really random Halloween costumes, from Frozen‘s Olaf the snowman to the title character of Deadpool (the outfit for which she borrowed from her shut buddy Ryan Reynolds himself). However her most iconic Hallow’s Eve look would possibly simply be her simplest: a dishevelled squirrel swimsuit, which allowed her to trick-or-treat along with her bestie Blake Energetic’s children with out being clocked by too many paparazzi. “Sizzling squirrel s–t,” certainly.
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Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande is a licensed scream queen (she was even on Ryan Murphy’s present of the identical identify!), having lengthy shocked followers along with her epic couple’s costumes with late rapper Mac Miller in addition to her recreations of spooky retro characters from The Twilight Zone and Creature From the Black Lagoon. However the Halloween getup she dedicated the toughest to — which is saying one thing — was her and Liz Gilles’ recreation of scenes from Greatest in Present, decked out in totally correct renderings of Jane Lynch and Jennifer Coolidge’s characters.
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Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner
Again in happier instances, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner lived for a superb couple’s costume. Their 2021 tribute to the Lizzy McGuire film — with the Recreation of Thrones actress as Isabella to Jonas’ Paolo — was arguably their greatest, though 2018’s Gomez and Morticia Addams cosplay takes a detailed second place.
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Katy Perry
Katy Perry by no means shies away from a wacky costume, regardless of how wild (see her scarily actual Hilary Clinton getup right here). Her most iconic Halloween look, nonetheless, remains to be her 2014 homage to sizzling cheetos.
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Olivia Rodrigo
Say whats up to Olivia Rodrigo channeling Michelle Pfeiffer in 2021, dressing up in an ideal recreation of the actress’ Scarface character Elvira Hancock.
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Lizzo
Lizzo at all times goes all out on Halloween, with previous costumes together with Miss Piggy and Child Yoda. However her 2022 ode to Marge Simpson takes the cake, due to her consideration to element and all-in dedication to that yellow physique paint.
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Harry Types
Harry Types’ 2018 Elton John costume was so iconic, even Sir Elton accredited. “Now that’s what I name a Halloween costume,” wrote the legend on Instagram, sharing pictures of the newer pop star sporting a recreation of his 1975 Dodgers Stadium live performance apparel.
Harry Types attends the Casamigos Halloween Occasion on Oct. 26, 2018 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Kevin Mazur/Getty Photographs for Casamigos
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Rihanna
A lot of folks dragged Gunna for his New York Vogue Week outfit in 2021, however it was Rihanna who bought the final chuckle. The Fenty mogul not solely wore Gunna’s actual search for Halloween — down to each final quirky accent — however she additionally recreated his barely awkward poolside photos. “I used to be very flattered and honored,” the rapper instructed Billboard of the hilarious tribute at that 12 months’s American Music Awards.
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Rosalía & Rauw Alejandro
Rosalía appeared completely beautiful in her red-hot rendering of Asuka Langley Soryu from the Japanese anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, complemented completely by her then-boyfriend and fellow Latin music star Rauw Alejandro’s matching Shinji Ikari costume.
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Megan Thee Stallion
Even Pinhead can stand up to some sizzling woman s–t. Megan Thee Stallion is thought for at all times ringing in spooky season along with her all-out costumes and a standard yearly pumpkin head photoshoot, however her nod to Hellraiser rises above the remainder.
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Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran’s greatest Halloween costumes have all been designed round his signature crimson hair. Billboard‘s favourite needs to be his 2012 no-dye-needed Chucky impersonation, however his 2013 gingerbread man getup follows as a detailed second.
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The Weeknd
The Weeknd is consistently enjoying round with jarring prosthetics and peculiar alter egos in his music movies and album paintings, so that you greatest imagine Halloween is his time to shine. In years previous, Abel Tesfaye has gone as strikingly sensible variations of The Joker, Beetlejuice and even Don Vito Corleone from The Godfather; his wildest costume but, nonetheless, would possibly simply be Eddie Murphy’s character Sherman Klump from The Nutty Professor.
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Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X’s Harry Potter cosplay was completely terrifying, with the “Trade Child” star donning a bald cap, ghostly make-up and a prosthetic nostril to remodel into Lord Voldemort. Avada Kedavra; he completely killed it.
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Beyoncé & Jay-Z
Bey and Jay noticed an ideal alternative, and so they took it. With the “Break My Soul” singer doubling as Suga Mama and Trudy, and Mr. Carter enjoying the a part of Oscar, the 2 superstars and their three children Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir completely imitated Disney Channel’s The Proud Household — which, as it’s possible you’ll recall, Solange Knowles and Future’s Baby contributed the opening theme tune to again in 2001.
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Ciara
Ciara virtually runs Halloween, usually utilizing the vacation as an opportunity to pay tribute to fellow feminine musical icons. In 2020 alone, she bought all dolled up as Cardi B, Nicki Minaj and Janet Jackson, even recreating Jackson’s “What’s It Gonna Be?!” music video — with husband Russell Wilson enjoying Busta Rhymes.
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Rita Ora
There’s nothing extra iconic than a dressing up that’s so good, some folks don’t even understand it’s not the true deal. Rita Ora even appeared to confuse some media retailers along with her 2018 impersonation of Submit Malone, face tats and all.
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Woman Gaga
Woman Gaga appeared sharp on Halloween 2017, marrying the evening because the title character of Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands.
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Adele
Adele’s Dolly Parton tribute was so good, Billboard needed to embrace it (despite the fact that it wasn’t posted till nicely after Halloween). Her greatest precise Halloween look has bought to be her freakily correct recreation of Jim Carrey’s The Masks character, although — see right here.
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Probability the Rapper
Probability The Rapper remodeled into Tupac, The Rapper for Halloween of 2017, wanting impeccable as he recreated Pac’s well-known photograph with Jada Pinkett Smith.
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Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey did a full style 180 along with her 2019 costume, channeling an old-school metallic band with some mates. However in fact, Ms. Songbird Supreme is the Queen of Christmas, and as quickly as midnight struck on Nov. 1, she switched gears to the winter holidays (see her video under).
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