Taylor Swift is returning to the Country Music Association Awards stage. According to Good Morning America, the singer will perform at the 60th annual ceremony on November 18 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, marking her first CMA appearance in a decade.
Taylor Swift’s return comes after she confirmed she would attend this year’s event following a Single of the Year nomination for “I Knew It, I Knew You.” The track, co-written with Jack Antonoff for the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, gave her another opportunity to be recognized by the organization that played a major role in establishing her career. Celebrating the news in an Instagram Story, she wrote: “LOOKS LIKE I HAVEN’T YEE’D MY LAST HAW THANK YOU CMA!!!! See you there Nov. 18.”
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The nomination also marks Taylor Swift’s first CMA nod in four years and her first in the Single of the Year category since the early 2010s. The song became her first No. 1 on U.S. country radio in 13 years, reconnecting her with the format that introduced her to a global audience before her transition into pop.
Swift’s relationship with the CMAs stretches back to 2007, when she won the Horizon Award, now known as New Artist of the Year. Two years later, she became the youngest artist ever to win Entertainer of the Year, collecting four trophies that evening, including Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Fearless and Music Video of the Year for “Love Story.” She won Entertainer of the Year again in 2011 and has accumulated 12 CMA Awards throughout her career.
Her last performance on the ceremony’s television broadcast took place in 2013, when she delivered an acoustic rendition of “Red” with Vince Gill. Swift last attended in person in 2016, presenting the Entertainer of the Year award to Garth Brooks. Her most recent CMA win came in 2017, when Little Big Town’s recording of her composition “Better Man” earned Song of the Year.
Hosted by Lainey Wilson for the third consecutive year, the 2026 ceremony will also feature a tribute to Dolly Parton, who died in August at 80, and the presentation of the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award to Brooks & Dunn. Ella Langley leads this year’s nominations with nine, while the announced performer lineup includes Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Cody Johnson, Kacey Musgraves and Tim McGraw.
The 60th CMA Awards will air live on ABC and Disney+ on November 18, with next-day streaming on Hulu.
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