Miss USA pageant co-host Nick Jonas stood feet away from Miss Utah when she verbally stumbled during the competition's nerve-racking interview segment on Sunday. The flub went viral, essentially overshadowing the winner's crowning moment.
The Jonas Brothers can relate — they've had their share of unfavorable moments make waves online. Joe Jonas cites the time when he fell on broken glass at the American Music Awards.
"We felt her pain," Joe told Mashable after performing at the O Music Awards (see photos below) on Wednesday night. "Everyone has accidents like that and we felt for Miss Utah because it was tough and it didn't obviously come out the way she hoped." "Everyone has accidents like that and we felt for Miss Utah because it was tough and it didn't obviously come out the way she hoped."
But the Jonases know that just as quickly as bad news can spread, so too can the positive stuff, particularly thanks to their rabid online fans known as the Jonatics.
"They can be crazy at times and they can also come in handy," Joe said, just minutes after winning the fan-voted Best Artist Instagram category over Mariah Carey, Bon Iver and other celebrities at the O Music Awards.
evin Jonas reiterated the band's love for their fans, who are nominated for Best Fan Army.
"When we first started in '04 or '05 that's when social media started to become a way to release music and connect with fans — and our fans were kind of at the forefront of that," Kevin said. "They've been amazing in the past seven years that we've been doing this. They've been promoting us and being a family online."
Nick emphasized the impact and evolution of social media in helping the band succeed.
"It's crazy just to get that instant reaction for anything we do," Nick said. "We come off stage at a show and look at our Twitters to see what people thought.
"Think back 10 years ago and you definitely could not have done that. Even five or six years ago, Twitter wasn't as popular as it is now."
The Jonases opened the awards show inside the old Total Request Live studio in Times Square with a relaxed version of "Pom Poms." They also performed "Lovebug," dedicating to the in-house goat Pearl, and their new single "First Time."
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