In Episode 20 of “The Belonging Place” Kylee Shields talks with her good friend Ashley Hess about music, imposter syndrome, grief, God, and so much more. 

Ashley is well known for her singing and songwriting. She was on Season 17 of American Idol and recently went on tour with Maverick City. In addition, Ashley loves to laugh with her friends & family, she loves God, and feels deeply.

Kylee is grateful for her friendship with Ashley and for how vulnerable and honest Ashley is on the podcast and in person. 

Thank you Ashley for singing an emotionally difficult song right after doing the podcast. We love you! 💕🎶

ABOUT OUR GUEST: ASHLEY HESS

Ashley Hess is a singer/songwriter, recording artist from Fremont, California. She was a finalist on the 2019 season of American Idol where Katy Perry deemed her a “bonafide star” and Luke Bryan called her voice “world class.” She has shared the stage with acts such as Jason Mraz, JP Saxe, Andy Grammer, Brandon Flowers of The Killers, Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, Maverick City Music and more. In 2023, she released her debut album “STAGES” inspired by the stages of grief, which included her hit song “yet.” Her collaboration with the King will come “yet (don’t give up)” landed a spot on the Christian Billboard Hot 100 charts for 13 weeks, earned a spot on the Grammy nominated album “The Maverick Way”, and has reached 30M+ listeners worldwide.

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CONNECT WITH: ASHLEY HESS

*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyhessmusic?igsh=a3ExeThyeWwwd2tm

*TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyhessmusic?_t=ZP-8sekpITCGj9&_r=1

*Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4s2GYqPWIthqzV5805rY6N?si=cZepMrxcSOyn_IAL-qb2DQ

*YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ashleyhessmusic?si=H3R4Swx0DCn34kB3

*Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ashley-hess/521884684

*website: https://www.ashleyhessmusic.com

PRODUCTION CREDITS:

Intro/Outro Music: Kimberly Knighton https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyknightonmusic/ 

Recorded at Mindset Content Creation Studios

Produced by Tommy Moore

Brought to you by Vodcasts by Tommy Moore Presents - https://www.instagram.com/vodcasts_by_tommymoore/ 

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