The Jonas Brothers’ future as a band continues to look bleak.
The mega-popular pop group deleted its Twitter account, the latest in a string of bad signs for the brothers’ legion of fans, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
In an era of transition for the music industry, social media, especially Twitter, has become one of the primary ways for groups to foster a relationship with their fans, so it is hard to look at the move as anything but a negative.
The news comes just a week after the band, who have been struggling to get started on their eagerly anticipated fifth album, cancelled plans for an upcoming tour.
According to the magazine, the brothers – Kevin, 25, Joe, 24, and Nick, 21 – have very different ideas of what the band should be doing musically.
“Once they realized they couldn’t agree on music, it became a question of, ‘Why would we want to go out on tour right now?’ Their thought process was to get everything straight in terms of the creative. It was not a small thing [to call off the tour],” a source said.
Aside from creative differences, personal problems have also been cited as a reason for the group’s difficulties. Especially after Joe was photographed with a noted addiction specialist in Los Angeles.
On Wednesday, People reported that the rift between the group was bigger than previously thought.
“They are not getting along at all. It’s uglier than you think,” an industry source told the magazine.
The source also said the brothers were looking at moving on and pursue opportunities separate of one another.
“They are each looking into solo projects,” the source said. “Nick and the Administration are working on another album. They are moving forward away from the Jonas Brothers. I think this is the beginning of the end.”
Formed in 2005, the Jonas Brother’s quickly became one of America’s biggest pop acts, but have been dormant for the last couple years. Aside from a song that leaked online in late 2011, they haven’t recorded new material together since 2010’s “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.”