Viewers can only imagine how much more compelling this year’s halftime show would have been under different circumstances.
This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. And Maroon 5’s perfunctory and soulless run-through of their requisite wedding-band hits (“Harder to Breathe,” “This Love,” “She Will Be Loved,” “Sugar,” “Moves Like Jagger,” “Girls Like You” - the latter sans duet partner Cardi B) simply wasn’t enough in a post-Prince/Beyoncé/Gaga halftime age. Scott’s heavily CBS-censored “Sicko Mode” and fellow guest performer Big Boi’s “The Way You Move” brought a little fire (Scott literally, via a cheesy, flaming-comet not-so-special effect), but those rappers’ appearances were blink-and-you’ll-miss-’em brief. (And many tweeters, including Aisha Tyler, pointed out the hypocrisy that Levine was allowed to flash his chest at the Super Bowl without consequences, but Janet Jackson’s 2004 halftime “wardrobe malfunction” was a major, career-derailing debacle.) Really, the most exciting thing that happened during the entire show was when Levine stripped bare to the waist and wiggled his chiseled, tatted-up torso like a Chippendales dancer - but that just seemed desperate, pandering and downright embarrassing, much like his dorky dad-dancing. There was a rumor that Travis Scott would propose to his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, onstage. There was a rumor that Christina Aguilera might show up during “Moves Like Jagger.” She didn’t. There was a rumor, sparked by Levine’s exclusive Entertainment Tonight interview, that the band might honor Kaepernik during the halftime show. Instead, they played it safe with what just might be the most underwhelming and instantly forgettable halftime show of all time. Maroon 5 could have silenced their many haters and doubters with a spectacular performance - just like Gladys Knight, who’d also caught flak for appearing at Super Bowl LIII, did with her gorgeous national anthem performance earlier on Super Bowl Sunday. Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters actually asked the band to take a knee during their halftime show, and Kaepernick’s attorney, Mark Geragos, accused Maroon 5 of “ crossing the picket line.” Nearly 115,000 people signed an online petition urging Maroon 5 to drop out, and celebrities ranging from Amy Schumer to Meek Mill to Ava DuVernay blasted the band. Maroon 5’s decision to play the Super Bowl - at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, one of the American capitals of black music (and specifically hip-hop) - didn’t sit well with some detractors, who saw the move as a snub against ex-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (who is currently suing the NFL, claiming team owners conspired to keep him out of the league for protesting police brutality against people of color).
But it wasn’t long before Adam Levine and company found themselves at the center of the biggest halftime show controversy since Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s “Nipplegate” scandal 15 years ago. Being able to create an unforgettable experience for several people was the highlight of it all," said Levine.When it was first announced that this year’s Super Bowl halftime performer would be Maroon 5 - a choice so bland, it made 2016’s halftime headliner, Coldplay, seem like GG Allin by comparison - the news was met with a collective yawn. "I had no idea I would be affected by the overwhelming reactions we received from the couples and guests. In a press release, Levine says "It was an out of body experience." All we did was some simple continuity changes to match each one as best we could," the rep told ET.Īccording to Rolling Stone, Levine and Dobkin have been old friends, and had been planning to collaborate for over a decade. They had stages set up for their actual wedding band already.
"However they disclosed it to their bride and the wedding party, we're not sure, but they all wanted it to be as equally a surprise as we did. But as soon as Levine and the rest of the band arrive, the expressions turn to complete shock and ecstatic glee.Ī rep for Maroon 5 told Entertainment Tonight that "Only the grooms knew in each case." and hit every wedding we possibly can," says Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine in the video.Īccording to Rolling Stone, Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin paid homage to his 2005 film in directing the music video for "Sugar," surprising a dozen or so wedding parties by having the band show up, unannounced, and congratulating them with a special performance.Īs soon as the film crew arrives, they rush in to set up equipment as wedding guests look surprised, even angry, at the intrusion.
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