Nick, 17, praised Taylor, 20, while onstage in his Philadelphia concert over the weekend, telling the crowd that the starlet “has had a fantastic year — and I just want to give her a big congratulations.”

Nick then played the chorus to Swift’s hit, “You Belong with Me.”

There has been tension between Taylor and Joe since the country singer revealed that Joe, her ex-boyfriend, dumped her in a 27-second phone call over a year ago.

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Check it out as Nick talks about modeling his new band after Bruce Springsteen.

Also laughable is how they emphasize that this is being called a SIDE PROJECT not a SOLO project. Come on? What’s the difference? If a member of a band steps out and makes a record he’s SOLO right?

A side project might be going to join a band like Jack White does, surely this is a solo project and surely Nick Jonas couldn’t carry Bruce Springsteens wet jock after a long 3+ hour set.

They are already trying to do damage control in preparation for the fall out when Nick leaves. If he has any success do you for one second he’s going to come back to Jonas Brothers? Would Justin go back to N’Sync?

To sum it all up, ask yourself why they would even be doing this little ‘side project’? What purpose is it going to serve? This is simple the Disney machine spinning off the most successful Jonas ahead of the group crashing and burning. Wonder what Joe and Kevin will do with all their free time?

Check out Nick Jonas And The Administration’s First single.

I think this is the beginning of the end for the Jonas Brothers.

First word leaked out that Nick Jonas was working on a solo album away from his brothers and all that is Jonai. This was all quickly denied and downplayed and attributed to Nick’s mom having diarrhea of the mouth.

Then in the past day or so a part of a track leaked of Nick’s solo work along with the name of the new band, Nick Jonas and the Administration.

Now today word of a live performance at this year’s Grammy Nominations Concert.

At last year’s Grammy Nominations Concert Live, Nick Jonas performed with his brothers, Joe and Kevin. But at this year’s concert, Nick will be going rogue and playing with his new band and side project, Nick Jonas and the Administration.

It’s obvious the Jonas’ are thinking ahead and are going to try and establish Nick away from the group ala Justin Timberlake, with one big difference. Justin has talent.

The end is near for the group known as Jonas Brothers. Sorry tweens.

Just a few weeks after Nick Jonas let it be known that he was taking some time away from the JoBros juggernaut for a little side project.

Here is a 30-second snippet of “Who I Am” from Nick Jonas & the Administration.

Not much to go on here for review purposes, sounds like Jonas to me.