Cher in 1974.

Aretha Franklin in 1975. 

Whitney Houston in 1986. 

Loving these bangs on Vanessa Williams in 1989. 

Mariah Carey and her ringlets after the 35th awards show in 1993. 

Selena in 1994.   

Lauryn Hill is everything in 1999. 

Madonna shows off her pipes in 1999. 

We couldn’t leave out J.T., here in 2000. 

Or J.Lo in 2000. 

Janet Jackson. Her abs. And Matthew McConaughey. In 2002.   

Amy Winehouse sings at the show from across the pond in 2009. 

Lady Gaga poses at her most avant garde in 2010. 

How adorbs is Miley? Here in 2011. 

Blond Rihanna in 2012. 

Beyoncé at the 2014 Grammys.