Adam Levine rose to fame as the lead singer of Maroon 5. Over the course of Maroon 5's six albums, Levine's image transformed significantly based on record label demands. Initially portrayed as a simple musician, Levine's image became increasingly sexualized over time to broaden his fan base. By the third album, Levine was often shirtless with visible tattoos in a rugged look. Later albums pulled back on nudity but maintained Levine's muscular physique as central to his star image. Today, Levine has achieved great fame and settled into an image of a tattooed celebrity with a trendy style.
2. FIRST BAND
• Adam N Levine is an American singer,
songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and
actor.
He is the lead vocalist for the LA pop
rock band Maroon 5He started off his
music career with his first band 'kara’s
flowers" in 1994. He started off as a
young teenager, simple clothes,
no tattoos , a simple hairstyle and
look, the band alter disbanded after
there first album failed.
3. FIRST ALBUM WITH MAROON 5
• First album with Maroon 5 released in 2002.
• “Songs about Jane”
• Label: Octone records
• Length of album 46:06
• Animated cover of a woman depicting Adam’s ex girlfriend Jane.
• She will be loved ,Harder to breathe and This love were the
main hits.
4. SHE WILL BE LOVED
One of the most hit songs of the first album, in this
song there are some rated scenes and content not
appropriate for children under 18. but here Adam
levine’s representation was still quite simple, he’s
wearing shirts and not showing off or selling his body,
no tattoos as well, a simple haircut, no motif or
anything.
5. SECOND ALBUM “IT WONT BE SOON BEFORE
LONG”
• Released in 2007
• Label : A&M Octone records
• Length 40:32
• Cover of the band well dressed with an M in the background depicting The Initial of the
band.
6. “MAKES ME WONDER”
• One of the hit songs of the 2nd album
• After the massive success of the first album the record company decided to make some
changes to the look of Adam, turning him into a star began. Portrayed as handsome and a
gentleman in a black suit. No nudity or selling of body image and no display of tattoos as
well.
7. THIRD ALBUM “HANDS ALL OVER”
• Released in 2010.
• Same record as before A&M octone.
• Length 43:47
• Completely changed representation, meeting record demands nudity and selling body
image.
• Hits : Moves like Jagger, give a little more, misery.
8. MOVES LIKE JAGGER AND MISERY
Two of the many hits from this album, The change
is easily visible, the transformation from the guy
next door to a gentleman and now to a
completely different star can be seen.
Selling body image, shirtless singing, the tattoos
on his chest as motifs of the singer and the
rugged look in the second picture from song
Misery.
Due to the record’s demands to reach more
audience and engage with them and to target a
wider fan base the label A&M octone changed the
image of Adam Levine.
9. 4TH ALBUM OVEREXPOSED
• Released 2012
• Label : A&M Octone records
• Length : 42:19
• Hits : Payphone, One more night, daylight, love somebody.
10. PAYPHONE AND ONE MORE TIME
In this album the record company maintained the star
image created as before, but the emphasis on nudity
was reduced. The emphasis was on his body image,
such a shis biceps, for example he is wearing tank tops
and his tattoos and muscles are visible, trying to
maintain the image of the star adam levine, there are
some scenes of selling his body image such as that of
when he is boxing and is shirtless. But the aspect of
nudity was greatly reduced as the label slowly moved
towards a slightly sophisticated Star image.
11. LATEST ALBUM “V”
• Released 2014
• Label : Interscope & 222
• Length 40:10
• Hits: Sugar, Animals
12. SUGAR
With the change in record label a different
image of Adam Levine came out, once again
as a gentleman and varying as completely
nude and rated R in his song Animals.
Catering to a larger fan base the label knows
what people want to see and what will sell well,
so they portray different images, and Adam
levine’s star image hangs in the balance of
being completely nude and selling his body
and sometimes as a handsome gentleman well
suited and dressed and sophisticated.
13. FINAL REVIEW
Looking back from where he started Adam Levine has
achieved great fame and is surely one of the biggest
Stars of today, from being a simple teen musician to a
handsome star that he is today, he has gone through
a lot of different images and depictions of himself
through demand of the record labels and now finally
has settled down after a final Star image of Adam
levine has been created by the record label.
A fine man with his tattoos as his motif, especially that
tiger tattoo on his arm, and a trending celebrity whose
fashion sense and style is followed by fans worldwide.
