So you’re planning a baby shower, and you’ve got the cake, the balloons, the diaper tower (yep, that’s a thing), and now… the music. Not just any music—this playlist has to vibe. It’s got to have that digi sound quality, those beloved songs that make aunties sway, daddies nod, and moms-to-be wipe happy tears while holding their belly like they’re already slow dancing with the baby.
Forget the elevator tunes and rockabye baby stuff—this list of baby shower songs is packed with smooth R&B grooves, soulful vibes, and hip-hop tracks that celebrate love, life, and yes, even early brain development (hey, music is magic for the womb, okay?).
Whether you’re Team Beyoncé or ride-or-die with Notorious B.I.G., this perfect baby shower songs playlist brings the best of both worlds—sweet and cool, soft and strong, just like parenthood.
So grab a cupcake, pass the onesies, and press play on this beautiful day.
51 Best Baby Shower Songs
1. Lauryn Hill – To Zion
“Now the joy of my world is in Zion”
2. Nas – I Can
“I know I can / Be what I wanna be / If I work hard at it / I’ll be where I wanna be”
3. Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire
“This girl is on fire / This girl is on fire / She’s walking on fire / This girl is on fire”
4. J. Cole – Love Yourz
“No such thing as a life that’s better than yours / Love yourz”
5. India.Arie – Beautiful Surprise
“It’s like I’m in a dream / And everything is the way it should be”
6. Common feat. Mary J. Blige – Come Close
“I want to be with you / So we can do the things that lovers do”
7. Musiq Soulchild – Don’t Change
“I’ll love you when your hair turns gray, girl / I’ll still want you if you gain a little weight”
8. Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are
“When I see your face / There’s not a thing that I would change / ‘Cause you’re amazing / Just the way you are”
9. Outkast – Prototype
“I hope that you’re the one / If not, you are the prototype”
10. Erykah Badu – Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
“You’re the love of my life / You are my friend”
11. Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You
“Or do you not think so far ahead? / ‘Cause I been thinkin’ ’bout forever”
12. Beyoncé – Blue (feat. Blue Ivy)
“Each day I feel so blessed to be looking at you / ‘Cause when you open your eyes, I feel alive”
13. Jack Johnson – Better Together
“Love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart”
14. Tupac – Keep Ya Head Up
“And when he tells you you ain’t nothin’, don’t believe him / And if he can’t learn to love you, you should leave him”
15. Kanye West – Hey Mama
“Hey Mama, I wanna scream so loud for you / ‘Cause I’m so proud of you”
The Best Songs Are Coming…
16. John Legend – All of Me
“‘Cause all of me / Loves all of you”
17. Sade – By Your Side
“I will be right here / By your side”
18. Mary J. Blige – Real Love
“I’m searching for a real love / Someone to set my heart free”
19. Donell Jones – Where I Wanna Be
“I said I left my baby girl a message / Sayin’ I won’t be comin’ home”
20. Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You
“Some people want it all / But I don’t want nothin’ at all / If it ain’t you, baby”
21. Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy
“It was all a dream / I used to read Word Up! magazine”
A Must Read…
22. D’Angelo – Lady
“You’re my lady / You’re my lady, baby”
23. SZA – Good Days
“Good day in my mind, safe to take a step out / Get some air now, let your edge out”
24. Wale – The Matrimony (feat. Usher)
“If there’s a question of my heart, you’ve got it / It don’t belong to anyone but you”
25. Daniel Caesar – Best Part (feat. H.E.R.)
“You’re the coffee that I need in the morning / You’re my sunshine in the rain when it’s pouring”
26. Destiny’s Child – Cater 2 U
“Let me cater to you / ‘Cause, baby, this is your day”
27. Babyface – Every Time I Close My Eyes
“Every time I close my eyes / I thank the Lord that I’ve got you”
28. Jhené Aiko – Spotless Mind
“I’m a wanderer / Baby, I’m a wanderer”
29. Usher – There Goes My Baby
“There goes my baby / Ooh girl, look at you”
30. Angie Stone – Baby
“Baby, baby, baby / Don’t you know that you’re so fine?”
31. Juicy Fruit! – Lullaby Rendition of Biggie’s “Juicy” by MTume
(Instrumental, but you know the words:)
“You never thought that hip hop would take it this far…”
Baby Shower Songs Continued…
32. Drake – God’s Plan
“I only love my bed and my mama, I’m sorry”
33. Stevie Wonder – Isn’t She Lovely
“Isn’t she lovely / Isn’t she wonderful / Isn’t she precious / Less than one minute old”
34. Chance the Rapper – All We Got (feat. Kanye West & Chicago Children’s Choir)
“This ain’t no intro, this the entrée / Did that last week, already”
35. Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby
“You’ll always be a part of me / I’m part of you indefinitely”
Fun Type of Music!
36. Kirk Franklin – Wanna Be Happy?
“Do you wanna be happy? / Do you wanna be free?”
37. B.o.B – So Good
“Girl, tell me how you feel / What’s your fantasy-o?”
38. Chris Brown – Forever
“It’s like I waited my whole life / For this one night”
39. Teyana Taylor – Gonna Love Me
“I’m gonna love you, baby / Cross my heart and hope to die”
40. Seal – Kiss from a Rose
“There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea / You became the light on the dark side of me”
41. H.E.R. – The Best Part of Me
“You’re the best part / You’re the best part”
42. Camila Cabello – First Man
“But you were the first man that really loved me”
43. Maxwell – Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)
“It feels so good / Loving somebody and somebody loves you back”
44. Trey Songz – Gotta Go
“Gotta go, gotta go, baby girl I gotta go”
45. Solange – Cranes in the Sky
“I tried to drink it away / I tried to put one in the air”
46. TLC – Unpretty
“You can buy your hair if it won’t grow / You can fix your nose if he says so”
47. Omarion – Ice Box
“I got this ice box where my heart used to be”
48. Monica – Angel of Mine
“You came into my life / Sent from above”
49. Baby Bash – Suga Suga (feat. Frankie J)
“Suga suga how you get so fly?”
50. Anthony Hamilton – The Point of It All
“The point of it all / Is I love you”
51. Robin Thicke – Lost Without U
“Lost without you / Can’t help myself / How does it feel to know that I love you baby?”
Last Words
There you have it—51 R&B and Hip-Hop tracks to keep your baby shower bumpin’, swayin’, and maybe even droppin’ a tear or two (we won’t judge). From the heart-tugging lyrics of Lauryn Hill to the smooth soul of Daniel Caesar, this playlist celebrates all the big feelings that come with tiny feet on the way.
Whether you’re throwing a full-blown baby bash or just chillin’ with family, these songs bring the vibes—soft music for the soul, timeless messages for the parents-to-be, and enough rhythm to make even your grandma nod along.
Because music isn’t just background noise—it’s a heartbeat. And this one? It’s playing for your little star or Sweet Pea…
