Eli Young Band

Bass player Jon Jones and his wife Sarah are adding to the Eli Young Band brood. The couple is happy to report they're expecting their first baby. "Sarah and I are so excited to start our family and to expand the EYB family," says Jon. "We are busy getting our house ready to welcome our baby boy in December...

Ryan Silver It's been a fun week in country music.

Getty Images for BMI It was a festive occasion for the Eli Young Band Monday night (Aug. 20) in Nashville as they celebrated their second No. 1 single, "Even If It Breaks Your Heart," with songwriters Eric Paslay and Will Hoge. The single followed the success of their first chart-topper, "Crazy Girl," which hit No. 1 last November.

Babies, bravery, and baring all ... It's been a fun week full of mostly good news here at The Boot. From the not-so-surprising announcement of Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood as this year's CMA Awards co-hosts to the exciting first sign of Jennifer Nettles' baby bump, we present country music's week in pictures in the gallery below...

Mike Eli has become a first-time father! The Eli Young Band frontman and his wife Kacey welcomed a baby girl on Monday (July 30). As Eli previously teased, his daughter has a "K" name -- Kline Olivia Diaz was born in Dallas, Texas weighing six pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 and one fourth inches long...

With their latest hit, "Even If It Breaks Your Heart," reaching the top of the country charts, the Eli Young Band has now earned two No. 1 singles. Now in the midst of the Rascal Flatts Changed tour, the award-winning group explains that their latest chart-topper, written by their buddies, Will Hoge and Eric Paslay, is a "selfish tune," and tells their story of being a band for

Boat dealers may have Little Big Town to thank for an increase in sales this summer, due to the massive success of their new song, "Pontoon." Even Dierks Bentley is in on the craze, as he tweeted this past weekend, "yo @LBTmusic we're listenin to 'pontoon' out on Percy Priest Lake on the actual pontoon boat y'all used in the video...

Rascal Flatts, Edens Edge and the Eli Young Band are helping to fight hunger in America by teaming with General Mills this summer to help Feeding America secure meals for local food banks through "Outnumber Hunger Live." From now through the end of October, at each of the 35-plus concert stops on the Farmers Insurance Presents Changed tour featuring the three acts, Outnumber Hunger will

It's hard to believe, but the year is already almost halfway over! In the past six months, country radio has provided an awesome soundtrack to our 2012. Below is our pick for ten of the best songs of 2012 ... so far. 10. "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck," Kip Moore Pick-up truck owners everywhere may be getting luckier in love these days, thanks to Kip Moore's autobiographical tune that boasts,

And baby makes three! Mike Eli, lead singer of the Eli Young Band, and his wife Kacey are expecting a baby girl this summer, and the country star is doing everything he can to be prepared before the big day. " and her mom got me a couple books that I am reading, and it can be a little overwhelming," the dad-to-be tells People magazine...