Obsessively blogging about pop music, pop videos, pop stars, and pop culture from inside the MTV headquarters in Times Square. We also have a slight Jonas Brothers problem. And a little fixation with Tokio Hotel.
Kevin Jonas! He's a year older! The senior member of the Jonas Brothers singing and rocking and "Bounce"-ing ensemble has turned 22, and we're all here to say, mazel tov, homie!
Nick and Joe stay mugging for the cameras and breaking young girls' hearts and having said young girls write tunes about them (coughTaylorSwiftcough... and is that a Demi Lovato rumor we're hearing?), but Kevin Jonas will always be the big dude behind the dudes.
But there's something far more urgent that needs to be discussed here: it looks like Demi's copped the super deluxe version of The Fame: Monster! No, Demi is not rocking one of Lady Gaga's blond locks (yet), but Lovato is GOING HARD in one of those sparkling hoodie things (a staple of Gaga's look). And Demi went ultra metallic at the 2009 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and at the UK premiere of Hannah Montana: The Movie. And this past week, Demi Lovato showed up to Disney's 2nd Annual Concert For Hope in a gold-and-black metallic top that hearkened back to Lady Gaga's VMA red carpet dress. (Minus the neck brace.)
The Demi interview took place on the set of her "Remember December" video. I'll be rather curious to see if that clip features any walker and crutches-aided choreography.
UPDATE (Wednesday 10/28/2009): The Jonas Brothers themselves took to Myspace yesterday to assuage the fears of zillions of JB fans and assure everyone that Nick Jonas' solo project does not mean the end of the Jonas Brothers. I repeat, the Jonas Brothers are NOT breaking up. They're just branching out.
#2 – Nick Jonas IS working on a side project called
Nick Jonas & The Administration
#3 – This project will be released early in 2010
#4 - We are ALL excited about this project AND what we are doing TOGETHER!
#5 – We plan to make music together for as long as we can...
About 6 months ago, the three of us had a 2 week break from touring, and we all decided to go and do something that was on our hearts. Joe went on a trip to Australia and New Zealand. Kevin spent some time with his fiancé Danielle. I decided to go to Nashville, TN to make a side project (Nick Jonas & The Administration) with 4 musicians - guys that I had met and worked with before. If I was to describe the sound to someone… I would say its “heart & soul”, because the music that I make is from my heart, and the lyrics I write are from my soul.
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. My brothers are my biggest supporters, and were on the phone with me every day while I was in the studio asking how it was going, and telling me they couldn’t wait to hear the record.
My brothers and I couldn’t be more excited to have these amazing opportunities as a group, and as individuals. We are already planning another world tour AS THE JONAS BROTHERS next summer, and it is all thanks to our amazing fans.
WOULD YOU FEAST YOUR EYES upon that holy sight? Degrassi''s Lauren Collins and Adam Ruggiero -- my OTHER favorite Degrassi characters besides Clare and Jimmy/Drake AND Hazel Aden (WHAT UP, ANDREA LEWIS?)... and Joey Jeremiah (old-school) -- loving Nick Jonas under the tutelage of Alexa Chung. That's ALMOST as a cute the Nick Jonas puppy dog!
And here's what Alexa wore today!
Wednesday, August 12 + Denim shirt: Topshop + Skirt: H&M + Shoes: Chanel + Necklace and t-shirt: Flea market finds!
Get a denim shirt (from Topshop, Kmart, a thrift store, your dad, wherevs), and wash it a bunch before you wear it. Go big and slightly baggy, and roll up the sleeves. (Cuteness factor UPPED for pairing with black leggings or black skinny jeans.) Otherwise you'll look like you work at Blockbuster. Not that there's anything wrong with that, because you've got a uniform and a Chill Time shirt in one. This one's $60 at Topshop.com.
Black skirt: Short (or not), sweet, staple. This one's $19.80 at Forever21.com.
+ More Alexa Chung-inspired style picks after the jump! Read more...
+ Whitney Houston, the woman who's been having a comeback for the last 10 years of her life, got a standing ovation at the listening party for her new album (out September 1) at New York's Lincoln Center. (Lifeline Live)
+ Congratulations are in order for Kelis -- not because she's getting divorced from Nas, but because she just had her baby! (E! Online)
+ And in other good news, Britney Spears looks like she's on track to take over the reigns to her personal life. Her daddy's run as her conservator draws to a close at the end of this year and, according to sources, it seems as though he is not going to maintain his firm grip on her life beyond then. (E! Online)
+ Calling all JoBro fans ... what's your favorite soundcheck costume on the tour? This is my personal fave, though I heard that Nick isn't one of the three piggies (it's some road manager or something). I wonder if they make Jordin Sparks (whose album Battlefield is out today, btdubbs -- and p.s. how effing GORGEOUS did Jordin look today on Alexa Chung this morning??) dress up as Little Red Riding Hood? Or what about this doozie? I guess Joe is supposed to be Screech from Saved By The Bell? Oof!(Twitter)
+ Maybe while his bros are soundchecking on stage as the Two Little Pigs, Nick Jonas is rolling around in one of these trying to have some "me" time. God knows it's more privacy than I've got in my NYC apartment. (Perez Hilton)
+ For all the Lindsay Lohan haters, she's having the last laugh: her recent ABC Family straight-to-television movie Labor Pains actually performed tons better than an airing of Harry Potter. Granted, that movie has been out for like, eight years but whatevs. (The Evil Beet)
+ Paramore land the cover of this month's Billboard magazine, with costumes straight from Sanny Claws himself and promises of marvelous music to last a whole year. (Neon Limelight)
+ Julian Casablancas (lead singer of The Strokes and son of Elite Model Management founder John Casablancas) is set to release a solo album this fall entitled Phrazes For The Young. If this trailer is anywhere close to what the entire album will be, sign us up. (The Tripwire)
+ They may not be pitch-perfect (and Nick Jonas may look as disinterested as ever) but at a recent stop on their world tour, the Jonas Brothers got loads of unsuspecting parents out of their seats -- and countless tweens saying "What the hay?" -- by covering the classic Neil Diamond tune, "Sweet Caroline." (Ryan Seacrest)
+ P.S. if you want a chance to win free tickets to a private JoBro show, check this out! (IHeartRadio)
+ Nothing wrong with a little afternoon shirtless fun, courtesy of Channing Tatum (especially when the pics are shot by Mario Testino; he could make Don Rickles look good shirtless.). <LICK> (GQ)
+ Lil Wayne just got sued for $432,000 for sleeping on the job. He was scheduled to perform a concert and never showed -- when authorities found him, he was asleep in his hotel room. (Ryan Seacrest)
+ Say what you want, but if you cut through all the crap, Lady Gaga really does know what she's talking about. (IDLYITW)
+ Justin Timberlake is the top pick to play the Green Lantern in the upcoming Warner Brothers film. (NME)
+ The Jonas Brothers have been tapped to do a sequel to their movie Camp Rock. Didn't the first one not do so hot? (ICYDK)
+ The Twitterverse is full of haters. Just ask Justin Gaston, Miley Cyrus' ex-boyfriend, who was trying to say something nice about Nick Jonas and got lots of nasty Tweets back. (E! Online)
+ Miami-based heavy metal band Black Tide are doing a lot of trash talking about our boys from Tokio Hotel, and guitarist Zakk (uh... right) has gone so far as to put together a playlist of songs he thinks are way better than anything TH could ever do. Sounds like someone's totes jelly of Bill's hair (and, oh.. the 40 or so awards like this one they've won for being so awesome)?! What do you think about Black... who? (The Rad Report)
+ Hollywood Records confirms that sister act Aly & AJ have officially changed their name to 78 Violet. Huh? (Tommy2.net)
+ This week's Most Awkward Moment award goes to the barista who works at the Aroma coffee shop in the Valley. Said barista had NO IDEA that the person standing in front of him ordering a chai latte was NICK. JONAS. AGH!!!!! Are you kidding me??? You could recognize that puss a mile away! (Celeb Snacker)
+ Katy Perry is fearless in fashion and is utterly unremorseful -- check out this editorial spread she did for Canadian magazine Flare. (Styleist)
+ Even though my Production Assistant was slightly unimpressed by MGMT's recent concert in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, I'm totally going to check out their recently remastered Time To Pretend EP that was just released. There is NO pleasin' some people. (The Tripwire)
+ It's hard not to mention the emotional Michael Jackson memorial service held today at the L.A.'s Staples Center. MTV has the entire show on demand, plus every scrap of MJ memorabilia you could ever want, to help you immortalize the King of Pop. (MTV)
+ ON franSAY, see voo PLAY?! Britney's in Paris for the European leg of her cash cow Circus tour, and she's done a lot more than just change her hair color and her pantyhose. (The Blemish)
+ Ricky Martin (remember him) kind of came out. (Popnography)
+ Open mouth, insert foot: Joe Jonas accidentally blabbed on Larry King Live that his little brother Nick Jonas was indeed dating Miley Cyrus again. LOVE IT! (US Magazine)
+ Um, a dead body was found during the clean-up after this year's Bonnaroo festival? So creepy! (NME)
+ Keyshia Cole pulled out all the stops on the L.A. leg of her current U.S. tour. Friends like Keri Hilson, Nas, and Diddy were all in attendance to help the singer put on a star-studded show. Wish we could have gone! (Rap-Up)
