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“...one of the most appealing country singers and songwriters working today.” – The New Yorker

“...it's almost as if the Iowa native was created in the heavens above for this very moment.” – PEOPLE

“the seventeen-song standout Raised takes the rising star to new heights by returning to the place that shaped her.” – Garden & Gun

“...an appealing dose of country pop that should sit well with anyone who misses the sound of the first two Kacey Musgraves albums.” – BrooklynVegan

●Hailey Whitters released her third studio album Raised on March 18, 2022 via Pigasus Records / Songs & Daughters / Big Loud.

● Highlighted as one of Rolling Stone’s “Best Songs of 2022 So Far,” her debut single at country radio “Everything She Ain’t” ranked among the most added upon impact

● RAISED finds Whitters reconnecting with her Midwestern roots and hometown of Shueyville, IA, reflecting on family, first kisses, and life amid sprawling cornfields.

● Whitters on RAISED: “It’s been 14 years since I’ve lived in Iowa, but more and more I’ve been going back there mentally and being pulled to the people and the places that raised me. THE DREAM was about my time and experience in Nashville and RAISED is about taking the road back home to the Heartland. If THE DREAM were my wings, then RAISED is my roots. This feels like the record I was always supposed to make, but it took THE DREAM to put me on the radar of this town and this team. Now that I have it, I'm excited for my fans to connect more personally with who I am.”

● Following her debut headline tour which concluded with two sold-out shows in her hometown and performances at Tortuga Music Festival and Stagecoach earlier this year, Whitters is hitting the road this summer with Jon Pardi and Lainey Wilson on his Ain't Always The Cowboy Tour.

● This year, Hailey received her first GRAMMY nomination for Song of the Year for “A Beautiful Noise,” which was written by Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry and Hailey Whitters, and performed by Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile.

● In 2021 alone, Whitters toured with Luke Combs and Midland, was named the inaugural Opry NextStage Artist of the year, scored her first CMT Music Award nomination for “Breakthrough Video of the Year” (“Fillin’ My Cup” feat. Little Big Town).

● Last year, Whitters released LIVING THE DREAM (February 2021), which added 5 new songs to her 2020 album THE DREAM – each with a guest vocalist including Brent Cobb, Jordan Davis, Hillary Lindsey, Little Big Town, Lori McKenna and Trisha Yearwood.

● THE DREAM was one of the most critically acclaimed country albums of 2020 and landed on more than 15 year-end “Best of” lists

Bio

This Iowa-born, Nashville-based rising country star scored her breakthrough moment in 2020 with the release of her self-funded debut album The Dream, which was praised as "the year's deepest country album" (The Washington Post) and went on to appear on more than 15 year-end best of lists including #1 on both Stereogum's "10 Best Country Albums of 2020" and Garden & Gun's "Best Southern Albums of 2020" list. The subsequent deluxe album Living The Dream found Whitters' self-fulfilling The Dream's prophecy and enlisting her friends and collaborators Brent Cobb, Jordan Davis, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Little Big Town, and Trisha Yearwood to appear on five new songs, leading NPR's Fresh Air to call her “one of the most interesting voices in country music.” In 2021 alone, Whitters toured with Luke Combs and Midland, was named the inaugural Opry NextStage Artist of the year, scored her first CMT Music Award nomination for Breakthrough Video of the Year (“Fillin' My Cup” feat. Little Big Town) and received her first GRAMMY nomination for Song of the Year for “A Beautiful Noise,” which was written by Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry and Hailey Whitters, and performed by Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile. On March 18, 2022, Whitters released her third studio album RAISED via Pigasus / Songs & Daughters / Big Loud, which features her debut single at country radio “Everything She Ain’t.” Ranking among the most added upon its impact, the track was also named one of Rolling Stone’s “Best Songs of 2022 So Far.” With her debut headline Heartland Tour and performances at Tortuga Music Festival and Stagecoach Festival under her belt, the rising star boasts over 100 million streams across her catalog and will hit the road all summer with Jon Pardi and Lainey Wilson on his Ain't Always The Cowboy Tour.