Maroon 5 headlines Super Bowl halftime show with Big Boi, Travis Scott and Spongebob

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Sunday, February 3, 2019
Adam Levine and Maroon 5 perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Maroon 5 headlines Super Bowl halftime show with Big Boi, Travis Scott and SpongebobAdam Levine and Maroon 5 perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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ATLANTA -- Maroon 5 closed out its glitzy halftime show with frontman Adam Levine going shirtless for "Moves Like Jagger," and a controversy-free performance was complete.

Rappers Travis Scott and Big Boi each performed one truncated song. A marching band and a gospel choir joined in, but there was no apparent reference onstage to supporting former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a focal point following his kneeling during the national anthem to protest social injustice.

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The performance also featured an homage to a popular episode of "Spongebob Squarepants" that featured a fictional halftime performance at a major football game.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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