Taylor Swift to Perform at the 2026 CMA Awards for the First Time in 13 Years

Ilana Kaplan Fri, November 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM UTC

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Taylor SwiftCredit: Kevin Mazur -

Taylor Swift will perform at the 2026 CMA Awards

The 14-time Grammy winner hasn’t performed at the awards show since 2013

Swift is nominated for Single of the Year at the CMA Awards for her hit “I Knew It, I Knew You”

The 2026 CMA Awards will be enchanted by a performance from Taylor Swift!

For the first time in 13 years, the 14-time Grammy winner will perform at the awards ceremony in Nashville, per an announcement from the CMAs and ABC on Friday, Nov. 13.

Swift, 36, has previously taken home the CMA Entertainer of the Year Award twice and is nominated this year for Single of the Year with her hit “I Knew It, I Knew You,” an original song she wrote for the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, which was produced by Jack Antonoff and engineered by Laura Sisk.

Taylor Swift in November 2012 in NashvilleCredit: Frederick Breedon/FilmMagic

This marks her 26th CMA nomination in her career and came just days after “I Knew It, I Knew You” reached No. 1 on U.S. country radio, marking her first song to top the list in 13 years.

Swift is up against two Ella Langley tracks — “Be Her” and “Choosin’ Texas” — as well as Lainey Wilson’s “Somewhere Over Laredo” and Cody Johnson’s “The Fall” in the Single of the Year category.

The “Patient Zero” artist last appeared at the CMA Awards in 2016, where she presented Garth Brooks with the Entertainer of the Year Award. She previously took home the honor herself in 2009 and 2011 and was nominated in 2012 and 2013.

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Swift last performed at the CMA Awards in 2013, where she played her hit “Red” alongside Vince Gill and Alison Krauss, and received the prestigious Pinnacle Award.

Throughout her career, Swift has won 12 CMA Awards, including one of her first major award wins with 2007’s Horizon Award, now known as the New Artist of the Year Award.

In an Instagram Stories post shared in September, the pop megastar confirmed she would be attending Country Music’s Biggest Night, marking her first appearance at the awards ceremony in 10 years.

“LOOKS LIKE I HAVEN’T YEE’D MY LAST HAW THANK YOU CMA!!!! See you there Nov. 18 🤠,” she wrote at the time.

Taylor Swift in October 2026 in L.A.Credit: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Alongside the text, Swift also reshared the CMA Awards’ Instagram post and ABC announcing her nomination.

The 60th annual CMAs, hosted by Wilson, will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

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