Russell Dickerson 'Outdid Himself' With These Sweet Surprises For His Wife
By Kelly Fisher
January 12, 2026
Russell Dickerson’s wife said the country star “really outdid himself this year on the birthday surprises.”
Kailey Dickerson reflected on her birthday surprises in a clip she shared on Instagram on Monday afternoon (January 12). The Coffee with Kailey podcast host showed the moments her friends unexpectedly showed up at her hotel room in New York City. The group went out to dinner and headed to Russell’s pop-up show in Times Square.
Kailey said this has been “the year we built and rebuilt a dream,” with her dream career, kids and house. The mother of two — sons Remington Edward, born in September 2020, and Radford Arthur, born in October 2023 — wrote in a caption on Instagram: “Thanks for all the birthday love. What a year! Cheers to the next.”
“SWEET LORD THIS WOMAN!!! I LOVE CELEBRATING YOU!” Russell exclaimed in a birthday tribute to Kailey last week. “You continue to sacrifice so much for this crazy life we live! You are the deepest well of love and wisdom I’ve ever met in my entire life and I can’t believe I get to call you mine!!! HAPPY *day after your* BIRTHDAY *cuz we were celebratin so hard yesterday!!!* [Kailey Dickerson]!!!!”
Russell is nominated in the Favorite TikTok Dance category, a socially voted category, at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, returning this spring to Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. He’s up for the award with his viral “Happen To Me” dance.
Like in years past, iHeartRadio is letting the fans choose the winners in several new and established categories. Fan voting will determine this year’s Favorite Broadway Debut, Favorite TikTok Dance, Favorite Debut Album, Best Lyrics, Best Music Video, Favorite On Screen, Favorite Tour Photographer, Favorite Soundtrack, Favorite Tour Style, Favorite Tour Tradition and Favorite K-pop Collab. Social voting begins on January 8th, and will close on March 19th at 11:59pm PT for all categories. Fans can vote by visiting iHeartRadio.com/awards.
Tune in to see which artists will take home an iHeartRadio Music Award on Thursday, March 26th at 8pm ET live (PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The show will also be broadcast on iHeartRadio stations across the country and on the iHeartRadio app.
Dickerson is also part of the star-studded 2026 iHeartCountry Festival lineup, which iHeartRadio revealed on Tuesday morning (January 13). Other artists include Kane Brown, Parker McCollum, Riley Green, Shaboozey, Dylan Scott, Gretchen Wilson, Chase Matthew and Lauren Alaina, with iHeartRadio's Bobby Bones returning as the show’s host. The event will take place this spring at Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
Fans across the country will be able to catch all the action as the 2026 iHeartCountry Festival will be broadcast live across iHeartCountry stations nationwide and the free iHeartRadio app on Saturday, May 2nd at 8pm ET/5pm PT (7pm CT). Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 23rd at 1pm ET/10am PT (12pm CT) via Ticketmaster.com.