Maroon 5 to headline Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show
Three-time Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum rockers Maroon 5 will take center stage at the Pepsi Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show on CBS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. After about a month’s worth of teases from singer Adam Levine, the band confirmed that they would be the headliners on January 13, according to the NFL.
Maroon 5 will feature a slate of guest artists including Grammy-nominated rapper Travis Scott and Atlanta rapper Big Boi.
Maroon 5, Travis Scott, and Big Boi join an esteemed list of recent halftime talent that includes big names like Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Missy Elliott, Lenny Kravitz, Bruno Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, The Who, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Prince, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, U2 and many more.
The Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show is the most-watched musical event of the year. Super Bowl LIII and the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show will be broadcast by CBS from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
For more information about Super Bowl LIII, visit SuperBowl.com.
About Maroon 5:
Maroon 5 stands out as not only one of pop rock music’s most enduring bands, but also one of the 21st century’s biggest acts. To date, the universally renowned Los Angeles band has achieved three Grammy® Awards and sold over 53 million albums, 48 million singles worldwide and earned gold and platinum certifications in more than 35 countries. Maroon 5 won over fans and critics alike with the hybrid rock/R&B sound they introduced on their debut album, Songs About Jane and their double platinum album, It Won’t be Soon Before Long.
Maroon 5 released their 6th studio album, Red Pill Blues, in late 2017. The album features the global hit single “Girls Like You” featuring Cardi B, which reached #1 at Top 40, #1 at Adult Pop, #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks. The track also claimed the #1 position on iTunes and Spotify, all while accumulating over 626 million Spotify streams and over 1.7 billion YouTube/ VEVO views.
The single has gone on to become the longest-running song on the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 and is notably the most-watched video on VEVO in 2018. The band recently finished 2018 as the biggest act on U.S. radio (according to Nielsen Music). The group’s songs amassed 8.58 billion audience impressions across all monitored radio stations, which included 1.95 million plays of Maroon 5’s music.
(Source: NFL)
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