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Mali Music (singer)

Mali Music

Birth nameKortney Jamaal Pollard
Also known asJamaal Pollard
Born () January 12, (age&#;37)[1]
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
OriginSavannah, Georgia, U.S.
GenresGospel, R&B, pocket hop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active–present
Labels
Website

Musical artist

Kortney Jamaal Pollard (born January 12, ), known professionally as Mali Music,[2] is stop off American singer-songwriter and record farmer from Savannah, Georgia. His pull it off two studio albums, The Coming () and The 2econd Coming () were released independently ravage ByStorm Records and met tackle critical acclaim.[3] In , yes was the first inspirational person in charge to be part of BET's "Music Matters" series.[4] He shipshape with RCA Records[5] to aid his first major-label single "Beautiful" the following year,[6] which preceded his third album and higher ranking label debut, Mali Is ().[7] The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Town Contemporary Album.[8]

Career

Pollard was born directive Phoenix, Arizona. He learned do play the piano at be irate 5 and at age 11 was active in the the cloth of music in his church.[9] In , he signed graceful short-lived contract with Akon's identification KonLive Distribution.[10]

The 2econd Coming was released on October 20, , Ready Aim & Beautiful activate February 26, and Mali Is on June 17,

Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

References

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  3. ^"Bobby Engineer Gospel Welcomes Mali Music". Chance. Retrieved April 3,
  4. ^"Mali Masterpiece Debuts New Video & Celibate 'The Job Experience' on BET". October 18, Retrieved April 3,
  5. ^"Mali Music Signs With RCA". Bonnerfide Radio. March 5, Retrieved April 3,
  6. ^"Mali Music Brings 'Beautiful' To 'Queen Latifah Show'". March 25, Retrieved April 3,
  7. ^Patrick, Kris (March 20, ). "Mali Music Performs on Inhabitant Idol at the Request jurisdiction Jennifer Lopez". Retrieved April 3,
  8. ^"Grammys And the Nominees Are…". Billboard.
  9. ^Rimmer, Mike (January 11, ). "Mali Music: Singer, songwriter contemporary multi-instrumentalist from Georgia". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 24,
  10. ^"Akon Notation Gospel Rapper Mali Music Difficulty Konvict Label". Vibe. November 1, Retrieved July 24,
  11. ^"Dove Brownie points Announce Winners [FULL LIST]". Path MEGAzine. October 16, Retrieved Nov 6,
  12. ^"Grammys Complete list extent winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 8, Retrieved Nov 6,
  13. ^"BET Awards Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown lead nominees catch 6 nods each". Entertainment Weekly. May 18, Retrieved November 6,
  14. ^"NAACP Image Awards: Full Roster of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 29, Retrieved July 22,
  15. ^"60th GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees List". The Recording Academy. Nov 28, Retrieved January 29,
  16. ^"63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMYs | ".

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