The Story - Maroon 5 video - Director/photographer Bob Carmichael from Bob Carmichael on Vimeo.

Maroon 5’s single ‘Moves Like Jagger’ was the
second biggest selling single of the year in the UK, ahead of LMFAO, Jessie J
and Rihanna. Thanks for all your support!

Maroon 5 regrets to announce that the band will need to postpone the remaining four dates of their current European tour due to lead singer Adam Levine battling a throat infection. Adam's doctor has prescribed a full week of rest.

"I would like to apologize to my fans," said Adam Levine. "I am disappointed that we are not able to come see everyone and perform. Unfortunately I need to take this time to get healthy."

Maroon 5 plans to reschedule these dates during 2012. Fans should check with their local box offices to obtain refunds for tickets purchased.

For more information please go to www.maroon5.com

Catch a sneak peak of the bands performance below at MTV.co.uk.

30 Second Promo
Moves Like Jagger (Preview)

Thanks again for being part of music history!

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November -
27th - Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia
28th - Ice Palace Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia
30th - Cable Factory -Helsinki, Finland

December-
2nd - Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
3rd - Docks, Hamburg, Germany
4th - Huxleys, Berlin, Germany
6th - Muffathale, Munich, Germany
7th - Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland
9th - Granteatro, Padova, Italy
10th - Spazio Atlantico, Roma, Italy
11th - Alcatraz, Milan,Italy
13th - Gasometer, Vienna, Austria

Maroon
5 are back and currently touring Europe! Laura Silverman from The Times, wrote
in today’s paper ‘Watching Levine and James Valentine bat and ball electrifying
guitar licks to each other was mind-blowing.’ Read the full 4* review of the
band’s Brixton gig here

 With
the end drawing near on their UK dates, we’re keen to hear about your
experiences! Which date did you attend and what was your favourite moment?

Tickets go on sale at 29 SEP @ 9:00am - Live Nation Tickets

The app features a unique Timeline function showcasing exclusive photos and early video of the band in their early days. Create playlists from all your favorite songs. Watch your favorite music videos and original webisodes. Get all your Maroon 5 news with instant access to their blog. Plus, get up close and personal through Twitter and Facebook. You can even find where they'll be playing near you and purchase concert tickets! It's all in one place and it's all on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.

Featuring recent single 'Misery', the 12-track record is available to buy from all the usual outlets.

Head over to iTunes to download the deluxe package featuring EIGHT bonus tracks or pick up a physical copy of the album at HMV, Amazon and PLAY.com and you get an acoustic version of 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'.

You won't be disappointed!

In anticipation of its release the band have teamed up with we7 to bring you 5 songs from Hands All Over simply head over tohttp://www.we7.com/#/album/Maroon-5/Hands-All-Over to hear them.

Lifted from the band's upcoming third studio album 'Hands All Over', you can download the track from iTunes right here.

Produced by the legendary Mutt Lange, the 12 track record features singles 'Misery' and 'Give A Little More' and will be released in the UK on September 20th.

All pre-orders of the album come complete with bonus acoustic track 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love', plus iTunes, Amazon, HMV and Play.com are selling bumper bonus packages.

To celebrate the upcoming release of Maroon 5's stunning third studio album 'Hands All Over' we're giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets to see them on the Michael Ball show. 

Simply tell us the names of all the Maroon 5 songs in this video and leave your answer in the YouTube comments section below. 

Featuring the single 'Misery' - 'Hands All Over' is released on September 20th in the UK and Europe and on the 21st in North America.

The winner will be picked at random on Monday 6th Sept and contacted via a private YouTube Message. The competition is open to UK Maroon 5 fans only. Good luck!

T&Cs:

1. The ticket allocation is open to all residents of the UK, including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, aged 18 or over. Proof of age, identity and eligibility may be requested. 
2. The tickets are free and cannot be sold. If you buy tickets from anyone they will not be valid. 
3. Travel to the event, any accommodation and any other cost will be solely at the entrant’s expense and we will not reimburse you for any such costs.
4. All audience members will be asked to arrive no later than 7pm on Wednesday 8th September 2010.
5. The winners will need to be able to make their own way to BBC TV Studios, Wood Lane, London, W12.

Maroon 5 will be performing an exclusive show for Radio 2 at Scala, Kings Cross, London on Thursday 9 September. This show will feature classic hits and tracks from their new album Hands All Over. For you chance to win a pair of tickets simply enter here.

If you want to double your chances of winning you can also enter on the Radio 2 website here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/in-concert/maroon5/

When I'm taking pictures, I try to create characters in the portraits I do, and have each picture telling some kind of story about that character. In regard to personal bits and bobs, I'm English and currently live in a small town called Buxton, which is famous for its spring water (interesting stuff!). I graduated 6th form at 18 and lived in America for six months. I got back this February after a pretty rough breakup and, since then, [I have] just thrown myself back into my photography; and without wanting to sound too cliche, it's been such a fantastic journey!

What inspires you as a photographer?
Ooh, so much! Of course, there are the photographers out there who inspire me to get off my backside and create better pictures and see the world differently. Then there are the everyday props, locations and people I meet who inspire characters and scenarios in my work. Probably most importantly, the online community has inspired me to never ever give up, to be kind to people who I don't know, and to push myself to the next level.

I've been so lucky to have support from a fantastic bunch of people, and I recently started doing photography workshops so now I get to meet them and hang out with them, too! The Internet has been fantastic, I have it to thank for a lot of the opportunities I've had!

How did Maroon 5 come across your work?
This ties in nicely with how wonderful the online community has been to me. Thanks to the hits my flickr page has gotten from these people, when you typed "hands all over" into Google images, one of my older pictures popped up on the first page. I'd actually named that picture "I need to feel your hands all over me," which was a song lyric from a song I liked at that time. The band's management saw it and contacted me about possibly remaking it to fit the image the guys had in mind: slightly more sexual, with some real va-va-voom to it! At first, I thought it was a scam (because, seriously, there was no way Maroon 5 wanted to work with me) but I followed it through anyway - and before I knew it, we were putting together the final touches for their album! It still doesn't feel real, I look at the cover and I know that I made that picture but my brain is struggling to connect the magnitude of it all!

What was the concept behind the picture that is featured on the cover of Hands All Over?
The cover was based around an image I had taken a couple of years back when I fir

st got into photography. They liked the idea of multiple hands wrapping round someone, and so when it came to putting the cover together we all collaborated to try and make the image appropriate to Maroon 5's style and message. It's interesting because there are so many different ways to interpret the album cover, and anyone can take from it what they wish.

For me, the image represents memories, sadness at leaving someone behind and a fire that an old flame will leave, and one that you're never entirely sure will burn out. For someone else, they might interpret it completely differently. That's the beautiful thing about Maroon 5's music, too - you take from it what you need to feel.

Can you tell us about the making of the picture?
I shot with a Canon 5D Mkii and my 85mm 1.2 lens, at my house. The whole shoot took around an hour, it was just a case of putting together different poses and combining the hands afterwards in the editing. It was just me, no one was in (that would have been REALLY weird) and I don't think any of my neighbors saw me gallivanting around the room. At least I hope not!

Did you get to meet the band? If so, how was the experience?
I haven't met them yet, but I am really excited to! I'm going to LA soon and hopefully we'll get a chance to hang out (fully clothed) and play dominoes or whatever all the groovy people do.

Have you listened to the new album? If so, What did you think?
Again, not yet, but can't wait to hear it all together! I'll be queuing for my copy for sure.

Have you worked with other artists?
Yes, but nothing quite on the same scale as this. I love doing album artwork, it's rare to find a commercial point in photography that gives you creative leeway to have fun! Albums and book covers. Both are a lot of fun. I was lucky enough to work with Penguin Book Publishers this year, too, collaborating on cover art.

Where can we see more of your work?
On my Web site or my flickr:

Rosie Hardy Official site: www.rosiehardy.com

Rosie Hardy on flickr: http://flickr.com/rosie_hardy

What are you up to next?
I'm moving out of my parents house into the big wide world, running photography workshops around the UK and hopefully in the US next year. I'm also enjoying my last year as a teenager!

And finally, feel free to leave a message to our site...
If there's anything that I have learned from this whole experience, it is that you can be anything you want to be. This time two years ago I was in school without a clue what I wanted to do with my life, taking pretty crappy pictures and shooting on automatic mode. So, to anyone out there in a parallel position, find what you love, whether it be photography, fluffy bunnies or ant farming - run with it. Seriously, if you throw yourself into something with all your heart and soul, nothing can stop you! Be who you want to be - "life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself!"

While they were there the band recorded a series of video blogs - click here to see the band swimming in Lake Geneva, talking about recording the new record and - most importantly - hear clips of the new songs.

Click here to find out what they are.