Taylor Swift confirms CMA Awards attendance: Ceremony date, nominees
What's the story
Pop sensation Taylor Swift confirmed her attendance at the 2026 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, marking her first appearance at the event in a decade. The Grammy-winning artist made the announcement on Instagram Stories, saying "I HAVEN'T YEE'D MY LAST HAW THANK YOU CMA!!!! See you there Nov. 18." This year's ceremony will take place on November 18 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
Nominations
Nominations were announced on Thursday
Nominations for this year's CMA Awards were announced on Thursday, with Ella Langley leading with 10 nods.
Miranda Lambert follows with seven, while Kacey Musgraves, Ben West, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, and Stephen Wilson Jr. each earned five.
Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson, and Dave Clauss round out the list with three apiece.
Meanwhile, Swift has been nominated for Single of the Year for her song, I Knew It, I Knew You, from Toy Story 5.
Awards history
Swift has won 12 CMAs in her career
Swift has won 12 CMAs in her career, including one of her first major awards in 2007 with the Horizon Award (now New Artist of the Year Award).
If she wins Single of the Year this year, it will be her 13th CMA.
She is up against Langley's Be Her and Choosin' Texas, Lainey Wilson's Somewhere Over Laredo, and Cody Johnson's The Fall.
Swift last attended the CMA Awards in 2016.