Pop-rock singer Teddy Swims says he’s tried everything but therapy — and now, he can check fatherhood off of that list, as well.
On Friday (June 27), Swims and his girlfriend Raiche Wright announced that they had welcomed a baby boy into the world on Monday (June 23). Posting a set of black-and-white photos of their hands holding their newborn son, Swims simply wrote, “We love you lil man.” On her Instagram Stories, Wright shared another black-and-white shot of her baby’s foot, adding that “he’s perfect and my heart’s exploding.”
The couple first announced that they were expecting in a post to Wright’s Instagram back in January. The photo shows Swims and Wright cuddled up on a beach chair, as the “Bad Dreams” singer place his hands on her visible baby bump. “We can’t wait to meet you baby,” she wrote.
The news comes just a few months after Swims made Billboard chart history back in May, when his breakout hit “Lose Control” dethroned Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” as the longest-running song in the Hot 100’s 67-year history. The track has gone on to spend an additional four weeks on the charts since then, extending Swims’ record to 96 weeks.
Sharing the news of his record breaking run to his Instagram Stories back in May, the singer simply wrote “Let’s go!!!!!!” before thanking Warner Records CEO and co-chairman Aaron Bay-Schuck for helping guide him along in his career. “FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR YOUR STEADY GRACE LOVE AND LEADERSHIP,” he wrote at the time.