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Dan + Shay’s Shay Mooney Welcomes Baby Number Four

Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay and his wife Hannah welcomed their fourth child. Their son was born this week in Nashville. Shay posted photos of the new baby on…

Shay Mooney in a tan sweater with his wife Hannah in a white top.
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Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay and his wife Hannah welcomed their fourth child. Their son was born this week in Nashville.

Shay posted photos of the new baby on Instagram and wrote, "Our brand new baby BOY is finally here! Aubrey Ellis Mooney. 7 lbs 9 ounces + perfectly healthy! Thank you Jesus for another miracle!"

The duo have another reason to celebrate the New Year. Their GRAMMY nominated single, “Bigger Houses,” is at the top of the country radio chart this week, giving the duo their 11th career #1.

“BIGGER HOUSES IS OFFICIALLY #1 AT COUNTRY RADIO,” the band proclaimed on social media. “Anytime you get to ring the bell, it’s a career highlight and a huge win to celebrate with everyone involved, but this song is extra special for so many reasons. Not only is it the title track to the album that saved our band, but it is a message of gratitude and appreciation that has truly inspired the way we live. Knowing that this song has resonated with so many people, like it has with us, is the ultimate validation.

“Thank you to our longtime friends and co-writers [Andy Albert], [Jordan Reynolds], and [Jordan Minton] for bringing this one into the world with us. This was the final song written for the album, and defined the era in such an important way. Thank you to our [Warner Music Nashville] team for championing this one all the way to the top of the chart. It’s not lost on us that working a song like this (no drums or shiny production) is a challenge, but you faced it head-on and delivered, like you always do. Thank you to our country radio family for taking a chance on this song, and helping us share it with millions and millions of listeners, week after week. Your support means more to us than we could ever put into words.

“And last but not least, thank you to our fans. You have always stood by us, through every high and every low, and we are forever grateful. You believed in this song since the day we released it, and gave us the confidence to make it a single. Sitting on top of that house and hearing you sing these words back to us every night on tour was something we will never forget."

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.