In case you haven’t noticed, Dirty Money’s Dawn Richard recently traded in her short ‘do for the long locks we haven’t seen since she split from pop group Danity Kane. We reached out to the singer, who kicks off her “Coming Home” tour today, to find out what inspired the tress change. “I wanted to switch it up for spring with a little length and color,” she tells us. “But, no, I’m not done with the short hair yet.”

“Stylist Larry Sims styled it and I love it,” Dawn continues. “I'm also gearing up for my solo career, so a new change is great.” Dawn’s untitled solo project is set to come out this fall.

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