Album covers: Kellie & Kristy Lee

Kellie Pickler and Kristy Lee Cook both had their upcoming albums' covers revealed this week. Kellie's cover for her self-titled sophomore album is a head shot in classic black and white with pink text, while Kristy Lee's is a shot of her lying on top of one of her horses (most likely not the one she sold to get herself to the Season 7 auditions).

The reception has been mixed, even skewing poor. But cheap album covers are nothing new, and it is to be expected from artists managed by 19E. In fact, every single album released by an Idol alum has been criticized to the core, moreso than many other non-Idol artists.

You can now pre-order Kellie Pickler (Sept. 30) and Why Wait (Sept. 16) on Amazon.