Martina McBride's Children: Meet Her Kids With Husband John

Martina McBride doesn’t know where she would be without her three children! The ACM Award-winning artist is so proud of her country music career, but when it comes to her kids, there’s no comparison.

Martina is the mom of Delaney McBride, Emma Justine McBride and Ava McBride with her longtime husband, John McBride. The “Where Would You Be” songstress and her beau have been going strong for decades considering they first crossed paths in 1987.

Just one year after becoming a couple, Martina and John tied the knot when the singer was just 21 years old. Following their wedding, the “Independence Day” artist and her hubby uprooted their lives from Kansas to Nashville, where Martina pursued a country music career.

The brunette beauty got her big break in 1990 when she opened for country superstar Garth Brooks, and in the years following, she juggled her life as a wife and up-and-coming musician. In 1994, Martina and John experienced a new chapter together when they welcomed their first child, Delaney.

Four years after they started their family, the adorable duo’s second child, Emma, was born in 1998. Martina and John later welcomed their youngest kid, Ava, in 2005.

Though Martina paved a now-legendary career in the music industry and has made tons of money over the years, she raised her children to be humble and grateful for all the luxuries in their life. While chatting with Southern Living in 2019, the “This One’s for the Girls” performer said having disciplined daughters gives her a lot of “fulfillment.”

“While our girls’ lives looked different, the values were the same, and their everyday routines were fairly normal,” Martina explained to the outlet, noting Delany, Emma and Ava were anything but spoiled as little girls. “They didn’t get everything they wanted.”

Now that her kiddos are all grown up, Martina gets so much joy out of watching her daughters pave their own lives and succeed. Considering the CMA winner is so proud of Delany, Emma and Ava, she’s always sharing the sweetest pics on Instagram.

“Love these three,” Martina captioned a collage of pics with her girls while celebrating Mother’s Day in May 2020. “And my biggest joy is that the three of them are friends and support and love each other so well.”

Keep scrolling to learn more about Martina’s kids!

Delaney McBride

Martina’s firstborn is Delaney, who was born on December 22, 1994. Delaney is “kind, empathic, compassionate, feisty, funny, talented, loyal, dark and light,” according to Martina. She’s also extremely smart as Delaney is a massage therapist.

In May 2018, the singer praised her daughter following her graduation from massage therapy school. “So proud of my girl Delaney. She’s worked so hard and made top-notch grades to graduate yesterday as a massage therapist,” Martina wrote on Instagram.

In addition to her several amazing qualities, Martina said her eldest child has a “musical laugh and the best smile,” she wrote on Instagram in December 2020. “You completely and forever changed my world for the better. I’m proud of you and the life you are building,” the doting mom gushed. “I love you, sweet girl. All the parts of you.

Emma Justine McBride

Martina and John’s second child arrived on March 29, 1998. Like her mom, Emma has dreams of working in showbiz as she’s lived in both Los Angeles and New York City to pursue a career in acting.

In April 2020, Martina revealed how “proud” she was of her middle child when she shared a touching tribute on social media. “Emma, you have always been a bright light. Filling up every room you enter and every person who is lucky enough to know you,” she marveled. “Living on your own in NYC. Going after your dreams. All the while staying true to yourself. You are strong, brave, smart, and beautiful inside and out. You are my heart and I love you more.”

Ava McBride

Ava is the couple’s youngest child who was born on June 21, 2005. Ava has yet to pave a professional career as she’s still young, but she has made red carpet appearances with her family throughout the years. Martina has also shared tons of photos of Ava on Instagram.

In June 2020, Martina revealed her daughter is an “old soul” because she’s “wise beyond her years she has always kept us intrigued trying to figure out who she is,” she penned. “I’ve recently realized she’s beyond ‘figuring out.’ She just is. She is Ava and I’ve never met anyone so sure of who she is and what she stands for. I love the fact that she is so wise and stands for what she believes to be true, but it makes me happy that I can still can [sic] see an innocence in there as well. I’m so proud of her.”

It sounds like Ava is going to do amazing things like her older sisters!