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.

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

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.

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.