New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Rising pop singer/songwriter Ashley Kutcher officially unveils her new single "The Night You Left" out today via Darkroom/Interscope Records/Universal Music. The 23-year-old songstress initially previewed a key line, "hyperventilating in the bathroom," in a TikTok video, which impressively generated over 400K views and 100K "likes." The song itself vividly recounts the end of a relationship with soft acoustic guitar and a heartbreaking confession, "I don't want to love again."
Regarding "The Night You Left," Ashley says, "I don't remember the day that you walked into my life, but I'll always clearly remember the night you walked out of it. This song embodies all the emotions I felt when I knew it was over."
Ashley penned the single alongside her friend and collaborator
Annika Bennett with just an acoustic guitar and a notebook. She details the evening her ex left and its effect on her, including the panic attack she endured in the bathroom. Now, she connects as closely as ever with raw honesty and an unshakable chorus. It arrives on the heels of the fan favorite "Fake Bitches." The track has already clocked 1.6 million total streams in addition to receiving widespread praise. She spoke to The Hype Magazine extensively about "Fake Bitches" and her journey, while EUPHORIA. hailed it as "bolder, a little feistier, and even a bit scathing, all while keeping that confessional charm we've come to love. If anything, 'Fake Bitches' is the perfect 'love' letter to all the naysayers."
With nearly 36K TikTok creates under her belt and radio placement from BBC
Radio 1's "Best New Pop" and
Sirius XM's "The Pulse," the Baltimore native has started to embrace her place as one of pop music's most affecting newcomers.
Baltimore, MD, singer, songwriter, and artist Ashley Kutcher distinguishes herself as the kind of raw talent equally at home on the stage of a neighbourhood watering hole or live on social media. Post-high school, she pursued a nursing degree at Towson University. While at Towson, a local bar came across a video of her singing online and invited her to perform on their stage. This opportunity opened the floodgates as Ashley quit her waitressing job shortly after and logged regular marathon sets, often playing four hours per night. During her senior year, she uploaded a demo of her original composition "Lust" to TikTok. The video instantly gained traction and garnered thousands of views in just 48 hours. To sustain this momentum, she released a follow-up demo called "
Hands To Myself" to streaming platforms and the song quickly surpassed 1 million streams on Spotify. While her nascent fan base continued to grow, Ashley came across a tweet from blackbear that read "hit me up if you don't like me." As her creative neurons began to fire, she used the tweet as inspiration and responded with her own song similarly named "HMU if U Don't Like Me," which went on to quickly rack up another million streams. At this point, she realized the power of transforming a post into a song and did the same thing with "Love You From a Distance," setting TikTok on fire with just a D.I.Y. performance clip from her bathroom. Produced by Eric Taft, the song quickly eclipsed 9.5 million Spotify streams as she signed to Darkroom/Interscope Records (now at over 43M combined). Amassing 20 million streams independently and 20 million TikTok views, Ashley's heartfelt honesty captivates on a series of singles for Darkroom/Interscope and her forthcoming 2021 debut EP.
