| Faith,
Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi are about to take music’s biggest stage: the Super Bowl halftime show in Atlanta. But on Sunday, February 3, commentators won’t be talking about Maroon 5’s performance – they’ll be talking about the controversy that followed the band all the way to the stage.
85,000 signatures on Vic's petition asking Maroon 5 to drop out of the Super Bowl have helped change the fate of any artist who takes the halftime show stage. But Vic needs more people standing with him to change what happens on the Super Bowl stage this Feb. 3. Will you add your voice to this movement before Super Bowl Sunday?
After reports surfaced that Rihanna refused an offer to play the Super Bowl halftime show in solidarity with exiled NFL player, Colin Kaepernick, Vic Oyedeji started a petition calling on Maroon 5 – the rumored replacement – to do the same.
Vic's petition was covered by The Washington Post, Fox News, Vanity Fair, Billboard and Us Weekly – all asking “will they or won’t they?” Despite celebrities like Rihanna, Jay-Z, Amy Schumer and Cardi B paving the road for a boycott; despite outraged fans on Twitter; despite 85,000 signatures on Vic’s petition asking Maroon 5 not to play; they will. But because of the conversation this petition has helped launch, this story isn’t over. | |
| Vic says there’s a way for Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi to redeem their reputation with their fans: “Take a knee during your set.” He wants the artists to show the 100+ million people watching that they stand with Kaepernick and all players who peacefully protest police brutality. And the world is taking notice of his request. Will you join Vic? | |
| The road to the Super Bowl wasn’t smooth for Maroon 5. Dozens of media outlets reported that it was difficult for the band to find anyone to play with them. Once they did secure rapper Travis Scott, he made the NFL match a $500,000 donation to a social justice organization before agreeing to perform.
Both Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake – the last two halftime show headliners – were confirmed months before the big game, but Maroon 5 was confirmed just 3 weeks in advance. The biggest stage in music – the gig that everyone wanted – is now that gig that almost nobody wants to touch.
When Kaepernick first took a knee in 2016 to protest the killing of unarmed people of color, he launched a national conversation about race and justice. He still hasn’t been rehired by the league. 85,000 signatures from people like you have helped carry Kaepernick’s legacy to the halftime show stage. Now the question is, will they or won't they #takeaknee?
Thank you, | |
| | | Alex Rapson
Campaigns Team | |
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