Ashe's 'Stop The Wedding' Becomes Global Hit After Nashville Wedding Inspiration
In August, US pop artist Ashe debuted 'Stop The Wedding,' which has now become a top 10 hit on Spotify. The track climbed into the top five of the UK singles chart on Friday and has been featured in numerous TikTok videos highlighting relationship red flags. Ashe drew inspiration from her second wedding in Nashville last October, reflecting on her first marriage, which she labeled 'horrifying' due to emotional manipulation by her former spouse. Last year, she wed John Clark Canada, the drummer for The Brook & The Bluff. Born Ashlyn Rae Willson, Ashe studied orchestral composition at Berklee and rose to fame with 'Moral of The Story.' Her upcoming album, 'Girl of Your Dreams,' is set to release on 16 October.
Key facts
- 'Stop The Wedding' is one of the top 10 most-played songs on Spotify this week.
- The song broke into the top five of the UK singles chart on Friday.
- Ashe was inspired to write the song on her second wedding day in Nashville last October.
- She married her second husband, John Clark Canada, drummer for The Brook & The Bluff, last year.
- Ashe's first marriage was almost a decade earlier and she has called it 'horrifying.'
- She studied orchestral composition at Berklee College of Music.
- Her breakthrough single 'Moral of The Story' hit one billion streams after appearing in Netflix's 'To All the Boys: PS I Still Love You.'
- Her new album, 'Girl of Your Dreams,' is out on 16 October.
Entities
Artists
- Ashe
- Ashlyn Rae Willson
- John Clark Canada
- Demi Lovato
- Finneas O'Connell
- Suki Waterhouse
- Laufey
- Tom Petty
- Bob Dylan
- Niall Horan
Institutions
- Spotify
- The Brook & The Bluff
- Berklee College of Music
- Atlantic Records
- Netflix
- The Favors
- ELO
- The Carpenters
- TikTok
- UK singles chart
Locations
- Nashville
- United States
- San Jose
- Boston
- United Kingdom