Love is Like
Why Eight Albums In, Maroon 5 Still Own the Pop Game
Maroon 5 are back in album mode. The three-time GRAMMY-winning, The three-time GRAMMY-winning, Diamond-certified pop juggernaut just dropped their eighth studio album, Love Is Like, out now via Interscope, and it’s loaded with unexpected collaborations, genre flips, and enough hooks to reel in fans old and new.
The title track, featuring a nimble verse from Lil Wayne, arrives alongside a new Aerin Moreno–directed video that follows Adam Levine and crew through a chaotic, candy-colored day in New York City. It’s playful, big-budget, and just the right amount of absurd — exactly what you’d expect from the band behind Sugar and Moves Like Jagger.
The album rollout has been a masterclass in cross-genre chemistry. First came Priceless, an effervescent duet with BLACKPINK’s LISA that Billboard called “a major pop crossover moment” and Rolling Stone labeled “an infectious pop song.” Then came All Night, an 80s-inspired groove with Behati Prinsloo Levine front and center in the video, and most recently California, a warm, stripped-back nod to the band’s West Coast roots.
Love Is Like doesn’t just stay in the pop lane, the tracklist swings from the synth-drenched seduction of Hideaway to the sex-positive swagger of I Like It featuring rap’s most unapologetic breakout, Sexyy Red. It’s a record that feels like Maroon 5’s Songs About Jane DNA got spliced with a 2025 streaming-era fearlessness that skips genres without thinking twice. Across ten tracks, the band plays with funk, smooth synth pop, and retro basslines without losing their knack for arena-ready hooks. There’s even a turn from Sexyy Red on “I Like It”, keeping the record’s genre-bending DNA alive.
It’s a sound that only works because Maroon 5 have never really been just one thing. From their hybrid rock/R&B debut in 2002 to their global dominance in the 2010s (Payphone, One More Night, Girls Like You), the group has leaned into reinvention as a survival strategy.
To back it up, Maroon 5 are hitting the road hard this fall on a 23-date North American arena run, starting October 6 in Phoenix and wrapping November 25 in Detroit, with stops at Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum along the way. Rising pop act Claire Rosinkranz will open every night.
With over 100 million albums sold, 30 billion streams, and more chart records than most bands dream of, Maroon 5 could coast. But Love Is Like proves they’re still restless, still looking for the next unexpected move — and still betting you’ll sing along.
Watch the official music video for Love is Like here.
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