Stereogum — Big Boi is performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show this Sunday alongside Maroon 5 and Travis Scott. I haven't noticed the Outkast alum facing the level of scrutiny that caused Maroon 5 to cancel their press conference and Scott to seek Colin Kaepe... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Super Bowl media week is supposed to be about who said what, but this year it has also been about who was too afraid to say anything at all. Maroon 5, this year’s halftime act, quietly bowed out of the traditional news conference most of its p... more info

USA Today Music — Atlanta fought hard to be recognized on the hip-hop scene. However, at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, Southernplayalisticadillac funky music is a side dish to Maroon 5's halftime show.             more info

Consequence of Sound — The Pink Floyd member wants this year's Halftime performers to "take a knee on stage in full sight." more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 'I call upon them to do it in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, to do it for every child shot to death on these mean streets, to do it for every bereaved mother and father and brother and sister,' Roger Waters says. Continue reading… more info

Dlisted — I’m about as interested in football as I am Maroon 5, but as an American, it’s pretty much impossible to avoid either of them entirely right now as fervor for the National Sporting Event reaches a fever pitch. According to Uproxx, custom dictates... more info

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