The Jonas Brothers On The Cover of Rolling Stone

With the sales of their album A Little Bit Longer expected to explode in three weeks, the Jonas Brothers continue to solidify their stance as a serious band with a cover and feature article in Rolling Stone magazine.

The title of the article? The Clean Teen Machine (they stole that from One Tree Hill!)

Of course, what everybody cares about is the cover:

What's funny is that I had just read an article talking about the Gossip Girl being risque. Doesn't this cover look like its gonna send their teen fans into a frenzy?

I guess congrats are in order for the three brothers. It seems like they may just escape the teen pop stigma and actually continue. A Rolling Stone cover means credibility in the industry, right? (if you ignore the dreadful The Hills cover, then definitely).

Also in JB news, their new single "Pushin' Me Away" debuted at #16 this week on the Hot 100, the "Hot Shot Debut". The song was a number one on iTunes for a day, and is currently plummeting down the chart (because it sucks ass).

Their previous single, "Burnin' Up" (the better single) went up to #11, thanks to ever-increasing airplay and still strong downloads.

For those who are interested, the album is released on Tuesday, August 12th. Their next single "Tonight" will be released next Tuesday, and their final single "A Little Bit Longer" (the one I'm interested in because of the diabetes connection) will be released the week after.

Expect JB mania to reach a fevered pitch in the next few weeks.

So, what do you think of the cover? Is Rolling Stone selling out? Are they recognizing burgeoning talent? Is the cover too risque? Weird? Why is Kevin pulling Joe's shirt?

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