Taylor Swift to perform at CMAs for 1st time in 13 years

Swift's "I Knew It, I Knew You" is also nominated for a CMA Award.

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Get ready for the 2026 CMA Awards as Lainey Wilson hosts, Ella Langley leads with nine nominations and Taylor Swift returns to her country roots.

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• Yi-Jin Yu
• Friday, November 13, 2026 5:35PM
• Taylor Swift will perform at the 2026

CMA Awards, her first performance at the annual awards ceremony in over a decade.

The superstar singer-songwriter, who married

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in July, last sang at the CMAs in 2013, when she performed an acoustic version of "Red" alongside Alison Krauss and Vince Gill.

Swift is the latest performer announced for the 60th CMA Awards this year, which also includes fellow artists Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, Cody Johnson, Tucker Wetmore, Tim McGraw, Zach Top and The Red Clay Strays.

The "Patient Zero" singer is also nominated for Single of the Year for "I Knew It, I Knew You," her original song for Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 5."

AccuWeather: Feeling like a wet winter day in the Philadelphia region Baby buried alive for 24 hours released from the hospital; father charged SS United States completes final voyage, sinks to Gulf floor to become artificial reef The 60th annual CMA Awards will air live on ABC and Disney+ on Wednesday, Nov. 18, and will be available to stream the next day on Hulu.

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