Ella Langley, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert to rock the 60th CMA Awards

The Country Music Association has announced the first round of performers for the 60th annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tennessee.

Performers include Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley, with a special tribute planned for Dolly Parton.

The awards take place in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 18 inside Bridgestone Arena from 8-11 p.m.

See the full list of performers below.

Cody Johnson.

Miranda Lambert.

Ella Langley.

Tim McGraw.

Kacey Musgraves.

The Red Clay Strays.

Zach Top.

Tucker Wetmore.

Lainey Wilson will host for the third year in a row.

Langley leads the field this year with nine nominations, making her the top contender.

Miranda Lambert also stands out with seven nods.

Kacey Musgraves and Ben West each picked up five nominations.

Another highlight this year is that Taylor Swift will be attending the awards show.

She made the announcement on her Instagram page after receiving a nomination for Single of the Year for "I Knew It, I Knew You," featured in Toy Story 5.

The CMA Awards began in 1967 and stand as network television's longest-running annual music awards show.

ABC and the Country Music Association announced the performers for the 2026 CMA Awards, airing on Nov. 18.

The star-studded lineup includes Ella Langley, Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, Cody Johnson, The Red Clay Strays, Tucker Wetmore and Zach Top.

It's only fitting that Langley would perform at the biggest night in country music.

The artist leads this year's nominations with nine, tying the record for most nominations by a female artist in a single year.

Her 2025 single "Choosin Texas," which is nominated for three CMA awards, including song of the year, surpassed 23 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking a record previously held by Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You."