PJ Morton
R&B/Soul
The next PJ Morton concert is scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at Blue Note in New York, NY, United States. See all 8 upcoming concerts
![Listen to The Better Benediction (pt.2) [feat. Lisa Knowles-Smith, Le'Andria Johnson, KeKe Wyatt, Kierra Sheard & Tasha Cobbs Leonard] by PJ Morton, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music122/v4/32/30/0b/32300b68-93fb-aa7d-9105-13c5037548a4/194690949463_cover.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to The Better Benediction (pt.2) [feat. Lisa Knowles-Smith, Le'Andria Johnson, KeKe Wyatt, Kierra Sheard & Tasha Cobbs Leonard] by PJ Morton, see lyrics, music video & more!")
![Listen to How Deep Is Your Love (feat. Yebba) [Live] by PJ Morton, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music115/v4/9a/29/29/9a292918-0962-67d9-0c0e-f49e0a26c16d/888915558522_cover.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to How Deep Is Your Love (feat. Yebba) [Live] by PJ Morton, see lyrics, music video & more!")
More albums from PJ Morton
![Listen to Work It Out (feat. Juvenile) [Bonus Version] - Single by PJ Morton](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music69/v4/ed/91/2d/ed912d99-cb3f-4539-8c3e-1929f5c06ffc/artwork.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to Work It Out (feat. Juvenile) [Bonus Version] - Single by PJ Morton")
PJ Morton's Popular Music Videos
![Watch All In His Plan (feat. Le'Andria Johnson & Mary Mary) [Lyric Video] music video by PJ Morton](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video123/v4/2f/c4/c6/2fc4c675-6811-0abe-f67a-04457a1120d5/US4Z71923460.sca1.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch All In His Plan (feat. Le'Andria Johnson & Mary Mary) [Lyric Video] music video by PJ Morton")
![Watch Flava In Ya Ear (Remix) [feat. Stevie Wonder, Raheem DeVaughn, PJ Morton, Naturally 7 & Avery*Sunshine] music video by Mike Phillips](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video123/v4/6d/cd/5f/6dcd5fee-abc8-260d-f09f-cdd7dd00fae3/748926835329_cover.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Flava In Ya Ear (Remix) [feat. Stevie Wonder, Raheem DeVaughn, PJ Morton, Naturally 7 & Avery*Sunshine] music video by Mike Phillips")
About PJ Morton
Artist Biography
As a solo artist and member of Maroon 5, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist PJ Morton has left his mark on rock, pop, hip-hop, and even gospel.
• The New Orleans native is the son of Bishop Paul S. Morton, a noted pastor and award-winning gospel singer.
• He majored in marketing at Morehouse College and performed with the band Freestyle Nation, which recorded an album in 2002. That same year, he cowrote and produced “Interested,” a bonus track off neo-soul singer India.Arie’s Grammy-winning album Voyage to India.
• In 2010, Morton became a touring keyboardist for pop-rock hitmakers Maroon 5. He officially joined the lineup in 2012 and has played on the albums Overexposed (2012), V (2014), and Red Pill Blues (2017).
• Morton signed with Lil Wayne’s Young Money label in 2011 and released the EP Following My First Mind in 2012.
• His 2013 major label debut album, New Orleans, features Stevie Wonder on the lead single “Only One,” which was nominated for Best R&B Song at the 2014 Grammy Awards.
• In 2016, after returning to New Orleans, Morton released the mixtape Bounce & Soul Vol. 1, a celebration of the local hip-hop variant known as bounce.
• His 2017 album Gumbo—released on his own Morton Records label—brought two Grammy nominations: Best R&B Album and Best R&B Song, for “First Began.” In 2018, his cover of The Bee Gees classic “How Deep Is Your Love”—also off Gumbo—earned him a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
• Morton’s 2019 album Paul includes the single “Say So,” featuring singer JoJo. The track won Best R&B Song at the 2019 Grammys.
• In 2020, Morton released his first gospel album, The Gospel According to PJ: From the Songbook of PJ Morton. Featuring gospel greats like Kirk Franklin and Kim Burrell—plus PJ’s father, Paul S. Morton—the LP was nominated for Best Gospel Album.
Hometown
New Orleans, LA, United States
Genre
R&B/Soul
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