Country singer Nikki Lane has revealed she’s expecting her first baby with husband Wade Crescent.
Lane, 42, the self-described First Lady of Outlaw Country who has a dedicated following of her own, announced the news via Instagram on Wednesday, over a year after she and Crescent tied the knot in Meeker Park, Colorado.
‘Honeymoon souvenir. Baby Crescent coming soon,’ she wrote.
Accompanying the post was a picture of Lane cradling her growing baby bump while sitting on Crescent’s lap. They looked relaxed and content while posing outdoors with their golden retriever dog.
Lane, whose close friend and collaborator Lana Del Rey was a guest at her wedding, was wearing a flower-print dress with lacy details and sported tattoos on her forearms, while Crescent was casually clad in a rust-colored shirt and jeans.
Followers reacted with giddiness in the comments with one writing: ‘Congratulations!! denim & diamonds & diapers,’ while another added: ‘You were meant for this role. Crying tears of joy.’
Country singer Nikki Lane, 42, has revealed she’s expecting her first baby with husband Wade Crescent
The self-described First Lady of Outlaw Country wed the English-born businessman in Meeker, Colorado in August of last year
Friends in the music business also included their congratulations to the couple.
Jade Jackson wrote: ‘Ahhhhh YES! Amazing!!!’
Charley Crockett chimed in with: ‘Congratulations’ alongside a pink heart emoji.
It took time and a few detours, but Lane finally found her forever person in Crescent.
In an interview The Sydney Morning Herald published in September 2025, she expressed how lucky she felt to have found a loving partner after such a long and bumpy road, which included a previous marriage at 25 to musician Joseph Plunket.
The heartbreak that came from that failed marriage inspired Lane’s widely praised 2017 album Highway Queen, especially the track Forever Lasts Forever.
In the song she sang about a relationship that was ‘better at first, and worse at the end,’ leading to the realization that ‘forever lasts forever ’til forever becomes never again.’
Lane described meeting her husband through mutual friends in 2023.
It took time and a few detours, but Lane finally found her forever person in Crescent
Up until now, their ‘baby’ has been their golden retriever dog
In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald last year, Lane expressed how lucky she felt to have found a loving partner after such a long and bumpy road. Above, Lane in 2021 performing in Cedar Park, Texas
Lane, right, is a close friend and collaborator of Lana Del Rey, center, and through her she got to know Dolly Parton, left. Above, the ladies pictured in 2024
Then she took the English-born businessman and co-owner of the Los Angeles honky-tonk bar Desert 5 Spot ‘two-stepping.’ After that, they talked every day.
Crescent proposed on a road trip to Aspen, Colorado, which included a drive through Las Vegas, Nevada. When they passed a wedding chapel, he made his move.
‘I felt a pang of excitement. He had a ring on him and we got engaged,’ the First High singer said.
Looking back on her journey, she shared on social media: ‘you wait forever to find your best friend and partner – you have to make up for lost time.’
