Adam Levine#Early life

Adam Noah Levine was born on March 18, 1979, in Los Angeles{{cite magazine | title = Monitor | magazine = Entertainment Weekly | first = Nuzhat | last = Naoreen | url = https://ew.com/article/2013/03/15/monitor-march-22-2013/ | date = March 22, 2013 | access-date = February 23, 2022 | archive-date = December 10, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131210225743/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20683708,00.html | url-status = live }} to Fredric Levine, the founder of retail chain M. Fredric, and Patsy (née Noah) Levine, an admissions counselor.{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3667504/Maroon-5-They-will-be-loved.html | access-date=January 2, 2013 | newspaper=The Daily Telegraph | first=Sylvia | last=Patterson | title=Maroon 5: They will be loved | date=August 26, 2007 | location=London | archive-date=November 21, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121060128/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3667504/Maroon-5-They-will-be-loved.html | url-status=live }} They divorced when he was seven and Levine underwent therapy.{{cite news| title=Adam Levine Talks Marriage Doubts, Divorce in Nylon Guys| url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-levine-marriage_n_3000663| work=HuffPost| date=April 2, 2012| access-date=February 23, 2022| first=Kelsey| last=Borresen| archive-date=April 6, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406232854/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/adam-levine-marriage_n_3000663.html| url-status=live}} Growing up, he spent weekdays with his mother and weekends with his father.{{cite web |url=http://www.thejc.com/arts/music/45058/interview-adam-levine |title=Interview: Adam Levine |first=Paul |last=Lester |date=February 11, 2011 |access-date=September 5, 2011 |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903021007/http://www.thejc.com/arts/music/45058/interview-adam-levine |url-status=live }} He has a younger brother.{{cite web |last1=Krochmal |first1=Shana Naomi |title=Adam Levine Will Be Loved |url=https://www.out.com/music/2011/8/14/adam-levine-will-be-loved |website=Out |access-date=March 23, 2023 |date=August 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731044355/https://www.out.com/music/2011/8/14/adam-levine-will-be-loved |archive-date=July 31, 2019 |url-status=live}} Levine's father and maternal grandfather were Jewish, while his maternal grandmother was a Protestant.{{cite web|last=Bloom|first=Nate|url=https://18doors.org/happy_valentines_day_music/|title=Happy Valentine's Day Music!|publisher=18doors|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=February 1, 2011|archive-date=December 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212085958/http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Happy_Valentines_Day_Music.shtml|url-status=live}} Levine is Jewish;{{cite tweet|user=adamlevine|title=Sadly, Santa put me on his naughty list because I'm Jewish and I should be celebrating Hanukkah. St. Nick keeps it real. I respect that.|number=415943004445089792|date=December 25, 2013|access-date=April 11, 2020}} however, according to The Jewish Chronicle, he is spiritual but not religious. He chose not to have a Bar Mitzvah as a child because of the custom of receiving Bar Mitzvah gifts, explaining: "I felt as though a lot of kids were trying to cash in ... I just don't think it's the most respectful way to deal with God and beliefs and years and years and years of cultural heritage." Levine is a nephew of journalist and author Timothy Noah, and television producer and writer Peter Noah.{{cite web|last=Noah|first=Timothy|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/01/who-gets-in-and-who-doesn-t.html|title=Inaugorophobia, Part 2|work=Slate|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=January 20, 2009|archive-date=December 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230192720/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/chatterbox/2009/01/inaugorophobia_part_2.html|url-status=live}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lDj_AgAAQBAJ&q=%22Peter+Noah%22+timothy+-wikipedia&pg=PT6|title=Maroon 5: Shooting for the Stars|isbn=9781783230037|via=Google Books|last1=Govan|first1=Chloé|date=October 14, 2013|publisher=Omnibus Press |access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205828/https://books.google.com/books?id=lDj_AgAAQBAJ&q=%22Peter+Noah%22+timothy+-wikipedia&pg=PT6|url-status=live}}

Levine describes his family as "very musical" and credits his mother with "start[ing] me out on the path."{{cite news|title=Piers Morgan Tonight Transcript|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1108/13/pmt.01.html|work=CNN|date=August 13, 2011|access-date=March 1, 2014|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203121844/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1108/13/pmt.01.html|url-status=live}} He also attributes his mother's idols – Simon & Garfunkel, Fleetwood Mac, and The Beatles – to shaping his musical style, calling them "a huge part of my upbringing". Levine attended Brentwood School, where he met Jesse Carmichael and Mickey Madden, his future bandmates. He carried his musical interests to high school, where he states he was "a little rebellious. I didn't want to do the things they were teaching me ... [music] consumed my every thought."

In February 1994, Levine, along with friends Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden, and Ryan Dusick formed garage band Kara's Flowers.{{cite web|title=Kara's Flowers Chronology|url=http://theflowersofkara.tumblr.com/chronology|publisher=Tumblr|access-date=September 17, 2018|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029190659/https://theflowersofkara.tumblr.com/chronology|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Adam Levine Before Maroon 5: What Was His First Band Called?|work=Wetpaint |date=February 25, 2014 |url=http://www.wetpaint.com/maroon-5-karas-flowers-band-804603/|access-date=October 23, 2015|archive-date=October 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030010741/http://www.wetpaint.com/maroon-5-karas-flowers-band-804603/|url-status=live}} In 1995, the group played their first gig at the Whisky a Go Go, a nightclub in West Hollywood, California, with Levine performing vocals and guitar.{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/howtheymadeittru0000kimp|url-access=registration|quote=kara's flowers how the biggest stars made it dan kimpel.| last=Kimpel|first=Dan| title=How they made it: true stories of how music's biggest stars went from start to stardom!|year=2006| publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation| location=Milwaukee| isbn=0-634-07642-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/howtheymadeittru0000kimp/page/87 87]}} The band was discovered while they were performing in Malibu by independent producer Tommy Allen, who along with his partner John DeNicola, had them record an 11-track album. Owing to a string of industry showcases in Los Angeles, they were signed on to Reprise Records through producer Rob Cavallo.{{cite web| last=Thompson| first=Stephen| title=Kara's Flowers – The Fourth World| url=https://www.avclub.com/karas-flowers-the-fourth-world-1798194158| website=The A.V. Club| date=March 29, 2002| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=October 17, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017230717/http://www.avclub.com/articles/karas-flowers-the-fourth-world,20949/| url-status=live}}

In August 1997, the band released their first album, titled The Fourth World{{cite news| last=Appleford| first=Steve| title=How Maroon 5 found the courage to let its heart show| date=October 20, 2010| url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-maroon-5-20101020-story.html| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=May 18, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518223912/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/20/entertainment/la-et-maroon-5-20101020| url-status=live}} and also appeared on an episode of the drama series Beverly Hills, 90210. Despite high expectations, it had little success, selling about 5,000 copies.{{cite web| last=Bouwman| first=Kimbel| title=Interview with BEN BERKMAN, A&R at Octone Records for Maroon 5 (US plat)| date=April 13, 2004| url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/2004/April13_2_38_8.html| publisher=HitQuarters| access-date=March 30, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703030437/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2F2004%2FApril13_2_38_8.html| archive-date=July 3, 2019| url-status=dead}} Reprise decided to drop the band after Cavallo's exit from the label.{{cite news|title=Adam Levine speaks|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adam-levine-speaks/|work=CBS News|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=July 28, 2013|archive-date=October 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031142400/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/adam-levine-speaks/2/}} Disappointed with the results of their album, the band broke up.{{cite news| last=Barrera| first=Sandra| title=Maroon5 Stays Grounded Amid the Hype, Hoopla| url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2005-03-25-0503240446-story.html| newspaper=Orlando Sentinel| date=March 25, 2003| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=September 27, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927185343/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2005-03-25/entertainment/0503240446_1_levine-stevie-songs-about-jane| url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last=Rosen|first=Craig|title=Gold 5|magazine=Billboard|date=June 4, 2005}} Later, Levine would say of the experience: "Kara's Flowers was just floating up the wall beneath the sticks. Make a record quickly, put it out. No touring base, no nothing. Just try to make it happen right out of the gate and it just doesn't work".{{cite web| last=Alderman| first=Melody| title=MAROON 5| url=http://www.puresongwriters.com/artists/maroon_5.html| publisher=Pure Songwriters| year=2003| access-date=March 16, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419053701/http://www.puresongwriters.com/artists/maroon_5.html| archive-date=April 19, 2013|url-status = usurped| df=mdy-all}}

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After the break up of Kara's Flowers, Levine, along with Carmichael, left Los Angeles to pursue higher studies at Five Towns College in New York.{{cite web|url=http://wrch.cbslocal.com/2011/08/21/20-things-you-didnt-koow-about-adam-levine/|title=20 Things You Didn't Know About Adam Levine|publisher=WRCH Lite 100.5|access-date=January 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109234313/http://wrch.cbslocal.com/2011/08/21/20-things-you-didnt-koow-about-adam-levine/|archive-date=January 9, 2015|url-status = dead}} On MTV News, in 2002, he said: "That's when I started waking up to the whole hip-hop, R&B thing. We had friends named Chaos and Shit. It was not Brentwood High".{{cite web|last=Briggs|first=Newt|title=Off the Charts: Maroon 5|url=http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-May-13-Thu-2004/23846523.html|publisher=Las Vegas Mercury|access-date=February 27, 2007|date=May 13, 2004|archive-date=October 16, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016182724/http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-May-13-Thu-2004/23846523.html|url-status=live}} They dropped out after a semester,{{cite web|url=http://www.maroon5.com/bio/ |title=Bio |publisher=Archive of early band biography on Maroon 5 official site |date=September 28, 2008 |access-date=February 19, 2015 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928074755/http://www.maroon5.com/bio/ |archive-date=September 28, 2008 }} and reunited with Madden and Dusick to form a band once more. They experimented with several styles, including country and folk, before deciding groove-based music would become their genre.{{cite web| last=Moss| first=Corey| date=August 28, 2002| title=Maroon 5 Aspire to Inspire Sexuality, Crying| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1457217/maroon-5-aspire-to-inspire-sexuality-crying/| publisher=MTV News| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=March 7, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307025027/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457217/maroon-5-want-make-cry.jhtml| url-status=dead}} Levine explained the need for a makeover for the band: "We were just so sick of being a typical rock 'n' roll band ... I felt like I needed to look elsewhere for vocal inspiration." The band put together a demo that was rejected by several labels, before it caught the attention of Octone Records executives James Diener, Ben Berkman, and David Boxenbaum. Following Berkman's advice, the band added a fifth member, James Valentine, and was renamed Maroon 5. In an interview with HitQuarters, Berkman explained that Levine "seemed to be a very shy, shoe-gazing type ... a fifth member could play the guitar to free up the singer [Levine], so he could be the star I perceived him to be".

Around this time, Levine had been working as a writer's assistant on the CBS television show Judging Amy; the program's producer Barbara Hall was his family friend. While on the show, he would spend time writing songs about his ex-girlfriend. These songs were put into Maroon 5's debut album Songs About Jane, which was released in June 2002. The album slowly gained airplay, and eventually became a sleeper hit, selling an estimated 10 million copies{{cite news|last=Leeds|first=Jeff|title=Second CD by Maroon 5 Faces Great Expectations|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/21/arts/music/21maro.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 2, 2014|date=May 21, 2007|archive-date=June 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605080859/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/21/arts/music/21maro.html|url-status=live}} and becoming the tenth best-selling album of 2004, two years after its release.{{cite magazine| last=Rahman| first=Ray| title=Maroon 5 'Songs About Jane' demos for 'This Is Love,' 'She Will Be Loved': Hear them here| url=https://ew.com/article/2012/06/05/maroon-5-songs-about-jane-anniversary-demos/| magazine=Entertainment Weekly| access-date=February 23, 2022| date=June 6, 2012| archive-date=July 19, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719123541/http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/06/05/maroon-5-songs-about-jane-anniversary-demos/| url-status=live}} In 2005, Maroon 5 won their first Grammy Award, for Best New Artist.{{cite news| last=McDermott| first=Tricia| title=2005 Grammy Award Winners| date=February 14, 2005| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2005-grammy-award-winners/| work=CBS News| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=June 21, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621153006/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500150_162-673822.html}} The next year, they won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the second Songs About Jane single "This Love".{{cite news| title=Grammy Awards 2006: Key winners| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4510682.stm| work=BBC| date=February 9, 2006| access-date=April 6, 2013| archive-date=June 12, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612223714/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4510682.stm| url-status=live}}

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By 2006, the band began recording again, and in May 2007, Maroon 5's second album It Won't Be Soon Before Long was released. Levine described the album as "a vast improvement", explaining: "I think this record is a little more self-confident and powerful lyrically".{{cite news|last=Moran |first=Jonathan |title=Politics without preaching |url=http://www.news.com.au/politics-without-preaching/story-e6frfn79-1111113447292 |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=May 1, 2007 |access-date=April 6, 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604153003/http://www.news.com.au/politics-without-preaching/story-e6frfn79-1111113447292 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 }} To support the album, the band performed on a ten-date club tour which visited small venues in Europe and the United States from April to June 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.maroon5.com/lo_fi/news.html|title=Maroon 5 Heading to Europe for the Club Tour|website=Maroon 5.com|date=April 28, 2007|access-date=April 7, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503140623/http://www.maroon5.com/lo_fi/news.html|archive-date=May 3, 2007}}{{cite web |author=MTV News staff |title=Jessica Biel Wants Respect, Plus Nelly Furtado, Hilary Duff, Sum 41, Borat, Eve, Diddy, Ozzy & More In For The Record |publisher=MTV News |date=May 4, 2007 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558812/20070504/duff_hilary.jhtml |access-date=July 25, 2007 |archive-date=May 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506081550/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558812/20070504/duff_hilary.jhtml |url-status=dead }} The album and its lead, third and penultimate singles ("Makes Me Wonder", "Won't Go Home Without You" and "If I Never See Your Face Again", respectively) each received Grammy nominations, although only "Makes Me Wonder" secured a win.{{cite web| title=Grammy 2009 Winners List| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1604545/grammy-2009-winners-list/| date=February 8, 2009| publisher=MTV News| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=December 16, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216151742/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/grammy-2009-winners-list.jhtml| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| title=Grammy 2008 Winners List| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/grammy-2008-winners.jhtml| publisher=MTV News| date=February 16, 2008| access-date=April 6, 2013| archive-date=November 7, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107043847/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/grammy-2008-winners.jhtml| url-status=dead}}

After winding down from a world tour in support of It Won't Be Soon Before Long, the band began recording in Switzerland in 2009, in collaboration with record producer and songwriter Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Levine said Lange "worked me harder than anyone ever has".{{cite magazine| date=May 18, 2010| title=Inside Maroon 5's Sessions for Fall Album 'Hands All Over'| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/inside-maroon-5s-sessions-for-fall-album-hands-all-over-87296/| magazine=Rolling Stone| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=February 2, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202071259/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-maroon-5s-sessions-for-fall-album-hands-all-over-20100518| url-status=live}} In 2010, Maroon 5 released their third studio album, Hands All Over. The album did not initially meet expectations. In an interview with Los Angeles Times, Levine explained that the album suffered from being "all these disparate ideas and songs that didn't make any sense together".{{cite news| last=Wood| first=Mikael| title=Maroon 5 built 'Overexposed' to be just that| url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-jun-24-la-ca-maroon5-20120624-story.html| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=June 24, 2012| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=July 9, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709095333/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/24/entertainment/la-ca-maroon5-20120624| url-status=live}} After the moderate success of the album's first three singles, the band released "Moves like Jagger" (featuring Christina Aguilera) which Levine classified as "one of those songs that was definitely a risk; it's a bold statement".{{cite magazine| last=Benjamin| first=Jeff| title=Adam Levine Calls 'Moves Like Jagger' a 'Risk' for Maroon 5: Video Interview| url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adam-levine-calls-moves-like-jagger-a-risk-for-maroon-5-video-interview-467561/| date=September 8, 2011| magazine=Billboard| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=May 28, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528174632/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467561/adam-levine-calls-moves-like-jagger-a-risk-for-maroon-5-video-interview| url-status=live}} The single became a worldwide success; it was the ninth-best-selling digital single of 2011 with sales of 8.5 million copies and, {{as of|2012|lc=y}}, the eighth-best-selling digital single of all time. Levine later credited the song with "totally reviving the band".

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Since "Moves Like Jagger" was the first time Maroon 5 had collaborated with an outside writer, the band decided to attempt it again on their next album, entitled Overexposed.{{cite magazine| date=March 26, 2012| title=Exclusive: Maroon 5 to Release 'Overexposed' Album in June| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/exclusive-maroon-5-to-release-overexposed-album-in-june-100692/| magazine=Rolling Stone| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=March 26, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326183400/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-maroon-5-to-release-overexposed-album-in-june-20120326| url-status=live}} Its title is supposedly an allusion to Levine's public ubiquity. In an interview with Rolling Stone, he opined that is their most dance-driven album ever, commenting: "It's very much an old-fashioned disco tune. I have a love/hate relationship with it – but mostly I love it".{{cite magazine|last=Diehl|first=Matt|title=Maroon 5 Aim for Dance-floor Domination om Mew LP|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/maroon-5-aim-for-dance-floor-domination-on-new-lp-184778/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=May 7, 2012|archive-date=May 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510025549/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/maroon-5-aim-for-dance-floor-domination-on-new-lp-20120507|url-status=live}} The album and its lead single "Payphone" gave Maroon 5 their second Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominations. In support of Overexposed, the band conducted the Overexposed Tour from 2012 to 2013 (with the European leg extending to 2014 due to scheduling conflicts),{{cite web| last=Copsey| first=Robert| title=Maroon 5 postpone UK arena tour due to "scheduling conflicts"| url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a482898/maroon-5-postpone-uk-arena-tour-due-to-scheduling-conflicts/| date=May 20, 2013| publisher=Digital Spy| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=September 25, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925225429/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a482898/maroon-5-postpone-uk-arena-tour-due-to-scheduling-conflicts.html| url-status=live}} and also headlined the 2013 Honda Civic Tour, which included The Voice contestant Tony Lucca.{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|title=Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson Team Up For Honda Civic Tour|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/maroon-5-kelly-clarkson-team-up-for-honda-civic-tour-1555246/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=April 1, 2013|archive-date=September 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915050202/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1555246/maroon-5-kelly-clarkson-team-up-for-honda-civic-tour|url-status=live}}

In 2014, Maroon 5 continued their collaboration with Ryan Tedder, Max Martin and others to release their fifth studio album V (pronounced: "five"). Levine acknowledged that they followed the same song-writing process that they tried with Overexposed, saying: "We developed a really nice system on the last record — we found songs we were passionate about, developed them and put our stamp on them ... this time we kept it going but looked for different types of songs."{{cite news|last1=Wood|first1=Mikael|title=Adam Levine talks Maroon 5's 'V,' 'The Voice,' Proactiv, more|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-conversation-adam-levine-20140831-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=June 18, 2015|date=August 30, 2014|archive-date=October 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025022334/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-conversation-adam-levine-20140831-story.html|url-status=live}} Five singles were released from it. In support of the album, the band undertook the Maroon V Tour, which kicked off with a show in Dallas in February 2015.{{cite magazine|last1=Strecker|first1=Erin|title=Maroon 5 Announces 2015 World Tour|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/maroon-5-kelly-clarkson-team-up-for-honda-civic-tour-1555246/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=September 2, 2014|archive-date=June 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608013435/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6236580/maroon-5-world-tour-dates|url-status=live}}

In 2007, Levine had stated that he believed Maroon 5 was reaching its peak and might make one more album before disbanding.{{cite magazine| last=Green|first= Andy| date= June 28, 2008|title= Maroon 5: Back on Top|magazine= Rolling Stone}} He was quoted explaining: "Eventually I want to focus on being a completely different person because I don't know if I want to do this into my 40s and 50s and beyond". But in 2010, he dispelled any rumors of the band breaking up, saying:"I love what I do and think that, yes, it might be tiring and complicated at times [but] we don't have any plans on disbanding any time soon".{{cite news|last=Concepcion|first=Pocholo|title=Adam Levine: Maroon 5 not disbanding any time soon|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/234/adam-levine-maroon-5-not-disbanding-any-time-soon|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=March 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325002242/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20110321-326839/Adam-Levine-Maroon-5-not-disbanding-any-time-soon|archive-date=March 25, 2011}} He has also turned down the idea of having a solo career, stating that "there will never be a solo record. I would sooner have another band".{{cite news| last=Freydkin| first=Donna| date=June 19, 2012| title=Adam Levine: Just a singer in a band?| url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/story/2012-06-19/Maroon-5/55825152/1| newspaper=USA Today| access-date=April 9, 2013| archive-date=April 6, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406154655/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/story/2012-06-19/Maroon-5/55825152/1| url-status=live}} On February 10, 2017, Levine received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the recording industry.{{cite magazine|last1=Stutz|first1=Colin|title=Adam Levine to Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adam-levine-star-hollywood-walk-of-fame-7686142/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=February 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201031120/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7676957/adam-levine-star-hollywood-walk-of-fame|url-status=live}}

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Levine has collaborated with several musical artists. In 2005, he was featured on the song "Live Again" by hip-hop duo Ying Yang Twins.{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/United-State-Atlanta-Chopped-Screwed/dp/B000A1IKHY/ |title=Usa (United State of Atlanta) |website=Amazon |date=June 28, 2005 |access-date=March 3, 2014 |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007160633/http://www.amazon.com/United-State-Atlanta-Chopped-Screwed/dp/B000A1IKHY |url-status=live }} The same year, he appeared on Kanye West's album Late Registration, on the third single "Heard 'Em Say",{{cite web|last=Moss|first=Corey|title=Move Over, Justin: Adam Levine Is Hip-Hop's New Favorite White Boy|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1518508/move-over-justin-adam-levine-is-hip-hops-new-favorite-white-boy/|publisher=MTV News|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=December 19, 2005|archive-date=December 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230210812/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1518508/adam-levine-hip-hops-new-favorite-white-boy.jhtml|url-status=dead}} a collaboration Levine called "very pure and very easy". The song was created during an airplane flight that he and West shared,{{cite web|last=Moss|first=Corey|title=Kanye, Kids Run Amok in Surreal Macy's For New Clip |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1511892/kanye-kids-run-amok-in-surreal-macys-for-new-clip/|publisher=MTV News|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=October 20, 2005|archive-date=December 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207191549/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1511892/kanye-kids-run-amok-surreal-macys-new-clip.jhtml|url-status=dead}} and its refrain was later used for the Maroon 5 song "Nothing Lasts Forever" from It Won't Be Soon Before Long. He also appeared on Alicia Keys' third album Alicia Keys: MTV Unplugged, as part of the cover of The Rolling Stones song "Wild Horses".{{cite web|title=Alicia Keys – MTV Unplugged [Enhanced]|website=Amazon|url=https://www.amazon.com/Alicia-Keys-Mtv-Unplugged/dp/B000B5IPLK|access-date=March 3, 2014|date=October 11, 2005|archive-date=February 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210210112/http://www.amazon.com/Alicia-Keys-Mtv-Unplugged/dp/B000B5IPLK|url-status=live}} Around the same time, he featured on fellow Octone Records singer K'naan's single "Bang Bang".

In 2009, he recorded "Gotten", a song for Slash's first solo album Slash (2010).{{cite web|last=Vinnicombe|first=Chris|title=Slash solo album interview: the track-by-track guide|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/slash-solo-album-interview-the-track-by-track-guide-238767/8|publisher=MusicRadar|access-date=March 3, 2014|date=March 4, 2010|archive-date=October 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012023552/http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/slash-solo-album-interview-the-track-by-track-guide-238767/8/|url-status=live}} In February 2010, he was among approximately 80 musicians who sang on the charity-single remake of "We Are the World", called "We Are the World 25 for Haiti".{{cite web| last=Johnston| first=Maura| author-link=Maura Johnston |date=February 12, 2010| title=We Are The World: 25 For Haiti' Unites Music's Biggest Names| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1631895/we-are-the-world-25-for-haiti-unites-musics-biggest-names/| publisher=MTV News| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=November 4, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104092659/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1631895/we-world-25-haiti-unites-musics-biggest-names.jhtml| url-status=dead}} In 2011, he appeared on the Gym Class Heroes song, "Stereo Hearts". Levine also worked with hip-hop artist 50 Cent on his song "My Life", recording the vocals almost two years before it was released as a single in 2012, which included rapper Eminem.{{cite magazine|last=Drake|first=David|title=Interview: 50 Cent Talks Working With Eminem, the Threat of Falling Off, and How Social Media Changed Hip-Hop|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/50-cent-interview-eminem-fall-off-social-media|magazine=Complex|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=December 7, 2012|archive-date=June 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630021008/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/50-cent-interview-eminem-fall-off-social-media|url-status=live}} In 2013, Levine wrote a song called "My Most Terrible Secret" performed by the cast of Community, in the episode "Intro to Felt Surrogacy".{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/04/08/community-puppets-jason-alexander/|title='Community': See the study group as puppets – EXCLUSIVE VIDEO |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 8, 2013 |access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=October 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030054827/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/08/community-puppets-jason-alexander/ |url-status=live }}

In 2015, Levine was featured on the song "Painkiller" by Rozzi Crane and the duo, R. City's single "Locked Away".{{cite web | title=Rozzi Crane, Adam Levine | website=AllMusic | date=February 16, 2015 | url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/painkiller-mt0051401353 | access-date=September 22, 2024}} In 2016, Levine collaborated with The Lonely Island for the song "I'm So Humble", on the soundtrack album Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, which they also appeared in the film of the same name.{{cite magazine|last=Payne|first=Chris|title=The Lonely Island Shares 2 Songs From 'Popstar' Mockumentary (Including an Adam Levine Collab)

|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lonely-island-adam-levine-popstar-mona-lisa-7364578/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=May 10, 2016|archive-date=August 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811131921/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7364578/lonely-island-adam-levine-popstar-mona-lisa|url-status=live}} In April 2019, Levine and 29 other musical acts were featured on the charity single "Earth", which raises climate change awareness.{{cite web|url=https://talentrecap.com/lil-dicky-earth/|title=Lil Dicky's New Song "Earth" is Topping the Charts and Features ALL Your Talent Show Faves|work=Talent recap|author=Montplaisir, Kyle|date=April 22, 2019|access-date=April 22, 2019|archive-date=May 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505232742/https://talentrecap.com/lil-dicky-earth/|url-status=live}} In late 2019, Levine collaborated with American actor and musician Joe Pesci, on his third album Pesci... Still Singing, with two songs "Baby Girl" and a cover of Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie Amour".{{cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/joe-pesci-announces-new-album-still-singing/|title=Joe Pesci Announces New Album Still Singing|work=Pitchfork|access-date=November 6, 2019|date=November 6, 2019|archive-date=November 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107011116/https://pitchfork.com/news/joe-pesci-announces-new-album-still-singing/|url-status=live}}

In 2020, Levine was featured on two songs "Trust Nobody", with rapper Lil Wayne on his album Funeral and "Same Guy" by Jack Harlow on the album Thats What They All Say.{{cite web|first=Sohpie|last=Caraan|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/jack-harlow-thats-what-they-all-say-album-stream|title=Jack Harlow Delivers Debut Album 'That's What They All Say'|work=Hypebeast|date=December 11, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211145203/https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/jack-harlow-thats-what-they-all-say-album-stream|url-status=live}} Levine is also featured as a singer for his band's song "She Will Be Loved" in the music rhythm game, Band Hero.{{cite magazine|last=Pastorek|first=Whitney|title=An EW Exclusive: Maroon 5's Adam Levine goes digital in 'Band Hero'|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/08/18/adam-levine-maroon-5-band-hero/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=August 18, 2009|archive-date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728200651/http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/08/18/adam-levine-maroon-5-band-hero/|url-status=live}} Levine has contributed with two songs for the soundtracks of the John Carney films: "Lost Stars" in Begin Again and "Go Now" in Sing Street.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

Levine has made four notable comic appearances on television. During 2007, he appeared in the 33rd-season premiere of Saturday Night Live in an SNL Digital Short called Iran So Far, performing with Andy Samberg, Fred Armisen and Jake Gyllenhaal. Levine played himself while singing a humorous bridge to a "love song" for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.{{cite magazine| title=Andy Samberg, Adam Levine Serenade Iran President on SNL| first=Michael| last=Germana| date=October 1, 2007| url=https://people.com/tv/andy-samberg-adam-levine-serenade-iran-president-on-snl/| magazine=People| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=September 19, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919081238/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20074591,00.html| url-status=dead}} In 2008, he performed on Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars". He also had a cameo on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for the night of stars and endorsed Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential Election. In 2013, he hosted Saturday Night Live and featured alongside Kendrick Lamar on Lonely Island's digital short "YOLO", which parodies the acronym for "You Only Live Once."{{cite magazine| title=Adam Levine Hosts 'SNL,' Drops 'YOLO' with Lonely Island & Kendrick Lamar| url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adam-levine-hosts-snl-drops-yolo-with-lonely-island-kendrick-lamar-1533742/| date=January 27, 2013| magazine=Billboard| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=March 17, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317063452/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1533742/adam-levine-hosts-snl-drops-yolo-with-lonely-island-kendrick-lamar| url-status=live}} His hosting was generally disliked by reviewers, who called it "mediocre"{{cite web|last=Slims|first=David|title=Saturday Night Live: "Adam Levine/Kendrick Lamar"|url=https://www.avclub.com/saturday-night-live-adam-levine-kendrick-lamar-1798175608|website=The A.V. Club|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=January 27, 2013|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201230134/http://www.avclub.com/review/saturday-night-live-adam-levinekendrick-lamar-91191|url-status=live}} and "subpar."{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=Mike|title='SNL' Scorecard: Adam Levine's Subpar Audition|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snl-scorecard-adam-levine_b_2561689|work=HuffPost|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=January 27, 2013|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203074759/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ryan/snl-scorecard-adam-levine_b_2561689.html|url-status=live}} He appeared on season 40 of SNL where he played Freddie Mercury and sang a snippet of "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the "Joan Rivers" sketch.{{cite news |title=Adam Levine Plays Freddie Mercury, Gets Hit by Truck on "Saturday Night Live" |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2014/10/5/adam-levine-plays-freddie-mercury-gets-hit-by-truck-on-satur.html |access-date=November 28, 2022 |publisher=ABC News |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128220007/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2014/10/5/adam-levine-plays-freddie-mercury-gets-hit-by-truck-on-satur.html |url-status=dead }}

From 2011 to 2019, Levine served as a contestant judge/coach on the reality talent television show, The Voice.{{cite news|last=Ng|first=Philiana|title=Cee Lo Green, Maroon 5's Adam Levine Join NBC's 'The Voice'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cee-lo-green-maroon-5s-162469/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=February 28, 2011|archive-date=September 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920015759/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/cee-lo-green-maroon-5s-162469|url-status=live}} The contestants of his team who won in the series are Javier Colon (season 1), Tessanne Chin (season 5){{cite news|first=Ashley|last=Lee|title='The Voice' Season 5 Winner Named|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/voice-season-5-winner-named-666508/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 17, 2013|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=December 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220101442/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/voice-season-5-winner-named-666508|url-status=live}} and Jordan Smith (season 9). The Voice has been credited with reviving Maroon 5's "faltering" career after the sub-par sales of Hands All Over as well as increasing Levine's popularity. According to polling firm E-Poll Market Research, awareness of Levine has nearly tripled since he joined the show. He has also been described as the "breakout" star of the series, with #TeamAdam and @AdamLevine scoring a respective 203,000 and 2.14 million Twitter mentions in the show's third season, higher than all the other coaches. In 2013, The Hollywood Reporter estimated that Levine was paid $10–12 million for each season of The Voice. In May 2019, Levine left the series after sixteen seasons and eight years.{{cite magazine|last1=Littleton|first1=Cyinthia|title=Adam Levine Leaves 'The Voice' After 16 Seasons|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/adam-levine-leaves-voice-16-seasons-nbc-1203225268/|magazine=Variety|access-date=May 24, 2019|language=en|date=May 24, 2019|archive-date=May 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524153422/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/adam-levine-leaves-voice-16-seasons-nbc-1203225268/amp/|url-status=live}} In June 2024, it was revealed that Levine would return to The Voice for the 27th season set to air in the spring of 2025.{{Cite web |title=Adam Levine Returns to 'The Voice'! Singer Joins Season 27 Alongside Kelsea Ballerini, Michael Buble and John Legend |url=https://people.com/adam-levine-returning-to-the-voice-for-season-27-alongside-kelsea-ballerini-michael-buble-john-legend-8658141 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}

In 2012, Levine appeared as a recurring character in American Horror Story: Asylum, the second season of the television series American Horror Story.{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/305721/adam_levine_confirms_american_horror|title=Adam Levine Confirms American Horror Story Role|work=E! Online|date=April 2, 2012|access-date=February 23, 2022|first=Jenna|last=Mullins|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029190700/https://www.eonline.com/news/305721/adam_levine_confirms_american_horror|url-status=live}} He plays Leo Morrison, a newly-wed photographer visiting modern-day Briarcliff Manor, an insane asylum, on honeymoon with his wife, played by Jenna Dewan. The scenes were shot around his band's summer touring schedule. In an interview with E!, he said of his role: "It sounded like so much fun and that's why I wanted to do it ... this sounds, like, hysterical, funny, dark and cool and right up my alley".{{cite web| last=Frederick| first=Brittany| title=Adam Levine Makes Acting Debut in 'American Horror Story: Asylum'| work=Starpulse| date=October 17, 2012| url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/Brittany_Frederick/2012/10/17/adam_levine_makes_acting_debut_in_amer| publisher=Star Pulse| access-date=April 2, 2013| archive-date=March 4, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040122/http://www.starpulse.com/news/Brittany_Frederick/2012/10/17/adam_levine_makes_acting_debut_in_amer| url-status=live}}{{cite web| title=Spoiler Chat: Gossip Girl Gets a New French Hottie! Plus, Girls, American Horror Story and More| url=https://www.eonline.com/news/324901/spoiler-chat-gossip-girl-gets-a-new-french-hottie-plus-girls-american-horror-story-and-more| publisher=E! Online| access-date=February 23, 2022| date=June 21, 2012| archive-date=October 29, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029190707/https://www.eonline.com/news/324901/spoiler-chat-gossip-girl-gets-a-new-french-hottie-plus-girls-american-horror-story-and-more| url-status=live}} However, he admitted to not being a fan of the show nor horror genre in general, stating he didn't watch the episodes because "it's just so weird and disturbing".{{cite news|title=Adam Levine Was Too Scared To Watch His 'American Horror Story' Episodes in Full (VIDEO)|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-levine-american-horror-story_n_2019872|work=HuffPost|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=October 25, 2012|first=Alex|last=Moaba|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203075022/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/adam-levine-american-horror-story_n_2019872.html|url-status=live}}

In June 2012, Levine was cast in the musical romance-drama film Begin Again (originally titled Can a Song Save Your Life?). The film was directed by John Carney and Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo acted in the lead roles. In it, he plays Dave Kohl, Knightley's songwriting partner and former boyfriend of five years, who leaves her behind on finding success in the music industry.{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title='The Voice's Adam Levine To Star In 'Can A Song Save Your Life?'|url=https://deadline.com/2012/06/the-voices-adam-levine-to-star-in-can-a-song-save-your-life-286725/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 2, 2014|date=June 14, 2012|archive-date=May 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519213042/http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/the-voices-adam-levine-to-star-in-can-a-song-save-your-life/|url-status=live}}{{cite news| last=Rooney| first=David| title=Can a Song Save Your Life?| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/begin-again-toronto-review-624080/| work=The Hollywood Reporter| access-date=February 23, 2022| date=September 8, 2013| archive-date=November 10, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110232121/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/can-a-song-save-your-624080| url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Simone|first=Chima|title=Adam Levine Makes His Movie Debut in Begin Again—Watch the Trailer!|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/526407/adam-levine-makes-his-movie-debut-in-begin-again-watch-the-trailer|publisher=E!|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=March 28, 2014|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029190701/https://www.eonline.com/news/526407/adam-levine-makes-his-movie-debut-in-begin-again-watch-the-trailer|url-status=live}} The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival to generally favorable reviews from critics.{{cite web|title=Begin Again|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/begin-again|website=Metacritic|access-date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=December 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228191509/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/begin-again|url-status=live}}

In November 2013, Levine was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, becoming the first singer and the second non-actor (after John F. Kennedy Jr.) to claim the title.{{cite magazine| last=Jordan; Coulton| first=Julie; Antoinette| title=Adam Levine Is PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive| date=November 11, 2013| url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20315920_20757452,00.html| magazine=People| access-date=November 20, 2013| archive-date=November 20, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120042709/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20315920_20757452,00.html| url-status=live}} He was ranked No. 41 on Glamour's "Sexiest Men of 2012" list.{{cite magazine| title=Sexiest Men of 2012: The Results| url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/celebrity-galleries/2012/07/sexiest-hottest-men-2012#!image-number=41| magazine=Glamour| date=June 2012| access-date=March 16, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127024647/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/celebrity-galleries/2012/07/sexiest-hottest-men-2012#!image-number=41| archive-date=November 27, 2012|url-status = dead| df=mdy-all}} In 2008, he appeared on People's "Single and Sexy Men" list.{{cite magazine| magazine=People| date=June 18, 2008| title=Single & Sexy Men of 2008|url=https://people.com/celebrity/single-sexy-men-of-2008/| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=June 10, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610212112/http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20283823_20207326_20471378,00.html#20471378| url-status=dead}} He was elected TV's Most Crushworthy Male Reality Host/Judge in a poll held by Zap2it.{{cite web| title=TV's Most Crushworthy Reality Host/Judge (Male)| url=http://www.zap2it.com/news/pictures/zap-tv-most-crushworthy-awards-pics,0,2089692.photogallery?index=28| work=Zap2it| access-date=June 9, 2012| author=Carina Adly MacKenzie| archive-date=June 27, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627062218/http://www.zap2it.com/news/pictures/zap-tv-most-crushworthy-awards-pics,0,2089692.photogallery?index=28| url-status=dead}} In April 2012, Shalom Life ranked him Number 7 on its list of "Top 50 Hottest Jewish men in the world".{{cite news|url=http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/17032/top-50-hottest-jewish-men-10-1/ |author=Ashley Baylen |title=Top 50 Hottest Jewish Men (10–1) |publisher=Shalom Life |date=April 20, 2012 |access-date=April 22, 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531055725/http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/17032/top-50-hottest-jewish-men-10-1/ |archive-date=May 31, 2012 }} Levine stripped naked for testicular cancer awareness for a centerfold in Cosmopolitan UK's February 2011 issue.{{cite news | url = https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-levine-nude-marron-5-singer-gets-naked-for-cancer-in-cosmo-uk_n_805399 | title = Adam Levine Nude: Maroon 5 Singer Gets Naked For Cancer In Cosmo UK | work = HuffPost | access-date = February 23, 2022 | date = January 6, 2010 | first = Jordan | last = Zakarin | archive-date = January 9, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110109014319/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/06/adam-levine-nude-marron-5-singer-gets-naked-for-cancer-in-cosmo-uk_n_805399.html | url-status = live }}

In 2013, Levine started a production company 222 Productions and the first project was Sugar (2018), a YouTube Premium web television series which was inspired by the music video for the Maroon 5 song of the same name. It follows music artists to crash events for unsuspecting fans.{{cite magazine|last1=Newman|first1=Melinda|title=Maroon 5, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson Set to Star in New YouTube Series 'Sugar,' Exec Produced By Adam Levine: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/maroon-5-blake-shelton-kelly-clarkson-youtube-series-sugar-8465328/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=July 13, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713172556/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8465328/maroon-5-blake-shelton-kelly-clarkson-youtube-series-sugar|url-status=live}} The company produced a reality competition series Songland, which premiered on NBC on May 28, 2019, where Levine served as executive producer. The company signed a deal with Wheelhouse Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adam-levine-signs-overall-deal-with-wheelhouse-entertainment-exclusive-4061322/|title=Adam Levine Signs Overall Deal With Wheelhouse Entertainment (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=O'Connell|first=Michael|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918220916/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/adam-levine-signs-overall-deal-with-wheelhouse-entertainment-exclusive|url-status=live}}

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In October 2008, Levine collaborated with First Act to create the First Act 222 Guitar, which was fashioned to his specifications. The guitar was sold via Target stores.{{cite web|title=Adam Levine Interview: First Act 222 Guitar|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tvJCe33pJY|publisher=YouTube|access-date=January 4, 2014|date=October 9, 2008|archive-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213131108/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tvJCe33pJY|url-status=live}} Two years later he launched his own fashion line, entitled "222", at the Project Trade Show in Las Vegas. The collection features jeans, basic T-shirts and leather jackets. The venture was organized in partnership with his father, Fred Levine (who operates a chain of specialty boutiques), and his cousin, Sami Cooper.{{cite magazine| last=Lipke| first=David| title=Maroon 5's Adam Levine Launches Fashion Line| url=http://www.wwd.com/markets-news/ready-to-wear-sportswear/maroon-5s-adam-levine-launches-line-3221486| date=August 17, 2010| magazine=Women's Wear Daily| access-date=April 3, 2013| archive-date=December 15, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215181306/http://www.wwd.com/markets-news/ready-to-wear-sportswear/maroon-5s-adam-levine-launches-line-3221486| url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Hagwood|first=Rog|title=Adam Levine from Maroon 5 launches fashion line|url=http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/features_fashion/2010/08/adam-levine-from-maroon-5-launches-fashion-line.html|newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=March 2, 2014|date=August 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227200522/http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/features_fashion/2010/08/adam-levine-from-maroon-5-launches-fashion-line.html|archive-date=February 27, 2015|url-status = dead}}

In June 2011, Levine took part in an educational campaign to raise awareness of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The project, titled "Own It", was created by Shire and organized in collaboration with the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), Children and Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (CHADHD). The project targets people who were previously diagnosed with the disorder, focusing on how it may continue into adulthood. Levine, who himself was diagnosed with ADHD as a teenager, said: "This campaign is important to me because it can help young adults and adults realize that there's a chance they may still have ADHD if they had it as a kid".{{cite web| title=Maroon 5 Lead Singer Adam Levine Raises Awareness of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Young Adults and Adults With "Own It"| date=June 20, 2011| url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/maroon-5-lead-singer-adam-levine-raises-awareness-of-attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-in-young-adults-and-adults-with-own-it-124182579.html| publisher=PR Newswire| access-date=April 2, 2013| archive-date=October 1, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001043707/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/maroon-5-lead-singer-adam-levine-raises-awareness-of-attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-in-young-adults-and-adults-with-own-it-124182579.html| url-status=live}}{{cite magazine| last=Hamilton| first=Jeff| title=Pills Don't Teach Skills| url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/pills-dont-teach-skills/201106/maroon-5-pop-star-come-out-about-add| magazine=Psychology Today| date=June 30, 2011| access-date=April 18, 2013}} In connection to this, he wrote an article in ADDitude Magazine about his personal experience with it.{{cite web|last=Levine|first=Adam|title=Maroon 5's Adam Levine: "ADHD Isn't a Bad Thing"|date=April 19, 2013|url=https://www.additudemag.com/adam-levine-adhd-is-not-a-bad-thing-and-you-are-not-alone/|publisher=ADDitude Magazine|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=January 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140128122346/http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/10112.html|url-status=live}}

Levine founded his own record label, 222 Records in February 2012. He stated that he was inspired to start the label to sign on Rozzi Crane, an USC music student he discovered through a mutual friend.{{cite web|last=Simpson|first=Dave|title=Adam Levine offered to launch label for aspiring singer/songwriter|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/Dave_Simpson/2013/06/17/adam_levine_offered_to_launch_label_fo|work=World Entertainment News Network|access-date=January 12, 2014|date=June 17, 2013|archive-date=January 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112193511/http://www.starpulse.com/news/Dave_Simpson/2013/06/17/adam_levine_offered_to_launch_label_fo|url-status=dead}} She became the first singer signed on to the label, followed by Glee actor Matthew Morrison, Mexican artist Diego Boneta, and The Voice season 2 contestant and part of Team Adam, the singer Tony Lucca. It was reported that he was negotiating further with potential distributors, as well as organizing staff, to operate as a full-fledged record company with departments such as marketing, radio and publicity.{{cite magazine| last=Gallo| first=Phil| title=Tony Lucca Signs With 'Voice' Mentor Adam Levine's Label| url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tony-lucca-signs-with-voice-mentor-adam-levines-label-474940/| magazine=Billboard| date=September 25, 2012| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=May 29, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529001726/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474940/tony-lucca-signs-with-voice-mentor-adam-levines-label| url-status=live}}{{cite news| last=Halperin| first=Shirley| title='The Voice's' Adam Levine Launches Record Label; Signs 'Glee's' Matthew Morrison| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/voice-adam-levine-matthew-morrison-label-288470/| work=The Hollywood Reporter| date=September 9, 2012| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=May 18, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518223302/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/voice-adam-levine-matthew-morrison-label-288470| url-status=live}}

In September 2012, Levine was in the Philippines to collaborate with the clothing company Bench; they launched the menswear collection.{{cite news|last=Tomada|first=Nathalie|title=For Adam, it pays to take risks|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/09/18/850143/adam-it-pays-take-risks|work=Phil Star Global|date=September 18, 2012|access-date=August 12, 2018|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029190703/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/09/18/850143/adam-it-pays-take-risks|url-status=live}} In January 2013, Levine announced he would be enter a partnership with Sears Holdings to launch a multi-department lifestyle brand of apparel and accessories collections.{{cite news|last=Lazare|first=Lewis|title=Kmart goes glitzy in new fashion deal with Adam Levine and Nicki Minaj|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2013/01/09/kmart-goes-glitzy-in-new-fashion-deal.html|work=Chicago Business Journal|access-date=March 2, 2014|date=January 9, 2013|archive-date=February 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205002941/http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2013/01/09/kmart-goes-glitzy-in-new-fashion-deal.html|url-status=live}} The company owns Kmart and ShopYourWay, a shopping social platform; it also includes rapper Nicki Minaj in the same contract. The menswear collection was launched on October 1 that year and conducts business via 500 Kmart stores across the US, as well as online.{{cite magazine|title=Adam Levine is Back in Fashion With New Menswear Line|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-hook/5680157/adam-levine-is-back-in-fashion-with-new-menswear-line|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 2, 2014|date=September 5, 2013|archive-date=February 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218231116/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-hook/5680157/adam-levine-is-back-in-fashion-with-new-menswear-line|url-status=live}} In an official statement, Levine said: "Partnering with ShopYourWay to develop this line was an exciting opportunity for me and I am really looking forward to diving into the process of designing an apparel and accessory collection".{{cite magazine|last=Pous|first=Terri|title=Mass Appeal: Adam Levine and Nicki Minaj to Launch Kmart Collections|url=https://style.time.com/2013/01/15/mass-appeal-adam-levine-and-nicki-minaj-to-launch-kmart-collections/|magazine=Time|access-date=March 2, 2014|date=January 15, 2013|archive-date=April 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426214642/http://style.time.com/2013/01/15/mass-appeal-adam-levine-and-nicki-minaj-to-launch-kmart-collections/|url-status=live}} In an interview with People, he commented further, "it was cool that they really promoted creative control. I like to be involved with process rather than just phoning it in".{{cite magazine| last=Cress| first=Jennifer| title=What Convinced Adam Levine to Design a Clothing Line| url=https://people.com/style/what-convinced-adam-levine-to-design-a-clothing-line/| magazine=People| date=February 27, 2013| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307060253/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2013/02/27/adam-levine-clothing-line-style/| archive-date=March 7, 2013|url-status = dead| df=mdy-all}} Later, Levine became a celebrity spokesperson for Proactiv. In the commercial, Levine shares details about his acne experiences in high school, and promotes Proactiv Plus.{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Lacey|title=Inside Adam Levine's $35 Million-Plus a Year Empire|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/adam-levine-the-voice-maroon-5-426002/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=March 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329011601/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-levine-the-voice-maroon-5-426002|url-status=live}}

Levine collaborated with ID Perfumes to create his debut eponymous scent.{{cite web| last=Wischhover| first=Cheryl| date=February 6, 2013| title=Adam Levine Launches Eponymous Line of Fragrances| url=https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/news/adam-levine-launches-eponymous-line-of-fragrances-201362/| work=Us Weekly| access-date=February 23, 2022| archive-date=February 9, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209210523/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-beauty/news/adam-levine-launches-eponymous-line-of-fragrances-201362#ixzz2K8z6Ufig| url-status=live}} The line was launched at the Premiere Fragrance Installation in Los Angeles in February 2013.{{cite magazine|last=Schreffle|first=Laura|title=Adam Levine Launches First Fragrance with Arty Installation in LA|url=https://hauteliving.com/2013/02/adam-levine-launches-first-fragrance-with-arty-installation-in-la/340031/|magazine=Haute Living|access-date=March 20, 2014|date=February 7, 2013|archive-date=March 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321032925/http://hauteliving.com/2013/02/adam-levine-launches-first-fragrance-with-arty-installation-in-la/340031/|url-status=live}} The fragrance range, consisting of scents for both for men and women, is sold through Macy's department stores in microphone-shaped bottles. Speaking at its launch, Levine said: "The task was to make something that I would wear. So that was a process and we finally came to a great conclusion and it smells great"{{cite web|last=Nessif|first=Bruna|title=Adam Levine on Debut Fragrance: "It Smells Like [Bleep]"|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/385892/adam-levine-on-debut-fragrance-it-smells-like-bleep|publisher=E! Online|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=February 6, 2013|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029190703/https://www.eonline.com/news/385892/adam-levine-on-debut-fragrance-it-smells-like-bleep|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last=Naughton|first=Julie|title=Adam Levine on Scents and Stardom|url=http://www.wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/fragrance/adam-levine-on-scents-and-stardom-6684086|magazine=Women's Wear Daily|access-date=March 2, 2014|date=February 1, 2013|archive-date=April 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410055933/http://www.wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/fragrance/adam-levine-on-scents-and-stardom-6684086|url-status=live}} The fragrance garnered media attention for contradicting his tweet the previous year, in which he said that he wanted to "put an official ban on celebrity fragrances. Punishable by death from this point forward".{{cite web|title=Adam Levine Debuts "Anti-Cologne" Line of Fragrances: "I Want to Compete with Dior"|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/news/adam-levine-debuts-anti-cologne-line-of-fragrances-i-want-to-compete-with-dior-201372/|work=Us Weekly|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=February 5, 2013|archive-date=March 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330004212/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-beauty/news/adam-levine-debuts-anti-cologne-line-of-fragrances-i-want-to-compete-with-dior-201372|url-status=live}} In January 2020, Levine announced that he is the new Ambassador of the brand Shure for the wireless earphones and headphones, the Aonic 215 and 50, is available on electronic stores on April 2, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.shure.com/en-US/about-us/press/shure-announces-upcoming-campaign-with-adam-levine-to-launch-new-aonic-line-of-wireless-noise-cancelling-headphones-and-true-wireless-earphones|title=Shure Announces Upcoming Campaign With Adam Levine To Launch New AONIC Line Of Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones And True Wireless Earphones|work=Shure|date=January 5, 2020|access-date=March 15, 2020|archive-date=February 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227143225/https://www.shure.com/en-US/about-us/press/shure-announces-upcoming-campaign-with-adam-levine-to-launch-new-aonic-line-of-wireless-noise-cancelling-headphones-and-true-wireless-earphones|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.itp.net/consumer-tech/91671-shures-aonic-noise-cancelling-headphones-has-adam-levines-backing|title=Shure's Aonic noise-cancelling headphones has Adam Levine's backing|newspaper=Edge Middle East|last=Pereira|first=Nikhil|date=March 15, 2020|access-date=March 15, 2020|archive-date=March 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330191023/https://www.itp.net/consumer-tech/91671-shures-aonic-noise-cancelling-headphones-has-adam-levines-backing|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slashgear.com/shure-aonic-50-and-aonic-215-free-your-ears-to-enjoy-your-music-anywhere-02615234/|title=Shure AONIC 50 and AONIC 215 free your ears to enjoy your music anywhere|work=Slash Gear|author=JC Torres|date=April 2, 2020|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402165152/https://www.slashgear.com/shure-aonic-50-and-aonic-215-free-your-ears-to-enjoy-your-music-anywhere-02615234/|url-status=live}}

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Levine's interest in music started at around ten years of age, when he first started playing the guitar. He found music as an outlet for his feelings, stating: "I picked up a guitar and that was it. I fell so madly in love with it, it's all I did".{{cite web|date=November 17, 2011|last=Stuart; Effron|first=Elizabeth; Lauren|title=Maroon 5's Adam Levine's Playlist: Top 5 Songs That Impacted Rocker's Style|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/maroon-5s-adam-levines-playlist-top-songs-impacted/story?id=14966693|work=ABC News|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-date=September 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920131740/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/maroon-5s-adam-levines-playlist-top-songs-impacted/story?id=14966693|url-status=live}} He performed his first professional gig at The Troubadour when he was twelve, but he was so nervous that he played with his back to the audience.{{cite news|first=Andrew|last=Heffman|title=How Adam Levine finds strength, focus and balance|url=https://www.foxnews.com/health/how-adam-levine-finds-strength-focus-and-balance|work=Men's Health|publisher=Fox News|date=August 11, 2013|access-date=January 4, 2014|archive-date=November 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107083256/http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/08/11/how-adam-levine-finds-strength-focus-and-balance/#ixzz2cOjEM3f8|url-status=live}} Throughout his childhood, he had a wide range of musical influences, including The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Nirvana, and, in high school, Bob Marley, Bill Withers, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye,{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Lisa|title=Hot Tracks: Adam Levine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/02/adam-levine-the-voice-character-damage|publisher=Vanity Fair|date=February 2013|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012191304/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/02/adam-levine-the-voice-character-damage|url-status=live}} Phish{{cite web|last=Greenhaus|first= Mike |url=https://relix.com/blogs/detail/tbt-what-is-the-theme-of-this-everlasting-spoof-thoughts-on-phish/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803195720/https://relix.com/blogs/detail/tbt-what-is-the-theme-of-this-everlasting-spoof-thoughts-on-phish/|archivedate=August 3, 2020|url-status=live |title=TBT: Maroon 5's Thoughts On Phish|date=August 3, 2020 }} Relix and Michael Jackson.{{cite magazine|date=July 9, 2009|title=Michael Jackson Remembered: Adam Levine on the Rhythm King|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/michael-jackson-remembered-adam-levine-on-the-rhythm-king-20090709|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213033021/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/michael-jackson-remembered-adam-levine-on-the-rhythm-king-20090709|url-status=live}} He has also incorporated elements of The Police and Prince into his music.{{cite magazine|date=September 9, 2011|last=Michelson|first=Noah|title=Catching Up With Maroon 5's Adam Levine|url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2010/09/22/catching-maroon-5s-adam-levine|magazine=Out|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192518/http://www.out.com/entertainment/music/2010/09/22/catching-maroon-5s-adam-levine?page=full|url-status=live}} In an interview with Billboard, he explained the diversity of his influences: "I love every single kind of music ... even the most saccharine, sugary pop song can be the greatest thing ever. But so can a 25-minute crazy avant-garde fusion gnarly Herbie Hancock jam from the '70s".{{cite magazine|title=Q&A With Maroon5's Adam Levine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/qa-with-maroon5s-adam-levine-62670/|date=June 4, 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=June 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623220441/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/62670/qa-with-maroon5s-adam-levine|url-status=live}}

Levine remembers that listening to "Are You That Somebody?" by Aaliyah convinced him to pursue a more soulful sound than that of the band he was performing with at the time, Kara's Flowers. His move to New York introduced him to a new music scene that involved hip-hop, R&B, gospel and soul music. He took to changing his musical style, extensively emulating Stevie Wonder. Subsequently, Songs About Jane was released, deemed "bluesy funk"{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=MacKenzie|title=Songs About Jane -Maroon 5 review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-about-jane-mw0000219815|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-date=August 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827091012/http://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-about-jane-mw0000219815|url-status=live}} and similar to the sound of English pop rock band Busted.{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Caroline|title=Maroon 5, Songs About Jane|date=December 5, 2003|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/dec/05/popandrock.shopping6|work=The Guardian|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201002/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/dec/05/popandrock.shopping6|url-status=live}} Critics also drew comparisons between Levine and Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay.{{cite magazine|last=Hoard|first=Christian|title=Maroon 5 – Songs About Jane|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/songs-about-jane-255461/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=March 11, 2003|archive-date=August 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825103635/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/songs-about-jane-20030311|url-status=live}}

While earlier work was deemed "vaguely funky white-soul" and "rock", recent ones have been judged to have a more reggae, anthemic pop sound,{{cite web|last=Young|first=Martyn|title=Maroon 5 – Overexposed|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/maroon-5-overexposed|website=MusicOMH|access-date=September 1, 2013|date=June 25, 2012|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194035/http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/maroon-5-overexposed|url-status=live}} evoking comparisons to Coldplay.{{cite news|last=Adams|first=Cameron|title=Album Review: Overexposed by Maroon 5|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/music/album-review-overexposed-by-maroon-5/story-fn7oonq8-1226404138860|newspaper=The Herald Sun|access-date=September 1, 2013|date=June 20, 2012}} Levine refuses to fit his music into a genre, saying: "There's so much variety in music, it's silly to belong to a specific club and try to sound a certain way". He considers himself an orthodox lyricist sticking to conventional themes, acknowledging: "Romance, love, the lack thereof are still very big themes. I haven't figured out a way to use everything yet. As a songwriter, I'm still limited to that one thing." He also claims he does not like mincing words, stating in a Rolling Stone interview: "I was so sick of typical lyrics like 'Ooh, baby' and 'I love you' and all this vague shit. I thought the more explicit I got without being totally explicit was a nice approach".

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Levine is a countertenor and tenor, with a 4 octave vocal range{{Cite web|date=June 26, 2013|title=Critic of Music: Vocal Range and Profile: Adam Levine|url=https://criticofmusic.com/vocal-range-and-profile-adam-levine|access-date=November 12, 2021|website=Critic of Music|language=en-us}}{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=Macho Rock on the Surface, With Wimpiness Underneath|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/08/arts/music/08maro.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 2, 2014|date=April 8, 2005|archive-date=August 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828134216/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/08/arts/music/08maro.html|url-status=live}} and has been noted for his falsettos.{{cite magazine|date=September 28, 2012|last=Fetters|first=Ashley|title=Maroon 5's Falsetto Singing: An Act of Cultural Defiance (?!)|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/09/maroon-5s-falsetto-singing-an-act-of-cultural-defiance/262982/|magazine=The Atlantic|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-date=January 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105005446/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/09/maroon-5s-falsetto-singing-an-act-of-cultural-defiance/262982/|url-status=live}} Salon wrote: "When he's crooning come-ons, his voice lends the music a satisfying lewdness, a sense of sticky physicality that gives his snaky hooks a pheromonal urgency."{{cite news| date=September 17, 2013| last=Deusner| first=Stephen| title=Let's take Adam Levine seriously| url=https://www.salon.com/2012/09/17/lets_take_adam_levine_seriously/| work=Salon| access-date=January 3, 2014| archive-date=December 22, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222124932/http://www.salon.com/2012/09/17/lets_take_adam_levine_seriously/| url-status=live}} In a review of It Won't Be Soon Before Long, Entertainment Weekly described his vocals as "smug, R&B-slick deadpan ... there's a twisted logic to his dispassionate delivery".{{cite magazine|date=May 18, 2007|last=Drumming|first=Neil|title=It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007)|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/05/18/it-wont-be-soon-long/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=October 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019212749/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20038960,00.html|url-status=live}} In another review, Allmusic wrote "he knows that he's a pop guy, somewhat in the tradition of Hall & Oates, but he isn't trying to be retro, he's ... making records that are melodic, stylish, and soulful".{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|title=Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/it-wont-be-soon-before-long-mw0000582020|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-date=August 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827073611/http://www.allmusic.com/album/it-wont-be-soon-before-long-mw0000582020|url-status=live}} In a review of the 2013 Honda Civic Tour, The Boston Globe also commented positively on his on-stage presence, which "exude[s] a sense of up-for-anything playfulness ... combined with a rock solid work ethic and a clear love for their audiences and performing".{{cite news|last=Rodman|first=Sarah|title=Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson perfect at work, play|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/08/11/music-review-maroon-and-kelly-clarkson-comcast-center/psPpRHvMqr4sliT15gcenI/story.html|newspaper=The Boston Globe|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=August 12, 2013|archive-date=October 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019093141/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/08/11/music-review-maroon-and-kelly-clarkson-comcast-center/psPpRHvMqr4sliT15gcenI/story.html|url-status=live}}

Levine's popularity outside of his musical work has seen him tagged as a "stand-alone star,"{{cite magazine|last=Markovitz|first=Adam|title=Overexposed (2012)|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/06/27/overexposed-2/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=September 1, 2013|date=June 27, 2012|archive-date=July 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731211301/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20605733,00.html|url-status=live}} which critics say have pushed other members of Maroon 5 to the backseat, even in their music.{{cite news|last=Stewart|first=Allison|title=Quick spin: 'Overexposed,' by Maroon 5|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/quick-spin-overexposed-by-maroon-5/2012/06/25/gJQAcr7a2V_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 26, 2012|access-date=October 18, 2013|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310162948/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/quick-spin-overexposed-by-maroon-5/2012/06/25/gJQAcr7a2V_story.html|url-status=live}} Their guitarist Valentine noted that his vocals were a central aspect around which their music revolved.{{cite magazine|last=Lopez|first=Paulina|title=Interview: We Ask Maroon 5 How They Think They Would Have Fared on 'The Voice'|url=http://frontrow.dmagazine.com/2013/09/interview-we-ask-maroon-5-how-they-think-they-would-have-fared-on-the-voice/|magazine=D Magazine|access-date=October 24, 2013|date=September 23, 2013|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029183818/http://frontrow.dmagazine.com/2013/09/interview-we-ask-maroon-5-how-they-think-they-would-have-fared-on-the-voice/|url-status=live}} Conversely, others opine that Levine's fame has been a boost to the band, with Paper writing: "Maroon 5 has managed to ebb and flow with the times ... thanks in no small part to their frontman's uncanny ability to be extremely entertaining".{{cite magazine|last=Spaner|first=Whitney|title=Voice Male|url=http://www.papermag.com/2012/04/adam_levine.php|magazine=Paper|access-date=October 24, 2013|date=April 23, 2013|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190042/http://www.papermag.com/2012/04/adam_levine.php|url-status=dead}} Delta Sky described him as "a natural, if slightly neurotic, leading man".{{cite web|date=February 2013|last=Clayton|first=Chris|title=Mr. Right Now|url=http://deltaskymag.delta.com/Sky-Extras/Favorites/Mr--Right-Now.aspx|publisher=Delta Sky Magazine|access-date=October 24, 2013|archive-date=May 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527041530/http://deltaskymag.delta.com/Sky-Extras/Favorites/Mr--Right-Now.aspx|url-status=live}} He claims that the image was consciously cultivated, explaining: "We talked about it a long time ago and decided I would step out, for us, not for me or my own ego ... We wanted there to be a frontman."

In early 2010, while performing at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue release party in Las Vegas, Levine met Russian Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model Anne Vyalitsyna and they soon began a relationship.{{cite news|last=Everett|first=Christina|title=Adam Levine, Anne Vyalitsyna split: Maroon 5 frontman and Victoria's Secret model Nikki Coburn call it quits after two years together|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/adam-levine-anne-vyalitsyna-split-maroon-5-frontman-victoria-secret-model-call-quits-years-article-1.1054506|newspaper=New York Daily News|access-date=March 2, 2014|date=April 2, 2012|archive-date=March 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302163341/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/adam-levine-anne-vyalitsyna-split-maroon-5-frontman-victoria-secret-model-call-quits-years-article-1.1054506|url-status=live}} They ended the relationship in April 2012 in an "amicable and supportive manner".{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/adam-levine-anne-vyalitsyna-split/|first=Tim|last=Nudd|title=Adam Levine and Anne V Split|magazine=People|date=April 2, 2012|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=January 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103212403/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20583733,00.html|url-status=live}}

In May 2012, Levine began dating Behati Prinsloo, a Namibian Victoria's Secret model.{{cite web|last=Ravitz|first=Justin|title=Adam Levine, Behati Prinsloo Engaged: Why He Proposed So Quickly|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/adam-levine-behati-prinsloo-engaged-why-he-proposed-so-quickly-2013177|work=Us Weekly|access-date=March 2, 2014|date=July 17, 2013|archive-date=March 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302173246/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/adam-levine-behati-prinsloo-engaged-why-he-proposed-so-quickly-2013177|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=October 26, 2012|last=Johnson|first=Zach|title=Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo Attend First Event as a Couple|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/adam-levine-and-behati-prinsloo-attend-first-event-as-a-couple-20122610|work=Us Weekly|access-date=March 20, 2013|archive-date=January 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128033858/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/adam-levine-and-behati-prinsloo-attend-first-event-as-a-couple-20122610|url-status=live}} The couple married on July 19, 2014, with Jonah Hill officiating the wedding.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jonah-hill-adam-levine-wedding_n_57b740b3e4b0b51733a33a19 |title=Jonah Hill Officiated Adam Levine's Wedding And Left 30 Minutes Later |website=HuffPost |date=August 19, 2016 |access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=February 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226044153/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jonah-hill-adam-levine-wedding_us_57b740b3e4b0b51733a33a19 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|last1=Nessif|first1=Bruna|title=Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo Are Married!|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/561010/adam-levine-and-behati-prinsloo-are-married|access-date=June 8, 2018|work=E! News|date=July 19, 2014|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612172246/https://www.eonline.com/news/561010/adam-levine-and-behati-prinsloo-are-married|url-status=live}} Levine and Prinsloo have two daughters, Dusty Rose (b. September 21, 2016){{cite news|last1=French |first1=Megan |title=Behati Prinsloo, Adam Levine's Baby Dusty Rose Is 'Beautiful': Details |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/behati-prinsloo-adam-levines-baby-dusty-rose-is-beautiful-w441686 |access-date=September 22, 2016 |work=Us Weekly |date=September 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923114556/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/behati-prinsloo-adam-levines-baby-dusty-rose-is-beautiful-w441686 |archive-date=September 23, 2016 |location=United States |url-status = dead}} and Gio Grace (b. February 15, 2018).{{Cite news|title=Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo Wear Matching Dresses with Daughters: 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun'|url=https://people.com/parents/adam-levine-wears-matching-dresses-with-behati-prinsloo-daughters/|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=People|language=en|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506015620/https://people.com/parents/adam-levine-wears-matching-dresses-with-behati-prinsloo-daughters/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=February 16, 2018|last1=Pasquini|first1=Maria|last2=Chiu|first2=Melody|title=Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo Welcome Daughter Gio Grace|url=http://people.com/babies/adam-levine-behati-prinsloo-welcome-daughter-gio-grace/|work=People Magazine|access-date=February 16, 2018|archive-date=February 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217000617/http://people.com/babies/adam-levine-behati-prinsloo-welcome-daughter-gio-grace/|url-status=live}} On January 28, 2023, Levine and Prinsloo had a third child, who is their first son.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/adam-levine-and-behati-prinsloo-welcome-their-third-child-together/ar-AA16V9kk|title=Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo welcome their third child together|publisher=MSN|language=EN|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/behati-prinsloo-adam-levine-sex-third-child-boy-1235462820/|title=Behati Prinsloo Reveals 3rd Child With Adam Levine Is a Boy, Says Singer Was 'So Nervous' Cutting the Umbilical|magazine=Billboard|date=November 3, 2023|last=Kaufman|first=Gil}}

Levine and Hill have been friends since early childhood, having met in grade school.{{cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/jonah-hill-adam-levine-nyc-july-2016-41938122|title=Adam Levine Has a Boys' Day Out With Pal Jonah Hill in NYC|work=PopSugar.com|first=Quinn|last=Keaney|date=July 16, 2016|accessdate=March 17, 2025}} Hill's brother, Jordan Feldstein, managed Maroon 5 until Feldstein's death.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2018/11/27/adam-levine-remembers-maroon-5-manager-jordan-feldstein/2130445002/|work=USAToday.com|title=Adam Levine calls death of Maroon 5's manager Jordan Feldstein 'saddest moments of our lives'|first=Cydney|last=HendersonCydney Henderson|date=November 27, 2018|accessdate=March 17, 2025}} Despite attending different high schools, Levine has been friends with American actress, Kate Hudson, since they were teenagers.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/adam-levine-kate-hudson-high-school|work=NBC.com|title=Yes, Adam Levine and Kate Hudson Knew Each Other in High School|first=Chris|last=Phelan|date=March 11, 2025|accessdate=March 17, 2025}}

Levine is supportive of gay rights. In 2011, Levine made a video{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1R8cqLJkks |title=Adam Levine (Maroon 5) – It Gets Better |publisher=YouTube |date=July 11, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2014 |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213130846/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1R8cqLJkks |url-status=live }} on Maroon 5's official YouTube account in support of the It Gets Better Project. In January 2012, he announced that Maroon 5 had changed the location of their post-Grammy Awards show because of the "unnamed Los Angeles restaurant's backing of Proposition 8".{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-levine-maroon-boycott-restaurant-gay-marriage_n_1232252 |title=Adam Levine And Maroon 5 Boycotting Mexican Restaurant For Anti-Gay Marriage Stance |work=HuffPost |date=January 25, 2012 |access-date=January 29, 2012 |first=Noah |last=Michelson |archive-date=January 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128144022/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/25/adam-levine-maroon-boycott-restaurant-gay-marriage_n_1232252.html |url-status=live }} He has a gay brother.

In 2013, Levine was mentioned in a hostile work environment lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by an unnamed security guard who claimed that Universal Music Publishing Group's Santa Monica location was "infiltrated with pervasive drug use where you could smell marijuana seeping from various offices and openly used in common areas, and lounges". The guard claimed that when she complained about the cannabis smoke coming from one of the studios, she was told that "it's Adam Levine—if he wants to come to the lobby and do a line of cocaine on the floor, it's OK". In an official statement to The Hollywood Reporter, UMPG (Universal Music Publishing group) described the allegations as "absurd".{{cite news|date=April 10, 2013|last=Gardner|first=Eriq|title=Universal Music Group West Coast Office Alleged to Be Drug Hotspot|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/universal-music-group-west-coast-436785/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=April 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413071110/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/universal-music-group-west-coast-436785|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Giles|first=Jeff|title=Adam Levine + T.I. Linked to Drug Lawsuit|url=http://popcrush.com/adam-levine-t-i-drug-lawsuit/|publisher=PopCrush|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=April 12, 2013|archive-date=March 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302162433/http://popcrush.com/adam-levine-t-i-drug-lawsuit/|url-status=live}}

In July 2020, Levine and Prinsloo collaborated with Ferrari and Save the Children to raise funds to support U.S. education programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ferrari-and-save-the-children-join-forces-with-maroon-5s-adam-levine-and-wife-behati-prinsloo-to-raise-funds-to-support-us-education-programs-301099213.html|title=Ferrari and Save the Children join forces with Maroon 5's Adam Levine and wife Behati Prinsloo to raise funds to support U.S. education programs|work=PR Newswire|date=July 23, 2020|access-date=July 24, 2020|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724033745/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ferrari-and-save-the-children-join-forces-with-maroon-5s-adam-levine-and-wife-behati-prinsloo-to-raise-funds-to-support-us-education-programs-301099213.html|url-status=live}} In 2021, Levine and Prinsloo founded a tequila company called Calirosa. The brand's tequila bottles were made available from December 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2021/07/maroon-5s-adam-levine-backs-calirosa-tequila-launch/|title=Maroon 5's Adam Levine backs Calirosa Tequila launch|work=The Spirits Business|last=Malczewski|first=Kate|date=July 22, 2021|access-date=December 31, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/calirosa-tequila-debuts-in-the-us-market-with-a-line-of-california-red-wine-barrel-aged-tequilas-301338099.html|title=CALIROSA Tequila Debuts In The U. S. Market With A Line Of California Red Wine Barrel Aged Tequilas|work=PR News Wire|date=July 21, 2021|access-date=November 23, 2021}}

In September 2022, Levine was accused by at least four women of cheating on Prinsloo with them. DMs, texts, and TikTok videos were presented as evidence.{{cite web | url=https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/1329732/adam-levine-cheat/ | title=Adam Levine 'Recommitted Himself' to Behati Prinsloo After He Allegedly Cheated on Her with Multiple Women | date=March 23, 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellendurney/adam-levine-and-behati-prinsloo-cheating-claims-timeline | title=The First Woman to Accuse Adam Levine of Cheating Appeared to Respond to His Statement Denying They Had an Affair | website=BuzzFeed News | date=September 21, 2022 }} Levine denied having an affair, but has admitted to "crossing" the line and has "addressed ... and taken proactive steps to remedy this with my family".{{cite web | url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/adam-levine-sumner-stroh-dms-tiktok | title=Adam Levine Said He "Crossed the Line" with Model Sumner Stroh After She Leaked Their Alleged DMS | website=BuzzFeed | date=September 20, 2022 }}

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