R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo is a father – for the first time – now that his girlfriend, Monyetta Shaw, went into early labor Friday night and had a baby girl, according to reports from Georgia radio stations.

The birth took place in an Atlanta hospital. The baby had been due in January.

Reports also say that Ne-Yo, 28, was at a charity event for his foundation when word reached him that Shaw's time had arrived – but even so, he made it to the hospital to witness the birth. On Saturday, a previously planned baby shower was still scheduled to take place – at the hospital.