Nick Jonas
Sep 14, 2014
Nicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor and multi-instrumentalist, best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band he formed with his brothers Kevin and Joe. The Jonas Brothers originally started as an attempted solo singing career for Nick, but the record producer liked the sound when his brothers sang backup for him. Nick previously starred in the Disney Channel original series JONAS L.A. as Nick Lucas, alongside his brothers. He also starred in the Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. He formed the band Nick Jonas & The Administration, which released its first album in 2010.
On March 18, 2013, it was revealed that Nick will be starring in his first acting role, in a thriller, Careful What You Wish For which is set to release in 2014.
On February 4, 2014, it was announced that he would be working as the Musical and Creative Director for Demi Lovato's tour. In an interview with Rolling Stones, Nick stated "I'm overseeing video content, wardrobe, lighting and staging, and then I'm extending into the musical side of things, which includes creating the arrangements for the songs. I'm building what Demi wanted, which is a show without stops and starts. Demi and I have the same manager, so I was immediately excited when I was offered the position. The relationship that Demi and I had over eight years really gives me the insight into how to best communicate with her and her team. He joined Demi Lovato on stage during select dates of the Neon Lights Tour and performed the songs Stop The World, Here We Go Again and Catch Me with her.
On June 25, 2014, Nick posted a snippet of a possible new song on Instagram. On June 28, 2014, he shot a music video for an upcoming single. On July 24, Jonas released the single, entitled "Chains," to the internet without any true promotion. The song was released to iTunes, and its video was premiered on MTV on July 30, 2014, via Jonas' new label Island Records. In August he announced that the album will be self-titled and that it will be released late October or early November. His new single called "Jealous" released was released on September 7th.