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RaeLynn revealed who’s in her star-studded group chat as she attended the 2026 iHeartCountry Festival presented by Capital One on Saturday night (May 2). The show returned to Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
The “God Made Girls” artist shared on the red carpet that she’s in a group chat with a lot of artists’ wives, a.k.a. “the chicks that have to deal with all these artists.” RaeLynn said that includes Kane Brown’s wife and “Thank God” duet partner, Katelyn Brown, and Jon Pardi’s wife, Summer Pardi. In terms of fellow artists, “of course, Lauren Alaina,” is included. RaeLynn deemed it “a pretty fun group chat, I would say.”
RaeLynn performed during the free Daytime Village show, which took place in the afternoon at the Dell Technologies Plaza outside the arena. Alaina also performed during the Daytime Village show, along with George Birge, Chase Matthew and Josh Ross.
Luke Bryan, Kane Brown, Parker McCollum, Riley Green, Carly Pearce, Shaboozey, Dylan Scott, Russell Dickerson, Gretchen Wilson, Chase Matthew and Lauren Alaina, plus special guest George Birge, made up the star-studded lineup of the 2026 iHeartCountry Festival. It was all hosted again by iHeartRadio’s Bobby Bones.
The 2026 iHeartCountry Festival is streaming live on Disney+ and Hulu. If you missed the show (or just want to relive the experience), you can replay the festival on Sunday (May 3) only on Hulu.
Check back with iHeartCountry for a photo gallery of red carpet looks, more performance recaps, backstage moments and other unforgettable highlights from this year’s iHeartCountry Festival.