JB.SG ANNOUNCEMENT; Miscellaneous

Hello.

First of all, we are all very thankful for the constant support and we apologise for not being able to update JB.SG for the past few weeks as all of us have been extremely busy with either our work or school. Two of us are working and the other two are currently schooling and as we all know, exams are coming around for those who are schooling.

We would like to inform you that JB.SG will be going on hiatus for a little bit as we try to make some changes to the website and how we run it.

We will be opening up applications for the SG JB Fanclub again soon and we will also be running a joint project with our neighbour fanclubs such as Malaysian JB Fansite and the Indonesian JB Fansite. More details will be released this Wednesday regarding the project and we can assure you that this is the MOST EXCITING project we have ever done! :D We're calling it the JONAS SEA Project.

Also, we were recently informed by Universal Music Singapore that Disney artists are being nominated for the 2010 Kids Choice Awards which will take place in LA on the 27th March and will be shown on Nickelodeon.

Here are the list of nominees:

Favorite Music Group
Jonas Brothers

Favorite Female Singer
Miley Cyrus

Favorite SongParty In The USA, Miley Cyrus

In related categories:

Favorite TV Show
Sonny With A Chance (Demi Lovato)
Wizards of Waverly Place (Selena Gomez)

TV Actor
Joe Jonas
Nick Jonas

TV Actress
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez

Movie Actress
Miley Cyrus

You can vote for your favourites at http://www.nick.com! :D

Thank you for your constant support for JB.SG and keep on spreading the Jonas love! <3

Yours,
Atiqah
JB.SG Admin.

Pop Against the Grain, With Sounds of the ’70s

By JON CARAMANICA

THEY grow up so fast now. It seems like only last summer that the Jonas Brothers — Nick, Joe and Kevin — were cementing their hold on the teenage hive mind.

But fans grow up, and artists do too: Nick, 17, the most studious and clever of the Jonas Brothers, will release his second solo album, “Who I Am” (Hollywood), this week. (His 2004 solo debut was a Christian-R&B-pop trifle.) Mr. Jonas made this record with a backing band that includes veterans of Prince’s New Power Generation. He’s calling the group Nick Jonas & the Administration.

Mr. Jonas recently spoke with Jon Caramanica about the new album, and the way his personal and professional lives inevitably bleed into one. These are excerpts from the conversation.

Q. How different was making this record than making a Jonas Brothers album?
A. It was much different. We really wanted it to feel like a record from the ’60s or ’70s, using Bill Withers and Stevie [Wonder] as our main influences as far as that goes. So there’s very few overdubs, and the vocals were pretty much all done with the music.

Q. Were there specific albums you were looking to for inspiration?
A. With the Bill Withers influence, we watched this DVD, [the producer] John Fields and I, before we went to Nashville to record. It was of him live, the one with the guitar player in the back in the full white jumpsuit. We watched that, and it kind of gave us some inspiration for “In the End,” one of the more mellow, blue-eyed soul sounding, wallet-on-the-snare-drum songs, that kind of reverbed-out soulful sound.

Q. What other things were you listening to at the time?
A. I was writing while we were shooting the TV show [“Jonas”] for Disney. My dressing room was just white walls, a TV, a couple of seats, so there was nothing more to do than write. Some recent stuff I was listening to was Robert Randolph & the Family Band, “Colorblind,” which I think is an awesome record. The Kings of Leon record was hitting right then. Also, a record called “The Outsiders” [by Needtobreathe], which is similar to Kings of Leon but more Southern rock. Jonny Lang. [John] Mayer of course. Stevie. Then lyrically, Johnny Cash was a big one. And Elvis Costello for his use of metaphors, telling what’s going on in his life without telling it all, which I think is a gift.

Q. Your reference points are pretty firmly in the ’60s and ’70s, and in pop right now there’s something unfashionable about that. Do you ever think, “Am I the only guy doing this right now?”
A. At times. The ’60s-’70s reference that I have can also shift into the Minneapolis funk from the ’80s that are so much a part of this project because the guys in the band are a part of that. But pop music is leaning more towards dance right now, and this isn’t really that. On the last Jonas Brothers a lot of what we did was our take on the ’70s and early ’80s. Jefferson Starship — I know that’s a weird reference, but “Jane” is such a great song, and kind of led to “Poison Ivy” and “Much Better.”

Q. Do you do a lot of writing that’s never meant to go in a song?
A. Yeah, more so with reviews. I like to watch TV shows and review them, listen to records and review them. Also when I know something’s not right for a song, I just sit down with a journal and write it out. It’s easier than trying to say it to somebody. Sometimes you just don’t like hearing yourself talk.

Q. Has that gotten easier over time?
A. Yeah, the people I’m surrounded by understand that’s my way of expressing myself.

Q. Do you use music to communicate in your personal life?
A. With these songs, because I’m a reserved person, if someone were to ask me if I’m upset about a relationship that didn’t go as planned, I might not show it on my face and be totally emotional about it, but I’ll put that into the song and say, “I know it’s strange for me to play you this song, but this is how I feel about it.”

Q. When you sang a duet with [your ex-girlfriend] Miley Cyrus on “Before the Storm,” from the latest Jonas Brothers album, were you worried about people overreading that song?
A. She and I told each other that we needed to be as honest as we’ve ever been in this song, ’cause we don’t really like to talk about it anywhere else. There’s another version no one’s ever heard that’s different verses, it’s more generic, but in that one we tried to be as honest as we could. We’d come to a place where it was time to put up the white flag and give people comfort that we were actually friends. It was a good moment for us to share from the heart about something we usually don’t talk about, and when it’s in your control it’s a lot more comfortable than when it’s not.

Q. Your brother Kevin was married recently, to Danielle Deleasa. Did you ever think of performing at the wedding?
A. I wrote a song that I was thinking about playing. I wrote it with Demi [Lovato]. But when I got there, I felt like the day was about them, about the bride, and I wanted all of it to be about that, so I decided not to play it and just gave a speech. But it would be great for another artist to do, like Celine Dion maybe.

Q. What does the song sound like?
A. More like Michael Bublé, that kind of sound. David Foster would produce it. I played it for them before the ceremony. That was enough.

Q. What about dancing? All the photos of the wedding seem to be of Joe.
A. I’m not really a dancer. I did dance, because you have to at your brother’s wedding. It’s, like, mean if you don’t.

Q. So you weren’t out there doing the “Single Ladies” dance?
A. I was out there, I was clapping.

Q. You were near it.
A. I was near it. I was watching. [Joe] started it, and everyone was freaking out because they know the video, and then Danielle came out and pointed at the ring every time, and they were playing off each other. It was almost like they’d planned it.

[Source, Credit: Universal Music Singapore]

JB.SG Announcement; STAND A CHANCE TO WIN A NICK JONAS & THE ADMIN ALBUM AND LOTS MORE!

As we all know, JB.SG is in partnership with Universal Music Singapore. This month, Nick Jonas released his first solo project album, Who I Am! In conjunction with this joyous occasion, Universal Music Singapore will be holding a really simple contest via JB.SG where you will stand a chance to win Who I Am, a Jonas Brothers Bag and the Jonas Brothers "Burning Up" Tour Book!

To win this AWESOME PRIZES, make sure you participate in the contest here (refer to banner below). Contest ends on February 19th and winners will be notified via JB.SG and email/text messaging.

Good luck!

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Hey there!!!! From the Grammys with love!

SayNow Update - January 31st

The Jonas Brothers are Grammy Guys

The Jonas Brothers suit up in black as they arrive at the 2010 Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday evening (January 31).

The musical trio — Nick, Joe and Kevin — will be presenting during tonight’s ceremony. Among the nominees are Lady Gaga, Kings of Leon and Carrie Underwood.

Joe wore a D&G suit on the red carpet. What do you think of Joe’s glasses?

Nick donned a Gucci suit, while Kevin opted for a Lanvin suit and his new bride Danielle wore a gorgeous Roberto De Villcis dress with jewelry by Roberto Coin.

[Source: JustJaredJr.]

Joe Jonas Hugs Taylor Swift at Grammy Party

Joe Jonas suits up in a sharp white suit as he attends the Salute To Icons Honoring Doug Morris held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday night (January 30).

The 20-year-old musician was spotted around the party with his brother Kevin and new sister-in-law Danielle, plus rapper T-Pain and ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift.

E Online’s Ted Casablancas tweeted that there was even a hug between the former couple, “Taylor Swift and Joe Jonas just hugged it out on the carpet. how Miley and Nick of them!”

[Source: JustJaredJr.]

Nick Jonas Likes to Talk About Aliens

Nick Jonas pulls JJJ readers and fans Meg and Michelle close as he poses for a photo with them during his meet and greet on Thursday and Friday night (January 28 and 29).

Meg writes to us about her experience, “I went to Nick & the Administration’s concert and it was AMAZING. They played a lot of new songs, a few Jonas Brothers‘ songs and even some popular top 40 songs like ‘Use Somebody,’ ‘Fireflies’ and ‘You Belong With Me.’ One of the best parts of the show was when Nick talked to the audience. He still wasn’t feeling well so he talked a lot.”

She added on, “The funniest part was when he told us what the song ‘Conspiracy Theories’ was about. He told a long story about aliens. SO CUTE!!! The meet and greet was before the show and it was great meeting Nick. He’s a very sweet guy. I also talked to his dad, Kevin, and his tour manager Rob. We were talking about his upcoming show on the Jay Leno Show because that’s where my mother works. I can’t wait until I can meet him again!!!!”

Michelle also told us about meeting Nick on Friday, “He was soooo nice! He performed very well and all of his Disney friends were there to support him.”

Also be sure to check out Nick’s Radio Disney All Access vids below!

[Source: JustJaredJr.]

Kevin & Danielle Jonas Salute Doug Morris

In their first major event as a married couple, Kevin and Danielle Jonas keep close as they arrive at the Salute To Icons Honoring Doug Morris held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday night (January 30).

The twosome were accompanied by Joe Jonas at the event which honors Doug Morris, the chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group.

How adorable can Kevin and Danielle get?

[Source: JustJaredJr.]

Joe Jonas: JoBros Are Still Together!

Joe Jonas hops out of his Mercedes, hanging onto his phone as he heads into a recording studio in Hollywood on Friday afternoon (January 29).

The 20-year-old musician caught up with People mag to restate that the Jonas Brothers are really not breaking up.

Joe shared with the mag, “We are happy being a band, and it’s what we’ve always wanted to do. We are not breaking up. There’s no reason for us to do that.”

[Source: JustJaredJr.]