Ashley Kutcher On Her Latest Single “Fake Bitches,” Finding Organic Success Via TikTok, Future Touring Plans & More
Baltimore, Maryland-based singer, songwriter and artist Ashley Kutcher pursued a nursing degree at Towson University. But while studying 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 Kutcher quit her waitressing job shortly after and logged regular marathon sets, often playing 4 hours per night. During her senior year, Kutcher 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, Kutcher released a follow-up demo called “Hands To Myself” to streaming platforms and the song quickly surpassed 1 million streams on Spotify alone.
While her fanbase continued to grow, Ashley Kutcher came across a tweet from songwriter/producer (and recording artist in his own right) blackbear that read “hit me up if you don’t like me.” As Kutcher’s 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 Kutcher signed to Darkroom/Interscope Records; the track already has over 36 million views combined. And that is just one of Kutcher’s hits, as “Fake Bitches” is the latest song to get people talking.
On October 5, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ashley Kutcher via Zoom, as embedded below. Beyond her signing with Universal Music and recent single “Fake Bitches,” we spoke about her Maryland roots, her musical influences, her TikTok account growing organically, and her EP slated for 2022 release. More on Kutcher and her music can be found by clicking here, here and here.
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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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