Russell Dickerson shared a passionate ballad, “The Roses,” on Friday (February 6), shortly after he shared his wife’s reaction to a sneak peek of the song.

Dickerson wrote “The Roses” with Chase McGill, Jordan Schmidt and Michael Hardy (HARDY). It’s the Tennessee-born country star’s latest song to arrive since he delivered a collaborative version of “Happen To Me” with the Jonas Brothers, plus his latest full studio album, Famous Back Home. Dickerson sings in the romantic ballad: “It just hit me, girl, what I was born to do/ You be the roses/ I’ll be the vase/ You be the starry night and the spotlight/ And girl, I’ll be the frame/ You be the California cab/ I’ll be the glass you’re poured into/ Girl I’m fine, long as I’m holding you.”

Dickerson shared a sneak peek of “The Roses” last month. He surprised his wife, Kailey Dickerson, with a bouquet of roses, and hilariously gulped down a glass of red wine. Kailey noticed the empty glass and laughed, and wrote in a comment on Instagram, “the way I knew that wine had been challenged 😂”

Dickerson 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. Other artists include Luke Bryan, 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. The show will take place on May 2 at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Tickets to the show are available as of January 23. 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).

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