Biography of Mali Music

Kortney Jamaal Pollard born January 12, 1988, in Phoenix, Arizona. who performs under the stage name Mali Music, is an American recording artist, singer-songwriter and producer. He began playing piano at age 5 and wrote his first song at age 8 and at age 11 was active in the ministry of music in his church.and since then he as been actively pursuing his music ministry and career  adding acoustic guitar and electric bass to his instrumental proficiency. His two independently released albums, The Coming (2008) and The 2econd Coming (2009), earned him much critical and underground acclaim. In 2011, he was the first inspirational artist to be a part of BET's acclaimed "Music Matters" series. Signed to RCA Records in 2013, Mali released the single "Beautiful" in anticipation of his first major album release Mali is..., which was released on June 17, 2014 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album.  Mali Music’s love for music is largely influenced by legendary artist Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. Mali Music’s sound is heavily inspired by the work of music geniuses Bilal and D’Angelo…free, boundless and uninhibited.