rJo 3oz oz f ,1,) )>-r;x tvl grl MOST POPULAR Atop the youth marketn the Jonas Brothers are the princes of all media BY MICHAELGIIdTZ ids rule the world.</p><p> Or at least the entertainment industry.</p><p> The tween rharket is insatiable, de- spite the economic downturn.</p><p> And there's nothing it craves more than the Jonas Brothers.</p><p> The Jersey-bom trio spent 2008 crissqossing the country playing 85 concerts and perfoming in front of nearly a million people.</p><p> This year, the brothere made a pit stop in Washington, D C ,.to entertain superfans Sasha and Malia Obama on inauguration night Now, Hollywood expects them to sell 3 million tickets irjust one weekend to "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience." The frlm, which opens on Friday, will be the latest testofjust how popular the brothers have becone They guest-staned in the 3-D movie "Hmnah Montana^{iley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concefi Tour," which bicame by far the top-grossing concert film of all time when it made $65 million last year (No. 2 of all time? "Madoma: Truth or Dare" at $15 mil- lion, followed by "U2 3D" at $9 million.) -The Jonas Brothere film is a little bit different," says David Mumpowe4 the founder of Box Office Prophets, a movie-grosses Web site "It's kind of hard to gauge how popular they a{e.</p><p> But the fact that we're talking about a possible $20 million or $30 million weekend is telling They're doing all the right things." That includes gaining credibility with adults The Jonas Brothem have been musical guests on 'lsafur- day Night Live" md chmpioned by Ellen DeGeneres Elvis Costello has hung out lvith the three at their re- quest Conan O'Brien says he sings their songs while driving his kids abund Stevie Wonder joined them in a jam session at the Grmmys, and Timbaland has asked them to contribute to his new solo album They also becme the yomgest act (Kevin is 21, Joe is 19, and Nick is l$) to make the cover of Rolling Stone So while their audience is definitely dominated by the screming girls who made "T[.ilight" a phenomenon (the guys will be on the somdtrack to the sequel, by the way), those girls won't exactly be dragging their moms to the movie theater.</p><p> The wholesome kids - Chdstims riEht doM to their purity rings - sheepisNy admit a lot;f moms screm for them as well.</p><p> But how big ile they? As big as 'N Sync in its heyday? last year, the Jonas Brothers sold 1.5 million copies of their critically acclaimed third album, "A Little Bit Irn- ger" 'N Slmc sold I I million copies of its critica[y ac- claimed third album, "No Strings Attached," in one day.</p><p> On the other hmd, 'N Slmc's concert film "Bigger Than Live" grossed $ 1 .8 million in 200 I The Jonas Brothers arepeil irelevant. "It seems like ringtones might be the best judge of popularity," jokes Mumpower.</p><p> Well, ;genuine ta.lent.</p><p> They Mite or co-Mite most of theil songs, tou relentlessly md keep ticket prices lo! and dtected by the Fatrelly Brothers Disney has showcased them in every posi- ble way, from launching an atbum with a concertThey've got even bigger plans The calm, composed Nick may be the youngest, but he'sE i 6€expected to gross four to five times thatjust on opening day.</p><p> In this post-record-store world, album sales almost ap- they've sold millions of drgital sirgles and ring- tones, too Billboard's list of Top Music Mon- eymakers of2008, badthebrothem at No 9, r with $62 million Everyone above them was m iconic act like Madoma, Bruce Spring- steen, Bon Jovi and the Police.</p><p> Coldplay, Lil Wa1me, Michael Buble, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift ranked below them at the ESPN Zone in Times Squard to putting them in an episode of "Hannah Montana" that aired right after "High School Musical 2 "But like every young Disney-designed sttr from Ametl Fnicello to Justin Timberlake. the Jonas Brothers hav( Then there's the Tv-movie sequel "Camp Ro 2" md a.TV show called 'T O NA S " on the w (with the series morphing from a spoof abo rock stars doubling as secret agents to sim ply a day in the life of pop phenoms), plus live-action movie called 'lvalter the Fartint Dog" based on the best-selling kids' books the de facto leader of the band Kevin md Joe often say Nick will be Presidentin 2036.</p><p> They'rejoking.</p><p> Sort ofOGirls rule atDisney High ..r he Jonas Brothers may be the prom kings of Disney's class .:,,, of teen titans.</p><p> But it's girls who dominate the scene.</p><p> Meet rr the female mini-moguls.</p><p> Like most teen girls, they're wild, :,' hyper-accessorized and they love their Jonas Brothers.v,cz I zo { i The heartbreaker: i ...N TAYLOR SWIFT Switt's country songs chronr- cle heartbreak and romance from a girl's point of view.</p><p> Her breakout single, "Tim McGraw," was inspired by a boy- friend heading off to college Her second single, "Teardrops on My Guitar," was about a boy who just wants to be friends You'get the picture Swift, 19, was the best-sell- ing artist of 2008 , moving 4 million copies of her first two CDs She's not a multime- diajuggernaut like the Jonas boys or Cyrus, but Swift did appear in both of their new mov ies and even ti They broke up. but at least she Bot a song out of it, not surprisingly - the ironically named "Forever & Always " The new girl: DEMI LOVATO N Lovato, 16, was lauriched to pop heav- en not by recording an album and touring but by making the TV movie "Camp Rock" with the Jonas Brothers She played a fresh-faced kid who learns the importance of being true to yourself when at summer camp for would-be rockers Bom Demetria Devonne Lovato in Dallas, she released a debut album last year (with a few songs co-written by the Jonas Brothers, because Lovato - a fan of hearlr metal - says her own material is "too dark'); it'll be reissued next month with new songs and aDVD She has her own series spun off from "Camp Rock," called "Sonny With a Chance," duets with Joe in the Jonas Brothers con- cert flick and co-stars in the Disney TV movie "Princess Protection Program" with Gomez, a good friend she met while audi- tioning for "Bamey & Friends." o N The prom queen: MILEY CYRUSo =o€ 3 e zm EoBy now, everyone can figure out the split-personality world of Cyms and Hannah Montana Both are pop super- stars; Hannah is the alter ego of Miley Stewart. who is played by Cyn:s. the daughter of one-hit wonder Billy Ray ("Achy Breaky Heart") Cyrus, who plays Miley,&Iannah's dad on "Hamah Mon- tana " Montana went supernova in pop- ularity when her 3-D concert film (fea- turing the Jonas Brothers) grossed more than $30 million when it opened a year ago Part of Claus' girl-next-door appeal is that it's easv for teens (and their kidsisters) to picture themselved in C).rus' Sparkly shoes.</p><p> That appeal will only grow when "Hamah Montana; The Movie" opens April 8 Like the Jonas Brothers, CJms, 16, has written or co-written many of the songs on her two solo albums, both of whichhitNo 1 Shedated (andbrokeup with) Nick Jonas. and is now linked to 20-year-old aspiring country singer Justin Gaston.</p><p> But her current love seems to tre posting YouTube videos she calls "The Mandy and Miley show," shot in her bedroom with friend Man- dv JirouThe cheerleader:.N SELENA GOMEZ Gomez, 16 - named after the late Tejano singer Selena - is, like her pal Demi l-vato, from Dallas She's made her biggest impact as an actress, hitting big with the silly sitcom 'll4zards ofWaverly Place" (she recorded the song "Everything Is Not What It Seems" for the show as well) Last year she did the ro- mantic-comedy sequel "Another Cinderel- la Story" and she has an upcoming TV movie, "Princess Protection Program," with Irvato Watch for her pop album this summer, and ex- pect it to have at least one heart-break ballad considering shejust broke up with her boy- friend - Nick Jonas, of course@ l o o a- o N N N @
