A few years ago, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine told an interviewer: “we very actively want to play the Super Bowl.”
Well, it appears the Pop pack may very well have scored their wish. Because it’s being reported that the hitmakers will be playing the Super Bowl 2019 Halftime Show.
Details below…
According to US Weekly – who previously broke the same news about the likes of Lady Gaga – the band have officially been tapped to play the Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 3rd 2019.
Citing a source, the report relays that “the offer has been extended and they’ve pretty much accepted.”
Lending credence to the news is the fact that Levine – in the same interview mentioned above – confirmed that his clan had been on a “short list” of groups to play the big show for some time.
Now, it seems organizers have gone back to said tally and made their pick.
Furthermore, it’s worth noting that the seven-member ensemble are currently in the midst of a tour to plug their latest album ‘Red Pill Blues’ – and interestingly have a scheduled break from shows in between a Las Vegas New Year’s gig and the February 19th start of the Australian leg of their trek. Thus leaving more than sufficient time to prep for the Big Game on Feb 3rd.
If indeed enlisted to perform, Levine and co succeed this year’s headliner Justin Timberlake.
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Cutting straight to the chase, this gets a… “hell no” vote from us.
We appreciate Maroon 5 in all their incarnations – from their early indie-kissed cuts to their candy-coated Pop appeal of today. But Super Bowl headliners? Again, no.
In keeping it 100, we’ve long felt that the enormity of the platform and demands of showmanship make this a game for the sequin-shiny, high-flying, over the top, choreographed acts of today.
And while we understand the demographic metrics likely used to make said decision, entertainment value really ought to take preeminence. Especially after how badly Justin Timberlake’s offering played out this year.
The only, and we mean only, way of salvaging such a booking would be to take the Coldplay approach of 2016. Hence, in the way it was a necessity to pad their performance with appearances from Beyonce and Bruno Mars, this needs to be a shared gig with acts of a more renown level of “performance.”
In the here and now, yours truly is simply stuck on can anyone make this make sense?
Were J.Lo, Pink, hell, even Rihanna busy?! And what about the ratings magnet that would be a Janet comeback?
Sigh.
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I love Maroon 5.. but yeah I think they had several more popular acts they could have went with instead…
Boring. They are musicians not performers. Rihanna or JLo would be better!
Good. Nobody got time for Illuminati puppets like Bey and Jay-zoo!
I can’t stand these two. They think they are royalties in tne US!
How do they think they’re royalty? Please provide examples or shut up please ? seems like you’re mad at someone’s success
Bey… a trying hard soulless witchcraft who ate flowers with her daughter.
So revolting like a d*ck!
Poor choice tbh!!!
Nobody cant match Madonna’s simplicity and yet powerful Half-Time!!!
lmaooo please, that mess has been matched, burned, and forgotten since then lmfaooooo
Beyonce prayed to the devil and it was a ritual. Everyone knows that she is evil and a satan worshipper. Soul-less!
Beyonce didnt break any records other than paying her Grammys using her a** husband ol’ drug money! ?
Beyonce’s Half-Time was so demonic! ?
Bey now is playing for festivals.. so much for matched and burned ???.
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Since the Superbowl nobody wants to see Bey anymore other than at the Coachella or Church of Satanic where its members donate tampons for rituals!!!
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They also asked Cardi B to perform too.
Yuck… 🙁
Cardi belongs in the ghetto just like you!
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Cardi belongs in Good Morning America or stripped joint like Mariah!
Don’t hate the messenger. Hate the message. Nothing is wrong with a ghetto performer. America is ghetto! Travel more b|tch. All the big cities are GHETTO. NYC, Miami, LA, etc. Only non-ghetto city in America is San Francisco and cities in the middle of no-where with bad weather but that is changing too since all the poor immigrants have taken over.
Rasputana Lactodick… you should travel to Uganda, b*tch?
You thirsty to eat my box. U will never get a wift. I’ll peee on you to quench your thirst. Trump likes to drink my peeee at 1K a glass. How much money u got?
I’m a princess in the middle east where I come from you will bow down devil. If you want to tell what to do pay for my s e x reassignment surgery.
I’m the GHETTO queen.
Of course that’s gon be how Atlantic pats for her spot in 2019 since she already been booted from high profile events
I also hear they paid for a #1 next week even tho in my feelings and girls had the EXAct Same # of streaming points ??? the desperation
And before anyone tags me in something i won’t respond to Nicki did super bowl in 2012
TF?? Cardi hasn’t come remotely close to deserving a Super Bowl performance. That would’ve been an utter disgrace.
Cardi .. the modern slu++y of Missy Elliot!
Makes sense
There have been several
Pop acts playing back to back. It’s time
For another genre – rocks, country, etc
Maroon 5 is pop though…..
But it is time for a rock or country act.
I don’t think the whole show should be Maroon 5.
I dont think you should exist!
Stop begging to eat my box and creating new troll accounts to speak to me b|tch. The thirst for Rasputia is real yall!
Rasputana Paedophilia… take your meds! ?
Lmao oh sh*t… you caught me off guard with that one.
Rasputia does not f.uck little boys. She strictly f.ucks grown men that are pretty boys with big sticks! Be gone troll! U aint got nothing I want and NO u cannot eat my box no matter how many times u beg from your numerous troll accounts! I don’t want to catch any of thoses numerous diseases u got and I would not want to pick up your dog smell on my beautiful brown skin.
I’m here for this even though I’m not watching the super bowl…#KneelingwithKaepernick
Janet won’t do it without making a political statement musically.
The NFL’s too insecure for that.
Janet is so 20yrs ago
and 20 yrs later you’re still bothered.
So Cardi B will definitely be performing but let’s not forget Nicki Minaj performed with Madonna
cardi is such a low class rachet!
lmaoo no she wont, the nfl doesnt allow ratchet ghetto birdheads on their stage lmfaoooo
Yea, they wasn’t who I expected to be picked…. but on another note. Cardi b can easily make an appearance for the show since she is featured on their hit song this era… Maroon 5 is nice though. I’m curious to see how they’ll WOW us.
Everything and everyone isn’t only into female pop. Gays need to know that. Maroon Five is a perfect fit and have more than enough hits to do the job.
As long as not Beyonce, I’m ok! ??
They went from Bland (Justin Timberlake) to Blander (Maroon5) and next year will be the Blandest (Taylor Swift). The whitewashing is real.
Agree bro! ??????
Let’s keep it one hundred, the LAST and ONLY acts who are OUTSTANDING performers are Yoncé, Gaga, Bruno, Pink and Usher. They’ve already done it (except Pink and Usher – as far as full show). So….
Bey paid tribute to the devil. It was a ritual!!!
Chris is a good stage performer too. He’s just trash and so is his music. The music industry really hasn’t been turning out new great performers though. It’s just not required to be successful anymore.
They are all puppets nothing about talents or arts!
But alot of wanted him to the perform tho.
At this point, Super Bowl is beneath Janet (unless she has a new album to plug). Janet’s comeback is very solid and her legendary status is cemented.
Lol .. meth much?
lmaoooo dunno how much meth are you smoking, cuz Wig Snatcher spoke nothing but facts.
Janet is boring. She just whispered through her concert!!
Wig snatcher is a walking broken condom.
Delusional.. she cant even fill up a basketball arena these days. ???
LIES. I saw her at Essence Festiva. WHOLE Mercedes benz stadium was SOLD OUT. She sold out all seats when she performed in Atlanta too. Keep hating but what u wont do is LIE and get away with it
Maroon 5 is the same standard as Nickleback ???
I agree
And at this point, Beyoncé is too good for the Super Bowl stage. She did it twice and made both times iconic. A third time may overshadow her previous greatness for the bad.
Still cant reach Madonna’s record breaking audience!
lmaooo iconic??? LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Nothing iconic about selling yourself to the devil, hon! ???
When you p*** off the Republican party and every mayonnaise racist in half of a song as the featured act within a 15-minute Super Bowl show, it was iconic.
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Wtf..It is getting worse and worse!
Madonna and Bruno… the best.
The rest is AMA/Grammys-like performance. Sorry! ?????
lmaoooo youre right about bruno, but thats it lmfaoooooo
No more Beyonce or Gaga!!!
Hmm… how would elevator music translate well in a stadium? ?
Cardi would be tragic like Katy Perry’s! ?
lmaoooo yeah they can keep this. besides, the only name on everyone’s mind every year is JANET JACKSON, no matter who performs lmfaoooo.
Too old.. too flop dahlingggsss
Right
Janet and Justin.. the WORST!
No more Illuminati tribute like Beyonce!
I would tongue-fcuk that Adam hairy musky a***!
Since then Beyonce played in the festivals. Rih would never downgrade like that ???
Rihanna global citizens festival 2016.. you lose honey
https://youtu.be/gVApbxnQ_dQ
Ehh could’ve went with somebody better. But maybe Cardi will be their special guest
It should have been janet. Period.
She is too ancient for the ratings.
Cardick should perform at the sewege where her mouth needs it most!
I’ll watch the halftime show after the fact but I won’t be tuning into the game this year ✊ #StayBlack #Kapernick
Nobody got time for your racist rants!
You got the audacity to talk about “racist rants” when your name is “USA for white”. What a f****** dumbass.
Cardi would be Justin Timberlake’s level… MTV Awards
Janet is the answer
Janet should retire!
I don’t understand why they always do these young people. Why not every other year switch it up from new to classic? Throw in Metallica, Janet, U2, a collage of RB Queens all together, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Elton John, Celine, etc.
These people every year top the year end tours with 400+ million at stadiums.
If they do it you’re gonna report about it and you’re just gonna have to get over it. Maroon 5 has HITS. and just because it’s not a bunch of booty popping cheerleaders like Beyoncé y’all dont want it. Ain’t nobody watching rihanna for 15 minutes just stand there and roll her hips. I for one am here for it. So get over it. If u don’t want it, DONT WATCH IT.
It is easy to predict they will have guests. It´s a little bit like the Coldplay case. In this occasion they have a big list of collabos in their catalogue. So it will be easy for them. I´m surprised no Xtina fan has showed still talking about the possibility of a cameo with Moves like Jager?
The best shows of recent years were Bruno and Gaga´s btw. Madonna and Beyonce´s were obviously amazing too. Katy is obviously not on their level but it was probably the most beautiful to watch so there´s that (obviously the effects are not due to her talent so…).
Travis Scott and Cardi B are the guest
well if they bring out Christina for “Moves Like Jagger” I hope she’s vocally on point
They a good set of hits and songs people love I’m excited tbh
Lame
Ratings will definitely dip.
I love Janet, but I doubt she would be a ratings magnet. Let’s keep it real, the majority is simply not interested in her anymore and a lot of the younger ones don’t even know who she is.
J.Lo would be amazing as an headliner. As for Rihanna, actually I don’t know if she would want to do it.