Hailey Faith Whitters (born September 9, 1989) is an American

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singer originally from

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Songwriting and music career

Whitters has written songs for

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and

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, and has written with

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. Whitters has toured with Little Big Town, opened for

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on his 2024 Growin' Up and Gettin' Old tour and also

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on her 2019 Girl: The World Tour. Whitters released her debut full-length album in 2015 titled ''Black Sheep''. Whitters co-wrote

's song " Happy People", from their 2017 album The Breaker. On September 13, 2019, Whitters released an

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titled "The Days", which serves as the first half of her upcoming album, "The Dream". On January 24, 2020, Whitters released a single called "Janice at the Hotel Bar", written with her frequent collaborator Lori McKenna. In June 2020, Whitters signed with

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’ imprint Songs & Daughters. Whitters' third album, ''Living The Dream'', was released on January 21, 2021. It is a reissue of ''

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'' with five new songs, duets with Brent Cobb, Jordan Davis, Trisha Yearwood, Little Big Town and Lori McKenna & Hillary Lindsey. Whitters' fourth album, ''

Raised ''Raised'' is the third studio album by American country artist Hailey Whitters. It was released on March 18, 2022, via a partnership between Big Loud and her own imprint, Pigasus. Background Heavily inspired by her Midwestern upbringing in Iow ...

'', 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". 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. Whitters announced her fifth album, '' Corn Queen'', on April 4, 2025. It was released on June 6, 2025 and was preceded by the promotional singles "Casseroles", "Prodigal Daughter" (with

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), "High on the Hog", and "High on a Heartbreak".

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As a featured artist

Awards and nominations

References

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