Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Pregnancy Parker McCollum and Pregnant Wife Hallie Ray Light Enjoy Pre-Baby Date Night at 2024 ACM Awards The country star and his wife are expecting a baby boy in August By Rachel DeSantis Rachel DeSantis Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has previously appeared in Entertainment Weekly and the New York Daily News. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 17, 2024 10:47AM EDT The ACM Awards are a date night for Parker McCollum and Hallie Ray Light! The country singer, 31, and his pregnant wife, 27, walked the red carpet together in Dallas on Thursday, May 16, ahead of the annual country music award show. Hallie wore her hair in an updo that she paired with a long-sleeved, pale pink sparkly dress that showed off her growing baby bump. McCollum, meanwhile, wore jeans, a black cowboy hair and a dark blue button-up with a gray jacket. The "Handle on You" singer and Hallie announced in February that they're expecting their first child, a baby boy, in August. Check out PEOPLE's full ACM Awards coverage here. Hallie Ray Light McCollum and Parker McCollum at the ACM Awards in Frisco, Texas on May 16, 2024. Jason Kempin/Getty Luke Combs, Megan Moroney and Morgan Wallen Lead 2024 ACM Awards Nominations At the 2024 CMT Awards in April, Hallie debuted her baby bump on the red carpet. "I'm very excited. We're good. Mom's good — she's got a little bump in her dress tonight, she looks real cute," McCollum told CMT on the carpet. "God's been good to us; very blessed. I'm a truck guy so putting a carseat in my truck's going to take a little bit of getting used to." Parker McCollum/Instagram When PEOPLE asked for a hint on the baby name, McCollum wouldn't budge. "We've got a couple that we like ... We don't want any outside influence," he explained. "We don't want anyone to sway our mind." Go Inside PEOPLE's 2024 ACM Awards Portrait Studio! (Exclusive) McCollum headed into the ACMs with two nominations, and secured the win for visual media of the year before the show started. His song "Burn It Down" is also up for single of the year, and McCollum is slated to perform. Parker McCollum wins an ACM Award on May 15, 2024. Jackie Loubriel for Penske Media He and Hallie tied the knot in Tomball, Texas in March 2022 after getting engaged in 2021. "I couldn't wait to ask her to marry me," McCollum told PEOPLE of proposing. "There was no backup plan and no hesitation. I didn't overthink one thing. I was like, 'It can't get any better than her.' There was no doubt in my mind that I was making the right decision. She saved my life in a way. I don't think I was headed down the right road." The 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards are streaming live on Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Texas.