Ashe

Biography

Ashlyn Rae "Ashe" Willson (born 1993) is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for her 2019 single "Moral of the Story×Moral of the Story14 February 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Moral of the Story3:21", which was featured in the Netflix film To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020) and was produced by Noah Conrad with additional production from Finneas O'Connell.
Ashe co-wrote American singer Demi Lovato's 2017 single "You Don't Do It for Me Anymore", and has toured with Louis the Child, Lauv, and Whethan. She was nominated for a Juno Award for her gold-certified single "Let You Get Away×Let You Get Away16 September 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Let You Get Away (Corporate Slackrs remix)4:11" with Shaun Frank. Her debut studio album, Ashlyn×Ashlyn7 May 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Till Forever Falls Apart3:432I’m Fine2:163Love Is Not Enough3:094When I’m Older2:505Me Without You3:096Save Myself3:447Taylor2:488Not Mad Anymore3:439Always3:3510Moral of the Story3:2111Serial Monogamist3:0812Ryne’s Song4:0113Kansas4:1714Moral of the Story3:19, was released on May 7, 2021, peaking at number 194 on the US Billboard 200. Rae and Willson, her second and third studio albums, were released in 2022 and 2024, respectively. However, both failed to chart in the US Billboard 200.
In 2025, Ashe and her longtime collaborator O'Connell created a band, named The Favors. They released their debut studio album, The Dream×The Dream19 September 2025 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Restless Little Heart0:552The Dream3:193Moonshine3:064The Little Mess You Made3:215The Hudson3:366Ordinary People1:297Necessary Evils3:138Times Square Jesus4:159David's Brother3:3710Lake George4:1911Someday I'll Be Back In Hollywood3:3112Home Sweet Home3:28, in September. It peaked at the number of 174 on the US Billboard 200.
In 2026, she reached a new level of fame following the success of "Stop the Wedding!×Stop The Wedding!7 August 2026 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Stop The Wedding!3:19", the lead single of her fourth studio album, The Girl of Your Dreams×The Girl of Your Dreams16 October 2026 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Stop the Wedding!3:192TRACK 23TRACK 34TRACK 45TRACK 56TRACK 67TRACK 78TRACK 89TRACK 910TRACK 1011Funeral3:33.

1993–2014: Early life and family

Ashlyn Rae Willson was born in San Jose, California in 1993. She spent her childhood and upbringing in the city, and began attending piano and vocal lessons at the age of 8. Ashe said that she grew up listening only to Christian radio and that she thanked her grandfather for introducing her to music from names like Bob Dylan, the Beatles and Jefferson Airplane. She attended Berklee College of Music and graduated with a major in contemporary writing and production in 2015.

2015–2017: Career beginnings

Ashe started out by singing demos in Nashville before catching the attention of Swedish producer Ben Phipps, who asked her to sing on his track "Sleep Alone" in 2015. Over the next two years, Ashe specialized in appearing on a number of tracks from Louis the Child, Whethan and among others. Her 2016 single, "Can't Hide" with Whethan, was her fifth number 2 on both the US and Global Spotify Viral 50 charts. DJ Shaun Frank's 2016 single "Let You Get Away×Let You Get Away16 September 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Let You Get Away (Corporate Slackrs remix)4:11" featuring Ashe was nominated for Dance Recording of the Year at the 2017 Juno Awards, being certified gold in Canada in 2019. Ashe assisted American singer Demi Lovato in composing her 2017 single "You Don't Do It for Me Anymore" from Lovato's sixth studio album, Tell Me You Love Me (2017).
Between October 2017 and January 2018, Ashe embarked on tours with Louis the Child, Lauv, and Whethan. After signing to Mom + Pop independent label, she released her debut single "Used to It×Used to It2 June 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Used to It3:19" in June 2017 and "Girl Who Cried Wolf×Girl Who Cried Wolf10 November 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Girl Who Cried Wolf2:44" in November. The former was her second single to reach number 1 on the Global Spotify Viral 50 chart. Ashe was placed alongside Billie Eilish and Lewis Capaldi on Vevo's list of Artists to Watch in 2018. Throughout April 2017, Ashe supported the Chainsmokers during their Memories Do Not Open Tour and performed onstage with Big Gigantic during Coachella Festival 2017.

2018–2020: The Rabbit Hole & Moral of the Story EPs

Ashe released her debut extended play (EP), The Rabbit Hole×The Rabbit Hole22 June 2018 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1After Life3:492Choirs3:033Sometimes People Suck3:254Real Love3:465Wrong Side of Myself3:336We Get High2:237Someone to Lose4:10, in June 2018. In February 2019, she supported American singer Quinn XCII on his From Michigan with Love World Tour, during which she released her single "Moral of the Story×Moral of the Story14 February 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Moral of the Story3:21". On April 5, Ashe released her second EP composed of four tracks, titled Moral of the Story: Chapter 1×Moral of the Story: Chapter 15 April 2019 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Figured Out2:032Bachelorette3:333Shitty Places, Pretty Faces3:334Moral of the Story3:21, which American producer Finneas O'Connell entirely produced. He also produced three of the four tracks on her sequel EP, Moral of the Story: Chapter 2×Moral of the Story: Chapter 29 August 2019 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1In Disguise3:222Cold in California3:273Immature2:304Not How It’s Supposed to Go2:53.
In February 2020, "Moral of the Story" was used in the Netflix teen rom-com, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020), which caused the song to reach number 2 on both Global and US Spotify Viral 50 chart. Ashe made her debut chart appearance on the US Billboard Hot 100 with the song, and the Billboard 200 with the EP Moral of the Story: Chapter 1. She also released a duet of "Moral of the Story" in June 19, featuring Niall Horan. They performed the song at The Late Late Show with James Corden on November 11.

2021–2023: Ashlyn and Rae

In March 2021, Ashe and O'Connell released a song, titled "Till Forever Falls Apart×Till Forever Falls Apart2 March 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Till Forever Falls Apart3:43". Her debut studio album, Ashlyn×Ashlyn7 May 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Till Forever Falls Apart3:432I’m Fine2:163Love Is Not Enough3:094When I’m Older2:505Me Without You3:096Save Myself3:447Taylor2:488Not Mad Anymore3:439Always3:3510Moral of the Story3:2111Serial Monogamist3:0812Ryne’s Song4:0113Kansas4:1714Moral of the Story3:19, was released on May 7, which includes six overall singles—"Moral of the Story×Moral of the Story14 February 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Moral of the Story3:21", "Save Myself×Save Myself22 July 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Save Myself3:45", "Till Forever Falls Apart", "I'm Fine", "When I'm Older", and "Me Without You×Me Without You5 May 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Me Without You3:09"—issued prior to the album. Ashlyn debuted at number 194 on the US Billboard 200 dated May 22. In May, she announced her first headlining tour, The Fault Line Tour, beginning at Vancouver, BC in April 2022 and concluding at Denver, CO in May 11. The Nashville-based band, The Brook & The Bluff supported the tour. On March 3, 2022, Ashe released a single "Another Man's Jeans" after releasing snippets of the song on social media. She released the next single "Hope You're Not Happy" on May 6, featuring its Muriel Margaret-directed music video. In June, Ashe performed her second headlining concert titled Is It Me or Is It Hot Summer Tour, at Bonnaroo.
On June 22, Ashe announced her second studio album, Rae, the same day that she released the song "Angry Woman×Angry Woman22 June 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Angry Woman2:332Hope You’re Not Happy2:443Another Man’s Jeans2:45". She released four more singles from the album: "Shower with My Clothes On×Shower With My Clothes On29 July 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Shower With My Clothes On3:042Angry Woman2:333Hope You’re Not Happy2:444Another Man’s Jeans2:45" on July 29, "Emotional" on August 26, "Love Is Letting Go" on September 23, and "OMW", along with its music video on October 12, 2022. The album was released on October 14, and it failed to chart on the US Billboard 200. On November 4, she released a single with Stephen Sanchez, titled "Missing You×Missing You4 November 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Missing You3:56". Throughout 2023, she was scheduled to embark on her Fun While It Lasted Tour; however, it was canceled on February 1, since she did not feel "mentally healthy or resilient enough to go back on tour yet".

2024–2025: Willson, The Dream, and The Girl of Your Dreams

On June 21, 2024, Ashe gave her first live performance in over a year when she performed "Moral of the Story×Moral of the Story14 February 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Moral of the Story3:21" with Irish singer Niall Horan during his Saratoga Springs show on his tour, The Show: Live on Tour. On June 27, she announced her third studio album and first independent album, titled Willson×Willson6 September 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Please don’t fall in love with me2:452Running Out of Time3:353Pull the Plug3:194Cherry Trees3:035I Wanna Love You (But I Don’t)4:186Helter Skelter3:487Dear Stranger,3:318Hornet’s Nest4:109Castle3:2010I hope you die first3:2611Devil Herself3:5312Ashe4:21. Its lead single, "Running Out of Time×Running Out Of Time28 June 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Running Out Of Time3:35", was released a day after of the album's announcement. The album was released on September 6 and failed to enter the US Billboard 200. She also announced her first tour in three years, titled the Trilogy Tour, in support of her three studio albums. In January and February 2025, she supported American singers Kelsea Ballerini and Gracie Abrams's tour, Live on Tour and The Secret of Us Tour, respectively.
Ashe and Finneas O'Connell created a band, The Favors, and released their debut single "The Little Mess You Made" on June 7, 2025. Their debut studio album, The Dream×The Dream19 September 2025 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Restless Little Heart0:552The Dream3:193Moonshine3:064The Little Mess You Made3:215The Hudson3:366Ordinary People1:297Necessary Evils3:138Times Square Jesus4:159David's Brother3:3710Lake George4:1911Someday I'll Be Back In Hollywood3:3112Home Sweet Home3:28, followed on September 19. It peaked at numbers 174 and 42 on the US Billboard 200 and Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, respectively. The album also charted the top 50 in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Scotland. The pair performed its accompanying tour, An Evening with the Favors, from September 18 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, concluding on October 3 – 10 at Austic City Limits Music Festival in Austin. That year, Ashe also joined Finneas's publishing company Doomsday, run by Universal Music Publishing Group.
In August 2026, Ashe announced her next album, The Girl of Your Dreams×The Girl of Your Dreams16 October 2026 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Stop the Wedding!3:192TRACK 23TRACK 34TRACK 45TRACK 56TRACK 67TRACK 78TRACK 89TRACK 910TRACK 1011Funeral3:33, was scheduled for release October 16, 2026. The first single released was "Stop the Wedding!×Stop The Wedding!7 August 2026 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Stop The Wedding!3:19"

Artistry

Ashe stated that jazz music, American actress Diane Keaton, and American songwriter Carole King are major influences as well as inspirations to her own music; Ashe put an "e" on her stagename to pay homage to King. Other artists that she admires are Stevie Nicks, John Mayer, and Olivia Rodrigo.
Ashe is a pop, indie folk, indie pop, and alternative pop singer that incorporates indie and folk pop sounds. According to the description of Ashe's debut album Ashlyn×Ashlyn7 May 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Till Forever Falls Apart3:432I’m Fine2:163Love Is Not Enough3:094When I’m Older2:505Me Without You3:096Save Myself3:447Taylor2:488Not Mad Anymore3:439Always3:3510Moral of the Story3:2111Serial Monogamist3:0812Ryne’s Song4:0113Kansas4:1714Moral of the Story3:19, its sounds balance between pop and alternative music. Her second album Rae combines elements of electro-pop and indie folk; she adopts those genres in its track "Shower with My Clothes On×Shower With My Clothes On29 July 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Shower With My Clothes On3:042Angry Woman2:333Hope You’re Not Happy2:444Another Man’s Jeans2:45", while another track "Another Man's Jeans" features 1970s folk-pop and rock sounds.

Personal life

Ashe was previously married and divorced. She got engaged to musician John Canada in July 2024, and they married in October 2025. Her brother, Ryne, died of an overdose in 2020. She had dedicated songs such as "Ryne's Song", which also includes a voicemail he left her, and "Love Is Letting Go" to him.

Solo studio albums

Ashlyn (2021)
Rae (2022)
Willson (2024)
The Girl of Your Dreams (2026)

Headlining

The Fault Line Tour (2022)
Is It Me or Is It Hot Summer Tour (2022)
Fun While It Lasted Tour (2022)
Trilogy Tour (2025)

Opening act

Lauv – I Met You When I Was 18. World Tour (2018)
Kelsea Ballerini – Live on Tour (2025)
Gracie Abrams – The Secret of Us Tour (2025)
Benson Boone - Wanted Man Tour (2026)