Iowa-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Hailey Whitters has released new single “Prodigal Daughter” featuring Molly Tuttle on guitar and harmony vocals. The song was co-written by Hailey Whitters, Paul Sikes and Bryan Simpson, and features performances by CMA Musician of the Year Charlie Worsham, and bluegrass players Bryan Sutton, Stuart Duncan and Justin Moses. 

Whitters says:

‘Prodigal Daughter’ represents a return to my roots, my faith and what’s important to me. Over the last few years, I’ve been listening to a lot of bluegrass music, and I’ve been so excited by the new faces propelling the genre – especially artists like Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings. Their music definitely inspired this one, and I was lucky enough to get Molly to be a part of it and to record with some of my favorite bluegrass musicians like Bryan Sutton, Stuart Duncan, Justin Moses and Charlie Worsham to help me define a new sound for this record.

In recent months, Whitters has released collaborations with Max McNown, Evan Honer and Brooks & Dunn. In November, she supported Alan Jackson on his final tour date of 2024 in Salt Lake City after penning his 2017 single “The Older I Get.”

This year, Whitters will perform at the inaugural Sand in My Boots festival on May 16 in Gulf Shores, Alabama and at Under the Big Sky Music Festival from July 18 to 20 in Whitefish, Montana.