Maroon 5 has the misfortune of headlining the Super Bowl halftime show in two months, and like a 6-year-old who just moved to a new school and is scrambling last minute to find classmates to invite to their birthday party, the crooners who brought you “Payphone” featuring Wiz Khalifa cannot find another superstar who wants to join them.
US Weekly reports that it’s not that everyone in the music business hates Maroon 5. The problem is the league. “No one wants to associate themselves with the NFL,” a source said. That much we’ve known: Rihanna reportedly rejected an offer to perform at the halftime show, Cardi B said she would do it when they “hire Colin Kaepernick back,” and Kendrick Lamar has supported protesting the NFL.