Nashville – Taylor Swift will take the stage at the 60th CMA Awards next week, the Country Music Association confirmed on Friday. The appearance will be her first performance at the ceremony in 13 years and her first appearance in a decade.
The ceremony will be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 18, from 8:00 to 11:00 PM ET on ABC and Disney+, and will be available the next day on Hulu. Lainey Wilson will host for a third consecutive year.
Nominated for Single of the Year
Swift confirmed her attendance on September 10, after this year’s nominations were announced. Sharing the announcement on Instagram Stories, she wrote that she had not “Yee’d” her “last Haw” and would see fans in Nashville on November 18.
She is nominated for Single of the Year for “I Knew It, I Knew You”, competing against Ella Langley’s “Be Her” and “Choosin’ Texas”, Lainey Wilson’s “Somewhere Over Laredo” and Cody Johnson’s “The Fall”. It is her first CMA nomination in four years. Her previous recognition was a 2022 Music Video of the Year nomination for “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version)”, featuring Chris Stapleton.
International media reports say the song has reached No. 1 on US country radio, which would be her first on that format in 13 years.
Last CMA performance came in 2013
Swift last performed at the CMA Awards in 2013, when she received the Pinnacle Award. That night she performed “Red” with Vince Gill and Alison Krauss. She remains the youngest person to have won the CMA’s top honour, Entertainer of the Year.
Other performers announced for this year’s show include Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Tim McGraw, Kacey Musgraves, The Red Clay Strays, Zach Top and Tucker Wetmore. The CMA has said presenters will be announced in the coming days.
The song Swift will perform, and whether she will appear alongside other artists, has not been announced.
