iHeartRadio Music Festival 2026 Lineup Features BTS, Cardi B, and More

The iHeartRadio Music Festival 2026 just dropped its lineup, and it is one of the more eclectic festival bills of the year. BTS, Cardi B, and Lainey Wilson are headlining the two-night event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on September 18 and 19.

Also on the bill: Benson Boone, Zara Larsson, Goo Goo Dolls, Kenny Chesney, Major Lazer, Muse, Snoop Dogg, and Weezer. More acts are still to come, so the full picture is not quite locked yet.

What the iHeartRadio Music Festival 2026 Lineup Means for Live Music This Fall

Festivals with this kind of cross-genre range are rare. You do not often see a K-pop global phenomenon, a hip-hop headliner, and a country star sharing the same weekend billing. For fans, that is the appeal. For the industry, it is a reminder that the biggest live events are leaning into genre diversity rather than doubling down on any single lane.

This year's bill continues a strong run for iHeart's flagship festival. The 2025 edition pulled Jelly Roll, Tate McRae, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, and Ed Sheeran. The 2024 lineup included The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, and A$AP Rocky. The consistency in booking caliber is hard to argue with.

Ryan Seacrest returns as host. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 2 p.m. ET on June 12 through AXS. Capital One cardholders get presale access starting June 10. For anyone who cannot make it to Vegas, Disney+ and Hulu will stream the performances, which significantly widens the reach beyond whoever is in that arena.

Why Independent Artists and Industry Watchers Should Pay Attention

Events at this scale are worth tracking even if you are not buying a ticket. The acts that land on a lineup like this, especially newer names like Benson Boone, signal where the mainstream market is placing its bets. Watching which emerging artists get placed on major festival stages tells you a lot about where label and radio investment is flowing.

If you are an independent artist trying to understand the touring and festival ecosystem, paying attention to how these lineups are built is part of the homework. Billboard has a solid breakdown on how festivals pick their lineups worth reading alongside this announcement.

More acts are still being announced, so check back as the September dates get closer. The streaming option on Hulu and Disney+ also makes this one of the more accessible major festival moments of the fall season, wherever you are watching from.