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Lauren Alaina is pregnant with Baby No. 1!
The āRoad Less Traveledā artist revealed her growing baby bump at the end of the heartwarming music video of her newest single, āThose Kind Of Women,ā (though she confirmed to PEOPLE that the bump in the video was fake, as she ābarely had a bumpā during filming). The song and music video both arrived on Wednesday (January 22). Alaina teased a āsurpriseā in the video, which ends with a sweet dedication to āmy Momma and our sweet Baby Arnold coming summer 2025.ā
Alaina hinted in an interview with PEOPLE that she and husband Cam Arnold have selected a name for their child, after one of their family members; however, the parents-to-be arenāt ready to share that name or the gender reveal as of publication time. She told the outlet that she didnāt realize āI can love something that I haven't even really held yet.ā
Alaina married Arnold in a stunning ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee.Ā The former American Idol star included fellow country artists Lindsay Ell,Ā Dan + ShayāsĀ Shay MooneyĀ and others among the 450 guests when she tied the knot in February 2024. Alaina announced her engagement on the historic Grand Ole Opry stage in late 2022. She introduced Arnold to the Opry audience as āmy fiancĆ©,ā and āmy future husband.āĀ She later shared a romantic ballad, āJust Wanna Know That You Love Me,ā ahead of her wedding day.
The Unlocked artist said in her interview with PEOPLE that expecting her first baby is an āunexpected blessingā after losing her father, J.J. Suddeth,Ā in July.Ā
āI do think that my dad passed away and got a stair up in heaven and was like, 'Hey, we got to work something out down there to send the family something good.' And it has been such an unexpected blessing,ā she said in the interview. āWe obviously still talk about and are dealing with the grief of my dad, but this baby has healed a lot of that for us ... like it's a little piece of my dad that will live on.ā
Alaina is one of several country artists welcoming a baby in 2025. So far, Mooney has welcomed Baby No. 4, and rising country star Sarahbeth Taite announced Baby No. 2ās arrival. Others expecting babies this year include HARDY, Elle King, Loretta Lynnās granddaughter Emmy Russell, and more. See the pregnancy announcements here.