Wow, what a change for Katherine McPhee! She lightened up her hair for her newest album cover and I have to say, I think the change suits her! What are your thoughts on Hollywood's newest blond?

“My music is a little more edgy so that inspired me to be adventurous. I’ve never dyed my hair before so this was a pretty drastic change. I’ve always been known as a brunette but I’ve been thinking about it for a long time and it kind of just fit with all of the searching with the music and experimenting that I would do the same thing with my look. The look has affected the way I dress, it’s inspired me to be more adventurous with what I decide to wear. It’s silly that something so simple as changing your hair could have such a big effect. I’m just having fun with it. This is a great time for me to do something different. I’m young — I always try to have a good time.”

To compare the change, check out photos of Katherine with her old brunette hair in the thumbnails. We really need some new pics of the blond hair too, aside from the album cover! She's such a beautiful girl though, I'm sure no matter what she does to her hair she'll always look gorgeous, right?

Photos by INF.