Published: June 2, 2026
LAS VEGAS – Cardi B and Snoop Dogg are among the major names announced for the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival, giving this year’s Las Vegas lineup a strong hip-hop presence alongside pop, rock, country and global acts.
iHeartMedia announced Tuesday that the two-day festival will take place Sept. 18 and Sept. 19, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ryan Seacrest is set to host the event, which has become one of iHeartRadio’s biggest annual live music showcases.
The announced main-stage lineup includes BTS, Benson Boone, Cardi B, Goo Goo Dolls, Kenny Chesney, Lainey Wilson, Major Lazer, Muse, Snoop Dogg, Weezer and Zara Larsson, with additional artists expected to be announced later.
For hip-hop fans, the bookings place two different generations of rap stardom on the same festival bill. Cardi B enters the lineup as one of the most recognizable rap and pop culture figures of the last decade, while Snoop Dogg remains one of the genre’s most enduring crossover stars, with more than three decades of influence across music, television, film and live entertainment.
The festival will be broadcast live across iHeartMedia radio stations in more than 150 markets, according to the company. Disney+ and Hulu will also serve as the official streaming destinations for the festival, giving subscribers access to the performances from home.
Tickets are scheduled to go on sale to the general public Friday, June 12, at 2 p.m. ET through AXS. A Capital One cardholder presale is set to begin Wednesday, June 10, at 10 a.m. PT and run through Friday, June 12, at 10 a.m. PT, while supplies last.
The 2026 festival also marks a major return for BTS, whose appearance is being highlighted as part of the group’s comeback after members completed South Korea’s mandatory military service. The group’s inclusion adds a global pop angle to a lineup that already stretches across rap, country, rock, alternative and dance music.
iHeartRadio’s Las Vegas festival has historically been built around cross-genre pairings and surprise moments, with artists from different corners of the industry sharing the same weekend stage. This year’s lineup continues that format, pairing veteran acts such as Snoop Dogg, Weezer and Goo Goo Dolls with current chart names including Cardi B, Benson Boone, Lainey Wilson and Zara Larsson.
More performers are expected to be added before the festival opens in September.
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Hulda Hicks was born in Brooklyn, NY in the late ’70s, at the time when Hip-Hop music was just emerging as an art form. Her entire life was influenced by the culture, having grown up in the epicenter of the creative movement.
As a trained musician and vocalist, Hulda got exposed to the industry in her twenties and has worked on projects with iconic figures such as the Chiffons, the Last Poets, and Montell Jordan, to name a few. Her passion for music extended past the stage on to the page when she began to write ad copy and articles as a freelancer for several underground publications.
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