--- description: Carrie Underwood's CMA co-host Brad Paisley seems to be in the know. title: Is Carrie Underwood Having a Boy? image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f60b21ec8fc364f/698764728e0601224445819e/2014-cma-awards-sho_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Brad Paisley Blabs That Carrie Underwood Is Expecting a Boy by [Elizabeth Barber](/author/elizabeth-barber/) ## Elizabeth Barber Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2014 4:29 AM CUT  Hosts Brad Paisley, left, and Carrie Underwood speak onstage at the 48th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Hosts Brad Paisley, left, and Carrie Underwood speak onstage at the 48th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn.Wade Payne—Invision/AP by [Elizabeth Barber](/author/elizabeth-barber/) ## Elizabeth Barber Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2014 4:29 AM CUT Brad Paisley says that Carrie Underwood is having a baby boy. Underwood, who is expecting her first child with husband Mike Fisher, [appeared to reveal](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2014/11/05/cmas-carrie-underwood-pregnant-expecting-boy/ "undefined") her baby’s sex in what was either a planned gag with CMAs co-host Paisley during their opening skit on Wednesday night or, well, Brad’s bad. “We’re pregnant,” said Paisley, jovially cajoling Underwood to “please just tell me what we’re having,” reports _People_. Underwood whispered something to Paisley, who delightedly boasted to the audience that he was in the know. Soon afterward, so too was the audience: “We could name him Garth,” Paisley suggested, referencing CMA presenter Garth Brooks. “What are you doing?” said Underwood, “You kept that secret for a whole two minutes.” Paisley later [tweeted ](https://twitter.com/BradPaisley/status/530176728144945152 "undefined")a selfie with grown-up Garth taken “just before I let the cat out of the bag” on “Lil’ Garth Fisher,” he said. He hashtagged it “bradblewit.” [Read more at _People_](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2014/11/05/cmas-carrie-underwood-pregnant-expecting-boy/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3560219/brad-paisley-carrie-underwood-pregnant-boy-cma-mike-fisher-garth-brooks/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3560219/brad-paisley-carrie-underwood-pregnant-boy-cma-mike-fisher-garth-brooks/"},"headline":"Brad Paisley Blabs That Carrie Underwood Is Expecting a Boy","datePublished":"2014-11-06T04:29:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:15:49.666Z","description":"There was big news for celebrity baby watchers at country's music's biggest annual night","url":"https://time.com/3560219/brad-paisley-carrie-underwood-pregnant-boy-cma-mike-fisher-garth-brooks/","keywords":["celebrities","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f60b21ec8fc364f/698764728e0601224445819e/2014-cma-awards-sho_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Elizabeth Barber","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/elizabeth-barber/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f60b21ec8fc364f/698764728e0601224445819e/2014-cma-awards-sho_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood","caption":"Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood","creditText":"Wade Payne—Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3560219/brad-paisley-carrie-underwood-pregnant-boy-cma-mike-fisher-garth-brooks/","name":"Brad Paisley Blabs That Carrie Underwood Is Expecting a Boy"}}]}] ```