Foo Fighters' Grohl is a dad

Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl's wife Jordyn Blum gave birth to the couple's first child, Violet Maye, in Los Angeles last Saturday.

Violet, named after Grohl's grandmother, weighed in at six pounds, 15 ounces (2.8kgs).

Grohl, 37, is hoping the new arrival will be musical - he has been playing hits, spanning every genre, to the baby since before she was born.

He recently said: "Likes The Beatles. Doesn't really get down to The Beach Boys. Digs Mozart."

Grohl and Blum wed in 2003.