Ashe explains the story behind hit song "Stop The Wedding" ahead of new album
US singer Ashe says "Stop The Wedding" grew out of her first marriage and her second wedding day. It is the first single from her album "Girl of Your Dreams", out 16 October.
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Centre · 1US singer-songwriter Ashe says her hit "Stop The Wedding" came from feelings she had on her second wedding day in Nashville last October, when she recalled her first marriage almost a decade earlier. BBC NewsN “Last October, she was getting ready to tie the knot at a gorgeous hilltop ceremony in Nashville when inspiration struck.” Read at BBC News ↗ Centre · 1She told the BBC she had called her first marriage "horrifying" and described her ex-husband as emotionally manipulative and psychologically abusive. She said she had been tempted to call that wedding off but felt powerless to stand up for herself. BBC NewsN “She's called that first marriage "horrifying".”“In the run-up, she had been tempted to call it off, but felt powerless to stand up for herself.” Read at BBC News ↗ Centre · 1On her second wedding day she felt the opposite, saying she is in a happy, healthy relationship with total autonomy over her own life. Two months later the song came out of that idea, in which she urges her younger self to trust her instincts. BBC NewsN “"I'm in a happy, healthy relationship and I have total autonomy over my own life," says the singer”“Two months later, and back at work, the idea resurfaced and a song spilled out.” Read at BBC News ↗
Centre · 1The song was released in August. The BBC reported that this week it became one of the 10 most-played songs in the world on Spotify and on Friday entered the top five of the UK singles chart. It is also widely used on TikTok to highlight relationship red flags. BBC NewsN “Released in August, Stop The Wedding this week became one of the 10 most-played songs in the world on Spotify.”“On Friday, it broke into the top five of the UK singles chart” Read at BBC News ↗ Centre · 1The BBC profile traces Ashe's career. She is a San Jose native who studied at Berklee and worked as a Nashville songwriter, and she broke through with "Moral of The Story" in 2019. She had a nervous breakdown in 2023 and stepped away from music, returning with the 2024 album "Wilson". She then formed The Favors with Finneas O'Connell and signed with Atlantic Records. BBC NewsN “A native of San Jose, she grew up in a conservative household”“In 2023, she had a nervous breakdown and stepped away from showbusiness.”“then teamed up with Billie Eilish's brother Finneas O'Connell to form The Favors, before signing a new deal with Atlantic Records.” Read at BBC News ↗ Mixed · 2Her fourth solo album, "The Girl of Your Dreams" (the BBC gives the title as "Girl of Your Dreams"), is due out on 16 October. The BBC describes it as deliberately maximalist, and it ends with a song about her current partner, musician John Clark Canada. BBC NewsN “Ashe's album, Girl of Your Dreams, is out on 16 October.”“It's a deliberately maximalist record” Read at BBC News ↗ CBS NewsLC “Ashe talks to Anthony Mason about her fourth solo album, "The Girl of Your Dreams," working with Finneas and finding empathy for herself.” Read at CBS News ↗
Left · 1CBS News interviewed Ashe on why "Stop The Wedding" is the first single from the album. The interview covered her work with Finneas and her finding empathy for herself. CBS NewsLC “Ashe on why "Stop The Wedding" is the first single off her new album”“working with Finneas and finding empathy for herself.” Read at CBS News ↗
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- Framing
- CBS News presents a broadcast interview with Anthony Mason about the album and why this song was chosen as the lead single.
- Emphasis
- The album, the collaboration with Finneas, and Ashe finding empathy for herself.
- Leaves out or plays down
- The coverage we have does not include the details of her first marriage or the chart performance.
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“Ashe talks to Anthony Mason about her fourth solo album, "The Girl of Your Dreams," working with Finneas and finding empathy for herself.” — CBS News
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- BBC News runs a long personal profile, led by the song's origin in her two weddings.
- Emphasis
- Her abusive first marriage, the song's chart success, her 2023 breakdown and comeback, and the album's sound.
- Leaves out or plays down
- It does not mention the CBS interview angle of why the song was chosen as the lead single.
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- “horrifying”“manipulative”
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“Her ex, who she met in college, was, she says, emotionally manipulative and psychologically abusive.” — BBC News
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Ashe's hit "Stop The Wedding" is the lead single from her new album.
- The album is her fourth solo record and she worked with Finneas on it.
Left1 article
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Ashe on why "Stop The Wedding" is the first single off her new album
Neutral Promotional interview segment about the album's lead single and her collaboration with Finneas.
Centre1 article
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Ashe was too scared to cancel her wedding - the story became a hit song
Sympathetic Personal profile that follows Ashe from an abusive first marriage to a hit song and a comeback.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 10 Oct 00:01 First BBC NewsN Ashe was too scared to cancel her wedding - the story became a hit song
- 13 Oct 15:49 +87h 48m CBS NewsLC Ashe on why "Stop The Wedding" is the first single off her new album
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