New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The GRAMMY-winning global recording artist Kali Uchis has revealed her latest single "ILYSMIH" - stream via Capitol Records/Universal Music/ Top40-Charts. The record serves as the second single from forthcoming fifth studio album 'Sincerely,' set for release May 9th.
"ILYSMIH is me sharing a piece of my heart with the world. Living a life that is rich in love and inner peace hasn't come easy. I hope this song will find anyone who needs it." - Kali Uchis
A delicate and heartfelt ballad inspired by the profound experience of motherhood and immeasurable love for her child, "ILYSMIH" serves as one of the most intimate and vulnerable releases to date from the Colombian-American recording artist. Throughout the track, Uchis' brilliantly captures all the complex emotions that are related to the experience of becoming a first-time mom. With her signature ethereal vocals set against a backdrop of lush melodies and soothing instrumentation, "ILYSMIH" ultimately paints a picture of the overwhelming joy, fierce protectiveness, and transformative emotions that are felt with such a life altering event. Notably, "ILYSMIH" was one of the first songs that Uchis had written since welcoming her child into the world, marking a significant and deeply personal new chapter in her artistry.
"iLYSMIH" arrives on the heels of last month's release of "Sunshine & Rain," the first single from this new era of music from Kali Uchis.
Adding to her recent highlights, Kali Uchis made a surprise appearance during JENNIE's set at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Weekend 1, delighting audiences by joining the singer on stage to perform their recent collaboration "Damn Right." The unexpected performance further underscored Uchis' versatility and solidified her position as a dynamic and influential force across all genres of music.
Kali Uchis has been hailed as a rare talent since she emerged, but ORQUÍDEAS launched her career to new heights. Her highest charting album to date (debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200), the critically adored record — which was her fourth album overall and second in Spanish — was led by crossover singles like the Platinum-certified "Igual Que un Ángel"with Peso Pluma (#1 on Hot Latin Songs, #23 on the Hot 100) and Gold-certified "Labios Mordidos" with KAROL G (#10 on Hot Latin Songs, #97 on the Hot 100). ORQUÍDEAS was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 2025 GRAMMY® Awards, Best Pop Vocal Album at the Latin GRAMMYs, and took home trophies from the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Latin American Music Awards. The set closed the year on numerous "Best Albums" lists, racking up glowing praise from countless outlets including Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Complex, and The New York Times.
With artful forays into R&B, alt-pop, reggaeton, and Latin strains, Uchis has released several of the most lauded albums of the past decade: from her 2015 mixtape Por Vida, to her 2018 debut LP Isolation, her 2020 Spanish set Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios), and 2023's Red Moon in Venus, which features the 2x Platinum-certified "Moonlight," and was regaled by TIME Magazine as the 'Best Album of the Year.' Amid consistent acclaim and honors — including nine GRAMMY®-nominations and a 2021 win in the category of Best Dance Song for her appearance on Kaytranada's "10%"— Uchis' major breakthrough came with her own 2021 smash hit "telepatía," which has been streamed more than 2 billion times to date and was the Hot 100's longest running Spanish-language song by a solo act this decade with a 23-week streak. Uchis is now on the way to reaching the Spotify Billions Club three times over with the smash success of songs "telepatía," Tyler, The Creator's "See You Again" (featuring Kali Uchis)," and soon to be "Moonlight." Raised between Virginia and Colombia, Uchis has gone on to collaborate and share the stage with the likes of SZA, Tyler the Creator, Lana Del Rey, Gorillaz, Snoop Dogg, Rauw Alejandro, and her longtime partner Don Toliver, with whom she welcomed her first child last year. Uchis has toured the world over on multiple sold-out headlining runs, the most recent of which saw her playing arenas, as well as celebrated sets at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Austin City Limits, Tropicalia, Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and many more.
