Artist: Maroon 5

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Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band that originated in Los Angeles, California, United States. The group was formed in 1994 as Kara's Flowers while its members were still in high school and originally consisted of Adam Levine (lead vocals, guitar), Jesse Carmichael (guitar, backing vocals) Mickey Madden (bass guitar) and Ryan Dusick (drums). Kara's Flowers signed to Reprise Records and released an album, "The Fourth World", in 1997. After a tepid response to the album, the band parted ways with the record label and the members attended college. Dusick and Madden stayed local at UCLA, while Levine and Carmichael relocated to the east coast to attend Five Towns College. While Levine and Carmichael were in New York, they began to take notice of the urban music surrounding them and later let the style influence the songs they wrote.
In 2001, the band regrouped, with guitarist James Valentine added to the line-up, and pursued a new direction under the name: Maroon 5. At this point, Jesse Carmichael switched to playing the keyboards and this has become his main instrument in the band (although he also plays rhythm guitar to this day). After these changes, Maroon 5 signed with Octone Records and released their debut album, "Songs About Jane", in June 2002. The album's lead single "Harder to Breathe", received heavy airplay, which helped the album to debut at number six on the Billboard 200 chart. The band won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2005. For the next few years, the band toured extensively worldwide in support of Songs About Jane and produced two live recordings: 2004's "1.22.03.Acoustic" and 2005's "Live Friday the 13th". In 2006, Ryan Dusick officially left the band after suffering from serious wrist and shoulder injuries and was replaced by Matt Flynn. The band recorded their second album, "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" and released it in May 2007. The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and the lead single, "Makes Me Wonder", became the band's first number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100.
On September 21, 2010, the band released their third studio album entitled "Hands All Over". It was re-released in 2011 to include the single "Moves like Jagger" (featuring Christina Aguilera). While the original version of the album received mixed reviews, "
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Maroon 5, V - Album Review - Contact Music (Reviews)
V (Deluxe Version) by Maroon 5 - ArtistDirect
VIDEO: Maroon 5 Performs "Love Somebody" on The Voice | Maroon 5 | News - Interscope
Watch Maroon 5 perform their new single, "Love Somebody," on NBC's The Voice.
Maroon 5 to Play at Jazz Fest! | Maroon 5 | News - Interscope
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Spread across two weekends (April 26-May 5), the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presents music's biggest names—The Black Keys, Frank Ocean, Maroon 5, Willie Nelson—alongside Louisiana's most cherished entertainers (The Nevilles, Dr. John, Kermit Ruffins, and many more).
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Maroon 5 to Perform at 2013 GRAMMY Awards | Maroon 5 | News - Interscope
Tune in to CBS on February 10th at 8/7c to see a special performance with Maroon 5 & Alicia Keys!
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