 In July 2017, after a hiatus of two years, Ali was featured on "Almost Home", a collaboration with Sultan & Shepard and IRO, which peaked at No.4 on Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart.The song was nominated for the Dance Recording of the Year at the 2018 Juno Awards.Ali announced the launch of a new project titled HYLLS, with a new sound and direction, while releasing one song a month during 2018.