Jonas Brothers

The early-days single "Year 3000" finds Jonas Brothers gettin' all goofy about the future, but the song's shiny, happy sound only hinted at what fate had in store for the New Jersey siblings. A few years, a handful of albums, and a big push from parent company Disney later, Nick, Kevin, and Joe are not only a power-pop force to be reckoned with — one that puts over bubblegum rockers like "Burnin' Up" as effortlessly as larger-than-life heart-tuggers like "When You Look Me In the Eyes" — they're also the object of a nation's teen-powered, star-making obsession. Feed your own Jonas jones in Next Steps.

Yes, Nick, Kevin and Joe are nearly too cute to be real, and sure, they know how to hold their own on screens both big and small, but the beating heart of the phenomenon that is Jonas Brothers has always been the music — bubblegum that's not too sweet ("Just Friends"), punk-pop that's not too hard ("Video Girl"), and slow-dance ballads that turn up the heat without getting all icky and sticky ("A Little Bit Longer"). When you've got tracks that scratch the itch as perfectly as "Poison Ivy," or melt the heart as surely as "Hello Beautiful," well, the hunk factor is just icing on one tasty cake.

With movies, a self-titled TV show, a GRAMMY®, and multi-platinum sales under their belts, Jonas Brothers have earned their millions of fans not just with old-fashioned hard work, but also with a times-three talent for the kind of irresistible power pop that pleases everyone from tykes to teens to the grown-ups who love them — you don't have to be a screaming tweener to dig the hook-heavy punch of "S.O.S.," or bop along to the freewheeling folky fun of "Lovebug." Our Jonas Brothers Essentials brings together the best of the trio's terrific output, from chart burners like "Play My Music" to crucial one-offs (the Christmas rocker "Girl of My Dreams") and live tracks ("Should've Said No" with Taylor Swift). With all those tracks packed into one daydream of a ready-made playlist, you can spend your time on far more important pursuits — like deciding exactly which Jonas is the cutest.