Biography
"We went from being unknown to getting a following to being GRAMMY-nominated to GRAMMY Award-winning. So that absolutely changed everything for us." — James Valentine
- Members: Jesse Carmichael, Matt Flynn, Adam Levine, Mickey Madden, PJ Morton, James Valentine
- Formed 2001 in Los Angeles, California
- The band's debut album, 2002's Songs About Jane, reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200. The album spawned the hits "Harder To Breathe," "She Will Be Loved," "This Love," and "Sunday Morning."
- Maroon 5 earned their first career GRAMMY for Best New Artist at the 47th GRAMMY Awards. The band was among the performers to open the 47th GRAMMY telecast, performing "This Love."
- Adam Levine has said that "Harder To Breathe" was about the pressure the band was feeling from its record label during the recording of Songs About Jane.
- Maroon 5 performed "Ticket To Ride" on "The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute to The Beatles," which aired in 2014. In 2010 Levine and Jesse Carmichael were among the artist participants at GRAMMY Camp, a nonresidential summer music industry program for high school students interested in careers in music.
- Levine has participated as a spokesman for the Own It campaign, encouraging people to learn more about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which he suffered from as a teenager.
All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Maroon 5
| Year | Award | Artists | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Maroon 5, Cardi B | Girls Like You |
| 2016 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Maroon 5 | Sugar |
| 2013 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Maroon 5 | Overexposed |
| 2013 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Maroon 5, Cameron Thomaz | Payphone |
| 2012 | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera | Moves Like Jagger |
| 2011 | Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal | Maroon 5 | Misery |
| 2009 | Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal | Maroon 5 | Won't Go Home Without You |
| 2009 | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Rihanna, Maroon 5 | If I Never See Your Face Again |
| 2008 | Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal | Maroon 5 | Makes Me Wonder |
| 2008 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Maroon 5 | It Won't Be Soon Before Long |
| 2006 | Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal | Maroon 5 | This Love |
| 2005 | Best New Artist | Maroon 5 | |
| 2005 | Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal | Maroon 5 | She Will Be Loved |
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