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===2007–2012: Breakthrough with the Jonas Brothers===

[[File:Kevin Jonas 2009.jpg|thumb|Jonas performing in 2009]]

After shortly being without a label, the Jonas Brothers signed with [[Hollywood Records]] in February 2007.<ref>{{cite press release |title=The Jonas Brothers Sign Record Deal With Disney's Hollywood Records |publisher=Hollywood Records |date=February 8, 2007 |url=http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20070208/LATH11608022007-1.html |access-date=July 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213073434/http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20070208/LATH11608022007-1.html |archive-date=February 13, 2007}}</ref> Around the same time, the brothers began appearing in [[Gap Inc.]] commercials for [[Baby Bottle Pop]], singing the [[jingle]]. Their self-titled second album, ''[[Jonas Brothers (album)|Jonas Brothers]]'', was released on August 7, 2007.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jonas brothers|chart=all}} Billboard Discography – Jonas Brothers]</ref> It reached number five on the [[Billboard Hot 200|''Billboard'' Hot 200]] chart in its first week.<ref name=":1" /> Jonas and his brothers guest-starred in an episode of ''[[Hannah Montana]]'', titled "[[Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas]]", which aired August 17, 2007 on [[Disney Channel]]. The episode debuted alongside the television film ''[[High School Musical 2]]'' and a sneak peek of ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Disney Channel Sets Cable Ratings Records With "High School Musical 2", "Phineas and Ferb" & "Hannah Montana" |url=http://www.nickandmore.com/2007/08/20/disney-channel-sets-cable-ratings-records-with-high-school-musical-2-phineas-and-ferb-hannah-montana/ |website=Nickandmore! |access-date=March 11, 2019 |date=August 20, 2007}}</ref> The episode broke basic cable records with a record 10.7 million viewers and became basic cable's most watched series telecast ever.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Joal |title=High School Musical 2 Big 2 B Ignored |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/55958/high-school-musical-2-big-2-b-ignored |website=E! Online |access-date=March 11, 2019 |date=August 18, 2007}}</ref>