ADAM LEVINE'S STAR IMAGE

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.

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.

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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.

4TH ALBUM OVEREXPOSED• Released 2012

• Label : A&M Octone records

• Length : 42:19

• Hits : Payphone, One more night, daylight, love somebody.

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.

LATEST ALBUM “V”• Released 2014

• Label : Interscope & 222

• Length 40:10

• Hits: Sugar, Animals

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.

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.