Lauren Alaina Welcomes Baby Girl and Honors Her Arrival with Heartfelt New Song “Heaven Sent”

Country music star Lauren Alaina is now calling herself “Mama,” as she and husband Cam Arnold welcomed their first child, daughter Beni Doll Arnold, on Wednesday, June 11 in Nashville. The proud new parents shared the joyful news with fans today, along with a tender note from Alaina that captures the gravity of the moment in true songwriter fashion.

Lauren Alaina and Cam Arnold welcome first child, Beni Arnold | Image by Laura Moll

“The right words are hard to find,” Alaina wrote on social media, “to describe how parts of my heart that I didn't even know existed were unlocked at 8:44 AM when they laid you on my belly for the first time. I will never be the same.”

Known for her powerhouse vocals and unshakable authenticity, the Grand Ole Opry member has often drawn from personal experience in her music. But today, she delivered something even more poignant: a brand-new track titled “Heaven Sent,” written in honor of her daughter. The song arrived as both a lullaby and a love letter, echoing with hope, healing, and a sense of divine timing.

Co-written with HARDY and Ben Johnson, “Heaven Sent” is a deeply emotional ballad that serves as a tribute not only to Beni but also to Alaina’s late father, whose passing shaped the writing of the song. Alaina discovered she was pregnant only weeks after losing her dad, making the creation of “Heaven Sent” a cathartic and sacred process.

“I have a little surprise for everyone,” Alaina shared in a video message. “To celebrate the most precious miracle on Earth, I have decided to release a song I wrote about my daughter. We learned she was coming in a time of deep sadness after the loss of my daddy.”

The track, layered with Alaina’s signature soulful delivery and heartfelt lyrics, is a meditation on grief and grace. It speaks to the ways love lives on through new life, and how timing, though often cruel, can be laced with quiet miracles. With lines that gently stitch past sorrow to present joy, “Heaven Sent” offers comfort not only to Alaina but to listeners navigating their own bittersweet milestones.

“Watching my own husband become a father the last couple of days has made me want to share it with you now,” she continued. “She came just before Father's Day,my first without my own father. A day that will forever be hard to me, but I now have a new and perfect reason to celebrate it: Beni's daddy, my sweet and steady husband.”

As Alaina embraces her new role with grace and honesty, she reminds fans once again why her voice resonates so deeply, both in song and in spirit. Beni Doll Arnold, it seems, was not just born into a family of love, but into a legacy of music that will sing her story from the very start.