Why André 3000 Is Wearing Giant Piano on His Back at Met Gala 2025

Turns Out, André 3000 Had a Clever Reason to Wear a Whole Piano to the Met Gala

The surprising outfit is brimming with personal references.

André 3000 Wears a Grand Piano to Met Gala, Drops Surprise Album

André 3000 stepped out onto this year’s Met Gala carpet with a grand piano strapped to his back and paired the look with a surprise album titled, 7 piano sketches. The 16-minute collection is his first body of work since his 2023 flute-based album New Blue Sun, which Rolling Stone praised as “a gorgeous, deeply contemporary, prismatic breath of fresh incense.” Similar to his previous music, 7 piano sketches fully embraces its instrumentals and…

André 3000 Wore A Grand Piano On His Back To The 2025 Met Gala, And For A Very Good Reason

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Why André 3000 Is Wearing Giant Piano on His Back at Met Gala 2025

André 3000 was, in fact, cooler than being cool at the 2025 Met Gala May 5, where the OutKast rapper—back for the first time since 2008—wore a giant piano on his back.

Exclusive: André 3000 Wore a Grand Piano to the Met Gala—and Dropped a Surprise EP

The Met flex of the night so far involves ‘7 piano sketches,’ Law Roach, and Burberry’s Daniel Lee.

André 3000 Releases Instrumental Project ‘7 Piano Sketches’

André 3000 has released a collection of piano instrumental tracks entitled “7 Piano Sketches.” The musician released the project just before walking the carpet at the Met Gala with a full piano strapped to his back. “7 Piano Sketches” was partially composed and recorded before 2023’s instrumental flute album “New Blue Sun,” which went on to earn a nomination for album of the year at the 2025 Grammy Awards. André conceptualized the project almo…