Erykah Badu wasn’t going to accept the Icon Award at the 2025 Billboard Women In Music without an iconic look to match. Even before her performance—where she appeared in a knitted, full-figured “booty suit” and smeared eyeliner—you couldn’t miss her red carpet hair,

Upon being presented with this year’s Icon award at Billboard Women in Music 2025 by next-gen R&B star Summer Walker, Erykah Badu didn’t waste any time drilling down to the heart of the occasion.

Erykah Badu is no stranger to campy outfits, her latest on Saturday at the Billboard Women in Music 2025. For the occasion, when she received the coveted Icon Award, Badu wore an exaggerated, sculpture-like look.