Culture 4 min read By Lauren Baxter
Olivia Rodrigo, Sombr and Katseye Lead iHeartMedia Jingle Ball 2026 Lineups
iHeartMedia has unveiled the artist lineups for its 2026 Jingle Ball Tour, with Olivia Rodrigo, Sombr, Katseye, Hilary Duff and the Jonas Brothers among the headliners. The arena run hits eight cities in December and culminates in a network holiday special.
iHeartMedia has revealed the lineups for its 2026 Jingle Ball Tour, with Olivia Rodrigo, Sombr and Katseye among the acts headlining the annual arena run. The series, presented by Capital One, will bring Hilary Duff, the Jonas Brothers, Charlie Puth, Raye, Alex Warren, OneRepublic, Ludacris, Teddy Swims and Sienna Spiro to stages across the United States in December.
The tour opens December 1 in Dallas and then moves through Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. The final stop lands in Nashville, which joins the routing for the first time. Each city receives its own lineup drawn from the broader roster, a structure that has made Jingle Ball a fixture of the holiday concert season and a reliable showcase for acts spanning pop, R&B, hip-hop and rock.
The booking of Rodrigo gives the tour a marquee name at a busy moment in her career. She is preparing to launch a 59-show North American run, «The Unraveled Tour», which begins September 25 with the first of two nights at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut. Pairing that stadium-and-arena-scale outing with a Jingle Ball appearance keeps her in front of the same radio-driven audiences that have powered her rise.
Sombr and Katseye represent the newer end of the bill. Both have built momentum through streaming and social platforms, and their placement alongside established names such as Duff, the Jonas Brothers and OneRepublic reflects how iHeartMedia balances heritage acts with current chart performers. Charlie Puth, Raye, Alex Warren, Ludacris, Teddy Swims and Sienna Spiro round out a lineup designed to appeal across formats.
The tour will culminate in late December with a network holiday special, extending the Jingle Ball brand beyond the live shows. The special is set to air across ABC and Hulu, giving the performances a second life in front of viewers who cannot attend in person. That television component has become central to the franchise, turning a series of regional concerts into a national broadcast event.
Jingle Ball has long functioned as both a celebration of the year in popular music and a promotional engine for the artists involved. For iHeartMedia, the tour ties its radio stations to live audiences and gives advertisers a holiday-season platform. For performers, an arena slot in December can amplify a single, an album or a forthcoming tour at the moment when year-end listening peaks.
The 2026 edition arrives as the live music business continues to lean on multi-city package tours and broadcast tie-ins to reach fans. By spreading its headliners across eight markets and closing with a televised special, iHeartMedia is betting that the combination of local radio presence and national exposure will keep Jingle Ball competitive in a crowded holiday calendar.
Tickets and city-specific lineups are expected to draw interest from fans who follow the tour's tradition of surprise guests and collaborations. With Rodrigo, Sombr and Katseye leading the announcement, the 2026 Jingle Ball shapes up as a snapshot of who dominated pop culture this year and who is poised to carry it into the next.
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