Nick Jonas

J Music: The ‘Industry Duet’

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So let’s pick up where I left off–

Nick Jonas provides the perfect example of the ‘industry duet.’

  1. His people call Tinashe’s people.
  2. She record vocals over his new single “Jealous,” never actually going in the studio with him.
  3. They meet five minutes before they go to Hot 97 to promote the song.
  4. He barely knows who she is and has zero clue how to pronounce her name, and thus, calls her Tina”shee.”

Is there any other possible explanation for why he doesn’t know how to say her name? Peep it at 1:10. He then avoids saying her name for the rest of the interview.

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J Music: Nick Jonas Performs Acoustic Version of “Jealous” on Elvis Duran

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Even though I now have the privilege of listening to my books on tape during my morning commute (new car!), I caught the tail end of Nick Jonas’s interview with Elvis Duran last week, followed by his acoustic performance of “Jealous.” I have to say, after growing up on the Jonas Brothers I was a bit surprised by the R&B influences in the performance, but I also thought he sounded incredible, particularly at around 8 o’clock in the morning.

Here’s the full audio:


The acoustic version of the song plays up his wholesome tone, and is a bit of a contrast to the studio version which has more of an electro-pop feel. Check that out below.

I know the cynics will scoff at Nick Jonas latest release from his upcoming album, but am I allowed to say it’s fun?