Ella Langley leads Country Music Association Awards nods, with mentor Miranda Lambert close behind
Langley also leads the field in major categories, while Miranda Lambert follows with seven nominations and Swift returns after a four-year CMA absence.
- Taylor Swift earned a Single of the Year nomination for "I Knew It, I Knew You" on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, marking her first CMA nod in four years; she confirmed via Instagram she will attend the November 18 ceremony.
- Ending a 10-year absence, Swift will return to the CMA Awards stage for the first time since 2016, when she presented Garth Brooks with the Entertainer of the Year award.
- Written with producer Jack Antonoff, the nominated track "I Knew It, I Knew You" from the Toy Story 5 soundtrack reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Swift's first country-radio chart-topper in 13 years.
- Rising star Ella Langley leads the 60th Annual CMA Awards nominations with nine nods, while host Lainey Wilson will return to guide the live broadcast from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on November 18.
- Industry professionals determined nominees through a voting body of more than 7,000 members of the Country Music Association, with winners announced live on ABC and Disney+ on November 18, streaming next day on Hulu.
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