{"id":9028,"date":"2026-02-28T06:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T06:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/thomas-rhett-fifth-child-baby-son-brave-elijah-akins-1236188984\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T06:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T06:43:01","slug":"thomas-rhett-fifth-child-baby-son-brave-elijah-akins-1236188984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/thomas-rhett-fifth-child-baby-son-brave-elijah-akins-1236188984\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins Welcome First Son, Brave\u00a0Elijah"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/thomas-rhett\/\">Thomas Rhett<\/a> has added a new title to his r\u00e9sum\u00e9: father of five. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe country star and his wife, Lauren Akins, announced Friday (Feb. 27) that they\u2019ve welcomed their first son, Brave Elijah Akins, who arrived last week weighing \u201calmost 10 pounds and almost 2 weeks early.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a joint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVSKGNljTqI\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram post<\/a>, Akins shared that Rhett was deeply involved in the delivery. \u201cThomas Rhett was my biggest champion in labor &amp; delivery\ud83e\udd0d He helped deliver him (\ud83d\ude2d), was the first one to see and <em>tearfully<\/em>, mixed with a bit of shock announce to us all in the room \u2018It\u2019s a BOY\u2019\ud83d\ude2d\ud83e\ude75\ud83e\udd70,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBrave joins the couple\u2019s four daughters \u2014 Willa Gray, Ada James, Lennon Love and Lillie Carolina \u2014 expanding the Rhett household to seven. \u201cYour four sisters are smitten and we are completely over the moon in love with you big Brave boy \ud83e\ude75\ud83c\udf19\ud83e\ude75,\u201d Akins added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe couple first revealed they were expecting their fifth child in August 2025, when Rhett surprised fans by tweaking the lyrics to his 2017 hit \u201cLife Changes\u201d in a social media video \u2014 a full-circle moment for a song that helped define his early mainstream breakthrough. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cLife Changes\u201d topped Billboard\u2019s Country Airplay chart and became one of Rhett\u2019s signature crossover hits, reaching the Billboard Hot 100 and helping solidify his standing as one of country radio\u2019s most consistent hitmakers of the past decade. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFatherhood has long been woven into Rhett\u2019s songwriting. His 2015 smash \u201cDie a Happy Man\u201d \u2014 inspired by his relationship with Akins \u2014 spent multiple weeks at No. 1 on Country Airplay and earned Grammy nominations, while later projects have continued to reflect his evolving life at home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOver the past decade, Rhett has amassed more than 20 career No. 1s across Billboard\u2019s Country Airplay chart and released seven studio albums, including <em>Where We Started<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Rhett has added a new title to his r\u00e9sum\u00e9: father of five. 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