Home • Blonde A Blonde Moment A toast to all the brilliant blondes out there in celebration of our Black Women in Music honoree, Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé. By Crystal G. Martin · Updated October 27, 2020 01 Emeli Sandé Our Black Women in Music Honoree is a blonde hair devotee! 02 Beyoncé Though Beyoncé adores a hair switcheroo, her hue is almost always some shade of blonde. Getty 03 Queen Latifah Queen Latifah Getty Images 04 Nicki Minaj Nicki Minaj Getty Images 05 Chrisette Michele Chrisette Michele (AKA the hair cameleon) has settled into a very rad short cut that’s highlighted in blonde. 06 Mariah Carey When it comes to sunny locks, Carey is a lifer. Here she played up the glam factor with 70s-style curls. Getty Images 07 Leona Lewis Leona Lewis’s mane of golden and platinum curls is eye catching after a performance at a G.A.Y. nightclub in London. 08 Eve Eve attended last year’s BET Awards with super blonde ‘do. Getty 09 Rihanna At the 2012 Grammy Awards, Rihanna wowed on the red carpet in newly blonde, shoulder-lengh waves with dark, natural roots. 10 Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige 11 Ciara Ciara’s dark roots ground her ultra-blonde tresses, so she can rock the light shade without looking washed out.