Hailey Whitters

American singer-songwriter
  • Carnival
  • Pigasus
  • Big Loud
  • Songs & Daughters
Websitehaileywhitters.com
Musical artist

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

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, Raised, was released on March 18, 2022. The album 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
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
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
 9 90

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title 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

As a featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
 US Country Songs
 US Country Airplay
 CAN
 CAN Country
"Roulette on the Heart"
(Conner Smith with Hailey Whitters)[21] 		2024 — — — — — Smoky Mountains
"Drinkin' Buddies"
(Lee Brice with Nate Smith and Hailey Whitters)[22] 		— — — — — TBD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Nominee/Work Result
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 Year Hailey Whitters Won
Country Music Association Awards New Artist of the Year Hailey Whitters Nominated

References

  1. ^ Trainor, Genevieve (20 November 2015). "Album Review: Hailey Whitters' 'Black Sheep'". Little Village Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Daily Discovery: Hailey Whitters, "Breaking My Own Heart"". American Songwriter. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Emerging Country: After Writing For Little Big Town & Alan Jackson, Hailey Whitters Shares Her Music". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  4. ^ Walton, Charles. "Release of 'Black Sheep' makes Hailey Whitters an artist to be reckoned with". AXS TV. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  5. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Listen To Hailey Whitters' Electrifying Country Debut". Elmore Magazine. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  6. ^ Schwind, Gary. "Hailey Whitters is a country singer to watch". AXS TV. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  7. ^ Williams-Chalmers, Jeremy. "Review: Hailey Whitters - Black Sheep". The Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  8. ^ Blumberg, Perri (3 February 2017). "Hear Little Big Town's Optimistic New Song 'Happy People'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  9. ^ Freeman, Jon (2019-09-04). "Hailey Whitters Details New Release 'The Days'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  10. ^ Gazibara, Steve (24 January 2020). "Hailey Whitters Puts On Another Clinic In Songwriting With "Janice At The Hotel Bar"". Whiskey Riff. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  11. ^ "Songs & Daughters Signs Hailey Whitters To Record Deal". All Access.
  12. ^ "Hailey Whitters Plays the 'Cow Pie High' Homecoming Queen in 'Everything She Ain't' Video". Rolling Stone. 14 January 2022.
  13. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  14. ^ @billboardcharts (May 22, 2023). "@haileywhitters' "Everything She Ain't" debuts at No. 94 on this week's #Hot100" (Tweet). Retrieved May 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  16. ^ Peaks on the Country Airplay chart:
    • "Everything She Ain't": "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. June 16, 2023. p. 5. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
    • "I'm in Love": "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  17. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of August 26, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  18. ^ "Canada Country: Week of August 26, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  19. ^ "American certifications – Hailey Whitters". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  20. ^ https://assets.countryaircheck.com/public/fa01ad1e-628c-412c-9b6fa564659f228e/Issue-878-October-2-2023.pdf
  21. ^ "Country Aircheck Weekly April 1, 2024, Issue 903" (PDF). Country Aircheck. April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  22. ^ Twitter. April 9, 2024 https://twitter.com/leebrice/status/1777697981023891458. Retrieved April 10, 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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