7 Times Our Favorite R&B Divas Switched Up Their Styles

Life is all about reinventing yourself.

'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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'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)

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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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)

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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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)

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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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)

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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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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Keyshia Cole, 'She' (2014) - This was the first time we saw Keyshia really get down in some lingerie. And backed by the DJ Mustard production, it totally worked. Get it, Keyshia!(Photo: Interscope Records)

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Keyshia Cole, 'She' (2014) - This was the first time we saw Keyshia really get down in some lingerie. And backed by the DJ Mustard production, it totally worked. Get it, Keyshia!(Photo: Interscope Records)

Toni Braxton, 'He Wasn’t Man Enough' (2000) - Gone were the bob-cut, overgrown men’s shirts, and blue jeans. Even though years earlier Toni began rocking tight body suits and big hair, she never quite upped the ante like she did with “He Wasn’t Man Enough.” Her voice was still the low tinge we loved, but Toni’s femme-fatale appeal was way up high.(Photo: LaFace Records)

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Toni Braxton, 'He Wasn’t Man Enough' (2000) - Gone were the bob-cut, overgrown men’s shirts, and blue jeans. Even though years earlier Toni began rocking tight body suits and big hair, she never quite upped the ante like she did with “He Wasn’t Man Enough.” Her voice was still the low tinge we loved, but Toni’s femme-fatale appeal was way up high.(Photo: LaFace Records)

Janet Jackson, 'Love Will Never Do (Without You)' (1990) - Baby Janet had stopped being baby Janet years before this video of her frolicking with Antonio Sabato Jr. came out. This was just the first time everyone would see Janet’s sensual side on full display and in her total control.(Photo: A&M Records)

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Janet Jackson, 'Love Will Never Do (Without You)' (1990) - Baby Janet had stopped being baby Janet years before this video of her frolicking with Antonio Sabato Jr. came out. This was just the first time everyone would see Janet’s sensual side on full display and in her total control.(Photo: A&M Records)