Your favourite music stars: Then and now

This lot have changed a lot!

Author: Alex RossPublished 12th Feb 2021
Last updated 16th Feb 2021

Some of the world's biggest pop stars have grown up in the world of entertainment, so it's no surprise the likes of Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Eminem, Calvin Harris and Selena Gomez look a LOT different now than they did when they first signed their music deals.

But they aren't the only ones to switch up their looks over the years, as well as the likes of Britney Spears, P!nk, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus, newer artists on the block like Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Little Mix, and Shawn Mendes have also had some major transformations over the years.

Check out the biggest pop star transformations below:

Ariana Grande - THEN

Ariana Grande in 2009

Ariana Grande - NOW


Calvin Harris - THEN

Calvin Harris in 2009

Calvin Harris - NOW


KSI - THEN

KSI in 2014

KSI - NOW


Beyoncé - THEN

Beyoncé in 2000

Beyoncé - NOW


Ed Sheeran - THEN

Ed Sheeran in 2011

Ed Sheeran - NOW


Britney Spears - THEN

Britney in 1999

Britney Spears - NOW


Justin Bieber - THEN

Justin Bieber in 2009

Justin Bieber - NOW


Little Mix - THEN

Little Mix on The X Factor in 2011

Little Mix - NOW


Jennifer Lopez - THEN

Jenny from the Block in 2000

Jennifer Lopez - NOW


Lady Gaga - THEN

Lady Gaga in 2008

Lady Gaga - NOW


Justin Timberlake - THEN

JT in 1999

Justin Timberlake - NOW


Katy Perry - THEN

Katy Perry in 2006

Katy Perry - NOW


Cardi B - THEN

Cardi B in 2015

Cardi B - NOW


Lewis Capaldi - THEN

Lewis Capaldi in 2017

Lewis Capaldi - NOW


Miley Cyrus - THEN

Miley Cyrus in 2006

Miley Cyrus - NOW


P!nk - THEN

P!nk in 2000

P!nk - NOW


Rihanna - THEN

Rihanna in 2004

Rihanna - NOW


Shawn Mendes - THEN

Shawn Mendes in 2014

Shawn Mendes - NOW


Rita Ora - THEN

Rita Ora in 2009

Rita Ora - NOW


Selena Gomez - THEN

Selena Gomez in 2007

Selena Gomez - NOW


Eminem - THEN

Eminem in 1999

Eminem - NOW


Nicki Minaj - THEN

Nicki Minaj in 2015

Nicki Minaj - NOW


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