Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum becomes dad to baby boy

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FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2015 file photo, Charles Kelley, of Lady Antebellum, and his wife Cassie arrive at the 53rd Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. The couple, announced the birth of their first child, Ward Charles Kelley. The birth announcement was posted Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, on Womanista.com, a website Cassie Kelley founded. (Photo by Sanford Myers/Invision/AP, File)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Singer Charles Kelley of the country group Lady Antebellum and his wife, Cassie, announced the birth of their first child, Ward Charles Kelley.

The birth announcement was posted Thursday on Womanista.com, a website Cassie Kelley founded. The baby boy was born Thursday at 9:20 a.m. Central, weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and measuring 20 inches long.

The Kelleys said in a statement that he had “his momma’s nose and daddy’s eyes and vocal chords and a head full of blond hair.”

Kelley just released his debut solo album “The Driver,” while the band is on a break and is nominated for a Grammy next week for best country duo/group performance for the album’s title song.

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