USA Today Music — Crafting a mid-Super Bowl live spectacular that will entertain audiences and sidestep controversy is no small task.             more info

USA Today Music — Halftime show band Maroon 5 announced a $500K donation made to Big Brothers Big Sisters with the NFL and Interscope Rescords, ahead of the Super Bowl.             more info

New York Times — The headliner — along with Travis Scott and Big Boi — opted out of speaking to the media. Were anticipated questions about Colin Kaepernick a factor? more info

Stereogum — Maroon 5 has canceled its news conference to discuss the band’s Super Bowl halftime performance, choosing to not meet with reporters as most acts have done. more info

Stereogum — Last year, a petition went around to convince Weezer to cover Toto's cheesy '80s hit, "Africa." The popularity of that cover gave way to their ensuing covers album. Now, it looks like Maroon 5 might follow a similar fate. 1.1 million people have sign... more info

Stereogum — Despite recently hitting #1 on a song with Super Bowl Halftime Show headliners Maroon 5, Cardi B is sitting out the gig in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. Instead, she's finding other, more profitable ways to be involved in the hoopla surrounding t... more info

Stereogum — Super Bowl LIII goes down in Atlanta on 2/3. Maroon 5 will play the halftime show, and they will be joined by Big Boi and Travis Scott. Earlier this week, Variety reported that Scott spoke to Colin Kaepernick about his decision to perform at the spor... more info

Stereogum — Last month, word leaked out that Travis Scott would join Maroon 5 at this year's Super Bowl Halftime Show. That news has recently been confirmed, and it's led many, including public figures like Meek Mill and the Rev. Al Sharpton, to criticize Scott.... more info

Chorus.fm — Maroon 5 were the biggest act on the radio in 2018: The band finished 2018 as the biggest act on U.S. radio airwaves, according to Nielsen Music. The group’s catalog of songs collected 8.58 billion audience impressions across all monitored radio st... more info

USA Today Music — Smokey Robinson, Fantasia, H.E.R. and Rob Thomas weigh in on whether Maroon 5 should listen to the online petition asking them to cancel their Super Bowl show, in order to support players' right to protest. (Jan. 14)             more info