Kassi Ashton
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kassi Ashton
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Kassi Brechell Meisenheimer{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/919989012 |title=ALL OF YOU |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=February 2, 2025}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|02|03}}
| birth_place = California, Missouri, United States
| genre = Country
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| years_active = 2017–present
| label = MCA Nashville
Interscope Records
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|https://kassiashton.com/}}
}}
Kassi Ashton (born Kassi Brechell Meisenheimer; February 3, 1994) is an American country music singer-songwriter from California, Missouri signed to MCA Nashville and Interscope Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.kassiashton.com|title=Kassi Ashton Official Website|accessdate=December 29, 2023}}
Background
Kassi Ashton signed a joint recording deal with UMG Nashville and Interscope in December 2017.{{cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2017/12/kassi-ashton-inks-joint-deal-with-interscopeumg-nashville/|title=Kassi Ashton Inks Joint Deal With Interscope/UMG Nashville|author=Lorie Hollabaugh|date=December 14, 2017|publisher=Music Row|accessdate=December 29, 2023}} Her first promotional single with the MCA Nashville imprint was named after her hometown ("California, Missouri") and released in January 2018.{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/kassi-ashton-california-missouri-song-interview/|title=Kassi Ashton's on California, Missouri: It's Complicated|author=Billy Dukes|date=January 19, 2018|publisher=Taste of Country|accessdate=December 29, 2023}} The label issued several promotional singles over the next four years, until "Dates in Pickup Trucks", which was serviced to country radio on February 28, 2022, as Ashton's debut single.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/country/kassi-ashton-song-dates-in-pickup-trucks-inspired-by-grandma/|title=Kassi Ashton on Why Love Is 'Worth It' — and How Her Grandma Inspired Her Song 'Dates in Pickup Trucks'|author=Tricia Despres|date=February 25, 2022|publisher=People Magazine|accessdate=December 29, 2023}} It reached a peak of number 57 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. On March 13, 2023, "Drive You Out of My Mind" was released as her second single, which peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in September. Ashton made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry on March 15, 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp26gmdOP_f/?img_index=1 | title=Instagram }}
"Called Crazy" debuted at number 53 on Billboard Country Airplay,{{cite magazine|url=http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2024_0329.pdf|title=Billboard Country Update|magazine=Billboard|date=March 29, 2024|access-date=March 30, 2024}} Ashton was chosen as Audacy, Inc.'s 'Launch' Artist for her third single "Called Crazy",{{cite web|url=https://www.audacy.com/national/music/meet-audacy-launch-artist-kassi-ashton|title=Meet Audacy 'Launch' artist, Kassi Ashton|author=Monica Rivera|date=May 6, 2024|website=Audacy|accessdate=May 6, 2024}} which became her first top 40 hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Ashton's debut studio album, Made from the Dirt, was released on September 20, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2024/07/kassi-ashton-slates-debut-album-made-from-the-dirt-for-september/|title=Kassi Ashton Slates Debut Album 'Made From The Dirt' For September|author=Lorie Hollabaugh|date=July 12, 2024|website=Music Row|access-date=July 13, 2024}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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|+ List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales ! rowspan="1" style="width:10em;"| Title ! rowspan="1" style="width:22em;"| Album details |
| scope="row" |Made from the Dirt
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
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! scope="col" width="45"| US Country Airplay |
| scope="row" | "Dates in Pickup Trucks"
| 2022 | 57 | {{Non-album single}} |
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| scope="row" | "Drive You Out of My Mind"
| 2023 | 42 | rowspan="2" | Made from the Dirt |
| scope="row" | "Called Crazy"
| 2024 | 32 |
Other album appearances
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|+ List of other album appearances, showing year released, other artists, and album name ! scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope = "row" | "Drop Top"
| 2018 | {{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/hear-keith-urban-revamp-a-haggard-riff-in-new-song-coming-home-w518161|title=Hear Keith Urban Revamp a Merle Haggard Riff in New Song 'Coming Home'|last=Crawford|first=Robert|date=21 March 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=18 August 2018|language=en-US}} |
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References
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Category:American women country singers