MAIN Art & ... Pop Culture Pop Music Jonas Brothers

The newest and most popular band on the pop-rock scene, the Jonas Brothers hail from Wyckoff, New Jersey and are made up of three brothers: Kevin, (born Paul Kevin on November 5, 1987) Joe, (born Joseph Adam on August 15, 1989) and Nick Jonas (born Nicholas Jerry on September 16, 1992).

With such hits as Burning Up, SOS, Pushing Me Away, Hold On, and Year 3000, the band promises even more hits on the way to the delight of fans around the planet.

As their new album "A Little Bit Longer" is slated for release on August 12, 2008 the Jonas Brothers have become a verifiable pop culture phenomenon among the tween and teen set. Begun by brother Nick as a solo act, the band was formed by Columbia Recoreds in 2005 after an executive heard a demo recording featuring all three brothers. Their debut album "It's About Time" was released the following year.

However, with sales worldwide reaching only half a million, Columbia dropped the fledgling band (now, apparently, to their regret) and the band was picked up by Hollywood Records, for whom they have recorded for ever since.

Their self-titled second album released in 2007 reached over 1 million in sales and in a week's time the number 5 spot on the Billboard Hot 200.

Fueled by appearances on MTV, guest appearances with Hannah Montana, and performances during the 2007 Miss Teen USA, the Jonas Brother's career continues to skyrocket into 2008.

This summer, with starring roles in the Disney Channel movie Camp Rock, the group also have multiple nominations at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards and are scheduled for a featured appearance at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in September.

Upcoming projects include J.O.N.A.S! (Junior Operatives Networking As Spies), starring the Jonas Brothers as a group of government spies, and slated to debut this fall on the Disney Channel. In 2009, watch for the trio to begin filming the sequel to their Disney Channel movie hit, Camp Rock 2, and the premiere of Jonas Brothers - The 3D Concert Experience.

While not touring, all three brothers still report back to their mom and dad, Paul Kevin Jonas Sr. and Denise Jonas. They also have a younger brother, Frankie Jonas, who was born on September 28, 2000. He is now known as the "Bonus Jonas" and leads his own band, Webline, which he claims his older brothers will be opening for someday.

More about the Jonas Brothers around the Web:

Jonas Brothers.com - The official site with bios, photos, the latest videos, news and concert tour information.

Jonas Brothers - Wikipedia - Complete bios and career overview with photos, tour information, information on future projects, album release dates and a comprehensive list of related references and resources.

Jonas Brothers Fan - Major fan site featuring news, bios, rumors and gossip on all three group members along with an extensive photo gallery, video clips, lyrics, busy community forum, chat, and details on fan club sign-up.

JBFan - Another busy fan community featuring regular updates, photos, videos, insider tidbits and fun facts, related links & resources.

Jonas Brothers News - All Jonas Brother news, all the time, from various sources around the Web, with related photo gallery and community forum chock full of juicy Jonas Brothers gossip and rumors, from Topix.com.

Jonas Brothers Photos on Yahoo! Music - Extensive gallery with publicity shots, concert tour photos, public appearances.

Jonas Brothers Lyrics - Complete lyrics to all their hits.