Taylor Swift will take the stage and perform on this year’s CMA Awards, marking her first performance on the awards show in 13 years. (In 2013, she performed “Red” with Vince Gill and Alison Krauss.) Swift’s long history with country music’s biggest awards show began in 2007 with her first win, earning a spot in the CMA Awards record books in 2009 as the youngest artist to win the Entertainer of the Year award.
Over the two-decade span, Swift has scored 26 CMA nominations, including a nod this year in the Single of the Year category for “I Knew It, I Knew You.”
Lainey Wilson will host the 60th Annual CMA Awards, which will air live from Nashville on ABC and Disney+ on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. Alan Carter is this year’s director, Jon Macks is head writer, and Robert Deaton serves as executive producer.
Riley Green, Ella Langley, and Lainey Wilson topped the list of winners at the 59th Annual CMA Awards.
