Karen Elson
The model-slash-singer navigates both the fashion and music worlds with ease, with the latter now being her primary focus (she recently released her debut solo album, The Ghost Who Walks produced by husband Jack White). Combined with her soulful voice, Elson's long fiery locks and penchant for antiquelike hair accessories recall a bygone era of folk-rock.
Joan Jett
In 1984, Jett's famous mullet hairstyle reached new heights (see photo at left). The do made a comeback earlier this year—at least cinematically—thanks to Kristen Stewart, ELLE's June cover girl, who portrayed the rocker in a Runaways biopic (look for the DVD and Blu-ray on July 20).
Janelle Monáe
With dance skills reminiscent of James Brown's and a pompadour bound to make Little Richard feel good, Monáe has taken the music industry by storm. Though the tuxedo-loving singer admits she didn't invent the pompadour, she has embraced the do as her own, telling theBVX.com, "Only one person can wear this particular hairstyle and that's Janelle Monáe."
Lady Gaga
Rivaling Cher's black-feathered chieftain headpiece in height and circumference, Lady Gaga debuted this hair-raising creation last September—just one of many masterpieces in the pop sensation's glam-rock-inspired style repertoire.
VV Brown
Brown has called glam-rocker David Bowie her style icon, listing the "Space Oddity" singer's futuristic fashions as an influence. Though one might not immediately see Bowie's futuristic imprint on Brown's clothing, her signature front hair roll conjures images of Sean Young's well-coiffed android in the future-based film Blade Runner.
Debbie Harry
One way or another, the Blondie frontwoman always topped the music charts—and style pages. Who else could make a simple sweatband look so chic?
Ciara
Heavy-metal groups of the 1980s prided themselves on having pumped-up manes for head-banging: Ciara's lioness locks are a soft yet fierce take on this classic.
Eve
Before she became a fashion darling, Eve was a ruff rider with a buzz cut that changed color quicker than the pace of her rhymes. One day it was red and the next it was purple (see evidence at left).
Gwen Stefani
Tempestuous curls and a chunky diamond-studded pin? No doubt. Known for her inventive dos, Stefani and her hair made a va-va-voom entrance at the 2005 Brit Awards.
Cher
Turn back time to 1987, the year Cher favored a spiky jet-black coif that outdid anything her contemporaries could craft (though in recent years, Tokio Hotel singer Bill Kaulitz has come close).
Cassie
It's been more than a year since the singer debuted her side-shaven do—and she's still rocking it today. After posting a pic of her shorn look on Twitter last April, she tweeted that "sometimes you just a need a change" and aptly referred to the hairstyle as "something that will shock your mother but make her call you a rock star."
Ke$ha
Breakout star Ke$ha applies her party-ready attitude to both her music and her hair. Feathers, braids, hair glitter, extensions—anything goes!
Shirley Manson
In 2001, the Garbage singer ditched her coveted auburn hair color—and most of her hair, for that matter—in favor of a superblond semi-Mohawk that was Clash-tastic.
Cyndi Lauper
Before Cassie, there was Lauper, one of the original female rock stars with a shaved head. When this picture was taken in 1984, Lauper just wanted to have fun—and that's still her aim today (she releases her 11th studio album on June 22).
Keri Hilson
The Grammy-nominated R&B artist also deserves recognition for her rocking hairstyles—from daring pixies to Ramones-like bangs (shown at left), Hilson does it all.
Katie White
Ever since White chanted "that's not my name," in the Ting Tings' hit single, her name surely won't be forgotten. Add vision-obstructing bleached-blond strands and a knack for kitschy berets to the mix and you've got a winning rock `n' roll combo.
Shakira
When Shakira paired heavy eyeliner with black-streaked multitexture tresses in 2001, she sent the message that she was a force to be reckoned with—whenever, wherever.
Tina Turner
The iconic Turner rocked with the best of them in the `80s—Eric, Mick, and Sir Paul were all on her star-studded list of duet partners. But perhaps the most notable personality to share the stage with Turner was her divalicious head of hair, which accompanied her every shimmy.
Natasha Bedingfield
Having the seemingly effortless yet enviable style of a rock star is easier said than done—but Bedingfield manages to pull off the feat with her sexy bedhead.
Madonna
Tousled hair and mousse were mainstays in the 1980s—and no one combined these elements better than Madonna. In 1985 she attended the American Music Awards wearing this amplified ponytail.
Taylor Swift
She might be country-music royalty, but Swift has a down-to-earth flower-child flair. Last summer she wore various hippie-style headbands, including this bloom-adorned elastic, and it appears she's favoring the accessory again this season (she was recently spotted wearing a beaded band with a breezy updo).
