2005–2006: Career beginnings In early 2005,
Columbia Records' new president,
Steve Greenberg, listened to
Nick's record. While Greenberg did not like the album, he did like Nick's voice. After hearing the song "Please Be Mine", written and performed by all the brothers,
Daylight/Columbia Records decided to sign the three as a group act. After being signed to Columbia, the brothers considered naming their group "Sons of Jonas" before settling on the name "
Jonas Brothers".
''It's About Time'', the brothers' first album, was released on August 8, 2006. According to the band's manager, it was only a "limited release" of a little over 50,000 copies. Because
Sony was not interested in further promoting the band, the Jonas Brothers then considered switching labels. The band was ultimately dropped by Columbia Records in early 2007.
2007–2012: Breakthrough with the Jonas Brothers " in 2010 After shortly being without a label, the Jonas Brothers signed with
Hollywood Records in February 2007. Around the same time, the brothers began appearing in
Gap Inc. commercials for
Baby Bottle Pop, singing the
jingle. Their self-titled second album,
Jonas Brothers, was released on August 7, 2007. It reached number five on the
Billboard Hot 200 chart in its first week. The episode broke basic cable records with a record 10.7 million viewers and became basic cable's most watched series telecast ever. Jonas and his brothers also starred in the
Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock, where they played a band called "Connect 3". Kevin played Jason, a guitarist; Nick played Nate, also a guitarist; and Joe played the lead male role and lead singer, Shane Gray. A
soundtrack for the movie was released on June 17, 2008. The film premiered on June 20, 2008, on Disney Channel in the United States, on Disney Channel, and on
Family in Canada. The Disney Channel reality short series,
Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream, premiered on Disney Channel, May 16, 2008. The show, which ran until September 5, 2008, documented the brother's lives during the
Look Me in the Eyes Tour. The name was inspired by their hit song
When You Look Me in the Eyes. The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered March 21, 2010. Kevin, Joe, Nick, and Frankie starred in their own
Disney Channel Original Series,
Jonas, which premiered May 2, 2009. The show was renewed for a second season premiering June 20, 2010 as
Jonas L.A. It centered on the brothers vacationing at their summer house in Los Angeles with Stella and Macy. On June 16, 2009, the brothers' fourth studio album, and third release under Hollywood Records, titled
Lines, Vines, and Trying Times was released. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with 247,000 copies sold. Jonas appeared on MTV's fourth episode of
When I Was 17, talking about life as a teenager, regarding sports and his hairstyles. He guest hosted
Live with Kelly, December 13, 2011, and did so a second time on July 4, 2012. It was announced on May 1, 2012, that the Jonas Brothers parted ways with their record label Hollywood Records, and bought the rights to their music.
2013–2018: Jonas Brothers split Kevin appeared in an E! reality series alongside his wife, Danielle, and his brothers, which premiered on August 19, 2012. Produced by
Ryan Seacrest,
Married to Jonas documented the young couple's domestic life as well as the brothers' recording efforts as they prepared to release their fifth studio album. The final episode of the second season aired on May 26, 2013. On October 29, 2013, The Jonas Brothers officially announced that the band was breaking up because of creative differences. After parting ways with the Jonas Brothers in 2013, he founded the real estate development, construction company called JonasWerner, and is the co-CEO of The Blu Market company, which deals with communications and plans for social media influencers. Jonas was part of the
seventh season of
Celebrity Apprentice taping in spring 2014, which was filmed throughout New York City. He was fired in the second episode when his team lost the competition, during which time he'd been acting as the team leader. Kevin also made a cameo in a 2014 episode of
The Real Housewives of New Jersey, working in his new role as contractor, leading the construction on Housewife Kathy Wakile's home. In 2015, he created the food app Yood. As of 2016, he is also in partnership with the video-sharing app
We Heart It.
2019–present: Jonas Brothers reunion and Happiness Begins On February 28, 2019, nearly six years after the Jonas Brothers' initial breakup, the brothers announced the band's reunion. They commenced their reunion the next day by releasing a new single, "
Sucker" on March 1, 2019, and partaking in a week-long segment on
The Late Late Show with James Corden. Directed by
John Lloyd Taylor, the documentary covers the brothers' childhood, how they started as a band, why the band broke up, and how the band got back together. They have released two songs with other artists: their feature on "
Runaway" by
Sebastián Yatra,
Daddy Yankee, and
Natti Natasha, as well as their collaboration on "
Lonely" with
Diplo. They released a song titled "Greenlight" for their episode of
Songland the same day on June 18, three days before "Runaway". On November 8, they released a Christmas song, "
Like It's Christmas". On January 17, 2020, they released the single "
What a Man Gotta Do". Since July 11, 2022, Jonas has been co-hosting the reality competition series
Claim to Fame on ABC alongside his brother,
Franklin Jonas. Jonas starred alongside his brothers in
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie, which was released on
Disney+ and
Hulu on November 14, 2025, along with a soundtrack album. On November 20, 2025, Jonas released his debut solo single, "
Changing". It was written by
Jason Evigan and produced by Mark Schick. ==Personal life==