Maroon 5 are out with the music video to their new single ‘Sugar’, off the American pop rock group’s fifth studio album ‘V’, out now on Interscope Records. Talking about crashing weddings as the surprise wedding band for the David Dobkin directed treatment, frontman Adam Levine said, “It was a lot of fun. It felt good to kind of surprise these people and make them happy. Happy that they liked our band too. It would have been a total disaster [if not].” Watch it via YouTube below.
Maroon 5 Releases Fourth Album ‘Overexposed’
Maroon 5 released their fourth studio album ‘Overexposed’ on Tuesday. The project was recorded last year in Los Angeles with executive producer Max Martin. ‘Overexposed’ features collaborations with Benny Blanco and Shellback (‘Moves Like Jagger’) and OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder. The album’s lead single is the track featuring Wiz Khalifa, ‘Payphone’.
“‘Overexposed’ is definitely our most diverse and poppiest album yet. We had a great time recording it,” singer Adam Levine remarked. “I can’t wait for our fans to hear the record, as well as hitting the road to play it live for everyone later this year.”
‘Overexposed’ Track List:
1. One More Night
2. Payphone (feat Wiz Khalifa)
3. Daylight
4. Lucky Strike
5. The Man Who Never Lied
6. Love Somebody
7. Lady Killer
8. Fortune Teller
9. Sad
10. Tickets
11. Doin’ Dirt
12. Beautiful Goodbye
Maroon 5 Releases ‘Songs About Jane 10th Anniversary’ Footage
Maroon 5 have shared two never before seen clips from their upcoming ‘Songs About Jane 10th Anniversary’ reissue, due out June 5th on A&M/Octone. The studio footage was filmed during the recording sessions for the band’s Grammy winning hit, ‘This Love’, and will be part of the bonus material along with original demos and unreleased music. The physical package will also include a limited edition lithograph, incorporating original art inspired by each song on the album.
The band recently unveiled the action packed video for their new single, ‘Payphone’, which broke the digital sales record by a group with 493,000 downloads in the first week. The track will appear on Maroon 5’s upcoming album ‘Overexposed’, due out June 26th.
Maroon 5 ‘Payphone’ Video
Maroon 5 are out with the music video for their new single ‘Payphone’, featuring Wiz Khalifa. The video, which was shot by award winning director Samuel Bayer, premiered on E! and finds frontman Adam Levine on the run after a bank heist.
“I have no self-confidence,” Adam says of his character in the video. “It’s gonna be a very difficult role for me to play because I’m a cocky motherfu**er.”
Watch the video and behind the scenes footage via YouTube below.
‘Payphone’, which debuted at #1 on the Digital Songs chart with 493,000 downloads, broke the Black Eyed Peas’ previous record for first week digital sales by a group. The track is up now on iTunes, and will appear on Maroon 5’s fourth studio album ‘Overexposed’, due out June 26th on A&M/Octone.
Maroon 5 Release New Single ‘Payphone’ Ft. Wiz Khalifa
Maroon 5 debuted their new single ‘Payphone’ featuring Wiz Khalifa live on the hit NBC show ‘The Voice’. The song is now available on iTunes and is the first track to surface from the band’s upcoming fourth album ‘Overexposed’, due out June 26th. The album was executive produced by Max Martin (Katy Perry, Pink, Britney Spears) with additional tracks produced by Benny Blanco (‘Moves Like Jagger’) and OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder. Check out a lyric video for ‘Payphone’ via YouTube below.
The band began writing and recording the album during their most recent world tour. ‘Overexposed’ features 12 new songs, including the new single ‘Payphone’, featuring Wiz Khalifa, ‘One More Night’, and the ballad ‘Beautiful Goodbye’.
‘Overexposed’ is available for pre-order now on iTunes and will be released in multiple formats, including CD, digital download, and a deluxe edition including vinyl, postcards, and a T-shirt. Maroon 5 is also releasing a special Songs About Jane 10th Anniversary re-issue on June 5th, which will feature demos, unreleased material, videos and more.
Mutt Lange Pushes Maroon 5 On ‘Hands All Over’
Maroon 5 keyboardist-guitarist Jesse Carmichael spoke with NewsOK.com about the band getting help from Mutt Lange on their third album ‘Hands All Over’. “He really pushed us more than anybody else has ever pushed us,” Carmichael said. “He’d made a lot of classic records, and I think we all sort of came to the table with this sort of respect for him and the stories we’d heard about how meticulous he was and the incredible success that he’s had as a producer and as a songwriter and as a musician and singer.”
Jesse also talked about working with Lady Antebellum on the album and how frontman Adam Levine’s role as a judge and mentor on NBC’s ‘The Voice’ has been “such a positive thing on so many different levels” for the band.
Maroon 5 Bandmates Support Adam Levine On ‘The Voice’
In an interview with UsMagazine.com, Adam Levine was asked how his Maroon 5 bandmates feel about him being a judge/mentor on the hit NBC reality singing program ‘The Voice’. “Everybody else loves it. They love it,” the tattooed singer insisted. “When we talked about doing it, it was a risk for sure. Everyone was really supportive and the band was so cool with it, and I think that everyone was hoping it would go exactly the way that it did. Obviously, we were lucky it wound up breaking out. Any time you do something like this you put yourself out there, you never know what’s gonna happen, but I always had my support from my brothers in the band, and it all worked.”
Maroon 5 ‘Moves Like Jagger’ Video Ft. Christina Aguilera
Maroon 5 are out with the music video to their new single ‘Moves Like Jagger’, featuring Christina Aguilera. The song was debuted on NBC’s ‘The Voice’, which Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine and Aguilera serve as judges and mentors. ‘Moves Like Jagger’ is featured on the re-release of Maroon 5’s third studio album, ‘Hands All Over’.
“Always great to see Jonas Akerlund,” Aguilera said regarding the video’s director in a message to her Twitter followers during the shooting of the music video. “He created the perfect feel for the song. Expect a fun video.”
“We were lucky enough to get Mick’s endorsement [for the video], as far as him giving us access to a bunch of different footage that’s so cool,” Levine told MTV News on the set of the video. “Not many people have seen [it], especially a newer generation of people that don’t know so much about how incredible he was.”
Watch it via YouTube below.
Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera Perform ‘Moves Like Jagger’ On ‘The Voice’
This week on NBC’s ‘The Voice’, Christina Aguilera joined fellow coach Adam Levine and his band Maroon 5 in a debut performance of the band’s new single ‘Moves Like Jagger’. Levine said it was “great” getting to work with Aguilera in the studio last month to record the track, which is being described as “quintessential Maroon 5.”
‘Moves Like Jagger’ (Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera) only hit iTunes on Wednesday and has already soared to the coveted #1 spot on the singles chart. Maroon 5 are currently gearing up for a summer tour with Train. For a full list of dates and details, visit Maroon5.com.
Watch the performance at YouTube.
Maroon 5 ‘Out of Goodbyes’ Video Ft. Lady Antebellum
Maroon 5 are out with the music video to their new single ‘Out of Goodbyes’, featuring Lady Antebellum, off the American pop rock band’s third studio album ‘Hands All Over’, out now on A&M Octone. Watch the Travis Schneider directed video via Vimeo below.
