| Hailey Whitters | |
| Birth Name: | Hailey Faith Whitters |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Shueyville, Iowa, United States |
| Genre: | Country |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar, banjo |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
| Associated Acts: | Lori McKenna |
Hailey Faith Whitters (born September 9, 1989) is an American country music singer originally from Shueyville, Iowa.[1] [2]
Whitters has written songs for Little Big Town and Alan Jackson, and has written with Lori McKenna. Whitters has toured with Little Big Town, opened for Luke Combs on his 2024 Growin' Up and Gettin' Old tour and also Maren Morris on her 2019 .[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.
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat. | US Current | ||||
| Black Sheep |
| — | — | ||
| The Dream |
| — | — |
| |
| Raised |
| 9 | 90 | ||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [14] | US Country Songs [15] | US Country Airplay [16] | CAN [17] | CAN Country [18] | |||||
| "Everything She Ain't" | 2022 | 94 | 24 | 17 | 73 | 2 | Raised | ||
| "I'm in Love"[20] | 2023 | — | — | 47 | — | — | I'm in Love | ||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Airplay [21] | CAN Country [22] | |||
| "Roulette on the Heart" [23] | 2024 | 58 | — | Smoky Mountains |
| "Drinkin' Buddies" [24] | 26 | 59 | TBD | |
| Year | Organization | Award | Nominee/Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CMT Music Awards | Breakthrough Video of the Year | "Fillin' My Cup" | |
| 2022 | Grammy Awards | Song of the Year | "A Beautiful Noise" | |
| 2023 | Academy of Country Music Awards | New Female Artist of the Year | Hailey Whitters | |
| Country Music Association Awards | New Artist of the Year | Hailey Whitters |