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The Billboard Music Awards have become a platform for musicians to not only perform, but to flash their eccentric and, at times, zany fashions. With the 2017 BBMAs excitement afoot, we’ve selected the 28 most outrageous styles from past years, from leather looks to bondage divas.
The Billboard Music Awards have become a platform for musicians to not only perform, but to flash their eccentric and, at times, zany fashions. With the 2015 BBMAs excitement afoot, we’ve selected the 28 most outrageous styles from past years, from leather looks to bondage divas.
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Billboard Music Awards: The Most Outrageous Outfits of All Time
Image Credit: Getty Images The Billboard Music Awards have become a platform for musicians to not only perform, but to flash their eccentric and, at times, zany fashions. With the 2015 BBMAs excitement afoot, we've selected the 28 most outrageous styles from past years, from leather looks to bondage divas.
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Pink
Image Credit: JB Lacroix/WireImage Pink performed “Just Like Fire” at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards but she looked just like an Emo ballerina performing “Swan Lake.”
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Lil Nas X
Image Credit: Andrew Gombert / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Lil Nas X traded his usual sparkly cowboy outfits for a snake-skin patterned ensemble while accepting the award for top Hot 100 song at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.
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Dencia
Image Credit: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage Cameroonian-Nigerian singer Dencia made a rainbow splash in a body-hugging bodysuit at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on May 17, 2015. "The designer #RockyG thanks for this amazing piece, the plan was to shut it down and we did it & to everyone who saw the Artistry & creativity, I appreciate ur support and those who don't understand and had opinions,I appreciate ur support regardless," the vocalist Instagrammed about her controversial ensemble.
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Lorde
Image Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images Lorde’s not big on showing skin, but that doesn’t mean she had any trouble getting fans talking about her dramatic ensemble at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. Showing up to accept her statues in an all-black look that featured a huge feathery wrap — not to mention her signature dark lips — she showed that while she may not be Beyonce, “you can call [her] queen bee.”
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Madonna
Image Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Madonna always knows how to get people talking, and the all-black ensemble she donned at the 2013 ceremony was no exception. Sexy stockings and plenty of jewelry completed the head-turning look.
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Pink
Image Credit: Getty Images Pink knows it’s all about the Benjamins! The singer stepped out in this silk money-covered jumpsuit and multi-colored hairdo at the 2000 Billboard Music Awards.
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Beyonce
Image Credit: Getty Images for ABC Beyonce showed off her incredibly toned body in a bondage metallic mesh bodysuit, flesh-colored underwear and, of course, her signature fishnet tights to the 2011 Billboard Music Awards. At the time, no one knew that she was in the early stages of pregnancy with daughter Blue Ivy.
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Kesha
Image Credit: Getty Images Kesha rocked a sexy cut-out dress by Jad Ghanour, complete with a tulle train paired with Loree Rodkin jewels and bold Giuseppe Zanotti heels, to the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.
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Britney Spears
Image Credit: Getty Images Britney Spears channeled a ‘70s pimp in this psychedelic orange-and-pink cleavage-baring robe and matching oversized fedora at the 2000 Billboard Music Awards.
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Sia
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/BBMA2020/Getty Images for dcp With an exaggerated — even for her — wig and bow, Sia didn’t need the courage to change during her 2020 Billboard Music Award performance.
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TLC
Image Credit: WireImage TLC rocked their signature urban ‘90s look at the 3rd Annual Billboard Music awards in 1992. That baggy T-shirt with a giant question mark spray painted on it is a favorite.
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Usher
Image Credit: WireImage No, it's not Big Bird — it's Usher at the 1998 Billboard Music Awards.
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will.i.am
Image Credit: Getty Images At the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, will.i.am sported a Star Trek-chic look consisting of an Emporio Armani camouflage jacket and matching grey pants paired with a pink shirt and matching helmet.
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Mary J. Blige
Image Credit: WireImage Mary J. Blige arrived to the 2001 Billboard Music Awards in a skintight look paired with a knee-length fur jacket. We approve of the pink pants, but that striped top and patched fur was not made for the red carpet.
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Whitney Houston
Image Credit: WireImage Winning 11 trophies at the 1993 Billboard Music Awards for her work on the massive soundtrack to The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston stunned in this gorgeous red lace look paired with a sultry red lipstick. This look was perfect for the legendary songstress.
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Rihanna & Britney Spears
Image Credit: Getty Images Double trouble! Dipped in an assortment of leather, Rihanna and Britney Spears sported matching dominatrix bustiers at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards. RiRi opted for white leather while Brit went for classic black for their fierce performance of "S&M.”
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Sisqo
Image Credit: Getty Images Dru Hill singer and breakout star Sisqo posed in a python jumpsuit on the red carpet of the 2000 Billboard Music Awards.
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Lauryn Hill
Image Credit: Getty Images This look left us speechless. Lauryn Hill performed at the 1998 Billboard Music Awards in a baggy bomber jacket, gigantic pants and pigtailed tresses.
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Kerli
Image Credit: Getty Images Estonian singer Kerli rocked her unique Bubblegoth look at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards sporting magenta thigh-high tights, stuffed animal sneakers, a pink fur shoulder pin and a white miniskirt.
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R. Kelly
Image Credit: Getty Images R. Kelly let his inner mack out in this giant red fur jacket and matching fedora at the 2003 Billboard Music Awards.
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Nick Cannon
Image Credit: Getty Images Nick Cannon took his preppy look and gave it a spin at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards. He sported graphic printed shorts, an untucked shirt under a yellow sweater, tie and backwards white baseball cap.
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Gwen Stefani
Image Credit: WireImage Gwen Stefani stepped out looking like a true rock chick in this Harajuku girl lavender deconstructed two-piece skirt suit at the 2003 Billboard Music Awards. The finishing touch: her signature red lip and pinned-up hair in wild waves.
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LL Cool J
Image Credit: WireImage You don’t get more ‘90s than this! LL Cool J sported a green, red and black leather bomber with a green leather top hat to the 2nd Annual Billboard Music Awards in 1990.
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JC Chasez & Tara Reid
Image Credit: WireImage Britney and Justin, part 2? JC Chasez and Tara Reid wore matching disheveled outfits to the 2002 Billboard Music Awards. Chasez opted for a scruffy denim look while Reid sported a tattered skirt.
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Eve
Image Credit: WireImage Eve found a new way to wear pearls at the BBMAS. The singer rocked out in her bra, a string of pearls and knee-high gold boots while performing at the 2001 Billboard Music Awards.
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Diana Ross
Image Credit: Getty Images Now that's a true diva. Diana Ross performed onstage during the 2004 Billboard Music Awards in an explosion of red taffeta.
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Christina Aguilera
Image Credit: WireImage Flashing her tiny toned tummy Christina Aguilera stepped out at the 10th Annual Billboard Music Awards in 1998 in a belly T-shirt complete with jeweled fringe paired with a floor length pink skirt.
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Cher
Image Credit: WireImage What do you get when you cross Cleopatra and Pocahontas? Cher accepting the artist achievement award at the 2002 Billboard Music Awards.
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Celine Dion
Image Credit: FilmMagic A bleached-blonde Celine Dion left little to the imagination in her hip-revealing gown to the 2003 Billboard Music Awards, a daring frock for the pop diva.
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Busta Rhymes
Image Credit: WireImage Busta Rhymes rocked a navy blue robe with matching headdress to the 8th Annual Billboard Music Awards in 1996.