Happy Birthday, Aly Michalka!
The Hellcats hottie turns 21 today!
Aly will star as Marti Berger in the upcoming CW series which follows a wicked smart and acerbic outsider student at Memphis’ Lancer University who’s forced to try out for the Hellcats – the college’s competitive cheerleading team – after she loses her scholarship.
Smallville‘s Tom Welling is producing the new series, which also stars Ashley Tisdale.
You’ll also see Aly in the upcoming Easy A and The Roommate.
78violet sisters and singers Aly and AJ Michalka just sent out a blast email to all their fans with some major news! Check out what the rocking duo had to say:
“Hey guys…so we know it’s been quiet in the 78violet camp but we want to first off thank you for sticking with us. We have some big news and wanted to make sure you hear it first.
“Now that it’s official, we can tell you we’re no longer a part of Hollywood Records. What does that mean exactly??? Now we have the freedom to take 78violet in the direction we want. We’re writing and recording new music and are really excited on what’s next. So…what is next? As for the album we recorded for Hollywood, honestly, we don’t foresee it ever being released. But…we are continuing to write and record new songs that we hope you’ll love as much as we do.
“We’re going to be taking the Aly & AJ website down in the meantime which means the current message board will be removed and the accounts you created on the site will be put on hold. Yes…major bummer. But we’ll have a new message board and a new temporary site up in a few days that will serve as our main communication with you for the time being.
“As always, you can get a hold of us on Twitter or Facebook. We love you and are excited to share the new 78violet with you. Xoxo. A+A, 78violet.”
WHAT DO YOU THINK of Aly & AJ’s major news?
Aly Michalka shows off her ruby red lips as she arrives at the 2010 Directors Guild of America Awards held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Saturday night (January 30) in Century City, Calif.
The 20-year-old musician is one of a few celebrities to sign a Secret Diary for DoSomething.org.
Aly, sister AJ, Selena Gomez and Emily Osment all autographed a commemorative case that is specially designed to hold a Secret Diary, which is a tiny electronic diary that can only be accessed with a PIN entered on the key pad.
The auction will run until next Friday, February 5th, and all proceeds will go to benefit DoSomething. You can check out all the diaries at BiddingForGood.com.
Aly Michalka quickly checks her phone as she and sister AJ head out of Katsuya restaurant in West Hollywood on Tuesday night (January 12).
Earlier in the day, the 78violet sisters lunched with long time friend and Secret Life of the American Teenager star Renee Olstead. They tweeted, “So awesome having lunch with @Renee_Olstead. Nothing better than good food and good girl talk :)”
AJ, 18, recently chatted with Starry Mag about their upcoming record. She shared, “My sister and I just recent wrapped up our latest record and that’s going to be coming out next year. We’re really, really excited, we’ve been working on it for a while now. We’ve got lots of new material, new songs, new style. Aly and I are really excited about the new sound. It’s still definitely Aly & AJ, but it’s a revamped more Rock in your face version of it. Also, I really feel like instrumentally it’s just a whole other level now.”
Aly, 20, looks to be sporting a new silver hoop nose ring. What do you think of it?
FYI: AJ is wearing DL1961 “Kate” jeans and Aly is working the PH8 Denim Zip Leggings which are available at PH8 stores nationwide.
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AJ Michalka just premiered her new flick, The Lovely Bones early this week and is stoked about the release.
The 18-year-old singer/actress recently say down with Inspire Magazine to chat about her role as Clarissa, costar Saoirse Ronan and just exactly what 78violet means. Check it:
On The Lovely Bones: “I was already a huge fan of the book. It’s such a moving story! [There's an] element of imagination. [Peter Jackson, director] stayed very true to the book. There’s [just] so much pressure that goes into adapting the screenplay from ["The Lovely Bones"]! [They]did an amazing job with capturing all the emotions of the Salmon family.”
On the real meaning behind 78violet: “Aly’s favorite number has always been 7 [and] mine has always been 8. [78 is actually] the chemical element Platinum that is resistant to corrosion. The color violet has always been very poignant in our lives. It has the highest vibration of all the color rays. It is the color of ‘creativity and intuition.’”
On Clarissa, her role in The Lovely Bones: “[I was] thankful and extremely happy. Clarissa is very much a part of a big turning point in the book and film. There’s a maturity and a bit of a wild side. I had seen Saoirse Ronan in Atonement, she is so talented!”
78violet sisters Aly and AJ Michalka go glamorous as they arrive at the premiere of The Lovely Bones held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Monday evening (December 7).
AJ, 18, stars as Clarissa in the drama about young girl (Saoirse Ronan) who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
The Lovely Bones hits theaters on Friday, January 15.
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78violet sisters Aly and AJ Michalka enjoy their Saturday night (October 10) out at Wonderland Club in West Hollywood.
AJ, 18, returned for a girl’s weekend from Kentucky where she is currently filming Secretariat with Diane Lane and John Malkovich.
Secretariat is the story of Penny Chenery, owner of the racehorse Secretariat, who won the Triple Crown in 1973. The flick is set to hit theaters in October 2010.
