Whitney Phillips
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Whitney Phillips is an American singer and songwriter, sometimes credited as Whitney Lauren Phillips. She has co-written songs for various artists, including Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, Kylie Minogue, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande.
Early life
A native of Seattle, Phillips attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Career
Songwriter
Phillips's first songwriting credit was as the lyricist for the Stafford Brothers' 2012 song "Hello". In 2014, she co-wrote the Stafford Brothers song "This Girl", and "Delirious (Boneless)" from the Steve Aoki album Neon Future I. In 2015, Phillips co-wrote the songs "Black and White" and "Your Body" for the Kylie Minogue and Fernando Garibay EP Kylie and Garibay, "Broke" on the Joe Budden album All Love Lost, and "These Are the Days" on the Omi album Me 4 U.
In 2016, Phillips co-wrote "Happiness" on the Needtobreathe album Hard Love, the Cher Lloyd single "Activated", the Steve Aoki single "Can't Go Home", and "Shots Fired" on the Sawyer Fredericks album A Good Storm. In 2017, she co-wrote the Fifth Harmony single "Deliver", the Mr. Probz single "Til You Are Loved", and DJ Cassidy's track "Honor". Phillips also co-wrote and performed on the 2017 singles "Out of Love" by Indiia, and "Mutual" by Tom & Collins.
In 2018, Phillips co-wrote two tracks, "Sick of Sittin'" and "Like I Do", on the Christina Aguilera album Liberation. She also co-wrote two tracks, "Love Me & Let Me Go" and "Voices in My Head", on the Ashley Tisdale album Symptoms. Phillips also composed "Bad Boy" on the Red Velvet album Perfect Velvet, "Come Clean" on the Conrad Sewell album Ghosts & Heartaches, and co-wrote the singles "Origami" by Era Istrefi, and "Done" by Nikki Vianna. In 2019, Phillips co-wrote "The Hard Way" on the Celine Dion deluxe album Courage, and the Zara Larsson single "Don't Worry Bout Me" She also co-wrote the tracks "Tomboy" and "Strong Ones" on the Destiny Rogers EP Tomboy, and "Loner" on the Terror Jr album Unfortunately, Terror Jr.
In 2020, Philips received her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Stuck with U", performed by Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. She also co-wrote the Aksel Kankaanranta song "Looking Back", which was selected to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, though the contest was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Phillips co-wrote "Kickin' Pushin'" on the Destiny Rogers album Great Escape. In 2021, she co-wrote "Love You Different" on the Justin Bieber album Justice, and co-wrote "I Am" on the Bebe Rexha album Bebe in 2023. In 2024, Phillips co-wrote "Damn Good Country Song" on the Corey Kent album Black Bandana, and the Teddy Swims single "Funeral".
In 2025, Phillips appeared on the Netflix music docu-reality series Hitmakers.
Vocalist
As a performer, Phillips was a featured vocalist on "Strike" from the Morgan Page's 2015 album DC to Light, Bobby Green's 2016 single "Lights", the 2016 Far East Movement track "Dubs Up", "Blackout" from Mike Stud's 2016 album These Days, and the 2017 Glenn Morrison single "Cold Day". She also co-wrote and performed on the 2017 tracks "Out of Love" by Indiia, and "Mutual" by Tom & Collins.
Songwriting credits
Performer credits
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Strike" | 2015 | Morgan Page | DC to Light | |
| "Lights" | 2016 | Bobby Green | Single | |
| "Dubs Up" | Far East Movement | Single | ||
| "Blackout" | Mike Stud | These Days | ||
| "Cold Day" | 2017 | Glenn Morrison | Single | |
| "Out of Love" | Indiia | Single | ||
| "Mutual" | Tom & Collins | Single |
Accolades
"Hello" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 ARIA Music Awards. "Like I Do" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, held in 2019.