Camila Cabello Swaps Platinum Blonde Hair for Ultra-Dark Brunette Locks for Sultry 2024 MTV VMAs Look

Camila Cabello's MTV VMAs 2024 ensemble will have you saying "I Luv It."

The pop star, 27, surprised fans on Sept. 11 when she showed up with brunette hair after being blonde as recently as Sept. 10. In addition to her long brown locks, Cabello showed off her style with a vampy black lace gown with sheer paneling with a black lace veil draped atop her head. She wore layered cross necklaces and more vampy jewels.

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This year marks a VMAs comeback for Cabello, who was last nominated in 2022 for the cinematography in her "Bam Bam" music video." She's also returning to the VMAs stage to perform this year, after last performing in 2021 when she put on a show with a spicy rendition of her song of the summer nominee, "Don't Go Yet."

The singer is nominated in two categories in 2024: best pop — alongside Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae and Taylor Swift — and best trending video for “I Luv It."

Cabello's VMAs appearance comes just a few months after she carried a chilly statement piece to the Met Gala in May. At the time, the "He Knows" singer brought a block of ice carved in the shape of a purse with a bronze rose encapsulated inside.

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Rumors circulated that the unique statement piece cost $25,000, which Cabello cleared up on a June episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

"There was a rumor, by the way, that your purse was $25,000 or something," the show's host Jimmy Fallon said.

"I saw this TikTok that had a bunch of comments and likes that was like, 'Camila Cabello is getting canceled because she spent $25,000 on this ice purse," Cabello replied. "I was like 'Guys, it's water, frozen. You can make it at home! It's however much water costs plus a rose that we got from Etsy.' "

The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards will air live on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.