Overview
- The Country Music Association named “I Knew It, I Knew You” a Single of the Year nominee on Thursday, Sept. 10, placing Taylor Swift in a five-song field that includes Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson.
- The CMA nomination lists the artist, producers and mix engineer, officially crediting Swift alongside co‑producer Jack Antonoff and mix engineer Laura Sisk.
- Swift posted on her Instagram Story that she will attend the 60th CMA Awards on Nov. 18 in Nashville, a public confirmation that comes hours after the nominees were announced.
- The Toy Story 5 song was released in June and has delivered cross‑format success, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping Hot Country Songs while earning strong country radio play.
- The nomination is Swift’s first CMA nod since 2022 and her first Single of the Year nomination since 2013, and industry coverage says the CMA recognition may help the song’s Grammy and Oscar campaigns as final CMA voting runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 27.