{{Short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Multiple issues| {{ai-generated|date=November 2025}} {{Notability|1=Biographies|date=April 2026}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Lily Fitts | image = | caption = Fitts in 2023 | birth_name = Lily Rose Fitts | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|12|9}} | origin = Topsfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | genre = Indie folk, alt-country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | website = {{URL|https://lilyfittsmusic.com/}} | years_active = 2023–present | label = {{hlist|Thirty Knots|Mom + Pop|}} }}
'''Lily Rose Fitts''' (born December 9, 2000) is an American singer-songwriter from Topsfield Massachusetts. She gained attention in 2023 after artists including Noah Kahan, Zach Bryan, and The Lumineers shared her cover performances on social media.<ref name="NBCBoston">{{cite web |last1=Reed |first1=William |last2=Lunis |first2=Kwani A. |title=From Biochemistry Student to Music Sensation: Topsfield Singer's Journey Goes Viral |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/from-biochemistry-student-to-music-sensation-topsfield-singers-journey-goes-viral/3046782/ |website=NBC Boston |date=June 27, 2023 |access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Fitts was born in Topsfield, Massachusetts and also spent part of her childhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts.<ref name="NBCBoston">{{cite web |last1=Reed |first1=William |last2=Lunis |first2=Kwani A. |title=From Biochemistry Student to Music Sensation: Topsfield Singer's Journey Goes Viral |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/from-biochemistry-student-to-music-sensation-topsfield-singers-journey-goes-viral/3046782/ |website=NBC Boston |date=June 27, 2023 |access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref> She began playing piano and guitar at age nine. She attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} and has a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.<ref name="NBCBoston"/>
==Career== Fitts gained initial attention in 2023 through TikTok, where a rewritten version of Noah Kahan’s song "Stick Season" garnered over two million views and led to a repost from Kahan himself.<ref name="NBCBoston" />
She supported artists including Michael Marcagi, Sam Barber, and Myles Smith throughout 2024 and 2025 and performed at major festivals including Bonnaroo, Summerfest, Lovin' Life, Springfest, and Extra Innings.<ref name="1st3">{{cite web |title=Lily Fitts: Just the Beginning |url=https://www.1st3-magazine.com/lily-fitts-just-the-beginning/ |website=1st3 Magazine |date=June 27, 2025 |access-date=July 29, 2025}}</ref>
===Getting By (2025)=== Fitts released her debut album, ''Getting By'', on June 27, 2025, through independent label Thirty Knots Records. The 10‑track project explores themes of heartbreak, anxiety, grief, and personal growth, and was praised for its lyrical honesty and stripped‑back acoustic production.<ref name="Hashtag">{{cite web |title=Lily Fitts Releases Debut Album 'Getting By' |url=https://hashtagmagazine.net/home/2025/6/27/lily-fitts-releases-debut-albumnbspgetting-by |website=Hashtag Magazine |date=June 27, 2025 |access-date=July 29, 2025}}</ref><ref name="PopBlog">{{cite web |title=Lily Fitts Releases Debut Album 'Getting By', Headline Tour On Sale Now |url=https://thepopblogph.com/2025/06/28/lily-fitts-releases-debut-album-getting-by-headline-tour-on-sale-now/ |website=The Pop Blog |date=June 28, 2025 |access-date=July 29, 2025}}</ref>
==Tour== In support of her debut album, Fitts launched her first headlining tour, ''The Getting By Tour'', in 2025. The tour included 11 U.S. dates, beginning in Phoenix, Arizona and concluding in Cambridge, Massachusetts at The Sinclair.<ref name="NewEngland">{{cite web |title=Lily Fitts Shares Debut Album 'Getting By,' Will Kick Off Headline Tour This Fall |url=https://newenglandsounds.com/2025/06/27/lily-fitts-shares-debut-album-getting-by-will-kick-off-headline-tour-this-fall/ |website=New England Sounds |date=June 27, 2025 |access-date=July 29, 2025}}</ref> She also made her UK debut with a sold-out appearance at BST Hyde Park, supporting Noah Kahan, Gracie Abrams, and FINNEAS on July 4, 2025.<ref name="BST">{{cite web |title=BST Hyde Park: Noah Kahan + Guests |url=https://www.bst-hydepark.com/events/noah-kahan-fri-4-july/ |website=BST Hyde Park |access-date=July 29, 2025}}</ref>
Fitts toured Europe with Max McNown in December 2025, which included shows in Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, and London.<ref name="PopBlog" />
==Musical style and influences== Fitts’ sound blends indie folk and alt-country influences.<ref name="Hashtag" />
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * ''Getting By'' (2025)
===Singles=== * "Hurts Like Hell" (2023) * "I Know What It Isn't" (2023) * "What They Say" (2024) * "Lose You Now" (2024) * "Over Your Head" (2024) * "Brown Eyed Baby" (2024) * "Buying Time" (2024) * "Boston to Barcelona" (2024) * "In the Dirt" (2025) * "Some Kind of Evil" (2025) * "Made To Believe It" (2025) * "Good Riddance" (2025) * "Mess of Me" (2026) * "Cry in California (2025)
===As featured artist=== * "Stopped in Hell" – Sam Barber feat. Lily Fitts (2024)
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