Whitney Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Whitney Lauren Phillips |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Songwriter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Whitney Phillips is an American singer and songwriter, sometimes credited as Whitney Lauren Phillips. She has co-written songs for various artists, including Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, Kylie Minogue, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande.
A native of Seattle, Phillips attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. [1]
Phillips's first songwriting credit was as the lyricist for the Stafford Brothers' 2012 song "Hello". [1] [2] In 2014, she co-wrote the Stafford Brothers song "This Girl", [3] and "Delirious (Boneless)" from the Steve Aoki album Neon Future I . [4] In 2015, Phillips co-wrote the songs "Black and White" and "Your Body" for the Kylie Minogue and Fernando Garibay EP Kylie and Garibay , [5] [6] "Broke" on the Joe Budden album All Love Lost , [7] and "These Are the Days" on the Omi album Me 4 U . [8]
In 2016, Phillips co-wrote "Happiness" on the Needtobreathe album Hard Love , [9] the Cher Lloyd single "Activated", [10] the Steve Aoki single "Can't Go Home", [11] and "Shots Fired" on the Sawyer Fredericks album A Good Storm. [12] In 2017, she co-wrote the Fifth Harmony single "Deliver", [13] [14] the Mr. Probz single "Til You Are Loved", [15] and DJ Cassidy's track "Honor". [16] Phillips also co-wrote and performed on the 2017 singles "Out of Love" by Indiia, [17] and "Mutual" by Tom & Collins. [18]
In 2018, Phillips co-wrote two tracks, "Sick of Sittin'" and "Like I Do", on the Christina Aguilera album Liberation . [19] [20] She also co-wrote two tracks, "Love Me & Let Me Go" and "Voices in My Head", on the Ashley Tisdale album Symptoms . [21] [22] Phillips also composed "Bad Boy" on the Red Velvet album Perfect Velvet , [23] [24] "Come Clean" on the Conrad Sewell album Ghosts & Heartaches , [25] and co-wrote the singles "Origami" by Era Istrefi, [26] and "Done" by Nikki Vianna. [27] In 2019, Phillips co-wrote "The Hard Way" on the Celine Dion deluxe album Courage , [1] [28] and the Zara Larsson single "Don't Worry Bout Me" [13] She also co-wrote the tracks "Tomboy" and "Strong Ones" on the Destiny Rogers EP Tomboy, [29] [30] and "Loner" on the Terror Jr album Unfortunately, Terror Jr . [31]
In 2020, Philips received her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Stuck with U", performed by Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. [1] [32] She also co-wrote the Aksel Kankaanranta song "Looking Back", [33] which was selected to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, [34] though the contest was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [35] Phillips co-wrote "Kickin' Pushin'" on the Destiny Rogers album Great Escape. [36] In 2021, she co-wrote "Love You Different" on the Justin Bieber album Justice , [37] and co-wrote "I Am" on the Bebe Rexha album Bebe in 2023. [38] In 2024, Phillips co-wrote "Damn Good Country Song" on the Corey Kent album Black Bandana, [39] and the Teddy Swims single "Funeral". [40]
In 2025, Phillips appeared on the Netflix music docu-reality series Hitmakers . [13] [41]
As a performer, Phillips was a featured vocalist on "Strike" from the Morgan Page's 2015 album DC to Light , [42] Bobby Green's 2016 single "Lights", [43] the 2016 Far East Movement track "Dubs Up", [44] "Blackout" from Mike Stud's 2016 album These Days, [45] and the 2017 Glenn Morrison single "Cold Day". [46] She also co-wrote and performed on the 2017 tracks "Out of Love" by Indiia, [17] and "Mutual" by Tom & Collins. [18]
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Strike" | 2015 | Morgan Page | DC to Light | [42] |
| "Lights" | 2016 | Bobby Green | Single | [43] |
| "Dubs Up" | Far East Movement | Single | [44] | |
| "Blackout" | Mike Stud | These Days | [45] | |
| "Cold Day" | 2017 | Glenn Morrison | Single | [46] |
| "Out of Love" | Indiia | Single | [17] | |
| "Mutual" | Tom & Collins | Single | [18] |
"Hello" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 ARIA Music Awards. [47] "Like I Do" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, held in 2019. [48]