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Lauren Alaina appeared at the 2025 CMA Awards, marking her first red carpet since welcoming her her first baby with husband Cam Arnold
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The country singer wore a shattered mirror-style gown
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Alaina and her husband announced the birth of their daughter, Beni Doll Arnold, in June
Lauren Alaina is shining at the 2025 CMA Awards!
On Thursday, Nov. 19, the 30-year-old country singer stepped out for the awards ceremony in Nashville, marking her first red carpet appearance since welcoming her first baby with husband Cam Arnold.
Alaina sparkled — literally — in a halter gown with a shattered mirror motif that faded out towards the bottom, revealing sheer fabric. The ensemble also featured an open back and a short train.
To complement the look, Alaina sported a glamorous updo with a bun on the top of her head and face-framing pieces. The star accessorized with hoop earrings.
Arnold kept it simple with a classic black suit, white button-down shirt and black bolo tie.
Lauren Alaina at the CMA Awards in Nashville on Nov. 19, 2025.
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The new parents announced the birth of their daughter, daughter Beni Doll, in a joint Instagram post on June 11. The newborn came into the world at 8:44 a.m., weighing 7 lbs., 13 oz., and measuring 19 inches long. In the adorable snaps, Alaina shared the first photos of her family of three bonding in the hospital room.
“The right words are hard to find to describe how parts of my heart that I didn’t even knew existed were unlocked at 8:44 am when they laid you on my belly for the first time. I will never be the same,” the couple wrote in the caption. “You, to your dad and me, are absolute perfection. We are honored God chose us to be your parents. Thank you to everyone for all of the love, prayers and support for our precious daughter.”
The first-time mom went on to reveal that she was releasing a new song in honor of her little one.
“To celebrate the most precious miracle on Earth I have decided to release a song I wrote about my daughter,” she began. “We learned she was coming in a time of deep sadness after the loss of my daddy. I wasn’t sure when I would share Heaven Sent but watching my own husband become a father the last couple of days has made me want to share it with you now.”
“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,” she continued. “Beni’s daddy. My sweet and steady husband. Beni truly is a gift from God that my old man sitting up there in Heaven Sent. It’s out now everywhere.”
Lauren Alaine and Cam Arnold welcome their daughter.
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Check out all of PEOPLE’s full CMA Awards coverage here.
Alaina confirmed her pregnancy news with PEOPLE after teasing her pregnancy in her “Those Kind of Women” music video, which premiered on Jan. 22.
“[I didn’t know] I can love something that I haven’t even really held yet. I feel the baby inside me, and it’s kicking me and doing all of the things. It’s like I was the Grinch or something, and my heart grew,” Alaina told PEOPLE at the time.
Alaina — who married Arnold in February of last year — also told PEOPLE the pregnancy “bonded” couple “even more” than their marriage did. However, she always knew Arnold would make a great father one day.
“My love for him grew that day of getting married, and then finding out we were having a baby together. Walking through this experience with him has been unbelievable,” the “Getting Over Him” singer said. “I’m looking forward to watching my husband be a dad. He is so obsessed with our animals; he’s a big nurturer in general. In fact, when I was getting ready to marry him, that was something that I knew would be one of the best things about being his wife, was being able to parent with him.”
The 59th Annual CMA Awards broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on ABC. The show streams the following day on Hulu.
