Audacy Launch artist Kassi Ashton is going into tonight’s ACM Awards with her very first nomination and she plans on arriving in style. While catching up with Audacy’s Katie Neal ahead of Thursday night’s show, Ashton revealed she made her own red carpet outfit and is “stoked” to show it off.

“I’m stoked to wear my outfit, I made it,” she shared before detailing it reflects her personality perfectly. “You know me, I’m not a rhinestones or sequins girly, I’m a leather girly. I’m a chrome, witchy, ‘70s Cher girly. I hope people that know me, when they see the outfit will go, ‘That’s so her!’”

Fans of Ashton know she is no stranger to making her own clothes and this time, she filmed every stage of the process so fans can see exactly what went into the creation. “They make me film everything,” Ashton said of capturing creative process. “The filming part is so irritating… most the time when I’m sewing, I don’t have pants on… because I’m putting the clothes on and off while Im making them so I’m like, s***, I have to put a shirt on, I’m recording,” she laughed.

Ashton is sure to turn heads with her look tonight and pull even more people in to her growing fanbase. Gaining more traction with her music is something Ashton is really excited for this year as she spends 2024 featured as a Launch artist on Audacy Country stations nationwide.

“Every show I play, I know the amount of people that are singing and dancing along and wearing the merch it’s going to go up exponentially for the rest of the year and that’s insane to me because that’s the kind of fuel that helps to balance out all the rest of the things that aren’t great,” she shared. “And that’s what I’m crazy ecstatic for.”

Hear from Kassi about her outfit, music, hearing herself on the radio and more by checking out her entire conversation with Audacy’s Katie Neal above.

Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Katie Neal