Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (2025)

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This year's theme was Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.

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Jenny Regan, Hannah Dailey

Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (1)

The 2025 Met Gala is over, meaning some of the year’s chicest looks have been returned to their racks after gliding down the red carpet — modeled by some of the world’s biggest stars — at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City Monday (May 5).

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But before we say goodbye, let’s revisit some of the best outfits worn at this year’s event. As always, certain ones were more memorable than others, with some celebrities going all out and other guests playing it more safely. The absolute best of the best, however, found inventive, creative ways to make the theme their own, with this year’s dress code being “Tailored for You” in honor of the Met’s new costume institute exhibit “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” Helmed by co-chairs A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton and Colman Domingo, the night was all about fashionably celebrating “the role of sartorial style in forming Black identities, focusing on the emergence, significance and proliferation of the Black dandy, according to Vogue.

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So, what did that mean for the red carpet – which was actually blue and dotted with flowers — come the first Monday in May 2025? Lots of suits, tailored jackets, structured gowns, eye-catching neck- and headpieces, pinstripes and wearable references to flagship moments in fashion and culture throughout history. And though there were several looks worth writing home about, Billboard was a fan of 20 in particular sported by musicians.

From pop stars to generational icons, Latin hitmakers and a standout K-pop star, keep reading to see our top 2025 Met Gala looks below.

  • 20. Shaboozey

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (4)

    The “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” singer rocked turquoise beading and long black coattails designed by Robert Wun.

  • 19. Lorde

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (5)

    The New Zealand native went backless in chic slate Thom Browne.

  • 18. Nick Jonas & Priyanka Chopra

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (6)

    The “Jealous” singer matched Chopra’s polka-dot Balmain getup in a Bianca Saunders cream shirt and black trousers.

  • 17. Doja Cat

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (7)

    The “Woman” rapper stood out in a print-mixing Marc Jacobs leotard.

  • 16. Coco Jones

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (8)

    Coco Jones looked regal in an intricate, trailing jacket dress from Indian brand Manish Malhotra.

  • 15. Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (9)

    The Girl on Fire and Swizz Beatz complemented each other in black-and-red striped Moncler looks.

  • 14. Nicki Minaj

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (10)

    The Queen of Rap mixed masculine with feminine in a Thom Browne gown.

  • 13. Lauryn Hill

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (11)

    Ms. Hill was eye-catching in a creamy yellow, gravity-defying gown paired with a blue Hermés Kelly bag.

  • 12. Bad Bunny

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (12)

    The Puerto Rican superstar hit the carpet in head-to-toe Prada.

  • 11. Zendaya

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (13)

    Zendaya looked simple but striking in an all-white Louis Vuitton suit designed by Pharrell Williams.

  • 10. Sabrina Carpenter

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (14)

    The short n’ sweet star walked the carpet in a leggy bodysuit by Louis Vuitton.

  • 9. J Balvin

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (15)

    J Balvin was handsome in pink thanks to Marc Jacobs.

  • 8. Diana Ross

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (16)

    Diana Ross stole the show with a white gown and 18-foot train designed in collaboration with her son, Evan, and Nigerian designer Ugo Mozie.

  • 7. André 3000

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (17)

    The Outkast musician’s simple jumpsuit only accentuated the real star of his Daniel Lee look: a baby grand piano strapped to his back.

  • 6. JENNIE

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (18)

    The BLACKPINK star was fierce, elegant and timeless in Coco Chanel.

  • 5. Doechii

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (19)

    Wielding a cigar, Doechii was stamped all over in Louis Vuitton’s famous logo.

  • 4. A$AP Rocky

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (20)

    The rapper made a statement by wearing his own AWGE design.

  • 3. Janelle Monáe

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (21)

    The singer-actress looked like a living piece of art in Thom Browne.

  • 2. Rihanna

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (22)

    Daring. Chic. Rihanna in custom Marc Jacobs.

  • 1. Teyana Taylor

    Met Gala 2025: Here Are the 20 Best Musician Looks, Ranked (23)

    Teyana Taylor won the night in a magnificent red cape, matching headwear and suit designed by Ruth E. Carter.

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