Two years after its move to a new city, the Country Music Television awards have been canceled for the 2025 season. But it’s not the only major event at a halt this year.

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 annual event was canceled by its parent company, Paramount Global, along with several other awards shows. Find out why.

The CMT Awards will not take place in 2025 as the merger between its parent company, Paramount Global, and Skydance Media continues.

The CMT Music Awards will no longer take place in 2025. That show and others will pause this year as parent company Paramount Global merges with David Ellison’s Skydance Media. The Hollywood Reporter recently obtained a memo from Paramount president Bruce Gillmer.

Are the CMT Music Awards cancelled? While the Paramount Global and Skydance Media merger is ongoing, Paramount awards shows like the CMTs are on pause. The company is in the proce

CMT is among the Paramount divisions hit with extensive layoffs in 2024. Meanwhile, cable networks like Nickelodeon and MTV are reportedly not priorities for Skydance. Amid the company’s competitors shedding or restructuring cable networks, it’s possible those brands will be dropped from the Paramount portfolio altogether.