16 Most Drastic Hair Cuts in Music

Beyonce set the Internet on fire a few nights back after debuting her new short haircut. Fans and critics alike all chimed in via social media, which got Billboard to thinking: What are some other drastic hairstyle changes have occurred from music stars in the past? Starring Miley Cyrus, Elvis and more, find out what other stars switched up their looks to varying results.

Beyonce became a crop star on Wednesday (Aug. 7) night after revealing her new pixie ‘do via her Instagram feed. Usually the R&B queen is all about long locks that fly free through fan-blown wind on stage. But, for now, those days are over.

UK songtress Jessie J went all out and shaved it all off, going from longhaired brunette to a dyed Caesar.

Rihanna’s changed hairstyles more times than we can count. She entered the music industry with long dark hair years ago and has since dyed it grey, blonde, red, shaved the side off. Who knows what she’ll tell her hairdresser next.

Chris Brown has never really played too much with the length of his hair. But the color? A little. Here, he goes blonde. He’s also done green.

Boy, many were plenty thankful when singer Justin Timberlake dropped his N*Sync curly ‘fro in favor of a little trim when he first went solo, and now the suave look he’s sporting today.

In Feb. 2007, Britney Spears was going through a bit of a meltdown. She checked into a rehab facility and then quickly checked out. Not too shortly after, paparazzi cameras caught the pop star surprisingly bald, free of her long blonde locks. Britney shaved it all herself.

Dungeon dragon Busta Rhymes was known for his raucous rap style and his wild dreadlocks. In 2005, however, he let them go, chopping them off and getting a convention Caesar haircut from a barber before releasing his “The Big Bang” album in 2006.

Lenny Kravitz axed his chunky dreadlocks in favor of a low cut and has since grown it out for a little ‘fro action.

Reggae and hip-hop act Matisyahu was known for a long beard. But he chopped it off in Dec. 2011. Now he’s clean-shaven, but hardly recognizable.

Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell lowered the volume and snipped off the hair that once fell halfway down his back.

Elvis Presley spent three days at Fort Chaffee in March 1958, just after he was inducted into the Army. Of course, the rock legend had to conform and buzz things down a bit.