Taylor Swift To Perform At CMA Awards For First Time In 13 Years

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Taylor Swift will perform live at the 60th CMA Awards, returning to the stage for the first time since 2013, the Country Music Association and ABC announced Friday morning. Swift is a two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year and is nominated this year for Single of the Year with "I Knew It, I Knew You," her contribution to the Disney/Pixar film "Toy Story 5." No details were given about her set, though it is expected to feature the nominated song.

Her last performance on the show came in 2013, when she received the Pinnacle Award and performed "Red" with Vince Gill and Alison Krauss. Her most recent appearance was in 2016, when she surprised the audience by presenting the Entertainer of the Year award to Garth Brooks. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of her first CMA Awards appearance, shortly after the release of her self-titled debut album. She won the Horizon Award in 2007 and in 2009 became the youngest artist ever to win Entertainer of the Year.S2

"I Knew It, I Knew You" is her first brand new song in more than a decade marketed as a country song and the first to reach No. 1 at country radio, following her 2015 move toward pop with "1989" and earlier country-leaning tracks such as "Betty" and the Chris Stapleton duet "I Bet You Think About Me." The song, co-written by Jack Antonoff, is also being campaigned for an Oscar for best original song and was submitted for song of the year at the Grammy Awards.S2

The 60th annual CMA Awards, hosted by Lainey Wilson, air Wednesday from 8 to 11 p.m. ET/PT from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on ABC and Disney+, with next-day streaming on Hulu. Other announced performers include leading nominee Ella Langley, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Kacey Musgraves, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton and Mumford & Sons. A tribute to Brooks & Dunn featuring Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Halestorm, Hardy and Marcus King is also planned, along with a salute to Dolly Parton.S2

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Taylor Swift To Perform At CMA Awards For First Time In 13 Years

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Taylor Swift will perform live at the 60th CMA Awards, returning to the stage for the first time since 2013, the Country Music Association and ABC announced Friday morning. Swift is a two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year and is nominated this year for Single of the Year with "I Knew It, I Knew You," her contribution to the Disney/Pixar film "Toy Story 5." No details were given about her set, though it is expected to feature the nominated song.

Her last performance on the show came in 2013, when she received the Pinnacle Award and performed "Red" with Vince Gill and Alison Krauss. Her most recent appearance was in 2016, when she surprised the audience by presenting the Entertainer of the Year award to Garth Brooks. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of her first CMA Awards appearance, shortly after the release of her self-titled debut album. She won the Horizon Award in 2007 and in 2009 became the youngest artist ever to win Entertainer of the Year.S2

"I Knew It, I Knew You" is her first brand new song in more than a decade marketed as a country song and the first to reach No. 1 at country radio, following her 2015 move toward pop with "1989" and earlier country-leaning tracks such as "Betty" and the Chris Stapleton duet "I Bet You Think About Me." The song, co-written by Jack Antonoff, is also being campaigned for an Oscar for best original song and was submitted for song of the year at the Grammy Awards.S2

The 60th annual CMA Awards, hosted by Lainey Wilson, air Wednesday from 8 to 11 p.m. ET/PT from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on ABC and Disney+, with next-day streaming on Hulu. Other announced performers include leading nominee Ella Langley, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Kacey Musgraves, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton and Mumford & Sons. A tribute to Brooks & Dunn featuring Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Halestorm, Hardy and Marcus King is also planned, along with a salute to Dolly Parton.S2

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