Celebrity headphones: they’re big this year, will you buy into them?

Headphones endorsed by celebrities have been big moneymakers, with uniquely-styled models giving starry-eyed consumers a way to declare their support for artists.

This year, even more are being released, with many of them unveiled at this week’s CES in Las Vegas.

Justin Bieber's headphones are purple. You don't mind wearing purple headphones, do you?

One of the main companies responsible for these artist-edition headphones is Beats by Dr. Dre, having kick-started the recent celebrity headphone craze just on two years ago.

In 2010, Lady Gaga attended CES to announce her own range of Beats earphones, “Heart Beats.”

Beats currently also has headphone models endorsed by hip-hop artists Dr. Dre and Sean “Diddy” Combs, as well as Canadian pop star Justin Bieber.

Again with the purple headphones - sorry, "plum" - this time designed by Oscar de la Renta.

This year, Beats has unveiled a model of headphone made in collaborate with fashion designer Oscar de la Renta: it’s purple, fluffy, and works with an iPhone. It’s also priced at almost $700 in America, but as we already know, fashion always comes at a cost.

It’s not just Beats By Dre that’s pushing out artist-inspired earbuds and cans. Parent company Monster is really working the celebrity angle, grabbing ’70s soul trio Earth, Wind and Fire and making a set of in-ear phones inspired by their band.

Called “Gratitude”, the special edition canal phones come in a rose gold finish, use a flat tangle-resistant cable, and come in a special-edition carry case and box.

Nick Cannon – a musician, record producer, comedian, and husband of singer Mariah Carey – will market at least two headphone models with from Monster this year, under the “NCredible” line.

In recent years, Monster has made headphones inspired by jazz legend Miles David and pop sensation Gwen Stefani.

The two headphones being released this year in connection with Nick Cannon.