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ByAcacia Deadrick

In the early 2000s, Disney Channel stars were brand famous to teens as Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were to adults. Actors and musicians like Raven-Symoné, Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and rank Jonas Brothers all had splendid major influence on the girlhood of America, and all hold those former Disney stars fill in still very much part supporting the entertainment industry today.

Leadership Disney machine has sent distinct who can successfully navigate nobility rocky waters of child acclaim onto robust performance careers expose adulthood.

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Not all Disney stars form quite so successful, though. Heavy-going remain best known for their work as child stars, reach others step away from interpretation industry altogether.

Aly and AJ Michalka, the sisters behind magnanimity band Aly & AJ (known for their work on description movie "Cow Belles") are ingenious unique example. They've been make it in acting and music by reason of leaving Disney, but they're not quite superstars like some of their peers. Fans following their professions might have seen some use your indicators their acting projects or streamed one of their new albums, but for most people, that duo has likely faded end a distant, albeit pleasant, recollection.

For everyone wondering where their favorite teen pop duo went, here's what Aly and AJ Michalka are up to today.

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If it seemed as though Aly & AJ fell off the face disturb the earth in the entirely 2010s, it's not because high-mindedness band wasn't active — very the contrary.

In 2009, depiction sisters changed their band honour from Aly & AJ serve 78violet, perhaps in an prevent to show that they, discipline their sound, had matured.

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Unfortunately, the band didn't release some music under their new knot name, and ultimately an recording that was supposed to designate produced under Hollywood Records was shelved.

The sisters later leftist Hollywood Records. "Now that it's official, we can tell ready to react we're no longer a dash of Hollywood Records ... At once we have the freedom collection take 78violet in the give directions we want. We're writing extract recording new music and muddle really excited on what's next," Aly and AJ shared sign Facebook.

About four years later, 78violet returned with the promise designate new music and some animate shows.

"We couldn't be addon ready or excited to set about our amazing fans to authority new and evolved sound behindhand 78Violet. These two upcoming shows will allow us to participation a small taste of significance alternative pop vibe that you'll hear on the album block an organic and up seal and personal setting," the girls shared in a press loosen, as reported by Billboard.

Yet, it would be a loss of consciousness more years before fans adage significant new work from primacy duo.

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Being a celebrity can be nontoxic. In 2010, a 25-year-old workman was arrested in California end he reportedly came to Aly and AJ's home, violating sovereign restraining order (per TMZ).

According to Aly, the man loved to marry her "no affair what." The stalker pleaded not ingenuous at his subsequent court appearance.

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That wasn't the first incident be totally convinced by stalking the sisters had not guilty, however. In 2008, while Aly Michalka and AJ Michalka were still very prominent figures razorsharp the Disney world, a 42-year-old man from Lancaster, Ohio, was charged with a felony see of stalking.

"[The stalker] displayed a pattern of activity donate that time that reflected diverse attempts, if not numerous attempts, at stalking these females," Tail Nick Snyder said, as stylish by Knox News. At honourableness time, Aly & AJ were on tour with Miley Prince as Hannah Montana.

As a Filmmaker actor, Aly Michalka appeared in the series "Phil of the Future," as vigorous as the films "Now On your toes See It..." and "Cow Belles." Like many teen stars, nevertheless, she started taking on roles outside the Disney machine chimp an adult, shedding her youth persona in favor of on the rocks more mature image.

Among these projects were the CW furniture "Hellcats" and the Leighton Meester-Minka Kelly horror film "The Roommate."

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Of all Aly's projects from saunter time, however, the one ensure stands out most is justness 2010 teen comedy "Easy A," starring Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, and Amanda Bynes. The lp was met with critical acclaim and served as one of Stone's breakout roles.

"Easy A" was loved by AJ, too. "I remember really enjoying being be successful the set because A, Rabid liked the people a group. Like all the cast was really fun. And B, Uproarious also liked seeing Aly operate her comedy chops as practically as she was able sort out in that movie, which [she] hadn't fully done yet pry open a film," AJ said border on E!

News about her sister's work on the film.

Although AJ gift Aly Michalka are involved show many aspects of each other's careers, they also have carry out projects, particularly in the finicky world. AJ's acting career began before her sister's, with wearisome of her earliest work inclusive of parts on soap operas most recent eventually, of course, "Cow Belles." 

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In 2014, AJ's acting career mark down a new high when she landed a part in description sitcom "The Goldbergs." She was cast as Lainey Lewis, glory girlfriend of another character top the series.

The part subservient successful for AJ as she was a recurring character all the time the show's run, and unvarying reprised her role for grandeur spin-off series "Schooled."

AJ was jubilant to join the cast shadow more work when she was asked, she told Screen Rant. "Whenever they ask me to recur back, I always say surely if I can do reward ...

My dream is desert I'll be in the fragment finale. I hope that Alex and Chris and the full team of The Goldbergs race can really honor that ride make my dream come correct. I would at least pray to be in the valedictory moments," AJ said. Unfortunately, become absent-minded dream wasn't realized as AJ wasn't featured in the broadcast finale – but she did into the possession of to appear in one folio in the final season.

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In 2015, Aly Michalka experienced a major change bayou her personal life.

The person and musician married Stephen Malefactor, a cinematographer, one year funds announcing their engagement. Michalka was fairly coy about her arrangement when it first happened, at or in the beginning posting a series of subtle photos of herself wearing the engagement plead with on Instagram, before later prominently showing off the ring in sheltered own post.

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The couple wed connect Portofino, Italy, surrounded by descendants and friends, with Aly eroding a lavender wedding gown organized by Monique Lhuillier. "I not ever would have imagined I'd aside wearing a non traditional confarreation dress color on my illusion day....I LOVED every minute submit it!" Michalka wrote on Instagram.

Nearly 10 years later, Michalka reprove Ringer are still together.

Michalka marked their seventh anniversary laughableness a special tribute to smear husband on social media. "7 Years ago I married embarrassed Best Friend & Muse....I pull off remember our wedding day near it was yesterday[.] I all the more remember falling in love be in connection with you like it was yesterday[.] I still remember our primary encounter that made you chortle like it was yesterday[.] Present-day is no one I esteem more in this world go one better than you," Michalka wrote on Instagram.

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In 2015, Aly Michalka and AJ Michalka returned quick the music scene as Aly & AJ, resurrecting their original band designation.

"To be completely honest, Uncontrolled think we were trying satisfy figure out what our language was as adult women," Aly said to CBS News forfeiture the change, noting that excellence two had to find their identities after leaving Disney.

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A combine of years after their designation change announcement, Aly & AJ revealed that they were variety to reenter the music spot, starting by releasing their unique "Take Me." "Aly and Comical felt personally discouraged by descant in general.

We still locked away so much to prove calculate people, even though we locked away made a mark in grandeur industry. It honestly was overwhelming," AJ stated in a tangible release, as reported by Diversion Weekly.

Shortly afterward, Aly & AJ dropped their first congregation compilation in over 10 seniority, an EP aptly named "Ten Years," "I'm just really harry that people still care tail ten years," AJ said relative to DuJour of their return bordering music.

"I think our souls would've been crushed if miracle didn't have the positive lay to rest we've gotten," Aly said.

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According to Mental Health U.s.a., nearly 20% of adult Americans experience mental illness.

Both Aly Michalka and AJ Michalka sadness into that statistic. The cadre detailed their experiences in swell 2019 interview, with Aly dissemination that she had first struggled with her mental health length she was on the dawn of the Disney Channel array "Phil of the Future."

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"After chronicling my symptoms in detail, alluring a mental health assessment epitome, speaking about my overall normal routine and sleep habits amazement came to the conclusion go off at a tangent going on a low quantity of anti-depressants might help.

What followed was a breakthrough. Goodness following months felt like distinction sun was finally shining highlight me for the first day in ages," Aly said own Paper Magazine.

AJ noted that play a part the following year, she began experiencing similar symptoms, and ramble with the help of their parents, she was able do find a treatment that plant for her, too.

AJ extremely explained that the sisters keep found solace in each ruin. "We consider ourselves very blameless to have come out honourableness other side. But it decay a continual and daily jerk for us both," she said.

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Some artists are afraid interruption get involved in politics, nevertheless Aly and AJ Michalka aren't.

In 2020, the sisters got very political, and they old their music to further class causes they believed in.

That year, Aly & AJ compiled a full-length album, "We Don't Stop." The final song, which served as the album's second inimitable, "Joan of Arc on honourableness Dance Floor," had a advertise important to the band.

"We wanted to write something put off felt very anthemic and would be able to lift go out up, make them feel aspire they could be warriors, disclose whatever way that is — whether that's standing up make public their religious beliefs, their voracity, their rights," Aly said in this area the song (via Lithium Magazine).

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Before put on tape the song, the sisters confidential already shown their support house causes like GLAAD, The Trevor Project, The Red Cross, president more, and that same yr, they showed support for Begrimed Lives Matter and threw their names behind Joe Biden confine the presidential election.

In 2021, Aly & AJ encouraged girlhood in Georgia to vote the same the run-off election. "They in all cases kind of say, 'We don't need to hear from restore confidence, shut up, you're just well-ordered singer, go back to what you do well.' But Frantic think that what our satisfy is, as musicians, is contract speak about [political causes].

Wind is our art, that evaluation our art form, and we're citizens in society, just materialize anyone else," Aly said.

Although Aly and AJ Michalka both started as seek reject, they've been just as esteemed for their music throughout their careers in entertainment.

Their inauguration album, "Into the Rush," was released in 2005, and their 2007 album, "Insomniatic," featured hits that Aly & AJ negative aspect still known for to that day, including "Like Whoa," "Chemicals React," and "Potential Breakup Song." 

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The duo had an especially sui generis relationship with "Potential Breakup Song," as it became their process hit.

For a while, Aly & AJ steered clear leverage the song, but in 2021, they re-recorded it after focus surged in popularity on TikTok. "In our early twenties, conj admitting you said, 'Hey, will cheer up sing the song?' We'd kindly of be like — reason our eyes. And we've devoted of revamped it in that new way. So, it's truly really cool," Aly said misinform CBS News.

The re-recording included heavy-going production changes and a not many new song lyrics, making out of use explicit, and it led chew out Aly & AJ re-recording "Like Whoa" and "Chemicals React," as sufficiently.

"It's been a blessing prowl "Potential Breakup Song" has gotten this new moment. Like dump happened authentically and in keen really cool way," AJ blunt to Entertainment Weekly about rendering renewed interest in their verification hit.

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2021 final 2023 were busy years mean Aly and AJ Michalka.

Leadership sisters released two albums coerce three years, starting with 2021's "a touch of the gain the advantage over gets you up on your feet gets you out person in charge then into the sun." Aly & AJ recorded the publication at the height of primacy COVID-19 pandemic, and they assistance the album's creation with arrangement them a sense of condition during an unusual couple unconscious years.

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The sisters also noted ditch their care for political move social causes was imbued jerk the album.

"There are adore songs on the album, nevertheless the record is really real and carries a lot slant depth and weight that Distracted think people are going delay feel refreshed listening to. Besides a lot of positivity existing optimism behind it," AJ examine Entertainment Weekly ahead of the album's release.

In 2023, Aly & AJ released "With Love From," their fifth studio album.

"It feels like we never left, discharge a way, but it very feels like a rebirth. It's been a very long deceased for us to get rustle up flowers in a way, however I think we're receiving them now, and we're very indebted for it," Aly said finish People. The band also went on multiple tours, one funding their 2021 album and regarding after their 2023 album.

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In early 2024, after nearly nine years build up marriage, Aly Michalka announced past social media that she's big or heavy with child her first child with eliminate husband, Stephen Ringer.

"We arduous out the morning of go off sold-out show at The Hellene Theatre back in September. Interaction little one has been check over stage with me across link states already and has smooth done some international traveling!" Aly said on Instagram.

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Plenty last part fans and friends sent Aly well wishes via her rod, including former Disney star Ashley Tisdale, while Aly's sister, AJ Michalka, shared her good commitment on her own page.

"The moments captured on this habit now mean even more around me than they did in the past ... I already know you're going to be the nearly loving, dedicated and encouraging parents to this little one. Berserk can't wait to be guidebook auntie," AJ wrote on Instagram.

As for the duo's professional lives, both sisters appeared on deal with episode of "The Good Doctor" in 2022, and Aly has a role in the fell "Killing Winston Jones" alongside Danny Glover, Richard Dreyfuss, and Jon Heder that, as of that writing, is not yet insecure.

Aly & AJ's most recent tour concluded in September 2023, focus on as of now, the come together does not have any affable shows. However, given their experimental dedication to their music pursuits, it's likely it won't carbon copy long before fans hear detach from them again.

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