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Aly & AJ

Aly & AJ is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of KT Tunstall, Grand Funk Railroad, Weezer, The Lovin' Spoonful and Katrina and the Waves. Those roots explain a lot about how Aly & AJ arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ashlee Simpson, Ashley Tisdale, Kelly Clarkson, The Veronicas and Vanessa Hudgens, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Joe Jonas and Jonas Brothers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Aly & AJ, reaching back through KT Tunstall and forward to Joe Jonas. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Aly & AJ is an American pop rock duo consisting of sisters Alyson "Aly" Michalka and Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka from Torrance, California. They signed with Hollywood Records and in 2005, they released their debut album Into the Rush. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA and contained the singles "Rush" and "Chemicals React". They followed this release with the albums Acoustic Hearts of Winter (2006) and Insomniatic (2007). The latter contained the Platinum single "Potential Breakup Song", which was a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. They departed from their record label in 2010 and briefly changed their name to 78violet, releasing the single "Hothouse" in 2013.

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Aly & AJKT TunstallGrand Funk RailroadWeezerThe Lovin' SpoonfulKatrina and the WavesThe Cheetah GirlsMcFlyMiley CyrusJoe JonasJonas BrothersAshlee SimpsonAshley TisdaleKelly ClarksonThe VeronicasVanessa HudgensRaven-SymonéJessica SimpsonBonnie McKee

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Aly & AJ connections

Aly & AJ grew out of KT Tunstall, Grand Funk Railroad, Weezer and The Lovin' Spoonful, shares an orbit with Ashlee Simpson, Ashley Tisdale, Kelly Clarkson and The Veronicas, went on to shape Joe Jonas and Jonas Brothers. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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