Russell Dickerson’s wife had the best response to his unreleased romantic ballad.

Dickerson shared a sneak peek of “The Roses” on Tuesday (January 13). The Tennessee-born singer-songwriter surprised his wife, Kailey Dickerson, with a bouquet of roses as she sat with a blanket draped around her shoulders, sitting in front of a fire watching the sunset. Dickerson kissed her hand and turned back to the camera. He swirled a glass of red wine before hilariously gulping it down, and Kailey laughed when she noticed the empty glass. She wrote in the comments on Instagram, “the way I knew that wine had been challenged 😂”

“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 captioned the clip, “nothing says romance like a sunset wine glass challenge!!!” He hasn’t confirmed any additional details, including a release date, as of publication time on Wednesday (January 14).

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, 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.

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