CMT's parent company, Paramount also cancelled a handful of other award shows for "optimization" and "reimagining."

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

CMT Music Awards are officially on pause as Paramount Global continues its merger with Skydance Media. The MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV Millennial Awards and Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Mexico are also affected,

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.