Taylor Swift Returns to CMA Awards After 10 Years Following "I Knew It, I Knew You" Nomination

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Sep 10, 2026 1:37pm PT

Taylor Swift to Attend CMA Awards for First Time in 10 Years After ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ Nomination, Further Cementing Her Country Comeback

'Looks like I haven't yee'd my last haw,' she wrote on social media. Fans are already wondering if she might perform her No. 1 country airplay hit on the show.

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In most cases, Taylor Swift leaves a little bit of suspense in the air as to whether she’ll attend one of the many awards shows where she is nominated. Not this time. Within hours of the announcement that she had been nominated for a CMA Award for single of the year for “I Knew It, I Knew You,” Swift went on social media to declare that she would be there this November, with bells on. Or spurs, perhaps.

“LOOKS LIKE I HAVEN’T YEE’D MY LAST HAW,” she wrote in all-caps in a message posted to her Instagram Stories. “THANK YOU CMA!!!! See you there Nov. 18.” The message was followed by an emoticon of a smiling face wearing a cowboy hat, in keeping with the Jessie-the-cowgirl theme of the hit song that closes the “Toy Story 5” movie.

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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/taylor-swift-attending-cma-awards-song-nomination-i-knew-it-1236857806/)._