Mo Pitney

Woof!

Rising country singer Mo Pitney and his wife welcomed their first child on Thursday (Jan. 12).

A number of country stars have celebrated love this year with an engagement or a wedding.

Months after getting married, Mo Pitney and wife Emily are expecting their first baby. The singer shared that he will become a father in February 2017.

"Now this is country!" That's the most-heard exclamation from those listening to Mo Pitney for the first time. If there's going to be a renaissance in Nashville -- a return to songs that celebrate three chords and the truth -- artists like Pitney are going to need to be at the forefront.