Hailey Whitters

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Hailey Whitters
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Background information
Birth nameHailey Faith Whitters
Born (1989-09-09) September 9, 1989 (age 34)
Shueyville, Iowa, United States
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, banjo
Years active2015–present
Labels
  • Carnival
  • Pigasus
  • Big Loud
  • Songs & Daughters
Website haileywhitters.com

Hailey Faith Whitters (born September 9, 1989) is an American country music singer originally from Shueyville, Iowa. [1] [2]

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Songwriting and music career

Whitters has written songs for Little Big Town and Alan Jackson, and has written with Lori McKenna. Whitters has toured with Little Big Town, and opened for Maren Morris on her 2019 Girl: The World Tour. [3] Whitters released her debut full-length album in 2015 titled Black Sheep. [4] [5] [6] [7] Whitters co-wrote Little Big Town's song "Happy People", from their 2017 album The Breaker. [8] On September 13, 2019, Whitters released an extended play titled "The Days", which serves as the first half of her upcoming album, "The Dream". [9] On January 24, 2020, Whitters released a single called "Janice at the Hotel Bar", written with her frequent collaborator Lori McKenna. [10] In June 2020, Whitters signed with Big Loud Records’ imprint Songs & Daughters. [11]

Whitters' third album, Living The Dream, was released on January 21, 2021. It is a reissue of The Dream with five new songs, duets with Brent Cobb, Jordan Davis, Trisha Yearwood, Little Big Town and Lori McKenna & Hillary Lindsey. Whitters' fourth album, Raised , was released on March 18, 2022 and became her first album to reach the Billboard charts, debuting at #18 on the Heatseekers Albums chart and staying on the chart for 6 weeks, later hitting a peak of #9. Raised was preceded by the release of songs "Everything She Ain't" and "The Neon". [12] The former would go on to be released to country radio in June 2022. To support the album, Whitters embarked on The Heartland Tour as well as supported Jon Pardi's Ain't Always The Cowboy Tour during the summer of 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and sales
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
Heat.
US
Current
Black Sheep
  • Release date: October 2, 2015
  • Label: Carnival Recording Company
  • Format: CD, digital download
The Dream
  • Release date: February 28, 2020
  • Label: Pigasus
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP
Raised
  • Release date: March 18, 2022
  • Label: Pigasus, Big Loud
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP
990

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[14]
US Country Songs
[15]
US Country Airplay
[16]
CAN
[17]
CAN Country
[18]
"Everything She Ain't"2022942417732Raised
"I'm in Love" [20] 202347I'm in Love
List of singles as a featured artist
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US Country Airplay
[21]
CAN Country
[22]
"Roulette on the Heart"
(Conner Smith with Hailey Whitters) [23]
2024 Smoky Mountains
"Drinkin' Buddies"
(Lee Brice with Nate Smith and Hailey Whitters) [24]
2659TBD

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardNominee/WorkResult
2021 CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year"Fillin' My Cup"Nominated
2022 Grammy Awards Song of the Year "A Beautiful Noise"Nominated
2023 Academy of Country Music Awards New Female Artist of the YearHailey WhittersWon
Country Music Association Awards New Artist of the Year Hailey WhittersNominated

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