LOS ANGELES � To celebrate her latest album release, Kali Uchis hosted a tea party in Hollywood.
It was by no means a modest affair. Scores of glamorous women draped in lace, silks and pearls descended upon the event space Citizen News last Friday night to ring in the arrival of the singer-songwriter’s fifth studio album, “Sincerely,� released May 9 on Capitol Records.
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