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

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Taylor Swift has been announced as a performer at the 2026 CMA Awards, marking her first performance at Country Music’s Biggest Night™ in 13 years.

The last time she performed at the CMAs in 2013 was an acoustic version of “Red” featuring Alison Krauss and Vince Gill.

The 36-year-old joins a stacked list of performers for the 60th CMA Awards, which includes Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, Cody Johnson, Tucker Wetmore, Tim McGraw, Zach Top and The Red Clay Strays. There will also be a tribute to Brooks & Dunn featuring Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Halestorm, HARDY, and Marcus King.

On top of performing, Swift is also a nominee this year. Her song “I Knew It, I Knew You” from Toy Story 5 is nominated for Single of the Year.

In total, Swift has won 12 CMA Awards since 2007, including Entertainer of the Year twice (2009, 2011).

The 60th annual CMA Awards will air live on CTV2 in Canada, and on ABC and Disney+ in the U.S. on Wednesday, November 18.