7 Times Our Favorite R&B Divas Switched Up Their Styles
Life is all about reinventing yourself.
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'Go Ahead, Switch the Style Up...' - Sometimes our favorite artists have to switch it up and let their hair down completely. In the best times, those switch-ups open the doors to fun and entertaining eras. In the worst times, we clown them a little (or a lot) and tell them to stay in their lane. At some point, the super talented chanteuses played around with their looks and video styles. Did they succeed? — Jon Reyes(Photo: Sony Music Entertainment)
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Beyoncé, 'Crazy in Love' (2003) - More than an image change, Bey was ready to start her life as a solo artist. The white tank top, booty shorts, and red pumps were all so simple and yet so iconic. Queen Bey was throned here, at this very moment.(Photo: Sony Music Entertainment)
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Keri Hilson, 'The Way You Love Me' (2010) - Keri came to us as the choicest of songwriters. With a co-sign from Timbaland himself, she propelled forward as an artist in her own right. Fast-forward a couple of years and all that, like the choreography in this video, went south.(Photo: Mosley Music / Interscope Records)
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Ashanti, 'Only U' (2004) - Ashanti’s third album’s lead single found the R&B singer tackling some choreography in a way she never had before.(Photo: Murder Inc. / Def Jam)
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Mariah Carey, 'Honey' (1997) - Tommy Mottola, be gone! As soon as Mariah ditched the music mogul, the singer lost a bit of her inhibitions. The video for “Honey” was a huge image switch-up for Carey, and one she wouldn’t leave behind.(Photo: Sony Music Entertainment)
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