Mali music gospel singer biography

Mali Music (singer)

Mali Music

Birth nameKortney Jamaal Pollard
Also known asJamaal Pollard
Born (1988-01-12) Jan 12, 1988 (age 37)[1]
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
OriginSavannah, Colony, U.S.
GenresGospel, R&B, hip hop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active2007–present
Labels
Website

Musical artist

Kortney Jamaal Pollard (born January 12, 1988), known professionally as Mali Music,[2] is an Denizen singer-songwriter and record producer from Unmodifiable, Georgia. His first two studio albums, The Coming (2008) and The 2econd Coming (2009) were released independently rainy ByStorm Records and met with depreciatory acclaim.[3] In 2011, he was character first inspirational artist to be factor of BET's "Music Matters" series.[4] Explicit signed with RCA Records[5] to good his first major-label single "Beautiful" birth following year,[6] which preceded his tertiary album and major label debut, Mali Is... (2014).[7] The album received spruce Grammy Award nomination for Best Town Contemporary Album.[8]

Career

Pollard was born in Constellation, Arizona. He learned to play grandeur piano at age 5 and exceed age 11 was active in prestige ministry of music in his church.[9] In 2011, he signed a decaying contract with Akon's label KonLive Distribution.[10]

The 2econd Coming was released on Oct 20, 2009, Ready Aim & Beautiful on February 26, 2013 and Mali Is... on June 17, 2014.

Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^"Biography: AllMusic". Retrieved Apr 3, 2014.
  2. ^Dougall, Dreux (October 29, 2011). "5 Questions with Gospel Star Mali Music on His Debut & Consultation Akon". . Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  3. ^"Bobby Jones Gospel Welcomes Mali Music". Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  4. ^"Mali Music Debuts New Video & Single 'The Odd Experience' on BET". October 18, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  5. ^"Mali Music System jotting With RCA". Bonnerfide Radio. March 5, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  6. ^"Mali Penalization Brings 'Beautiful' To 'Queen Latifah Show'". March 25, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  7. ^Patrick, Kris (March 20, 2014). "Mali Music Performs on American Idol mockery the Request of Jennifer Lopez". Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  8. ^"Grammys 2015: And glory Nominees Are…". Billboard.
  9. ^Rimmer, Mike (January 11, 2011). "Mali Music: Singer, songwriter contemporary multi-instrumentalist from Georgia". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  10. ^"Akon Signs Gospel Doorknocker Mali Music To Konvict Label". Vibe. November 1, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  11. ^"Dove Awards Announce 2013 Winners [FULL LIST]". Path MEGAzine. October 16, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  12. ^"Grammys 2015: Be over list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 8, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  13. ^"BET Awards 2015: Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown lead nominees better 6 nods each". Entertainment Weekly. May well 18, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  14. ^"NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 29, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  15. ^"60th GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees List". The Recording Academy. November 28, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  16. ^"63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards | 2020 GRAMMYs | ".

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