Hailey Whitters

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Hailey Whitters

| image =Hailey Whitters 02 (14533145074).jpg

| caption = Whitters in 2014

| birth_name = Hailey Faith Whitters

| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1989|09|09}}

| birth_place = Shueyville, Iowa, United States

| genre = Country

| occupation = Singer-songwriter

| instrument = Vocals, guitar, banjo

| years_active = 2015–present

| label = {{hlist|Carnival|Pigasus|Big Loud|Songs & Daughters}}

| associated_acts = Lori McKenna

| website = {{URL|https://haileywhitters.com}}

}}

Hailey Faith Whitters (born September 9, 1989) is an American country music singer originally from Shueyville, Iowa.{{cite web|last1=Trainor|first1=Genevieve|title=Album Review: Hailey Whitters' 'Black Sheep'|date=20 November 2015 |url=http://littlevillagemag.com/album-review-hailey-whitters-black-sheep/|publisher=Little Village Magazine|access-date=27 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=Daily Discovery: Hailey Whitters, "Breaking My Own Heart"|date=25 September 2013 |url=https://americansongwriter.com/daily-discovery-hailey-whitters-breaking-my-own-heart//|publisher=American Songwriter|access-date=19 June 2020}}

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, opened for Luke Combs on his 2024 Growin' Up and Gettin' Old tour and also Maren Morris on her 2019 Girl: The World Tour.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8529937/hailey-whitters-emerging-country|title=Emerging Country: After Writing For Little Big Town & Alan Jackson, Hailey Whitters Shares Her Music|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2020-02-18}}

Whitters released her debut full-length album in 2015 titled Black Sheep.{{cite web|last1=Walton|first1=Charles|title=Release of 'Black Sheep' makes Hailey Whitters an artist to be reckoned with|url=https://www.axs.com/release-of-black-sheep-makes-hailey-whitters-an-artist-to-be-reckoned--69862|publisher=AXS TV|access-date=27 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE: Listen To Hailey Whitters' Electrifying Country Debut|date=29 September 2015 |url=http://www.elmoremagazine.com/2015/09/music-news/listen-to-hailey-whitters-electrifying-country-debut|publisher=Elmore Magazine|access-date=27 March 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Schwind|first1=Gary|title=Hailey Whitters is a country singer to watch|url=https://www.axs.com/hailey-whitters-is-a-country-singer-to-watch-62165|publisher=AXS TV|access-date=27 March 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Williams-Chalmers|first1=Jeremy|title=Review: Hailey Whitters - Black Sheep|url=http://yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Review-Hailey-Whitters--Black-Sheep|publisher=The Yorkshire Times|access-date=27 March 2017}} Whitters co-wrote Little Big Town's song "Happy People", from their 2017 album The Breaker.{{cite web|last1=Blumberg|first1=Perri|title=Hear Little Big Town's Optimistic New Song 'Happy People'|date=3 February 2017|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/hear-little-big-towns-optimistic-new-song-happy-people-w464796|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=27 March 2017|archive-date=28 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328021755/http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/hear-little-big-towns-optimistic-new-song-happy-people-w464796|url-status=dead}} On September 13, 2019, Whitters released an extended play titled "The Days", which serves as the first half of her upcoming album, "The Dream".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/hailey-whitters-the-days-new-album-the-dream-879811/|title=Hailey Whitters Details New Release 'The Days'|last=Freeman|first=Jon|date=2019-09-04|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-19}} On January 24, 2020, Whitters released a single called "Janice at the Hotel Bar", written with her frequent collaborator Lori McKenna.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2020/01/24/hailey-whitters-puts-on-another-clinic-in-songwriting-with-janice-at-the-hotel-bar/|title=Hailey Whitters Puts On Another Clinic In Songwriting With "Janice At The Hotel Bar"|date=24 January 2020|first=Steve|last= Gazibara|website=Whiskey Riff|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-19}} In June 2020, Whitters signed with Big Loud Records’ imprint Songs & Daughters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/197310/songs-daughters-signs-hailey-whitters-to-record-de|title=Songs & Daughters Signs Hailey Whitters To Record Deal|website=All Access}}

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".{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/hailey-whitters-everything-she-aint-video-album-raised-1284490/ | title=Hailey Whitters Plays the 'Cow Pie High' Homecoming Queen in 'Everything She Ain't' Video | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=14 January 2022 }} 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 Molly Tuttle), "High on the Hog", and "High on a Heartbreak".{{cite magazine | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2303030/hailey-whitters-announces-new-album-corn-queen-hear-high-on-a-heartbreak/music/| title=Hailey Whitters Announces New Album Corn Queen: Hear “High On A Heartbreak” | magazine=Stereogum | date=4 April 2025}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| US Heat. ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| US Current
scope="row"\|Black Sheep \| Release date: October 2, 2015 Label: Carnival Recording Company Format: CD, digital download \| — \| — \|
scope="row"\|The Dream \| Release date: February 28, 2020 Label: Pigasus Format: CD, digital download, LP \| — \| — \| US: 300{{cite web \|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44165-top-10-country-albums-pure-sales-chart-march-9-2020 \|title=Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020 \|work=RoughStock \|first=Matt \|last=Bjorke \|date=March 10, 2020 \|access-date=March 22, 2020 \|archive-date=March 19, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319184203/http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44165-top-10-country-albums-pure-sales-chart-march-9-2020 \|url-status=dead }}
scope="row" \|Raised \| Release date: March 18, 2022 Label: Pigasus, Big Loud Format: CD, digital download, LP \| 9 \| 90 \|
scope="row" \|Corn Queen \| Release date: June 6, 2025 Label: Pigasus, Big Loud Format: CD, digital download, LP \| — \| — \|

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Sales

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| US
Heat.

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| US
Current

scope="row"|Black Sheep

Release date: October 2, 2015
Label: Carnival Recording Company
Format: CD, digital download

| —

scope="row"|The Dream

Release date: February 28, 2020
Label: Pigasus
Format: CD, digital download, LP

| —

US: 300{{cite web |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44165-top-10-country-albums-pure-sales-chart-march-9-2020 |title=Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020 |work=RoughStock |first=Matt |last=Bjorke |date=March 10, 2020 |access-date=March 22, 2020 |archive-date=March 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319184203/http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44165-top-10-country-albums-pure-sales-chart-march-9-2020 |url-status=dead }}

scope="row" |Raised

Release date: March 18, 2022
Label: Pigasus, Big Loud
Format: CD, digital download, LP

| 9

| 90

scope="row" |Corn Queen

Release date: June 6, 2025
Label: Pigasus, Big Loud
Format: CD, digital download, LP

| —

=Extended plays=

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scope="row" \|I'm in Love \| Release date: July 28, 2023 Label: Pigasus, Big Loud Format: Digital download

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! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:8em;"| Title

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scope="row" |I'm in Love

Release date: July 28, 2023
Label: Pigasus, Big Loud
Format: Digital download

=Singles=

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| US {{cite tweet\|user=billboardcharts\|number=1660737790567501843\|title=@haileywhitters' "Everything She Ain't" debuts at No. 94 on this week's #Hot100.\|date=May 22, 2023\|access-date=May 23, 2023}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| US Country Songs {{cite magazine\|url=http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2023_0620.pdf\|title=Billboard Country Update\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=June 21, 2023}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| US Country Airplay Peaks on the Country Airplay chart: "Everything She Ain't": {{cite magazine\|url=https://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2023_0616.pdf\|title=Billboard Country Update\|date=June 16, 2023\|page=5\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=June 16, 2023\|archive-date=June 16, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616214508/http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2023_0616.pdf\|url-status=dead}} "I'm in Love": {{cite magazine\|url=http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2024_0322.pdf\|title=Billboard Country Update\|magazine=Billboard\|date=March 22, 2024\|access-date=March 23, 2024}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| CAN {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2023-08-26/\|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of August 26, 2023\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=August 22, 2023}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| CAN Country {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2023-08-26/\|title=Canada Country: Week of August 26, 2023\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=August 22, 2023}}
scope="row" \| "Everything She Ain't" \| 2022 \| 94 \|\| 24 \|\| 17 \|\| 73 \|\| 2 \| RIAA: Platinum{{cite certification\|region=United States\|artist=Hailey Whitters\|access-date=August 15, 2023}} \| Raised
scope="row" \| "I'm in Love"{{Cite journal \| url=https://assets.countryaircheck.com/public/fa01ad1e-628c-412c-9b6fa564659f228e/Issue-878-October-2-2023.pdf#page=22 \| title=Add Dates \| date=2023-10-02 \| page=22 \| access-date=2024-09-01 \| journal=Country Aircheck Weekly}} \| 2023 \| — \|\| — \|\| 47 \|\| — \|\| — \| \| I'm in Love

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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| US
{{cite tweet|user=billboardcharts|number=1660737790567501843|title=@haileywhitters' "Everything She Ain't" debuts at No. 94 on this week's #Hot100.|date=May 22, 2023|access-date=May 23, 2023}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| US Country Songs
{{cite magazine|url=http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2023_0620.pdf|title=Billboard Country Update|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 21, 2023}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| US Country Airplay
Peaks on the Country Airplay chart:

"Everything She Ain't": {{cite magazine|url=https://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2023_0616.pdf|title=Billboard Country Update|date=June 16, 2023|page=5|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 16, 2023|archive-date=June 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616214508/http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2023_0616.pdf|url-status=dead}}
"I'm in Love": {{cite magazine|url=http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2024_0322.pdf|title=Billboard Country Update|magazine=Billboard|date=March 22, 2024|access-date=March 23, 2024}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| CAN
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2023-08-26/|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of August 26, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 22, 2023}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| CAN Country
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2023-08-26/|title=Canada Country: Week of August 26, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 22, 2023}}

scope="row" | "Everything She Ain't"

| 2022

| 94 || 24 || 17 || 73 || 2

RIAA: Platinum{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Hailey Whitters|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

| Raised

scope="row" | "I'm in Love"{{Cite journal | url=https://assets.countryaircheck.com/public/fa01ad1e-628c-412c-9b6fa564659f228e/Issue-878-October-2-2023.pdf#page=22 | title=Add Dates | date=2023-10-02 | page=22 | access-date=2024-09-01 | journal=Country Aircheck Weekly}}

| 2023

| — || — || 47 || — || —

| I'm in Love

=As a featured artist=

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| US Country Airplay Peaks of songs as a featured artist on the Country Airplay chart: "Roulette on the Heart": {{cite magazine\|url=http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2024_0607.pdf\|title=Billboard Country Update\|magazine=Billboard\|date=June 7, 2024\|access-date=June 8, 2024}} "Drinkin' Buddies": {{cite magazine\|url=http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2024_0403.pdf\|title=Billboard Country Update\|magazine=Billboard\|date=May 3, 2024\|access-date=May 4, 2024}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| CAN Country {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2024-05-18/\|title=Canada Country: Week of May 18, 2024\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=May 14, 2024}}
scope="row"\| "Roulette on the Heart" {{small\|(Conner Smith with Hailey Whitters)}}{{cite web\|url=https://assets.countryaircheck.com/public/cb97cb68-03d4-485c-a407c5e33edfb412/Issue-903-April-1-2024.pdf\|title=Country Aircheck Weekly April 1, 2024, Issue 903\|date=April 1, 2024\|website=Country Aircheck\|accessdate=April 2, 2024}} \| rowspan="2"\|2024 \| 58 \|\| — \| Smoky Mountains
scope="row"\| "Drinkin' Buddies" {{small\|(Lee Brice with Nate Smith and Hailey Whitters)}}{{cite web\|url=https://twitter.com/leebrice/status/1777697981023891458 \| title=Excited to announce "Drinkin' Buddies"... - Lee Brice on X\|date=April 9, 2024\|website=Twitter\|accessdate=April 10, 2024}} \| 26 \|\| 59 \| TBD

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| US Country Airplay
Peaks of songs as a featured artist on the Country Airplay chart:

"Roulette on the Heart": {{cite magazine|url=http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2024_0607.pdf|title=Billboard Country Update|magazine=Billboard|date=June 7, 2024|access-date=June 8, 2024}}
"Drinkin' Buddies": {{cite magazine|url=http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2024_0403.pdf|title=Billboard Country Update|magazine=Billboard|date=May 3, 2024|access-date=May 4, 2024}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| CAN Country
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2024-05-18/|title=Canada Country: Week of May 18, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 14, 2024}}

scope="row"| "Roulette on the Heart"
{{small|(Conner Smith with Hailey Whitters)}}{{cite web|url=https://assets.countryaircheck.com/public/cb97cb68-03d4-485c-a407c5e33edfb412/Issue-903-April-1-2024.pdf|title=Country Aircheck Weekly April 1, 2024, Issue 903|date=April 1, 2024|website=Country Aircheck|accessdate=April 2, 2024}}

| rowspan="2"|2024

| 58 || —

| Smoky Mountains

scope="row"| "Drinkin' Buddies"
{{small|(Lee Brice with Nate Smith and Hailey Whitters)}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/leebrice/status/1777697981023891458 | title=Excited to announce "Drinkin' Buddies"... - Lee Brice on X|date=April 9, 2024|website=Twitter|accessdate=April 10, 2024}}

| 26 || 59

| TBD