The Lowdown on the JoBros: Were There Signs of Trouble Years Ago?
Are the Jonas Brothers breaking up? One week after announcing they were canceling their tour due to a "deep rift" within the band, the future of the band isn't exactly rosy.
Nick, Joe, and Kevin "are not getting along at all," according People, with a music industry insider noting, "it's uglier than you think."
And on Wednesday, they pulled the plug on their joint Twitter account.
So what's going on?
E! reports that musical differences, mostly between Nick and Joe, are to blame (and that the Jonas Brothers considered changing their name to just Jonas to reflect their new, grownup image). However, other outlets are saying the "rift" is more personal.
Joe has been plagued by drug allegations after he was seen spending time with Demi Lovato's former sober coach, which a rep insists is not true. Meanwhile, Nick's girlfriend and/or Kevin's wife (take your pick) are being blamed for "Yoko Ono-ing" the band. There is also the rumor that this is all happening because the Jonas Brothers were having trouble selling tickets.
Camp Jonas maintains that the reason the tour was axed was over creative differences … but is the band the next to go?
Lets take a look back at the last few years in JoBro land and see where it began to fall apart.
June 2009: The Jonas Brothers drop their fourth studio album, "Lines, Vines, and Trying Times." When speaking to Billboard, the JoBros discuss how they are evolving as a band and also hint at some struggles.
"Lines are something that someone feeds you, vines are the things that get in the way, and trying times, well, that's obvious." Nick said.
"We're trying to learn as much as we can, continuing to grow." Kevin added. "The overall message is its the same old Jonas Brothers, in a sense, but we're adding more and more music, including different musical instruments that are going to add and build to the sound we already have."
This is the last album released by the trio before their recording hiatus in 2011. It debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 247,000 copies in its first week.
December 2009: Kevin marries Danielle Deleasa, with Nick and Joe standing beside him as best men.
February 2010: Nick's solo band, Nick Jonas & the Administration, release their debut album, "Who I Am," which reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 82,000 in its first week.
August-November 2010: The boys embark on their seventh concert tour, the "Jonas Brothers Live In Concert." Demi Lovato — who briefly dated Joe — joins the guys on the road as well, but after a series of disruptive incidents, drops out in late October to enter rehab. "Demi Lovato left her tour early this weekend in order to seek medical treatment for emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time," a rep for Lovato said in a statement at the time.
September-October 2011: Nick and Joe continue to focus on their solo careers, while Kevin enjoys married life. Nick goes on tour with his band Nick Jonas & the Administration around South America to promote "Who I Am." Meanwhile, Joe dropped his first solo album, "Fastlife," in October and then hit the road with Britney Spears for the European leg of her tour. "Fastlife" debuted No. 15 on the Billboard 200, moving 18,000 copies in its first week.
December 2011: A new song called "Dance Until Tomorrow" leaks online. Kevin had recently hinted to People that the band was going to be getting back together soon: "I think the tides are perfectly lining up for the future of the Jonas Brothers again."
March 2012: The Jonas Brothers release a video on Twitter of them in their home studio, along with the hashtag "#JonasBrothers2012," fueling reunion rumors.
May 2012: After six years with Hollywood Records, the Jonas Brothers announce that they have parted ways with their label.
August 2012: Kevin and Danielle's reality show "Married to Jonas" premieres on E!. While the show primarily focuses on their relationship, Season 1 also details the "comeback" of the Jonas Brothers.
March 2013: Rumors swirl online that a raunchy sex tape with a drugged up Joe Jonas and his girlfriend Blanda Eggenschwiler was "set to be released" in April. The singer denies this on Twitter: "really? me? come on guys."
April 2013: The Jonas Brothers release "Pom Poms," the first single off their upcoming fifth studio album, "V."
July 2013: Kevin and Danielle reveal they are expecting their first child together.
August 2013: Nick begins dating Miss Universe Olivia Culpo and things appear to be getting serious fast between the two.
October 8, 2013: Kevin, Joe, and Nick give a "tense" interview with a radio station in Minnesota where Joe talks about why the brothers took a break between 2010 and 2012. "We decided to take a break because ... in this crazy world that looks a lot of fun, it's also really kind of stressful and crazy at times," he explains. "For us, we were like, let's not implode and let's just take some time off and really kind of refocus on what we want to do."
October 9, 2013: The Jonas Brothers announce they are canceling their 19-day tour, two days before it was set to begin. "There is a deep rift within the band," their rep tells omg!. "There was a big disagreement over their music direction." Sources insist the rift is about creative differences.
October 10, 2013: Joe is photographed hanging around with Mike Bayer, the CEO and founder of Cast Recovery Services and a well-known addiction specialist who once worked with Lovato.
October 14, 2013: E! reports that Joe bailed on a sit down meeting with Nick and Kevin that was scheduled to take place over the weekend in New York, opting to stay in L.A.
October 16, 2013: Star magazine claims Joe is battling a drug addiction; however, a rep for Joe denies there is any truth to the report. Later Wednesday night, Joe and Kevin are photographed with Mike Bayer at Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood. The Jonas Brothers official Twitter account is suspended, fueling rumors the band has broken up.
