Taylor Swift to perform for the first time in 13 years at CMA Awards: Date, time, live streaming and all details

Taylor Swift is heading back to the CMA Awards stage after more than a decade away. The singer will perform at the 60th annual ceremony on November 18, marking her first musical appearance at the country music awards show since 2013. Good Morning America announced the news on November 13. The timing was fitting for Swift, who has often considered the number 13 her lucky number.

Her return comes as she celebrates her Nashville roots and earns a new CMA nomination for her song from Toy Story 5. The inputs are taken from The Tennessean and GMA.

Taylor Swift at the CMA Awards: Date, time, live streaming and all details

The 60th annual CMA Awards will take place on Wednesday, November 18. The ceremony will air live on ABC and Disney+ and will be available to stream on Hulu the following day.

Swift is among the latest performers announced for this year's show. The lineup also includes Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, Cody Johnson, Tucker Wetmore, Tim McGraw, Zach Top and The Red Clay Strays.

Swift's appearance will be her first CMA Awards performance in 13 years. Her last musical performance at the ceremony was in 2013, when she sang an acoustic version of "Red" with Alison Krauss and Vince Gill.

Why is Taylor Swift returning to the CMA stage?

The announcement follows a major moment in Swift's relationship with Nashville. On October 26, she was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, where she reflected on the early writing sessions that helped shape her career.

"You know, I've been very fortunate. I've gotten to genre hop and travel the world and write with so many different people and in so many different ways," Swift said during her acceptance speech. "And the only reason that I've been able to have that kind of dexterity in my creative process is because of the fundamentals and the foundation that I learned here in Nashville."

The singer is also nominated for Single of the Year for "I Knew It, I Knew You," her original song for Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5. The track, written and produced with Jack Antonoff, reached No. 1 on country radio in September.

Taylor Swift's long history with the CMAs

Swift's connection with the awards began in 2006. She performed "Our Song" in 2007 and won the Horizon Award, now known as New Artist of the Year.

In 2009, she won all four categories in which she was nominated, including entertainer of the year, becoming the youngest person to receive the night's top honor at 19. Her 2013 appearance brought the Pinnacle Award, making her only the second recipient after Garth Brooks. She has since returned to the ceremony as a presenter and received further recognition for her songwriting. Her 2026 nomination is her first CMA nomination in four years.