Ashton Casey: Last News

Ashnikko spoke to NME backstage at Reading Festival 2023 about their “beautiful” friendship with Ethel Cain. Watch the full video interview above.Earlier this year, the pair hit the studio to work on a track for ‘WEEDKILLER’, the recently-released debut album from Ashnikko (born Ashton Casey). The result was expansive closer ‘Dying Star’, a track that details themes of desire and resolution.

Ashnikko has shared a new single called ‘Cry’ on which she teams up with Grimes – listen below.The North Carolina pop star, whose real name is Ashton Casey, released her ‘Hi, It’s Me’ EP last year, and later went viral on TikTok with her pop-rap offering ‘Stupid’.Released today (June 17), ‘Cry’ sees Ashnikko snarl: “Bitch, are you tryna make me cry?/ Are you tryna make me lose it?/ You win some and lose some/ This could get gruesome“.Her intense delivery is later offset by Grimes’ delicate, whispered vocals. “This is the winter of my discontent/ Everything else is irrelevant/ Are you trying to make me cry? (Cry)“, she sings.The collaborative cut arrives with an anime-inspired official video, which was directed by Mike Anderson.