Joe Jonas ‘Cried’ When Nick Jonas Landed ‘The Voice’ Coach Job

Sibling rivalry! Earlier than Nick Jonas landed his position as a coach on The Voice, he was in direct competitors with older brother Joe Jonas.

“I bear in mind — and I don’t even know if you understand this, some extra tea that hasn’t been spilled — it was on the most picturesque setting, it was on the Fleetwood Mac present at MSG [Madison Square Garden], and as they’re enjoying ‘Landslide,’ I came upon that he was going to be a decide on The Voice,” Joe, 33, recalled throughout the Monday, Might 22, episode of the “Armchair Professional With Dax Shepard” podcast. “I used to be so jealous. I cried my eyes out to ‘Landslide.’”

He added: “It was bittersweet, after all, as a result of I’m tremendous pleased for him, however I’m additionally bummed as a result of I need that f–king gig.”

Eldest brother Kevin Jonas chimed in to offer “somewhat context,” noting that the “Cake by the Ocean” singer had beforehand served as a coach on The Voice Australia throughout its seventh season in 2018. “He was like, ‘I did my time there! I ought to do it right here,’” Kevin, 35, recalled on Monday’s episode.


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Joe, for his half, confessed that he “simply loved the job,” which is why he was so eager to hitch the U.S. model. Nevertheless, he thought that Nick, 30, finally “crushed it.”

The Jumanji actor joined the NBC panel for season 18 of The Voice in 2020, alongside Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend. The “Jealous” crooner then returned for season 20, the place he enlisted Joe and Kevin to look as his crew’s celeb mentors.

The Jonas Brothers musicians — who got here again collectively as a band in 2019 following their 2013 hiatus — have lengthy skilled sibling rivalry, from their early profession milestones on Broadway to latest appearing gigs.

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“We all the time say we would like somebody with the final identify Jonas to win,” Nick quipped to the Parenthood alum, 48, earlier than revealing that he “lately” went head-to-head with Joe for a similar position within the film adaptation of Depraved.

“Naturally, we’re brothers, we’re aggressive in sports activities and different issues, however in the case of our profession, I believe we genuinely each checked out one another and stated, ‘Go in there and kill it,’” Nick stated on the podcast. “It must be certainly one of us. That being stated, [we] by no means obtained that decision.”

Whereas it isn’t recognized which Depraved position the siblings auditioned for, Jonathan Bailey is about to play main man Fiyero and Broadway veteran Ethan Slater is slated to painting Boq. The film, which debuts its first half in 2024, additionally stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as witches Galinda and Elphaba, respectively.