This news broke last Friday, and just in case anyone hasn’t yet heard, it looks like Aly & AJ have broken their last official ties with Disney and have left Hollywood Records!
From the way they framed it their mass email message, it sounds like they’re happy to be out of that contract and free to pursue another record deal so they can have more creative control.
Sounds a lot like when Aly and her mom walked away from Phil of the Future for a new show with AJ that eventually never happened.
The Michalkas really really need to stop biting the hand that feeds them. Why not release the third album with Hollywood, make a good deal of money from it, and then shop for a new record deal while riding the wave of that album?
I obviously don’t know all the details, but something here just doesn’t add up.
Anyway, here’s the message from the girls, if you haven’t read it already:
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.
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this has happened with other artists. the new cd they are working on will be released when they get done.
hollywood could release the cd anyway.like curb did with a leann rimes cd.hollywood needs to make the last penny from it so i say release it.
Would Disney want to release it without the girls to promote it? I doubt it would sell very well.
They got dropped, kiddies. Do the math. 😛
They got dropped AFTER Disney paid them to make the album? That’s pretty stupid of Disney.