As the wise Phoebe Bridgers once said, it’s Halloween and we can be anything. This year, the music world had plenty of different ideas for how to mark the spookiest day of the season, which coincided with the end of Daylight Savings time. So don’t cry because the sun sets at 5:00 P.M. now. Smile because Tinashe dressed up as a gram of melatonin, Wednesday makes the perfect Addams Family, and Janelle Monáe is as terrifyingly inventive as ever. You've seen our costumes: now check out Pitchfork’s favorite Halloween looks of 2026.

Tinashe as Melatonin

Wednesday as the Addams Family

Olivia Rodrigo as Marie Antoinette

Karol G as The Corpse Bride

Harry Styles as Pizza Rat and His Own 2010 The X Factor Audition

Charli xcx as Secretary’s Lee J. Holloway

Billy Strings as He-Man

Questlove as Daejon Love

Jennie as Suki from 2 Fast 2 Furious

Ice Spice as Patrick Star

Jade as a Gargoyle

Janelle Monáe as Phish Boy and Mother Creature

Doechii as Grace Jones

Sabrina Carpenter and Amber Mark as Penny Pingleton and Seaweed J. Stubbs