Machine Gun Kelly is locked in.
Musically speaking, that is. The rapper made a surprise appearance along with his pal Travis Barker during Three 6 Mafia‘s April 11 set at Coachella, his first performance since welcoming a baby girl with ex-fiancée Megan Fox on March 27.
Days later, MGK shaved his growing-a-beard-till-he-finished-his-new-album facial hair and then, on April 20, he performed a half-hour solo set in Las Vegas that started at 1:45 a.m.
So, geographically speaking, MGK is out there once again, and way past his kids’ bedtime.
“This is my first night out of the house since I had my beautiful daughter,” MGK told a packed house at LIV Nightclub in the Fontainebleau hotel, where he hit the stage for Wrestlemania After Dark. (And that very well could be true: Coachella was a daytime slot.)
The artist born Colton Baker, who shared some videos from his Vegas appearance to his Instagram Story, looked to be in his element. “I love making beats live,” he captioned one clip, while in another he “took em back to 2012” with his rendition of “Wild Boy.”
The father of two—he shares 15-year-old daughter Casie with ex Emma Cannon—had been busy in recent weeks indulging his combative side, trading barbs with Fox’s ex-husband Brian Austin Green.
But he’s also been posting scenes from his domestic idyll, including the new chicken coop in his yard (because even celebrities don’t want to spend a fortune on supermarket eggs).
“Dad,” he captioned an April 8 carousel of photos that included a snap with Casie, another with Barker, a shot of the girl-dad-pink beverage tumbler he was holding while behind the wheel of his Rolls Royce and a selfie taken in a sparsely appointed walk-in closet.
“Welcome to the club again my brother,” Barker—a father of four, including 17-month-old son Rocky with wife Kourtney Kardashian—commented on MGK’s post.
Once Kardashian and Barker got together in 2021, they made for a loved-up foursome on occasional double dates with Fox and MGK, who were mostly on for the better part of four years before breaking up (for good, for now) in December.
MGK is at least tight as ever with Barker, the pair even collaborating on music that would be the first his newborn heard upon arrival. “We composed the score of the birth,” MGK shared afterward. “What an epic journey. Praise God.”
Two weeks after Fox’s Nov. 11 pregnancy announcement and 15 days before news of their breakup surfaced, MGK shared he had embarked on a different sort of journey to clear his head. The goal was to get his seventh studio album done, finally, after scrapping what he’d been working on for the second time.
“Isolating myself in the desert next week to restart this album from scratch,” he posted to X Nov. 25. “When inspiration flows through me unblocked, we will reach the destination in no time. don’t worry…After all, im about to be a dad again!”
MGK continued to lean into that spiritual life as he and Fox awaited the birth. On Feb. 3 he shared a photo showing his journal and a copy of Paulo Coelho‘s 1988 allegory TheAlchemist, which he was reading “for the 4th time.”
A couple weeks later, church was “right on time” for MGK, who shared a shot of the pulpit and a screen with the projected message: “Your past is not your purpose—your priority is ahead of you.”
But MGK is no stranger to self-reflection and doing the work.
“Mentally, for me, seven years ago I was on cocaine and any drug you could imagine. And that isn’t the case anymore,” he said on an August episode of Logan Paul‘s Impaulsive podcast. “So when you say, like, I come across [as] grounded, that’s a new revelation for me and a new version of myself I just met.”
By then, Fox had played his pregnant significant other in the music video for his song “Lonely Road,” and Paul asked MGK if she really was expecting.
“I like to leave a lot of stuff up to interpretation and there’s a reason behind every single thing that happened in that music video,” MGK said. “Some part of me is like, leave art up to interpretation, I guess that’s where I’ll leave it. But everything has a meaning.”
Seven months after that episode dropped, MGK announced his daughter’s arrival.
“She’s finally here!!” MGK captioned a March 27 video of their daughter’s teeny-tiny hand clutching his thumb. “our little celestial seed.” (Naturally, people then wondered if they had named her “Celestial Seed,” which he swiftly debunked, advising that Fox would share the baby’s name when she was ready.)
This is baby No. 4 for Fox, 38, who shares Noah, 12, Bodhi,11, and Journey, 8, with Green.
Meanwhile, the Transformers star has exercised her right to remain private in recent weeks, an April 18 trip to the grocery store with MGK in Calabasas, Calif., the first sighting of her since she gave birth.
Despite having no qualms about discussing her intense feelings for MGK during the earlier days of their relationship, Fox—who shared in 2023 that she had suffered a pregnancy loss with him—has since changed her approach.
Not least because explaining what was going on with them at every twist and turn along the way just got too complicated.
“I think that what I’ve learned from being in this relationship is that it’s not for public consumption,” she said on a March 2024 episode of Call Her Daddy. “So I think as of now, I don’t have a comment on, like, the status of the relationship. What I can say is, that is what I refer to as being my ‘twin soul,’ and there will always be a tether to him no matter what.”
That there will be, though her name is not Celestial Seed.
Meanwhile, see more stars who have welcomed babies in 2025:
Cam Newton & Jasmin Brown
The former NFL quarterback revealed on The Tamron Hall Show in October that his girlfriend—with whom he welcomed a daughter in March 2024—had given birth to their son, making him a dad to nine kids.
Priscilla Robertson & Dillon Nash
The Duck Dynasty star welcomed her first baby with her boyfriend on Oct. 6. Dillon gushed in an Instagram post at the time, “I am so blessed to be able to take care of this beautiful little girl and do it with the love of my life.”
Carlin Bates & Evan Stewart
The Bringing Up Bates couple brought home their third baby, a girl. As Carlin wrote on Instagram Sept. 10, “The world just got a little softer.”
Saoirse Ronan & Jack Lowden
The pair debuted their first baby during a walk in London in September.
Karlie Kloss & Joshua Kushner
The supermodel and her husband welcomed their third baby, a baby girl, on Sept. 18.
Joshua shared the news on social media Sept. 20 with an adorable photo of the newborn swaddled in a striped blanket and wearing a pink hat.
And in the Instagram caption, he revealed their baby girl’s name by writing, “Rae Florence 9.18.2025.”
Erin Bates & Chad Paine
The Bringing Up Bates star and her husband Chad Paine welcomed their seventh child—a son named Henry—on Aug. 25. However, Erin was soon admitted into the ICU for childbirth complications.
“Labor was longer and more intense than previous births,” Chad shared on Instagram Sept. 1. “Erin developed a severe UTI and kidney infection, which sent her into septic shock.”
Riley Keough & Ben Smith-Peterson
Priscilla Presley, who was married to Elvis Presley for six years until their 1973 divorce, revealed that her granddaughter and her husband privately welcomed their second baby.
“That’s what makes me happy,” Priscilla told People of her flourishing family in an interview published Sept. 17, “knowing everyone is doing well.”
Millie Bobby Brown & Jake Bongiovi
The Stranger Things star and son of Jon Bon Jovi revealed they welcomed their first baby one year after getting married.
“This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption,” the couple wrote in an Aug. 21 Instagram post. “We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy.”
They concluded, “And then there were 3.”
Nell Hudson & Max King
On Aug. 6, the Outlander alum announced that she gave birth to her and her producer husband’s first baby, a daughter.
Miguel & Margaret Zhang
The “Sure Thing” singer shared that he and his partner privately welcomed their first baby in 2024 in a tribute post for the little one’s first birthday.
“Our baby turned 1 today,” Miguel wrote on Instagram Sept. 9 alongside a video of him and his baby, whose face is blurred out. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGELITO!!!”
“We love you so much,” he continued. “So proud and honored that you chose us to be your parents. Papá wrote you a song—hope it always reminds you of how loved you are.”
Thomas Kail & Michelle Williams
In August, the Dawson’s Creek alum confirmed she is now the mom to “three under 5,” with husband Thomas Kail on top of her teenager Matilda she shares with the late Heath Ledger.
“This last baby did not come through my body,” Michelle joked of welcoming her latest bundle of joy via surrogate during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! “but the miracle of our little girl is thanks to Christine.”
Calvin Harris & Vick Hope
The DJ and the British radio personality welcomed their first baby together, a boy named Micah, on July 20.
“My wife is a superhero and I am in complete awe of her primal wisdom,” Calvin wrote on Instagram Aug. 4. “Just so grateful. We love you so much Micah.”
Lele Pons & Guaynaa
The influencer and the rapper welcomed their first baby together, a girl named Eloísa, on July 26.
Trisha Paytas & Moses Hacmon
The YouTuber announced that she and her husband welcomed their third and “final” baby on July 12.
She also unveiled their son’s super powerful name—Aquaman Moses Paytas-Hacmon—by revealing a bedazzled T-shirt of the DC comic book character.
Wilmer Valderrama & Amanda Pacheco
The NCIS star and his fiancée welcomed their second child, a baby boy, who joined his big sister Nakano Oceana.
“Wolf Monte Valderrama,” the pair wrote on Instagram July 20. “7/11/2025.”
Jen Affleck & Zac Affleck
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star gave birth to her third child, a baby girl named Penelope, after going into labor at her nail appointment in July.
“Baby Penelope is here,” Jen—who also shares Nora and Lucas with husband Zac Affleck— captioned her Instagram post on July 2. “She is perfect.”
Tim Tebow & Demi-Leigh Tebow
The retired NFL quarterback and former Miss Universe shared that they welcomed their first baby, a little girl, on July 6, writing on Instagram, “We couldn’t be more grateful for the blessing and gift of this new little life.”
Sanya Richards-Ross & Aaron Ross
The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum—who shares Aaron “Deuce” and Asani with Aaron— announced July 2 that she had welcomed her and the former NFL player’s third baby boy.
Madison LeCroy & Brett Randle
The Southern Charm star and her husband welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Teddi—in honor of Madison’s father Ted LeCroy—in June.
The exciting news came after the Madison—who shares son Hudson with ex John Hughes—announced her pregnancy in a smiling Feb. 6 Instagram photo.
“Obviously, the main thing is just a healthy baby overall, girl or boy,” Madison told E! News in February. “I have a feeling that I’m gonna have to make sure that Brett gets both, but he’s happy either way. We all know that I’m already a boy mom, so of course I wanted to be a girl mom as well.”
Triston Harper & Paris Reed
At 17 years old, the American Idol alum became a dad in June when he and his wife welcomed daughter Brenley Lichelle Harper.
Gael Cameron & Nathan Gallagher
The Below Deck Mediterranean stars welcomed their first child together, proudly announcing their baby boy’s arrival in a June 24 Instagram post simply captioned, “Welcome to the world, my love.”
The couple shared they were expecting in April. “The moments our hearts grew even bigger…Our little boy,” Gael captioned the reveal. “We can’t wait to share our world, our laughter, and all of life’s wild adventures with you. Our greatest journey yet is just beginning.”
Coi Leray & Trippie Redd
The “Twinnem” rapper welcomed her first child, a baby girl, with ex Trippie Redd. Coi shared the news with a glimpse of her daughter on her Instagram story June 16.
Kate Upton & Justin Verlander
The Sports Illlustrated Swimsuit model and the MLB star welcomed baby No. 2—a boy named Bellamy Brooks Verlander—in June.
The pair are also parents to daughter Genevieve.
Nia Sanchez & Danny Booko
The Valley stars welcomed their fourth baby a daughter named Adelaide, on June 5. The pair announced their daughter’s birth with an Instagram carousel of pictures and videos of their newest addition.
“Sweet little memories from Adelaide’s first moments of life,” Nia captioned her Instagram post. “We are absolutely in love!”
MacKenzie McKee & Khesanio Hall
The Teen Mom star welcomed twin girls with her fiancé on June 2, one year after their engagement.
Lauren Alaina & Cam Arnold
The American Idol alum shared she and husband welcomed their first baby, a girl named Beni,on June 11.
Kristen Doute & Luke Broderick
The Vanderpump Rules star expressed feeling “lucky” after welcoming baby Kaia Lily with her fiancé in June.
Cassie Ventura & Alex Fine
The “Long Way 2 Go” singer gave birth to a baby boy on May 27, her third baby with husband Alex Fine.
The news of the couple’s newest arrival came three months after they announced her pregnancy on Instagram on February 19. Cassie posted a carousel of family photos with her and Alex’s daughters Frankie and Sunny alongside the caption “#3.”
Sam Hunt & Hannah Lee Fowler
The “Body Like A Back Road” singer and his wife, Hannah Lee Fowler, welcomed their third baby, a son named Wayman Allen Hunt on May 21.
The couple are also parents to Lucy Louise and Lowry Lee.
Jesy Nelson & Zion Foster
The Little Mix alum and her boyfriend Zion Foster welcomed identical twin girls, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe in May.
“So…Our beautiful baby girls decided to come at 31 weeks plus 5 days,” Jesy captioned an Instagram post of her and Zion with their baby girls. “It all happened so quickly, but we are so blessed that they are here with us, healthy and fighting strong! We’ve never felt more in love.”
