Taylor Swift to Attend CMA Awards After Nomination

Taylor Swift will attend the Country Music Association Awards for the first time in a decade after earning a nomination for Single of the Year for her song I Knew It, I Knew You, the country-flavored track from the Toy Story 5 soundtrack. The CMA announced its 2026 nominations on Thursday, September 10, and Swift responded shortly afterward on Instagram Stories, writing, Looks like I havent yeed my last haw. Thank you CMA!!!! She closed the post with See you there Nov. 18, confirming her attendance at the November 18 ceremony in Nashville. The message, accompanied by a smiling cowboy-hat emoji, nodded to Jessie, the Toy Story cowgirl character who inspired the song. The nomination is Swift's first CMA nod since 2022, when she was recognized in the Video of the Year category for I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version), her duet with Chris Stapleton. It is her first Single of the Year nomination since 2013, when she was featured on Tim McGraw's Highway Don't Care. Her last CMA appearance came in 2016, when she presented the Entertainer of the Year award to Garth Brooks; her most recent performance on the CMA stage was an acoustic rendition of Red in 2013.