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Maroon 5 to perform in halftime show during Super Bowl LIII, reports say

The game will be played in Atlanta on Feb. 3, 2019.
Adam Levine of Maroon 5 performs onstage during the Capital One JamFest onstage at the NCAA March Madness Music Festival at Hemisfair on April 1, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Turner )

ATLANTA -- Social media is buzzing after reports of Maroon 5 performing during Super Bowl LIII.

According to Variety, the group, featuring singer Adam Levine, will be the halftime performer during the big game.

Super Bowl LIII is scheduled to happen in Atlanta on Feb. 3, 2019.

During last year's halftime show, Justin Timberlake took the stage in Minneapolis when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots.

11Alive is working to confirm the reports.

However, a spokesperson for the league tweeted that they didn't have any announcements to make regarding the Pepsi Halftime Show.

Adam Levine of Maroon 5 performs onstage during the Capital One JamFest onstage at the NCAA March Madness Music Festival at Hemisfair on April 1, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Turner )

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The Super Bowl and Maroon 5 were both trending on Twitter in Atlanta Wednesday afternoon after Variety and other publications said the band would perform.

Many fans were excited, others not so much.

Some took to Twitter saying that Atlanta has a plethora of talented artists that should be included.

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