CMT Music Awards fans left disappointed

It's Official: The 2025 CMT Awards Have Been Cancelled
In a major turn of events, the 2025 CMT Awards have officially been cancelled—a blow to country music artists and us, their fans! Last year's award show was hosted by none other than Kelsea Ballerini and we saw some of our favorite artists take home some of the night's most coveted awards.
CMT Music Awards fans left disappointed: 2025 show canceled
CMT's parent company, Paramount also cancelled a handful of other award shows for "optimization" and "reimagining."
The 2025 CMT Awards Have Been Put on Pause: What That Means for Country Music Fans
There is no official date for the popular country music awards in 2025. A pause has been put in place for several Paramount awards shows, including the CMTs, while the company negotiates its Skydance Media merger.
Will the Canceled CMT Awards Return in 2026? Here’s Everything We Know
The CMT Awards aren't taking place in 2025, but viewers should still have hope about a possible 2026 return of the fan-voted show.
The 2025 CMT Awards Have Been Canceled
It was announced that the 2025 CMT Awards have been canceled. Officially the show is on a “pause” because parent company, Paramount Global, has agreed to a merger with Skydance Media and the deal won’t close for another couple months.
Why Are the 2025 CMT Music Awards Canceled? Reason Behind Its Cancellation Explained
One of country music’s biggest nights of the year won’t be happening in 2025. The CMT Music Awards have been canceled, and fans are wondering why. Why Are the 2025 CMT Music Awards Canceled? Paramount made the decision to cancel the 2025 CMT Music Awards due to an upcoming merger.
Popular awards show canceled ahead of 2025 awards season
(Photo by Erika Goldring/ for CMT) for CMT The CMT Awards will not take place in 2025 as the merger between its parent company, Paramount Global, and Skydance Media continues. The country music award show joins several others,
Major award shows cancelled for 2025. Here’s why
The CMT Awards won’t air in 2025. In fact, country’s biggest night is one of several major award shows that were cancelled this year. The Hollywood Reporter reports how the ceremony — along with the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choices Awards Mexico and the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) — was a casualty of Paramount Global’s merger with David Ellison’s Skydance Media.
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2025 CMT Awards canceled ahead of Paramount merger. Here's why, what to know
This year's CMT Awards have been put on pause in the midst of parent company Paramount Global's upcoming merge with David Ellison’s Skydance Media. The merger, which is slated to close in the ...