Kali Uchis wins first Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Pop Album of the Year

KALI UCHIS WINS LATIN POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT 2021 BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS ON TELEMUNDO photo credit: Amaury Nessaibia September 24, 2021— Grammy-winning artist Kali Uchis won Latin Pop Album of the Year at the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards last night. This year marked Uchis’ first time nominated for a Billboard Latin Music Award, and as a finalist in seven categories, she was among the most nominated this year. Uchis’ hit song “telepatía” recently surpassed 1.4 billion global streams. In June, the song hit #1 at Billboard’s Latin Airplay and Latin Pop Airplay charts in the same week and was #1 on Latin Digital Song Sales for 10 weeks. “telepatía” is the longest running Spanish-language song by a solo act on the Billboard Hot 100 this decade (23 weeks) and peaked at #10 on the Global 200. Earlier this year, Uchis won her first Grammy for Best Dance Recording with Kaytranada for “10%” and was nominated for her first Latin American Music Award for Favorite Pop Album and was the only female nominated in the category. She also won “Canción Alternativa Rock/Indie” and “Artista Revelación” at Premios Nuestra Tierra in May and her first award at the Univision Premios Juventud awards in July for Nueva Generación – Femenina (New Female Artist). Uchis will also perform at the 34th Hispanic Heritage Awards broadcast on PBS on October 8, where she will be recognized as the 2021 “Inspira Honoree.” In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Uchis is the face of Amazon Music’s new global playlist FLUENT, which includes Uchis’ cover of Selena Quintanilla’s “Si Una Vez”—listen here. Additionally, Uchis recently unveiled her new self-designed, sustainable denim collection made in Colombia, OBSESIÓN, from her debut clothing brand Bodied by Uchis—watch the commercial here and shop here. Furthermore, Uchis announced that she will join Tyler, The Creator on his North American tour in support of his new album from February to April 2022—see all dates below. The tour will also feature support from Vince Staples and Texas rapper Teezo Touchdown, with stops in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and more. KALI UCHIS LIVE WITH TYLER, THE CREATOR February 10                                 San Diego, CA                                                     Pechanga Arena February 11                                   Phoenix, AZ                                                       Footprint Center February 12                                 Las Vegas, NV                                            Michelob Ultra Arena February 14                                   El Paso, TX                                                 Don Haskins Center February 16                                    Dallas, TX                                         American Airlines Center February 18                                  St. Louis, MO                                                        Chaifetz Arena February 19                               Kansas City, MO                                            Cable Dahmer Arena February 20                               Minneapolis, MN                                                       Target Center February 22                                    Chicago, IL                                                           United Center February 24                                 Milwaukee, WI                                                         Fiserv Forum February 27                                 Columbus, OH                                             Schottenstein Center February 28                                    Detroit, MI                                                Little Caesars Arena March 3                                       Worcester, MA                                                         DCU Center March 4                                         Norfolk, VA                                                     Chartway Arena March 6                                      Philadelphia, PA                                             Wells Fargo Center March 7                                     Washington, D.C.                                             Capital One Arena March 9                                        Montreal, QC                                                              Place Bell March 11                                       Toronto, ON                                                   Scotiabank Arena March 12                                     Pittsburgh, PA                                         Petersen Events Center March 13                                     New York, NY                                       Madison Square Garden March 16                                      Charlotte, NC                                              Bojangles Coliseum March 18                                       Orlando, FL                                                        Amway Center March 19                                        Tampa, FL                                                     Yuengling Center March 20                                        Miami, FL                                                               FTX Arena March 23                                     Charleston, SC                                  North Charleston Coliseum March 25                                        Duluth, GA                                                     Gas South Arena March 27                                       Houston, TX                                                        Toyota Center March 29                                        Denver, CO                                                               Ball Arena March 31                                   Los Angeles, CA                                                     Staples Center April 1                                           Oakland, CA                                                       Oakland Arena April 2                                        Sacramento, CA                                                  Golden 1 Center April 4                                           Portland, OR                                                          Moda Center April 7                                        Vancouver, B.C.                                                 Pacific Coliseum April 8                                           Seattle, WA                                             Climate Pledge Arena