Malina Moye

Malina Moye is an American singer-songwriter, lefty guitarist, actress, model, entrepreneur and businesswoman who fuses pop, rock, and soul. As a lefty, Moye draws comparisons to Jimi Hendrix, but plays her guitars flipped upside-down like Albert King. Moye founded WCE Records in 2004 and released four albums and fifteen singles. Fender guitars recognizes Moye as one of their first African-American left-handed upside-down female endorsee to join the Fender family and has been listed among the best guitarists of the 21st century by multiple publications, standing as one of the most important voices in Modern Guitar culture. Moye has shaped the image of the independent, global recording artist and has made a cultural impact through fashion and branding in the mainstream market. Moye's fourth album Dirty was released worldwide on March 17, 2023, to critical acclaim landing on top of the Billboard blues chart,marking Moye's eighth appearance on the chart. Dirty was also voted into the top five of Guitar World Magazine's Best Guitar Albums of 2023 list. Malina's third studio album Bad as I Wanna Be was released March 23, 2018, reaching number one for two weeks straight on the Billboard Blues chart and landed on Billboard's Heatseakers Album Chart at number 19. Parade Magazine declared "Moye has proven herself once again as an über talented, electric guitar powerhouse." The song "Enough" premiered on Minnesota's KCMP The Current 89.3, an NPR station, and is also featured in the film The Samuel Project and was played in heavy rotation on MTV's Brand Spankin' New. Rolling Stone France gave the album four stars stating that "Moye perfectly blends, Blues, Funk, Rock and Pop."