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Taylor Swift to perform at CMA Awards for first time since 2013
Taylor Swift will perform at the 60th CMA Awards in Nashville, returning to the show’s stage for the first time since 2013.
The Country Music Association and ABC announced her appearance ahead of the ceremony.
Swift is nominated for Single of the Year for “I Knew It, I Knew You,” which was marketed as a country song and reached No.
1 on U.S. country radio.
She first attended the awards in 2006 and won her first CMA honor in 2007.
Her last CMA performance was in 2013, when she received the Pinnacle Award and sang “Red” with Vince Gill and Alison Krauss.
Swift moved toward pop with her 2015 album “1989,” but her new song marks a return to country music.
The ceremony will air live from Nashville on November 18 on ABC and Disney+, with streaming on Hulu the next day.
The show will also feature many other performers and tributes, including a salute to Dolly Parton.
Taylor Swift will perform at the 60th CMA Awards, marking her first performance at the show since 2013.
The Country Music Association and ABC announced her appearance on November 13.
Swift is nominated for Single of the Year for “I Knew It, I Knew You,” her 26th career CMA nomination.
The awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on November 18.
The show will be broadcast on ABC and Disney+ and stream on Hulu the next day.
- Who
- Taylor Swift.
- What
- She will perform at the CMA Awards for the first time since 2013.
- When
- Wednesday, November 18, 2026.
- Where
- Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Swift first attended the CMA Awards.
Swift won her first CMA Award, the Horizon Award.
Swift became the youngest artist to win Entertainer of the Year.
Swift last performed at the CMA Awards, singing “Red” with Vince Gill and Alison Krauss.
The Country Music Association and ABC announced Swift would perform at the 60th CMA Awards.
Swift is scheduled to perform at the CMA Awards in Nashville.
- Event
- 60th CMA Awards
- Performer
- Taylor Swift
- Last CMA performance
- 2013
- Nomination
- Single of the Year for “I Knew It, I Knew You
- Venue
- Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
- Broadcast date
- November 18, 2026