Jonas Brothers star Nick Jonas is taking a break from his siblings in the new year to embark on a month-long U.S tour with his new band The Administration.

The 16 year old confirmed reports he'd formed an offshoot group earlier this year, which he's set to debut at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live on Wednesday. And now he's confirmed the Jonas Brothers will be on hiatus for at least a four weeks when he hits the road solo in 2010 with a series of gigs due to kick off in Dallas, Texas on January 2nd. The tour will wrap up in Berkeley, California on January 30th.

Jonas says in a statement, "With this tour we're going to try to accomplish the same thing we did in the studio. That's capturing some heart and soul in the music, and having fun doing it."

And Jonas' brothers, Joe and Kevin, quickly dismissed any rumors of a rift, taking to their Twitter.com page to pledge their support for their sibling, writing "(We are) so excited about all the upcoming things for Nick and his new side project!"

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