DALLAS — I don't know what happens when you sit me down with the Jonas Brothers, but it feels like magic. The four of us just have an indefinable chemistry that comes naturally to four kids who were all raised in New Jersey. We hit it off so well on my most recent visit — here in Dallas to talk about their tour launch next week — that they invited me to join them on the most sacred of Jonas Brothers activities: They invited me to go dirt biking with them. In all honesty, they get me so much. I've never been on a dirt bike, but there's a first time for everything, and I would want my first time to be with those guys (what girl wouldn't want that?). Plus, it'll be a great way to kick Kevin's butt for always thinking I'm a dude.
Although my sassy attitude may seem frightful to most everyone else I meet, the JoBros (as the kids on the street call them) just get it. They're not scared when I mention the names Miley Cyrus or Taylor Swift. In fact, they welcome those kinds of questions from me. We talked about their new album, their tour, their exes, actual fourth brother Frankie, "Camp Rock" and more, so you'll have to stay tuned to MTV News to get the whole scoop.
By Kathleen Newman-Bremang
Kanye West may be hyping himself as the Michael Jordan of the rap world, but we've got some news for you, Yeezy — you might not even be the MJ of songs with "Paranoid" in the title. With yesterday's viral release of West's official (not leaked) version of his "Paranoid" music video and the Jonas Brothers' new hit single of the same name, we decided to take a look back at some other artists who were feeling the nervous vibe long before Kanye and the JoBros. Yes, Radiohead, Garbage and Black Sabbath did the paranoia-themed vid first. But who did it best? Let's take a look:
Kanye West - "Paranoid"
We have to admit, when the first version of the video leaked, we weren't that impressed. But the final cut finds Kanye in his true form, delivering a high-concept music video that feels more like a piece of art than anything else, and the black-and-white clip even guest-stars Rihanna as a disturbed vixen in the midst of a nightmare. In the song, Kanye advises his lady to quit worrying about "the wrong things," but there's nothing wrong with this clip. Kudos to Kanye for the old-school film noir vibe — we're digging it.
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For their new "Paranoid" video, the Jonas Brothers hooked up with directors the Malloys (who also worked on the JoBros' "Burnin' Up" clip) to create a CGI world. The scathing track was once rumored to be about Joe Jonas ex Taylor Swift, although Nick sings on the track.
The boys recently shared with MTV that the video might have a million Kevin Jonases. "The concept is, we're in this world that is so obscure, so paranoid. We're always looking over our shoulders. New things are happening. It's very visual," the eldest Jonas said. "We wanted it to be something we haven't done before."
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By Rya Backer
Well, Jonas Brothers fans, don't say you didn't ask for it. Earlier today, the trio (no word on if or how Frankie "Bonus" Jonas was involved) released a video on YouTube of Joe Jonas dancing and, at times, poorly lip-synching along to Beyoncé's infectious "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)."
And he's wearing a tight, black unitard and pointed-toe stilettos throughout the clip.
Though the video starts with a shy Joe hiding behind Nick as he and Kevin push him to do it "for the fans," it's only a matter of time before the video becomes a black-and-white extravaganza of Joe's moves, some of which mimic the ones Beyoncé made so popular in her video.
The JoBros are counting down the days until their new album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times, drops June 16 by uploading new viral videos to their YouTube page. The clips include a very funny visit to "Cherub Bootcamp" with Shawn Levy, director of the "Night at the Museum" franchise, and photos from their motorcade.
Word on the Internet is that Joe Jonas is looking to get a little love shack with his lady, Camilla Belle. Joe lives with brothers Nick and Joe, and according to sources, he's looking to find a place with a little more privacy.
"The Jonas Brothers' home is too crowded and inconvenient for Camilla. They're looking for somewhere that's super-private," a source tells Star magazine, according to AceShowbiz.com.
But Joe's parents are apparently none too pleased with the notion of their 19-year-old son, who has pledged abstinence until marriage, living with his 22-year-old starlet girlfriend. Read more...
By Eric Ditzian
Hey, Lady Gaga — you're confusing me! MTV News loves you. You're on the top of the world right now, with two #1 Billboard singles this year. Madonna just boogied down at your show on Monday. And then you go ahead and say something that leaves me scratching my head: The Jonas Brothers are the new Beatles.
How can I put this gently? No! Hells to the no!
In an interview with British tabloid the Daily Star, Gaga revealed that the inspiration for her album, The Fame, was the Fab Four. Read more...
This afternoon I got an e-mail from a colleague alerting me to the fact that the term Joonas.net seemed to be a hot Internet search term, and being that the Jonas Brothers have a very similar name we initially thought this must be a new fansite dedicated to Nick, Joe and Kevin.
When I went there, I found that to be the exact opposite of what it actually is. You see it appears to be some robot-like site that generates the message: "The requested document is totally fake. Even tried multi. Nothing helped. I'm really depressed about this. And it goes on and on in about being a depressed robot or web server or something you seems to be having some sort of identity crisis: I mean, it's not your job to listen to my problems, and I guess it is my job to go and fetch web pages for you. But I couldn't get this one. I'm so sorry. Believe me!"
OK, OK, we believe you. And we're actually just sort of bummed that it's not a Jonas site, but instead some mysterious site run by a guy named Joonas in Finland. (This is true. We did our research.) Unfortunately that's all we know at this point, but we're thinking he's either an artist who is pranking us, or that Joonas is really some sort of depressed Web server. If it's the latter, we're here to talk!
For the most part, we can't argue with People's 100 Most Beautiful List for 2009. We certainly do think that guys like Robert Pattinson and Zac Efron are beautiful — no, actually, hot. And let's not forget dreamy.
And, yes, we cannot argue with the fact that Angelina Jolie, Frieda Pinto and Disney stars like Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato are very beautiful, strong women with amazing careers and boyfriends.
When we initially glanced at the list, we saw the name Jonas and thought, "Well, obviously, the Jonases are beautiful and totally deserve to be on this list. They are an uber-successful pop act, and it would be strange if they didn't."
But there was one thing that was not rational about this: The editors over at People may have forgotten a Jonas Brother! And, no we don't mean 8-year-old Frankie. Nick and Joe managed to make the list, but, the eldest Jonas, Kevin, didn't. It just seems weird that only two thirds of the world's cutest pop act would be named Most Beautiful.
Well, you know what? Kevin, you made our list. You always do. To us, every Jonas Brother is beautiful.
FROM BUZZWORTHY.MTV.COM: Huge Jonas day yesterday! The Jonas Brothers took to Twitter to reveal the cover art for their next album, Lines, Vines And Trying Times, due out June 15. The album cover photo shoot apparently took place in Corisica, Texas at Caleb's Diner.
While I loved the bright lights/ big city album art for A Little Big Longer a little bit better, the cover of Lines, Vines And Trying Times is the perfect portrait of the boys as they cross the bridge of their career from teen musicians to mature multimedia moguls — in addition to their massive world tour, their Disney TV show, "J.O.N.A.S.," premieres May 2nd, they’re working on the "Camp Rock" sequel, they’re launching a Jonas-inspired clothing line, and there’s their Jonas Group involvement with Honor Society and Demi Lovato — gotta support your friends, after all. ...
Continue reading and see the new Jonas Brothers album art at Buzzworthy.MTV.com ...
By now you've no doubt heard about Miley Cyrus and Nick Jonas' little lunch date/ fender bender in Los Angeles over the weekend. (Check out photos from the former couple's tarnished afternoon here.)
The real news here — clearly — isn't that the former couple had a lunch date. The big scoop, as far as I'm concerned, is that Nick's Mustang Cobra has fuzzy dice hanging from the rearview mirror. Very retro, classy touch on the part of young Mr. Jonas, I think. Nice car he's hanging them on, too.
I wonder what kind of ride Justin Gaston has going these days.
