The Jonas Brothers have deleted their twitter account after revealing there "is a deep rift in the band".

Kevin, Joe and Nick suddenly cancelled their 19-show tour, days before it was due to begin; citing "artistic differences" and saying that "there was a big a disagreement over their music direction."

Previously the trio have said: "We have moments where we get frustrated with one another and we really just needed time alone…You can imagine what it’s like for a band to be together all the time, but imagine if they're family, too."

This was supposed to be the brothers come back tour after spending time working on individual projects but now the future of the band doesn't seem overly optimistic. When asked if the band will stay together their representative replied that it "remains to be seen".