PART TWO: THE YEAR OF DISNEY DRAMA (2008)
January 1, 2008: Miley and Nick were on stage together at midnight to bring in the new year, but continued to completely avoid each other.
January 2, 2008: Miley Cyrus dyed her hair black as a way to cope after her breakup with Nick Jonas
January 9, 2008: The Jonas Brothers performed at their final show on The Best of Both Worlds Tour. Miley wrote about all of the reasons she loved Nick - which would soon be used to help her write the song “7 Things”. She asked him for a hug goodbye - and he said no.
Aly & AJ replaced the Jonas Brothers for the remaining dates of The Best of Both Worlds Tour. Joe Jonas and AJ Michalka had recently dated and broken up as well.
January 17, 2008: Miley talked about New Years’ Eve and her relationship with Nick during an interview with Ryan Seacrest
January 17, 2008: Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers attend the red carpet premiere for The Best of Both Worlds Tour 3D movie. Selena Gomez was in attendance as well, and this is most likely when she and Nick first starting talking as more than friends.
Miley was photographed at the after-party with the Jonas Brothers, but avoided standing next to or interacting with Nick.
January 22, 2008: Miley wore Nick’s dogtag necklace while meeting John Mayer backstage at the Best of Both Worlds Tour in Las Vegas
Over the next month or so, Miley was photographed wearing Nick’s dogtag necklace in public multiple times while hanging out with friends and on her way to the recording studio [February 2008]
February 1, 2008: The Best of Both Worlds Tour 3D movie opened in theaters, featuring performances by Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana, and the Jonas Brothers
Teen magazines continued to print interviews and articles about Nick and Miley for their Valentine’s Day issues despite the fact that they were no longer together [February 2008]
February 24, 2008: Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux posted the first episode of “The Miley & Mandy Show” on YouTube. The video included many references to Nick including his dogtag, Jonas Brothers merch, magazine clippings, and songs.
February 27, 2008: Miley and Mandy posted a video dancing to “Potential Breakup Song” by Aly & AJ - a song that has long been rumored to be written about Joe Jonas.
Side note: Aly & AJ recently tweeted that “Potential Breakup Song” was not written about Joe Jonas, although past stories seem to imply otherwise.
March 11, 2008: The “Best of Both Worlds Concert” soundtrack was released. The album featured songs performed by Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus, including a live version of “We Got The Party” ft. the Jonas Brothers. The album was recorded at shows in Salt Lake & Anaheim in 2007.
March 11, 2008: Nick Jonas played a small portion of “Rockstar” by Hannah Montana on guitar during soundcheck at a Jonas Brothers concert. Kevin joked about it being the wrong tour for that song.
March 14, 2008: Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux posted a video making fun of Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato. It’s safe to assume that Nick Jonas and Selena Gomez were talking by this point.
March 15, 2008: Miley and Mandy posted their (very forced) apology video to Demi and Selena, and claimed that there was no feud between them.
March 29, 2008: Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers attended the Kids’ Choice Awards. They were photographed together but did not seem to interact.
April 2008: Miley’s private photos started to leak online, including one of her wearing what appeared to be Nick’s shirt that she said she hated on the day they met
May 10, 2008: The Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus both performed at Wango Tango in Irvine, CA. There were no reports of Nick and Miley interacting, but their performances were the most popular of the lineup.
May 30, 2008: Miley filmed the music video for “7 Things” and invited her friend Amanda, believed to be AJ Michalka of Aly & AJ, to appear in the music video.
Joe Jonas was dating AJ Michalka around the same time that Nick and Miley started dating. He made stuffed frog at Build-A-Bear workshop, which he possibly gave to AJ, at the same time that Nick made Miley’s cow.
June 19, 2008: The Jonas Brothers’ “Burnin’ Up” music video premiered and featured Selena Gomez as Nick’s love interest despite the song being written about Miley Cyrus.
June 28, 2008: Miley Cyrus’ “7 Things” music video premiered and was full of references to Nick Jonas, including his dogtag necklace and a picture of them that Miley used to have framed.
July 16, 2008: Nick Jonas denied that “7 Things” was written about him because his “friends aren’t jerks”
July 22, 2008: Miley Cyrus’ “Breakout” album was released. In the album dedications, she thanked her “Prince Charming” - aka Nick Jonas. Miley wrote 9 of the 13 new tracks, most of which were about Nick.
“7 Things” is the most obvious track about Nick on the album. The song was written during the Best of Both Worlds Tour, and was not written with the album in mind - but rather as a form of therapy for Miley.
“7 Things” by Miley Cyrus and “Hello Beautiful” by the Jonas Brothers share similar melodies which you can hear clearly at the beginning of each track, but it was sped up for 7 Things.
Other songs on “Breakout” that are either assumed or confirmed to be about Nick Jonas include “Full Circle”, “Fly On The Wall”, “Goodbye”, and “Hovering”
Miley claimed that she initially wrote “Bottom of the Ocean” about her pet fish who died, but it ultimately ended up being about her relationship.
“The Driveway” was originally recorded by Katy Perry, but the verses were rewritten to be about Miley’s relationship with Nick. “These Four Walls” was not written by Miley, but she clearly related it to her relationship.
“Maybe I’ll add an 8th thing to the song. It just keeps getting worse and worse!” [August 2008]
“Nick and I loved each other. For two years he was basically my 24/7. But it was really hard to keep it from people. We were arguing a lot, and it really wasn’t fun.” [Seventeen Magazine, August 2008]
August 4, 2008: Miley Cyrus and Nick Jonas both attended the Teen Choice Awards, but did not directly interact.
Miley hosted the show, while the Jonas Brothers were featured as performers. During one segment, Miley gave a shoutout to Nick.
Miley Cyrus performed “7 Things” during the Teen Choice Awards, singing one line with Selena Gomez - who was dating Nick Jonas at the time.
Miley Cyrus was also photographed with Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato in the audience of the Teen Choice Awards after months of feud rumors. She waited until the Jonas Brothers were not in their seats to take these pictures.
August 9, 2008: Miley briefly talked about Nick during an interview with E! News
August 11, 2008: Kevin Jonas wore a “TEAM DEMI AND SELENA” shirt while out in New York City. The shirt was a reference to the online feud between Selena Gomez/Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus/Mandy Jiroux.
August 12, 2008: The Jonas Brothers’ “A Little Bit Longer” album was released, containing several songs written about Nick and Miley’s relationship.
“Burnin’ Up” was the lead single for the album. Nick said that the song was “about a girl - maybe she’s at a party - and you feel that immediate connection and both know it’s there.” It’s believed that the song was written after the 2007 AMAs.
Other songs from “A Little Bit Longer” that were written about Nick and Miley’s relationship include “Sorry”, “Tonight”, “Can’t Have You”, and “Lovebug”.
It’s also believed that “Shelf”, “One Man Show”, “Pushing Me Away”, and “Got Me Going Crazy” may have been inspired by Nick’s relationship with Miley.
Two of the album’s bonus tracks “Infatuation” and “Out Of This World” may have also been connected to Nick and Miley’s relationship
August 19, 2008: The Best of Both Worlds Tour 3D movie was released on DVD
August 30, 2008: The Disney Channel Games finale aired on Disney Channel. Miley announced that Nick’s team were the winners.
September 7, 2008: Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers both attended the VMAs. Nick Jonas was dating Selena Gomez by this point, but she did not attend. Joe Jonas and Taylor Swift were also a couple at the time.
September 14, 2008: Miley Cyrus is photographed with new boyfriend Justin Gaston for the first time. They were photographed going to church with Miley’s family.
September 14, 2008: Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, and the Jonas Brothers performed at the City of Hope charity concert.
Miley Cyrus performed “Bottom of the Ocean” during the Concert for Hope while Nick Jonas was backstage. She changed the lyrics to say “be happy… for me” just hours after the headlines about her church date with her new boyfriend.
September 15, 2008: Nick Jonas was asked about his first kiss, which he said happened when he was 15. Years later, he confirmed that it was with Miley Cyrus.
September 22, 2008: An alleged article for Nylon magazine with Miley Cyrus leaked online. It discussed her relationship with Nick and her feud with Selena. The interview's legitimacy was never confirmed or denied.
September 23, 2008: Demi Lovato’s “Don’t Forget” album was released and featured several songs written with the Jonas Brothers, which may have been inspired by Nick’s relationship with Miley Cyrus.
September 23, 2008: Dylan Sprouse mentioned in an interview that he had dated Miley Cyrus for one day, and joked about Nick Jonas being the reason for their relationship not working out.
September 27, 2008: Miley Cyrus performed “Goodbye” for the first and only time live at a show in Mashantucket, CT - in the same state where she and Nick broke up in 2007. She changed the lyrics to say “I MISS the simple things, I remember ’til I cry”.
October 30, 2008: Miley said “I still hate you” at the end of a performance of “7 Things”
October 31, 2008: Justin Gaston, who was Miley Cyrus’ boyfriend at the time, dressed up as Nick Jonas for Halloween
November 9, 2008: Hannah Montana episode “Ready, Set, Don’t Drive” airs on Disney Channel. During the episode, Miley references the real-life concert where she and Nick broke up in December 2007.
November 23, 2008: Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers both attended the American Music Awards.
Miley celebrated her 16th birthday backstage with friends including Ashley Tisdale and Taylor Swift (who had recently broken up with Joe Jonas)
November 29, 2008: Miley changed the lyrics of “7 Things” to say “MY friends, they’re jerks” which was speculated to be a reference to her boyfriend dressing up as Nick and making fun of him on Halloween.
Teen magazines continued to include articles about Nick Jonas and Miley Cyrus’ relationship nearly a year after their breakup [Fall/Winter 2008]
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