{"id":121784,"date":"2026-05-02T23:35:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/see-lauren-alaina-kane-brown-reunite-backstage-at-iheartcountry-festival-103-5-wezl\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T23:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:35:58","slug":"see-lauren-alaina-kane-brown-reunite-backstage-at-iheartcountry-festival-103-5-wezl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/see-lauren-alaina-kane-brown-reunite-backstage-at-iheartcountry-festival-103-5-wezl\/","title":{"rendered":"See Lauren Alaina, Kane Brown Reunite Backstage At iHeartCountry Festival | 103.5 WEZL"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Longtime friends and \u201cWhat Ifs<\/a>\u201d duet partners Lauren Alaina<\/strong><\/a> and Kane Brown<\/strong><\/a> reunited backstage at the 2026 iHeartCountry Festival presented by Capital One.<\/p>\n

The two country stars posed for photos together when the show returned on Saturday night (May 2) to the Moody Center stage in Austin, Texas. Alaina and Brown met when they attended middle school together in Georgia. Alaina spoke about that during an episode of Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe<\/em><\/a> <\/em>last year, sharing that she encouraged Brown to try singing when she heard him humming at school. \u201cHe does, actually,\u201d thank her for his career, she said on the podcast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Alaina also spoke about the success of her duet with Brown. The pair collaborated on \u201cWhat Ifs\u201d in 2016, and its since reached diamond status. The song appeared on Brown\u2019s self-titled debut studio record, which also included \u201cHometown,\u201d \u201cThunder in the Rain\u201d and more.<\/p>\n

Luke Bryan<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Parker McCollum<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Riley Green<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Carly Pearce<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Shaboozey<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Dylan Scott<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Russell Dickerson<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Gretchen Wilson<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0Chase Matthew<\/strong><\/a>, plus special guest\u00a0George Birge<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0made up the star-studded lineup of the 2026 iHeartCountry Festival. It was all hosted again by iHeartRadio\u2019s Bobby Bones<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Check back with iHeartCountry for a photo gallery of red carpet looks, more performance recaps, backstage moments and other unforgettable highlights from this year\u2019s iHeartCountry Festival.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n