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Earlier this week, the blonde pop duo Aly & AJ announced that they had changed their name to 78violet. (”Fyi…..u pronounce #78violet as seventy eight violet:),” they helpfully added.) The sisters are calling their renaming “an exciting new beginning,” although given that they’ve already achieved some chart success under their old name, one wonders if this change might hurt their fledgling pop career more than it helps. As a way to assist these young ladies through this crucial stage in their career, Idolator presents a few stories of artists who changed their names–and how their careers fared once all the paperwork with the local DMV had been signed. More »
Posts Tagged ‘matchbox twenty’
Aly & AJ’s Breakup With Their Name Inspires A List Of Other Artists Who Have Changed Their Monikers Mid-Stream
Fri Jul 10 2009 by Maura
Dubious Roger Friedman Claim Of The Day
Wed Feb 25 2009 by Maura
“Rob is probably the single strongest songwriter… More »
Matchbox Twenty In Animal Abuse Rodeo Drama!
Thu Apr 17 2008 by anthonyjmiccio
Matchbox Twenty recently canceled an upcoming appearance at the Cheyenne Frontier Days, explaining that they couldn’t yell “I gaowt uh duhzeez!” while animals were being abused at the popular Wyoming Rodeo. The company has struck back with a lawsuit, saying this is costing them a hundred grand. Thing is, it’s not the sensitive adult contemporary icons getting sued. Instead, the event’s booking company is suing the animal rights organization SHARK for inspiring the band to drop out. Romeo Entertainment claims that SHARK used “false and misleading information” and “threats of negative publicity” to scare the band, and that they did the same with Carrie Underwood in 2006. (I guess nobody gave a shit about the lil’ dogies in 2007.) But can you legally keep a protest group from contacting performers?
Tue Feb 5 2008 by Maura
Did you know that ABC News is soundtracking the ads for its Super Tuesday coverage–which is being co-sponsored with Facebook, in case you want to get even more despondent about the world–with that Matchbox Twenty song about how far we, as a country, have come? More »
Majors’ New Strategy For Making Money Again: Selling Overpriced Crap
Thu Oct 18 2007 by Maura
Matchbox Twenty is the latest band to get in on the USB drive gimmick; their greatest-hits package Exile On Mainstream is being sold inside a 128-megabyte drive that’s attached to a bracelet. More »
Tue Aug 28 2007 by Maura
Matchbox Twenty’s new video is for the ladies … of the US Open, that is. [Newsday] More »
