Kali Uchis Was Told to 'Stick to English' in Her Music. She Refused

If Kali Uchis had listened when she was told to only sing in English so her music would be more marketable, the artist might not be the star she is today. In a new cover story for Billboard , Uchis revealed that she was told earlier in her career to pick a language — but felt it was a disservice to do so.

“People kept telling me to stick to English, that it was easier to sell music that way,” Uchis told the publication. “I’m not going to just keep making music in one language because it’s easier to sell. I’m going to do both because I can do both.”

She continued: “I always felt that [not] utilizing everything that God gave me into my art is the same as spitting in God’s face. Why would God have made me bilingual? Why would God have made me with this duality if I wasn’t meant to pro