Nothing beats your favorite band tee, amirite? Whether you copped it at a show or swiped it online before it sold out, you probably went out of your way to support your favorite artist—and with good reason. You’re a huge fan! You’d do anything for them! But lately, we’ve noticed something strange happening: musicians are starting to wear their own merch too, and TBH, it’s kind of freaking us out. Check out 15 musicians who got super meta with their merch as of late.
BEYONCE
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Beyonce kicked off 2014 wearing her own (very awesome) “Surfboard” sweatshirt, which is a shout-out to a lyric from her “Drunk In Love” song and, well, we’ll just let Urban Dictionary explain the rest.
RIHANNA
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Thanks to Rihanna and Eminem’s Monster Tour this month, our girl has been sporting tons of her new Trapstar merch these days. Her most meta move as of late? Wearing the shirt that features a picture of herself, on herself, in the most IDGAF way possible.
DRAKE
About a year ago, Drake did a little self-promotion (and self-stanning) by sporting his “Nothing Was The Same” shirt for his album of the same name.
LADY GAGA
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Earlier this spring, Lady Gaga had no qualms about getting super meta in the “Slay” tour merch tee with herself pictured on the front.
JARED LETO
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Jared Leto decided to wear his Thirty Seconds to Mars merch while performing at a Thirty Seconds to Mars show last week, which flips the whole never-wear-the-tee-of-the-band-you’re-seeing-to-the-concert theory on its (very confusing) head. (But seriously though, don’t be that dude.)
MILEY CYRUS
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OK, fine, this one isn’t technically merch, but one of Miley Cyrus’ many Bangerz Tour performance outfits includes an oversized tee with her face on it, and luckily, her tour merch features tons of that.
KANYE WEST
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Last November, Kanye West doubled up on his Yeezus Tour merch by wearing both a tee and jacket from the collection at the same time.
TAYLOR SWIFT
Taylor Swift wore a fan-made shirt with her face on it, and it was, well, just as delightfully awkward as we had hoped.
5 SECONDS OF SUMMER
As it turns out, 5 Seconds of Summer wears their own tour merch so often we couldn’t pick just one photo. (And we’re pretty sure no one is complaining about it.)
NICKI MINAJ
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It’s hard to see here, but Nicki Minaj is actually wearing a graphic tee from her Kmart collection. You know, the one with her face on it.
HAYLEY WILLIAMS
Hayley Williams wore a custom Paramore tee last year with a super ’90s plaid skirt, and we totally ain’t mad about it.
A$AP ROCKY
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A$AP Rocky blessed us all when he modeled a tee from his A$AP Mob collection.
KATY PERRY
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Katy Perry personalized her entire ensemble way back when, and today, her Prism tour merch is top notch.
2 CHAINZ
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Stare at 2 Chainz’s shirt for a second. Let it sink in. Yes, those are two chains. Yes, it’s understated genius.
SELENA GOMEZ
Sure, Selena Gomez says she created her “Selenators” Dream Out Loud sweatpants for the fans, but IDK, y’all. She’s rockin’ them pret-ty hard.
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