Beyonce and Jay-Z Welcome a Baby Girl

Superstar couple Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z have welcomed their first child -- a baby girl named 'Blue Ivy Carter', on Saturday (January 7) in New York at Lenox Hill Hospital, according to E! News.

Rumors have been swirling about the sex of the new bundle of joy since Beyonce's close friend and former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland let it slip that "it" might be a "she". "I have no idea what I'm going to buy Beyonce at the baby shower because Jay is going to buy that little girl every single thing possible," she told told U.K. news agency Bang Showbiz. "She won't be spoiled, but she will be very well looked-after."

The couple's close friend Gwyneth Paltrow confirmed the baby's name on Twitter, writing, "Welcome to the world Blue! We love you already."

Rihanna gave baby Blue a warm welcome, tweeting, "Welcome to the world princess Carter! Love Aunty Rih."

A source told Beyonce's hometown newspaper Houston Chronicle that "mother and baby are doing fine".