*美国iTunes预购专辑榜冠军 葛莱美奖摇滚天团2014全新大碟*
*首波推荐超强主打"Maps"直冲全美单曲榜NO.6*
*特别收录Gwen Stefani对唱情歌"My Heart Is Open"*
*豪华盘超值加收电影「Begin Again/乐是唯一」主题曲"Lost Stars"，与翻唱摇滚乐团Marcy Playground畅销曲"Sex And Candy"等3首歌曲*

【V】是罗马数字的「五」，也是代表胜利Victory的字母“V”，这张名为【V】的全新大碟，不仅是Maroon “5”生涯的第「五」张专辑，更见证了他们在流行乐坛的空前胜利！累积全球1700万张专辑与3000万张数位单曲销售，来自35国的白金唱片与金唱片销售认证，4座青少年直选大奖、4座告示牌音乐奖、3座葛莱美奖、3座全美音乐奖，更以专辑【Hands All Over】中的18国冠军大作"Moves Like Jagger"达到了最高峰，1500万张天量销售成为他们生涯最成功的单曲！睽违三年，全球引颈企盼的2014全新第5张大碟【V】，预购直冲美国iTunes专辑榜冠军，乐坛最强大的摇滚魔力Maroon 5正式回归！
来自美国加州的Maroon 5乐团以独特的摇滚与节奏蓝调混搭流行风崭露头角，随后又融入放克、灵魂乐、嘻哈、时尚舞曲等类型音乐元素，引领流行音乐时尚，出道以来的『Songs About Jane』（#6）、『It Won’t Be Soon Before Long』（#冠军）、『Hands All Over』（#亚军）、『Overexposed』（#亚军）等4张专辑全都进驻全美流行专辑榜TOP 10之列，打造12首全美热门单曲榜TOP 40畅销曲，其中包括：狂卖1500万张、蝉连18国冠军大作"Moves Like Jagger"，9周冠军曲"One More Night"，3周冠军曲"Makes Me Wonder"，亚军曲"Payphone"，TOP 5成名曲"This Love"、"She Will Be Loved"…等。Maroon 5在2013年展开的「The Overexposed Tour世界巡回演唱会」缔造超过5000万美金的票房纪录。
第5张大碟【V】是创始键盘手Jesse Carmichael告别乐团两年之后的重新回归，与身兼热门歌唱选秀节目「The Voice美国好声音」评审的性感型男主唱Adam Levine、吉他手James Valentine、贝斯手Mickey Madden、鼓手/打击乐器手Matt Flynn、键盘手PJ Morton携手延续创下4首TOP 10单曲的『Overexposed』专辑的超强人气。全新专辑【V】延揽Benny Blanco（*Katy Perry）、Max Martin（*Britney Spears）、Ryan Tedder（*Adele）、Sam Martin（*Maroon 5畅销曲"Daylight"）、Shellback（*Taylor Swift）、Noel Zancanella（*Ellie Goulding）等畅销金曲制作阵容共同打造，专辑的首支单曲"Maps"在流行摇滚的迷人旋律中融入雷鬼音乐节奏，单曲一路直冲全美热门单曲榜与流行单曲榜第6名。专辑的魔力劲歌还有散发宛如全英音乐奖名团Soul II Soul节奏蓝调与嘻哈神采的"Animals"；精彩把玩Michael Jackson动感节奏，迪斯科与葛莱美潮团Daft Punk电音律动感的亢奋舞曲"Feelings"；Adam Levin与不要怀疑女主唱Gwen Stefani对唱的浪漫情歌"My Heart Is Open"；回归乐团首张专辑时期的甜蜜与心酸交织的感伤小品"Leaving California"。
【V】专辑捕捉了Maroon 5乐团出道早期的真情风采，同时也呈现近来叱咤排行的流行魅力，还有乐团在歌曲创作上的成长，这些特质将带领乐迷走进Maroon 5摇滚旅程的全新篇章！豪华盘也超值加收电影「Begin Again/乐是唯一」主题曲"Lost Stars"，与翻唱摇滚乐团Marcy Playground畅销曲"Sex And Candy"等3首歌曲。




“Ⅴ” is the forthcoming fifth studio album from American pop rock band Maroon 5. It is set to be released on September 2, 2014, by Interscope Records.

It comes preceded by the lead single “Maps“,which was released on June 16th. In addition, the band also signed a worldwide tour deal with Live Nation with tour dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

Recorded in LA over the past year with producers Max Martin, Benny Blanco, Ryan Tedder, Shellback and Sam Martin, V reunites Maroon 5 with long-time keyboardist Jesse Carmichael who took a hiatus while the band recorded 2012′s ‘Overexposed‘.

After the premiere of the new single and during the band’s interview with Ryan Seacrest, Adam confirmed a rumor that has been going around about the album. He confirmed that Gwen Stefani makes an appearance on it. He said: “How do you know everything already?” he jokingly asked Ryan after some stammering. “I wanted it to be a surprise, but she is.”
The album’s artwork will be revealed through different pieces of puzzle released in different web pages. The first was unveiled on Billboard on Thursday 17 July. The second puzzle piece was unveiled on Mashable on July 18th. The third piece was unveiled on the band’s Facebook page on July 19th. The full artwork and the tracklist was unveiled on the band’s Facebook on Monday July 21st.

The band plans to release the track “It Was Always You” alongside the pre-order of the album on iTunes on July 29th.