Taylor Swift To Perform At CMA Awards For First Time In 13 Years

UPDATED: Taylor Swift will perform live at the 60th CMA Awards, returning to the stage for the first time since 2013, the Country Music Association announced Friday morning.

A two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year, Swift is nominated this year for Single of the Year with “I Knew It, I Knew You,” marking her 26^th career CMA nomination.

“I Knew It, I Knew You” was Swift’s first new song in more than 10 years to be marketed as a country song reach No. 1 on U.S. country radio.

Swift first attended the show in 2006, winning her first CMA Award in 2007 (Horizon Award). She became the youngest Entertainer of the Year winner in 2009 and remains to this day the youngest artist ever to receive the honor.

At her last performance in 2013, Swift received the Pinnacle Award and performed “Red” with Vince Gill and Alison Krauss.

She joins previously announced performers Ella Langley, who leads this year’s noms with nine, along with Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Kacey Musgraves, The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top, Tucker Wetmore, Luke Combs, Vince Gill, Megan Moroney, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson and Stephen Wilson Jr. Additionally, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Halestorm, Hardy and Marcus King will take part in a tribute to Brooks & Dunn. A salute to Dolly Parton is also planned.

Hosted by Lainey Wilson for a third consecutive year, the CMA Awards airs live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 18 (8-11 p.m./ET) on ABC and Disney+ and is available next day on Hulu.

PREVIOUS, Nov. 10: The Country Music Association and ABC have revealed the next round of performers for The 60th Annual CMA Awards, adding Luke Combs, Vince Gill, Megan Moroney, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson and Stephen Wilson Jr. to the lineup.

Also, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Halestorm, Hardy and Marcus King will come together to celebrate Brooks & Dunn, this year’s recipients of the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.

Combs is up for Album, Entertainer, and Male Vocalist of the Year this year, and Moroney returns to the CMA Awards stage earning nominations in the Female Vocalist and Song of the Year categories. Mumford & Sons will make their CMA Awards debut, joined by four-time nominee Chris Stapleton, who is up for Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Musical Event and Music Video of the Year.

Stapleton will also team up with Stephen Wilson Jr., a four-time nominee this year in New Artist, Male Vocalist, Song and Music Video of the Year categories.

PREVIOUS, Nov. 5: The Country Music Association and ABC have announced the first group of performers for the 60th annual CMA Awards. The initial lineup includes Ella Langley, who leads the 2026 noms with nine, along with reigning male vocalist of the year, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Kacey Musgraves, The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top and Tucker Wetmore.

After taking home three CMA Awards last year, Langley leads this year’s nominees with nine, including Entertainer, Album, Female Vocalist, Musical Event and Music Video of the Year, plus two nominations each for Single and Song of the Year.

Lambert notched seven nominations this year, including two for Single of the Year and one for Album of the Year as a producer, two for Musical Event of the Year, Song of the Year as a songwriter and her 19th nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year. With 70 career nominations, Lambert holds the record for the most CMA Awards nominations by a female artist.

Musgraves landed five nominations this year, including Album, Song, Female Vocalist, Musical Event and Music Video of the Year.

Johnson is up for four CMA Awards this year, including Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Single and Music Video of the Year.

The night also will feature a tribute to Dolly Parton, honoring the country music icon.

Hosted by Lainey Wilson for a third consecutive year, the CMA Awards airs live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 18 (8-11 p.m./ET) on ABC and Disney+ and is available next day on Hulu.

We’ll update with additional performers and presenters for The 60th Annual CMA Awards as they are announced in the coming weeks.