Kali Uchis Shares “Moonlight” Video
Grammy-winning artist Kali Uchis unveils the Colin Tilley and Sarah McColgan-directed video for “Moonlight” today. he song is taken from Uchis’ new album, Red Moon In Venus, which became her first top 10 charting album after debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200.
This past weekend, Uchis took the mainstage at Coachella as one of the festival’s top-billed performers, bringing out surprise guests Tyler, The Creator, Omar Apollo and Don Toliver. One of the most celebrated sets of the weekend, the Los Angeles Times praised how Uchis “entranced the crowd with her R&B balladry, performing her songs with the coy, Old Hollywood allure of burlesque icons,” while Rolling Stone raved that she “mesmerized the crowd with her luxe brand of R&B.” Uchis will return to Coachella this weekend.
Additionally, Uchis will embark on a headline North American tour later this month—with nearly every date sold out—including nights at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom, San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and more—see full routing below and get tickets here. The headline dates follow performances at Lollapalooza in Chile, Argentina and Brazil and Estéreo Picnic in Colombia. Furthermore, Uchis is nominated for Best Artist – Pop at this year’s Latin American Music Awards, and stars in H&M Studio’s Spring campaign—see here. Red Moon In Venus continues to receive widespread critical acclaim…
“Part Brigitte Bardot, part Colombian baddie, the 28-year-old emanates a spiky-soft confidence…Red Moon in Venus is Uchis’ most immersive project yet.”—Pitchfork“Uchis’ 360-degree view of love and versatile voice make Red Moon in Venus
a wholly satisfying examination of emotionalism in its
many forms—romantic, carnal, self-preserving.”—Rolling Stone“Red Moon in Venus, the third studio album by the
cheerfully bilingual Colombian American songwriter Kali Uchis, moves between
sensual romance and fierce recriminations.”—The New York Times“It’s a lush, lavish, luscious hot tub of an album, conjuring visions of plush feather beds, fluffy pillows and bubble baths.”—Variety“Soft, ethereal and fully femme…Uchis blends R&B
seamlessly with soul and funk.”—Associated Press“Kali Uchis is the sultry villain R&B needs right now.”—Complex“Red Moon drips with pleasure, pain and everything in between,
showing just what a force of nature Uchis is.”—Billboard
Red Moon In Venus includes collaborations with Summer Walker, Don Toliver and Omar Apollo and tracks “Moonlight,” which V Magazine called “woozy and delectable,” and “I Wish You Roses,” which PAPER lauded as “luxurious” and “immaculately produced.”Uchis is a Grammy Award, Billboard Latin Music Award, Billboard Music Award, American Music Award, Premios Nuestra Tierra and Univision Premios Juventud winner and Variety Hitmakers honoree. Her 2021 smash hit “telepatía” has been streamed more than 2 billion times to date and is the Billboard Hot 100’s longest running Spanish song by a solo act this decade with a 23-week streak.Raised between Virginia and Colombia, Kali Uchis rose to prominence with Por Vida in 2015, following it up with her critically acclaimed 2018 debut album, Isolation. Uchis has collaborated and shared stages with SZA, Gorillaz, Jorja Smith, Diplo, Major Lazer, Snoop Dogg, Kaytranada, Leon Bridges and more and has toured the world over, with much-lauded sets headlining Tropicalia, Coachella, Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza and many others. Check out our previous coverage on Kali here.
Video still; credit: Colin Tilley, Sarah McColgan