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Country singer Walker Hayes' newborn dies after birth

07 of June 2018

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2017, file photo, country singer Walker Hayes poses for a portrait in New York to promote his latest album, "boom." Hayes said that his newborn daughter died after being born Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Hayes, who was nominated for breakthrough video of the year during Wednesday’s CMT Awards and was scheduled to perform at the awards show in Nashville, said in a statement that his daughter, Oakleigh Klover Hayes, ‘is safely in heaven.’ (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File),FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2017, file photo, country singer Walker Hayes poses for a portrait in New York to promote his latest album, "boom." Hayes said that his newborn daughter died after being born Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Hayes, who was nominated for breakthrough video of the year during Wednesday’s CMT Awards and was scheduled to perform at the awards show in Nashville, said in a statement that his daughter, Oakleigh Klover Hayes, ‘is safely in heaven.’ (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Walker Hayes says that his newborn daughter has died.

Hayes said in a statement that “Oakleigh Klover Hayes was born this morning at the hospital and now is safely in heaven.” He asked for privacy as he and his wife, Laney, grieved. Oakleigh was born on Wednesday.

Hayes was nominated for breakthrough video of the year for his video for “You Broke Up With Me” during Wednesday’s CMT Awards and was scheduled to perform at the awards show in Nashville.

Hayes and his wife have six children. Hayes has canceled his upcoming shows.