Russell Dickerson chats about his loopy wonderful yr [Exclusive]

Russell Dickerson’s 2025 has been a yr of milestone achievements and surreal moments. As he displays on the previous yr, he is overwhelmed with satisfaction and awe, seeing his desires unfold earlier than his eyes. The nation star had a outstanding yr, along with his fan-favorite observe “Occur To Me” taking up the web and changing into a world multi-week No. 1 tune.

As Dickerson informed Nation Now backstage on the 59th Annual CMA Awards, “It is simply been such an incredible yr. I used to be weary, I am not going to lie. I might be actual with y’all. My first single got here out 2017 and it is simply hustle and grind and hustle and grind.” The years of onerous work paid off in an enormous means, with “Occur To Me” showcasing his expertise on main phases, together with The Kelly Clarkson Present on NBC and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Dickerson additionally joked in regards to the tune’s viral dance, saying, “‘Occur to Me’ occurred and I do not know, it is like a dance factor that I simply by no means actually anticipated. I am a dad, bro. I am a dad. I haven’t got time for all of the tickety tockeies.” He just lately launched a brand new rendition of the tune that includes the Jonas Brothers, which happened after he appeared as a particular visitor at certainly one of their tour stops.

As Dickerson defined, “So I acquired known as to be certainly one of their particular visitors. They’re doing a particular visitor each night time. Bought to try this. Phenomenal…lengthy story brief, a woman on our staff grew up with them. So I used to be like, ‘you are coming with us and our purpose is get them on ‘Occur to Me.”’ He added, “I used to be like, ‘you guys ought to hop on it.’ They usually’re like, ‘really we’re going into the studio subsequent week. We will put vocals on it.’ And Shazam, ‘Occur to Me.’ Russell Dickerson, Jonas Brothers, it is yours. It is occurring.”

Along with the success of “Occur To Me,” Dickerson’s 2025 RUSSELLMANIA TOUR set information, that includes over 40 sold-out stops throughout the U.S. and Canada. The tour was certainly one of his most profitable but, with Dickerson saying, “I would like the most important present. And I’ve informed my spouse, it made me emotional, I used to be like I am lastly looking into the group, and it matches what my desires appear to be.” He added, “So it is simply such wind in my sail, our sails, everyone, my complete staff. It is similar to, I do not know, it has been an emotional, wild, enormous yr for us.”

Dickerson’s electrical stay performances will proceed into 2026 with the extension of the RUSSELLMANIA TOUR, that includes headline exhibits at Crimson Rocks Amphitheatre, The Greek Theatre, and Gallagher Sq. at Petco Park, with Dasha and Niko Moon becoming a member of on choose dates. He will even seem at festivals throughout the globe, together with C2C’s Three-Day Competition, Tortuga Music Competition, and San Antonio Rodeo.

The 2026 ROUND 1 RUSSELLMANIA TOUR Dates are as follows:
4/23/2026 – Raleigh, NC – Crimson Hat Amphitheater *
4/24/2026 – St Augustine, FL – The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre *
4/25/2026 – Orlando, FL – Addition Monetary Area *
5/13/2026 – Morrison, CO – Crimson Rocks Amphitheatre ^
5/20/2026 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre ^
5/21/2026 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Sq. At Petco Park ^
5/28/2026 – Cincinnati, OH – ICON Outdoor ^
5/29/2026 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion ^
5/30/2026 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater ^
*Dasha
^Niko Moon