Ashton joins Jamey Johnson on select tour dates
Rising country star Kassi Ashton serves up a smoky and sultry new song with “I Don’t Wanna Dance” out now via MCA Nashville. Across the track, softly strummed acoustic chords and slide guitar rustle beneath Kassi’s undeniable bluesy vocals. Meanwhile, her words weigh heavy on the beat’s slow burn as an eighties-style guitar lick echoes. The emotional push-and-pull culminates with a confession in the chorus, “I don’t wanna dance if I ain’t dancing with you.”
“It doesn’t matter how good the band is, how long the bartender has been perfecting her margarita recipe, or how hot the cowboy is who’s offering, I don’t wanna dance if I ain’t dancing with you,” Ashton says of the track.
The track comes shortly after Ashton’s recent ACM nomination for New Female Artist of the Year and follows the buzzing fan favorite “Called Crazy,” which is currently on Top 40 on country radio. “Called Crazy” was Ashton’s first release of 2024, following her sultry rendition of Christina Aguilera’s “Genie In A Bottle” released last November. In 2023, Ashton also released her Top 40 hit, “Drive You Out Of My Mind,” and its silky, slowed-down companion, “Drive You Out Of My Mind (Dark Room Edition),” released in September.
This year, Ashton is back on the road for several headlining performances and festival appearances, including a set at CMA Fest on June 8th. Kassi will also be joining Jamey Johnson on the What A View Tour this July.
