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

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

“We are pausing a few events for 2025, as we look to reimagine and optimize our events slate going forward. These include the MTV EMAs, MTV MIAWs, Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in Mexico, and CMT Music Awards,” the internal memo read in part. The awards show moved from Nashville to Austin in 2023 and returned in 2024.

(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,

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.