Jonas Brothers in 2022.Photo: Wesley Hitt/Getty
The Jonas Brothers' whirlwind path to stardom begin when the gifted siblings were only kids:Kevinwas 17,Joewas 15 andNickwas 12 when they began work on their first studio album. Since then, the musical family members have pursued success on screens, stages and world tours, earning their fame both together and apart.
From their Disney days to their band breakup and eventual reconciliation 10 years later, the trio has endured and enjoyed a rollercoaster of a career. Take a look back at their eventful, emotional and ongoing journey that’s proven their resilience as a band and strength as brothers.
Kevin, Nick and Joe Jonas in 2006.Scott Gries/Getty
2005: Jonas Brothers sign with Columbia Records
The Jonas Brothers' song “Please Be Mine” caught the attention of Columbia Records, and they began production on their first record. As they worked on their studio album, the guys started touring with various artists and bands, opening for the likes of the Backstreet Boys, Jesse McCartney,Kelly Clarksonand The Cheetah Girls, among other music staples of the aughts.
Jonas Brothers, It’s About Time.Columbia Records
August 2006: Jonas Brothers release their debut album,It’s About Time
The lead single offIt’s About Time, “Mandy,” was featured on an episode of Nickelodeon’sZoey 101, and their song “Time for Me to Fly” appeared on the soundtrack for the 2006 filmAquamarine.
To promote their first album, the Jonas Brothers embarked on the 28-date American Club Tour.
February 2007: Jonas Brothers sign with Hollywood Records
Jonas Brothers at the 2007 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.Greg Allen/REX/Shutterstock
August 2007: Jonas Brothers release their self-titled sophomore album
Jonas Brothersdebuted at No. 5 on the USBillboard200 chart. Their song, “Year 3000,” which they originally recorded forIt’s About Timewith Columbia Records, was repurposed as the album’s lead single. The second and third songs, “Hold On” and “S.O.S.,” got music video treatments, and their fourth single, “When You Look Me in the Eyes,” inspired the title of their tour.
In the months that followed the album’s release, the Jonas Brothers rocked a number of high-profile stages. To wrap up 2007, they performed at the American Music Awards in November, at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and during December’sDick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin' Evebroadcast.
January 2008: When You Look Me in the Eyes Tour
While on the When You Look Me in the Eyes tour, which lasted for 39 dates, the Jonas Brothers filmed a documentary miniseries for Disney Channel entitledJonas Brothers: Living the Dream.
The band took their album on tour just a few months later in the summer. The Burning Up Tour featured guests includingDemi Lovato,Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Avril Lavigne.
Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato in Camp Rock.
June 2008: Jonas Brothers make their movie debut inCamp Rock
In the Disney Channel Original Movie, the Jonas Brothers played a jaded band that ends up at the same musical summer camp asDemi Lovato’s character, Mitchie. Joe starred as Shane Gray, the lead singer of the fictional group Connect 3, while Nick and Kevin played his bandmates Nate and Jason.
July 2008: Jonas Brothers are featured on the cover ofRolling Stone
With theircover story, the Jonas Brothers became the youngest people to feature on the front of the magazine’s US edition.
August 2008: Jonas Brothers release their albumA Little Bit Longer
Jonas Brothers at the 51st Grammys with their mom, Denise Jonas.Dan MacMedan/WireImage
December 2008: Jonas Brothers are nominated for a Grammy
The Jonas Brothers lost out to Adele, who took home the award for best new artist that year.
February 2009: Jonas Brothers perform onSaturday Night Live
The trio performed their song “Video Girl” during the sketch comedy series, but they didn’t return to the NBC stage for an entire decade.
“This feels like the perfect #FlashbackFriday video,” the Jonas Brothers tweeted a month prior to their May 2019 performance. “#VideoGirl on @nbcsnl in 2009! PS – thanks for the intro @haileybieber.”
Taylor Swift in Jonas Brothers - The 3D Concert Experience.Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
February 2009:Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experiencepremieres
May 2009:Jonaspremieres on Disney Channel
Disney Channel produced two seasons of the show, renaming itJonas L.A.for its second installment, which followed the main cast on summer vacation in Los Angeles, away from home in New Jersey.
The show also featured the boys' younger brother, Frankie Jonas, who played their little sibling on screen.
June 2009: Jonas Brothers release their albumLines, Vines and Trying Times
August 2009: Jonas Brothers host the Teen Choice Awards
In addition to hosting, the Jonas Brothers performed their songs “Much Better” and “World War III” from their albumLines, Vines and Trying Times. The boys also won five of the eight Teen Choice Awards for which they were nominated in both music and acting categories.
October 2009: Nick launches Nick Jonas & the Administration
Fans worried when Nick announced his “side project,” but the band was quick to reassure everyone thatNick Jonas& the Administration wasn’t a diverging road for the youngest brother. PEOPLE reported that the group wrote a letter to fans before performing in Venezuela while on their world tour.
“We plan to make music together for as long as we can,” the letter read. “We’ve said from the beginning of our career as the Jonas Brothers that anything we do outside of the group is a side project because you can’t break up brothers.”
Nick continued: “My brothers are my biggest supporters, and were on the phone with me everyday while I was in the studio asking how it was going, and telling me they couldn’t wait to hear the record.”
To conclude their note, the trio waxed poetic about their solid bond. “A three-chord strand is not easily broken, and one thing’s for sure… this three chord strand is stronger now than it’s ever been,” the Jonas Brothers wrote to their supporters. “You are truly the best fans in the world, and we love you with all our hearts.”
December 2009: Kevin marries Danielle Deleasa
In 2007, the eldest Jonas brother met then-hairstylist Danielle Deleasa while the two were in The Bahamas on vacation with their respective families. After dating for two years, Kevin popped the question. The two married in Long Island, New York, withan elaborate weddinginside a castle.
September 2010:Camp Rock 2: The Final Jampremieres on Disney Channel
The Disney Channel Original Movie’s sequel saw the Jonas Brothers andDemi Lovatoback in their same roles as campers attending the summer music program.
September 2011: Nick Jonas & the Administration goes on tour
AfterNick Jonas& the Administration released their first album,Who I Am, in February 2010, Nick’s “side project” flourished into a tour, marking the first time the musician hit the road without his older brothers.
The milestone moment initiated a period of hiatus for the Jonas Brothers, during which the three bandmates focused on their solo careers. The break also saw the group split from Hollywood Records in 2012.
October 2011: Joe releases his solo album,Fastlife
During the Jonas Brothers' time apart, Joe released his first and onlysolo album. In producingFastlife, the second-oldest Jonas sibling collaborated with fellow artists like Chris Brown and Lil Wayne.
Kevin and Danielle Jonas in 2012.Larry Busacca/E/NBCU Photo Bank
August 2012: Kevin and Danielle star onMarried to Jonas
The couple’s reality show followed their day-to-day lives at home in New Jersey.Married to Jonasran for two seasons on E! until it wrapped in May 2013.
October 2012: Jonas Brothers reunite for another world tour
The boys brought the band back together after two years spent on their own projects. They embarked on the global tour intending to promote their next album, which was meant to release in 2013.
April 2013: Jonas Brothers release “Pom Poms”
After finishing their world tour in March, the Jonas Brothers officially released the lead single off their next record, titledV. The song “Pom Poms” was brought to life with a music video aired on E!
They followed up the upbeat tune withV’s second single, “First Time,” which came out in June 2013.
June 2013: Jonas Brothers begin another tour
The Jonas Brothers' ninth tour was intended to run from June to December. However, at the beginning of October, the band canceled their remaining dates due to a “deep rift within the band,” as a spokesperson for the group told PEOPLE at the time.
Another source elaborated on the stars' creative differences, telling PEOPLE that they were “not getting along at all.”
The insider continued: “They are each looking into solo projects. Nick and the Administration are working on another album. They are moving forward away from the Jonas Brothers. I think this is the beginning of the end.”
October 2013: Jonas Brothers confirm their split
Not long after things started to appear rocky, the boys themselves validated suspicions about their drifting apart. PEOPLE reported all three members wereofficially calling it quits.
Kevin called it “over for now,” and Joe claimed the decision was “unanimous.” Nick, on the other hand, shared some insight into his reasoning behind the split.
“I was feeling kind of trapped,” he said. “I needed to share my heart with my brothers.”
In 2019, Nick reflected on their difficult split during an interview with Z100.
“When it ended it was not good,” the youngest Jonas Brother said. “It was a couple years of rebuilding our family, and in our mind it seemed impossible for us to do this ever again.”
The band broke up for five years, and each brother pursued their own projects during this time.
Danielle and Kevin with Alena and Valentina.Kevin Jonas Instagram
2013-2018: Kevin steps outside the music industry and grows his family
Kevin followed a couple ofentrepreneurial pursuitsafter the brothers parted, dipping his toes into worlds beyond music and performing. He co-created a company called The Blu Market, which provided social media influencers with strategic support. Kevin invested in the tech world as well, helping to create the restaurant-finding app Yood! and becoming a partner of social media app We Heart It.
The oldest Jo Bro didn’t completely stray from entertainment, though. In 2014, Kevin made a cameo onThe Real Housewives of New Jerseyworking as Kathy Wakile’shome contractor. He also competed on season 7 of Celebrity Apprentice, albeit briefly, since he was kicked off after the second episode.
During his hiatus from the band, Kevin and his wife Danielle welcomed theirtwo daughters, Alena Rose and Valentina Angelina, in February 2014 and October 2016, respectively.
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
2013-2018: Joe forms DNCE and gets engaged
Joe took his musical talents to television as well, becoming a judge on season 7 of the Australian version ofThe Voicein 2018.
The singer began his ownlove storyon Instagram, witha direct messagesent toGame of Thronesstar Sophie Turner. PEOPLE confirmed that their flirtation leveled up to a full-fledged romance in December 2016, and theywere engagedin October of the following year.
Fast forward to May 2019, when the two tied the knot. Theyeloped in Las Vegas, and then celebrated again with asecond ceremonyin France a few months later, in July. Joe become a dad in 2020, when he and his wife welcomed their daughterWilla. Two years later, the couple’ssecond little girlarrived.
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra.Priyanka Chopra/Instagram
2013-2018: Nick pursues acting and his solo music career and gets married
The band’s youngest member expanded into on big and small screens as an actor. He made cameos onHawaii Five-O, starred in all three seasons of the drama seriesKingdomand held a recurring role on season 1 of Ryan Murphy’sScream Queens. Nick also featured alongside James Franco in the 2016 filmGoat, and the singer voiced Lou in the 2019 animated filmUglyDolls.
Nick’s solo career blossomed in the years following the Jonas Brothers' split. He released a self-titled album in 2014 that boasted several chart-topping hits like “Chains,” “Jealous” and “Levels.” His third album,Last Year Was Complicated, came out in 2016, and Nick had a prolific 2017 with major song releases. His song “Home” from theFerdinandsoundtrack was even nominated for a Golden Globe award.
Nick’s notable non-solo project:pairing up with his wife, Priyanka Chopra. The two lit a flame in 2016 withfriendly textsand debuted as a duo at the2017 Met Gala. By the summer of 2018, theywere engaged, and they were married intwo extravagant ceremoniesthat incorporated their Hindu and Christian backgrounds and traditions.
In January 2022, the couple welcomed their daughter,Malti Marie, via surrogate.
James Corden, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas.Terence Patrick/CBS
February 2019: Jonas Brothers announce their comeback
PEOPLE confirmed the rumors oftheir reunionin February 2019, when a source shared that the boys were spottedplanning their official announcementover breakfast.
Questions about the group’s return started to pop up a full year before anything was confirmed, when the band’s official Instagram accountwas reactivated. But it was all just buzz until the famed triospilled allon James Corden’sLate Late Showin the winter of 2019.
The Jonas Brothers’ “Sucker”.Courtesy Universal Music Group
March 2019: Jonas Brothers release “Sucker”
They followed the pop hit with “Cool” a month later.
June 2019: Jonas Brothers release their comeback album,Happiness Begins
Making fans even more excited: the Jonas Brothers released an albumanda documentary detailing their history as brothers and bandmates. According to Kevin, making the Amazon Prime Video film,Chasing Happiness, was part oftheir healing process.
“[It] was great because we had to have real conversations and not hold back,” Kevin said, comparing the production to therapy. “So for us, it worked out in a good way.”
The long-awaited album,Happiness Begins, came out just three days after the film, debuting at No. 1. That same summer, in August 2019, the Jonas Brothers took their record on tour.
Jonas Brothers performing at the 62nd Grammys.Kevin Winter/Getty
January 2020: Jonas Brothers perform at the Grammys
“Sucker” earned a song of the year nomination at the 2020Grammy Awards, and the Jonas Brothers debuted their new single “What a Man Gotta Do"at the ceremony.
August 2021: The Remember This Tour
Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jonas Brothers returned to stages around the United States on their Remember This tour. They evenproduced a docuseriescalledMoments Between the Momentsto give fans an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at their lives as they performed around the country.
Jonas Brothers Family Roast.Netflix
November 2021: Jonas Brothers get roasted on Netflix
The streaming platform tested the bandmates' senses of humor inThe Jonas Brothers Family Roast. The Netflix special featured burns and no-holds-barred jests from their wives, friends and comedians ready to poke fun at the siblings.
June 2022: Jonas Brothers perform a residency in Las Vegas
Jonas Brothers at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023.Amy Sussman/Getty
January 2023: Jonas Brothers announce their new album and receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Jonas Brothers were bestowed with the ultimate A-list honor in late January 2023, when theyreceived a staron the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of their friends and family. Even in their moment of glory, however, the group gave back to their devoted supporters with an exciting announcement.
“It’s nice to reflect on this nearly 20-year journey and to commemorate it here today but we’re looking towards the future,” said Nick. He and his brothers proceeded to share their latest project: an upcoming record titledThe Album.
March 2023: Jonas Brothers stage a residency on Broadway
From March 14 through March 18, the Jonas Brothers will be givingfive unique performances on Broadway. Their N.Y.C. residency will see the trio playing music from five of their albums on separate nights.
First up will be a set list from their self-titled album circa 2007, then 2008’sA Little Bit Longer. Nights three and four will center on the 2009 track list fromLines, Vines and Trying Timesand the 2019 comeback record,Happiness Begins. The finale will give a taste of their new music fromThe Album.
Jonas Brothers.Courtesy of Live Nation
May 2023: Jonas Brothers announce tour dates and releaseThe Album
Before their five record,The Album, dropped on May 12, the band shared some exciting news about where fans can hear old and new Jonas Brothers' songs later in 2023. Kevin, Joe and Nick announced plans to take theirentire discography on tour, starting with two shows at Yankee Stadium in August.
The trioconfirmed their late-summer setliston SiriusXM’sRadio Andy, sharing that plans to perform “pretty much every song from all the albums.” While that plans seems to promise a extra long show, the brothers feel confident that they’ll be able to fit everything.
“The reality is that when some of these earlier albums came out, we were teenagers with tons of energy,” Nick toldAndy Cohenduring their April appearance on his radio show. “And so the tempo of the songs are a little faster… So, it’s actually not gonna be that long.”
source: people.com
