page_title: Malynda Hale
section_title: 2015-2017: Pieces of Me and other projects
hierarchical_section_title: Malynda Hale / Career / 2015-2017: Pieces of Me and other projects
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context_page_description: Malynda Hale is an American singer/songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and social justice activist. She is the co-owner of JMV Entertainment Music Agency and Second Season Music Group, an indie label and artist management group based in Los Angeles.
context_section_description: At the start of the year Hale began to work on her fourth studio album with Kevin Porter of Flashgrove Music. She also hired producer Darren "BabyDeeBeats" Smith to produce two songs on the album. The album titled Pieces of Me was released on October 20, 2015 and is described as her most personal album to date. Pieces of Me is a collection of songs that each capture specific moments in Hale's life. The lead single "Gray" was popularly received followed by audience favorite "Falling", that was written as a tribute to Leelah Alcorn. "Falling" was nominated for a 2016 Hollywood Music in Media Award in the Adult Contemporary/Triple AAA Category.
  Prior to her album release, Hale was interviewed by Forbes magazine, along with Andy Grammer and Soleil Moone Frye for being a top artist and social media influencer on the app Flipagram. She was also featured in commercials for OnStar and Heineken. Hale is one of several women featured in the commercial for Heineken which not only won the 2015 Cannes Lion Marketer of the Year Award but went on to garner global acclaim for its message promoting responsibility and moderation in a unique way. Hale also participated in several short films and independent films. Medley,  directed by Diego Londono, was accepted into the short film circuit at Cannes and Appreciation, directed by Michael Krehan, was accepted into the Capital City Black Film Festival and the San Diego Black Film Festival. Additionally she had a role in the film A Father's Secret starring Willa Ford that debuted on Lifetime Movie Network on June 19, 2016.
  In August 2015 Hale was asked to sing the national anthem at the StubHub Center for the LA Galaxy. This marks the second time Hale has performed the national anthem for a sporting event, having sung the national anthem at the Staples Center for the LA Sparks in 2008 she has also performed the national anthem for the Robert F. Kennedy Young Democratic Awards as well as the Amgen Tour of California.
  At the start of 2016 Hale was named a Top 10 Finalist in the Grammy Amplifier competition sponsored by Hyundai beating out thousands of contestants with her song, "Falling". She also appeared on KCAL 9 (CBS Los Angeles) to promote her album Pieces of Me and on NBC news as an Emerging artist through Flipagram. In October 2016 she was nominated for two Independent Music Awards, Best Adult Contemporary Album and Best Adult Contemporary Song and two Hollywood Music in Media Awards where she won for Best Female Vocalist. In January 2017 she was a headliner at The Namm Show. She was nominated for four awards in three categories at the Indie Music Channel Awards in April 2017 and won for Best Pop Music Video. In May 2017 she was nominated for two Josie Music Awards: Pop/Contemporary Category for Artist/Group of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Category for Song of the Year for her song "Stand". She won for Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year.
  Malynda is currently a regular soloist at The Sayers Club Hollywood Sessions night on Thursdays and is a member of the Sunset Singers Group the Starlets. In September 2017 she launched a brand new podcast called Boss, Please!  with fellow co-hosts Jillian Leff & Meghan Lamontagne. The podcast is focused on female bosses and promotes female empowerment. Previous guests have included comedians Wendy Leibman & Dana Goldberg, Actress Daffany Clark from the hit Freeform show The Fosters, Publicist Heather Besignano, Celebrity Photographer Brie Childers, and Mandy Teefey Executive Producer of the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why.  After two seasons on the show, Hale decided to leave to pursue other ventures.
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