Maroon 5

Maroon 5 is a musical band based in Los Angeles and founded by Adam Levine. Key members of the band include Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, James Valentine, Sam Farrar, Mickey Madden, and PJ Morton. The band was initially known as "Kara's Flowers".

Maroon 5 operates within the music industry and represents various genres such as dance-pop, pop rock, funk rock, neo soul, soft rock, and blue-eyed soul.

The band has won numerous awards, such as Grammy Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, American Music Awards, ASCAP Pop Music Awards, and Billboard Music Awards. They have also been recipients of BMI Pop Awards, Bravo Otto Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, Pollstar Awards, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, NRJ Music Awards, People's Choice Awards, Radio Disney Music Awards, Teen Choice Awards, and World Music Awards.

Some of Maroon 5's competitors within the music industry include Green Day, Grateful Dead, Alice in Chains, Rage Against the Machine, No Doubt, Kings of Leon, Avenged Sevenfold, The Fray, Five Finger Death Punch, The Script, and Muse. They also compete with bands such as The Cure, Steely Dan, INXS, Evanescence, Goo Goo Dolls, Three Days Grace, Scorpions, Slipknot, Huey Lewis & The News, Mötley Crüe, The Clash, Weezer, The Smiths, 3 Doors Down, Rise Against, Shinedown, Electric Light Orchestra, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring, Breaking Benjamin, Bullet for My Valentine, and Disturbed.