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The Jonas Brothers are an American pop rock band. Formed in 2005, they gained popularity from their
appearances on the Disney Channel television network. They consist of three brothers: Kevin
Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas.[1][2][3] Raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey, to Little Falls, New Jersey, in
2005, where they wrote their first record that made its Hollywood Records release.[4] In mid-2008,
they starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock and its sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final
Jam. They also starred as Kevin, Joe, and Nick Lucas from the band, JONAS, in their own Disney
Channel series Jonas, which was rebranded as Jonas L.A. after the first season and cancelled after the
second. The band have released five albums: It's About Time (2006), Jonas Brothers (2007), A Little Bit
Longer (2008), Lines, Vines and Trying Times (2009), and Happiness Begins (2019).
In 2008, the group was nominated for the Best New Artist award at the 51st Grammy Awards and
won the award for Breakthrough Artist at the American Music Awards. As of May 2009, before the
release of Lines, Vines and Trying Times, they had sold over eight million albums worldwide.[5] After
a hiatus during 2010 and 2011 to pursue solo-projects, the group reconciled in 2012 to record a new
album, which was cancelled following their break-up on October 29, 2013.
They have sold over 17 million albums worldwide as of 2013.[6][7] Six years following their split, the
group reunited with the release of "Sucker" on March 1, 2019.[8] The song became the 34th song in
history to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and became the Jonas Brothers' first
number one single on the chart.[9] Their fifth studio album, Happiness Begins, was released on June
7, 2019, topping the US Billboard 200.[10
Contents
1History
1.12005–2007: It's About Time
1.22007–2008: Jonas Brothers
1.32008–2009: A Little Bit Longer and acting
1.42009–2010: Jonas and Lines, Vines and Trying Times
1.52011–2013: Hiatus, LiVe and split
1.62019–present: Return and Happiness Begins
2Philanthropy
3Musical style
4Members
5Achievements
6Discography
7Filmography
7.1Film
7.2Television
7.3Web
8Bibliography
9Concert tours
10References
10.1Footnotes
10.2Sources
11External links
History
The Jonas Brothers' third studio album, A Little Bit Longer, was released in the United States on
August 12, 2008. On June 24, 2008, iTunes announced that it would release four songs from A Little
Bit Longer, one roughly every two weeks.[28] The purchase of each of the songs applies to the cost of
the entire album, which could be purchased via iTunes' Complete the Album feature after release.
Each song released also featured a podcast. Each song occupied the number one spot on iTunes for
at least three days. After the Look Me in the Eyes Tour ended on March 22, 2008, the Jonas
Brothers announced that they would be opening up for Avril Lavigne's Best Damn Tour along
with Boys Like Girls, for the second leg of the tour in Europe, which lasted from late May to late
June 2008.[29] While filming Camp Rock, the Jonas Brothers co-wrote and co-produced six songs for
fellow Disney Channel star and close friend Demi Lovato, for Lovato's album Don't Forget.[30] The
album, co-produced by the Jonas Brothers, was released on September 23, 2008.
[31]
A soundtrack was released for the film Camp Rock on June 17, 2008, debuting at No. 3 on
the Billboard 200 with 188,000 copies sold in its first week.[32] The Jonas Brothers also did a half-
hour variety special on Disney Channel special entitled, Studio DC: Almost Live, that featured The
Muppets and other Disney Channel stars. During this time, the Jonas Brothers also appeared on
the Olympics-based special miniseries the Disney Channel Games, for the third annual show.
During the summer of 2008, the Jonas Brothers started the Burnin' Up Tour in North America,
promoting A Little Bit Longer. The tour began on July 4, 2008, at Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto,
Ontario. The band made their film debut in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock, in
which they played a band called Connect Three. Joe Jonas plays the lead male role and lead singer
Shane Gray, Nick Jonas plays the role of Nate, a guitarist, and Kevin Jonas plays the role of Jason,
another guitarist. The film premiered on June 20, 2008, in the United States on Disney Channel,
and Canada on Family, receiving mixed reviews. A Disney Digital 3-D production crew filmed the
two shows of their Burnin' Up Tour in Anaheim on July 13 and 14, 2008. Both shows and
additional footage recorded while on tour were used for the theatrical release of their 3D concert
biopic Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience on February 22, 2009.[33] A Disney Digital 3-
D production crew filmed the two shows of theirs Burnin' Up Tour in Anaheim on July 13 and 14,
2008, including a performance by Lovato with the Jonas Brothers on "This Is Me" and Taylor
Swift with the brothers on "Should've Said No". Both shows and additional footage recorded while
on tour were used for the theatrical release of their 3D concert biopic, Jonas Brothers: The 3D
Concert Experience, on February 22, 2009.[34]
On July 14, they announced on stage that the band had already written five songs for their fourth
studio album. The band was featured in the July 2008 issue of Rolling Stone magazine and became
the youngest band to be on the cover of the magazine. The Jonas Brothers visited
downtown Cleveland, Ohio's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before their sold-out concert on the
evening of August 22, 2008, at Blossom Music Center. They presented the suits and pants they wore
on the cover artwork of A Little Bit Longer to Jim Henke, vice president of the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame. The suits are part of the Right Here, Right Now! exhibit.[35] In December 2008, the Jonas
Brothers were nominated for the Best New Artist award at the 51st Grammy Awards. The Jonas
Brothers appeared as musical guest on Saturday Night Live's 34th season on February 14, 2009,
making their SNL debut.[36] The band also announced on March 11, 2009, that they will be
embarking on a world tour in mid-2009. They were joined by the popular Korean girl
band Wonder Girls, who debuted in America, as their opening act.[37] In April 2009, the Jonas
Brothers finished filming the first season of their Disney Channel Original Series, Jonas and was
premiered on May 2, 2009. The Jonas Brothers also voiced three stone cherubs in the film Night at
the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, which was released on May 22, 2009
On August 17, 2012, after two years of their last work together, they announced a new concert tour,
the World Tour 2012/2013.[51][52][53] On October 3, 2012, a preview of the song "Meet You in Paris"
was released on Cambio.[54][55] The new tour started on October 11, 2012, at Radio City Music
Hall in New York City, where they performed several songs from their previous albums along with
a new song entitled "Let's Go".[56] During the reunion concert, they also performed other new
songs: "Wedding Bells", "First Time" and "Neon".[57][58][59][60] They performed at Jingle Ball at L.A.
Live on December 1, 2012, and announced several tour dates to take place in South America. They
performed at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival on February 28, 2013, in Chile.[61] Their
fifth studio album, which would have been their first not to be released through Hollywood
Records since 2006 and their first record since 2009's Lines, Vines and Trying Times, was scheduled
to be released in 2013.[62] The album would be titled V (pronounced: Five), the Roman numeral for
five. The lead single, "Pom Poms" was released on April 2, 2013.[63] The music video for the song
was filmed in February 2013 in New
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Orleans, Louisiana and premiered on E! on April 2, 2013.[64] "First Time", the second single from
their fifth album, was released on June 25, 2013.[65] In June they embarked at Live Tour to promote
the new songs.
On October 9, 2013, the group cancelled 23 tour dates between October and December, citing a
"deep rift within the band" over "creative differences". [66] On October 29, 2013, the Jonas Brothers
officially confirmed their split.[67] During an interview, Nick Jonas stated that the album wouldn't
be released but decided to release songs in a live album: "We want to do something special for our
fans because they've been so supportive of us for so many years. What we've decided to do is
package an album with 10 live tracks from the summer tour and four of the songs that would have
been on 'V', and if you count 'Pom Poms' and 'First Time', it's actually 6 songs that would have
been on 'V'. We’ll be sending that out soon for the fans."[68] The album was released with the
title Live, noting the letter "V" in caps as a reference to their would-be fifth studio album of the
same name.
Philanthropy
"We started The Change for the Children Foundation to support programs that motivate and
inspire children to face adversity with confidence, determination and a will to succeed. And we
think the best people to help children are their peers – kids helping other kids who are a little less
fortunate".
— Jonas about the success process.
The Jonas Brothers earned an estimated $12 million in 2007, and have donated 10% of their
earnings to their charity, Change for the Children Foundation.[102][103] Change for the Children
Foundation, started by the Jonas Brothers, has contributors donate to charities such as Nothing But
Nets, American Diabetes Foundation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Children's Hospital
Los Angeles, and Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts. Since August 6, 2008, Bayer
Diabetes Care has partnered with Nick Jonas as a diabetes ambassador to promote the idea that
young people should manage their diabetes, as Nick was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he
was 13.[104] Jonas testified in the U.S. Senate to promote more research funding for the disease. [105]
The Jonas Brothers have been strong supporters of Do Something. In 2007, the brothers filmed a
public service announcement raising awareness about teenage homelessness and encouraging teens
to begin "jeans drives" in their communities to donate to the homeless. In 2010, Nick further
volunteered his efforts for Do Something by offering his time as a prize to teens who donated jeans
to Do Something and Aeropostale's "Teens for Jeans" campaign. [106] Further, Nick filmed another
public service announcement, this one in support of Do Something's "Battle of the Bands"
campaign for the advancement of music education in schools.
The Jonas Brothers have made several appearances at We Day, an event that encourages young
people to do local and global acts of charity.[107][108] In a post on Twitter, the band also announced
that a portion of every ticket purchased for their Toronto show would be donated to WE to help
provide secondary school scholarships to young girls in Kenya.[109]
In August 2021, the Jonas Brothers partnered with NGO Feeding America to promote donations to
the organization by holding a competition to have dinner with a selected fan at a Los Angeles
restaurant.[110]
Musical style
The Jonas Brothers' musical style has generally been described as rock,[111][112] pop rock,[67][113][114]
[115]
pop punk,[116] and power pop.[117]
Members
Current
Discography
Main article: Jonas Brothers discography
Filmography
Film
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2007 Hannah Montana Themselves
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Brad Paisley Thinks He's Special Themselves Rucker, Peyton Manning, Kimberly Williams-
Paisley, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood
Nick (coach; season 18, 20), Joe and Kevin (advisors for
2020 The Voice Themselves
Team Nick in season 18)
Web
Lines Brothers"
Bibliography
Burning Up: On Tour with the Jonas Brothers (2008)
Blood: A Memoir by the Jonas Brothers (2020)
Concert tours
Main article: List of Jonas Brothers concert tours
References
Footnotes
Morton, Laura (2008). Burning Up: On Tour with the Jonas Brothers. Disney Publishing
Worldwide. ISBN 978-1-4231-2029-2.
Ryals, Lexi (2008). Jammin' with the Jonas Brothers: An Unauthorized Biography. Price Stern
Sloan. ISBN 978-0-8431-3304-2.
Murphy, Maggie (2010). The Jonas Brothers: Rock Stars. The Rosen Publishing
Group. ISBN 978-1-4488-1175-5.
Parvis, Sarah (2010). The Jonas Brothers. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7407-9848-
1.
Rawson, Katherine (2009). The Jonas Brothers. The Rosen Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4042-
8134-9.
Tieck, Sarah (2009). Jonas Brothers. ABDO Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-61714-191-1.
Edwards, Posy (2008). Jonas Brothers: Hello Beautiful – Stars of Camp Rock. Orion Publishing
Group. ISBN 978-1-4091-0160-4.
Miller, Kat (2010). I Love the Jonas Brothers. The Rosen Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-61533-048-5.
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Discography
Songs
Happiness Begins
Compilation
Music from Chasing Happiness
albums
Extended
Be Mine
plays
Singles "Mandy"
"Year 3000"
"Hold On"
"S.O.S"
"Play My Music"
"Burnin' Up"
"Pushin' Me Away"
"Lovebug"
"Tonight"
"Paranoid"
"Pom Poms"
"First Time"
"Sucker"
"Cool"
"Only Human"
"X"
"Remember This"
"We Rock"
singles "Runaway"
"Lonely"
"Send It On"
Other songs
"Wedding Bells"
Burnin' Up Tour
Live Tour
"Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas"
episodes
Television Jonas
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