Talented duo Aly and AJ rose to fame with some help from the Disney Channel, which aired some of their music videos and, as a result, expanded their fanbase. Sisters Alyson (“Aly”) and Amanda Joy (“AJ”) Michalka signed a record deal with Hollywood Records in 2004, and released their debut album, Into The Rush, the following year.

Their second album, Acoustic Hearts of Winter, was released in September 2006. The girls recorded covers of Christmas songs, and over nineteen thousand copies were sold in its first week.

The duo’s third studio album, Insomniatic, was released in 2007, and boasted songs that went on to be their greatest hits, like “Potential Breakup Song” and “Like Whoa.”

In 2009, the sisters announced that they were renaming their project 78Violet.

In 2017, the sisters made a return under their former name Aly & AJ, with the EP Ten Years, after having released music under the name 78Violet for some time. The EP, as the name suggests, was released exactly ten years from their last album Insomniatic that was under the Aly & AJ name.