Taylor Swift will perform at the CMA Awards on Nov. 18, her first time singing at the ceremony since 2013. ABC, which airs the ceremony, announced the performance Friday. Her song from Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” is also up for Single of the Year.
Swift was already expected at the Nashville ceremony. The Country Music Association’s September ballot names her song “I Knew It, I Knew You” as a Single of the Year finalist. The announcement gave no song title.
From “Red” to “Toy Story 5”
At the 2013 awards, Swift sang “Red” with Alison Krauss and Vince Gill. She also received the CMA Pinnacle Award that year.
Disney announced the song for “Toy Story 5”. The CMA ballot credits Swift and Jack Antonoff as producers and Laura Sisk as mix engineer. Swift also sang the song at the film’s world premiere in June, where she joined Randy Newman for “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” The new song is the only one from a film on the CMA Single of the Year ballot.
This year’s Single of the Year ballot puts Swift alongside two songs by Ella Langley, “Be Her” and “Choosin’ Texas,” as well as Lainey Wilson’s “Somewhere Over Laredo” and Cody Johnson’s “The Fall.” The award goes to the artist, producer and mix engineer. Langley leads this year’s nominations with nine.
When to watch Swift’s CMA return
The show airs from Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 18, starting at 8 p.m. Eastern and 7 p.m. Central on ABC and Disney+, according to the CMA’s broadcast schedule. Hulu carries it the following day. ABC has announced the start of the broadcast, but hasn’t given a time for Swift’s set. Viewers outside the Eastern and Central time zones can check their local ABC schedule for the broadcast or use the live Disney+ stream.
Lainey Wilson hosts, and the lineup includes Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, Tim McGraw and the Red Clay Strays. See Edit USA’s CMA Awards viewing guide for the broadcast options and the rest of the nominations.
