CMT Music Awards fans left disappointed

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.
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.
CMT Music Awards paused in Austin due to Paramount, Skydance merger
The CMT Music Awards are being paused in Austin as Paramount Global's merger with Skydance Media pauses several award shows.
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Why Were the 2025 CMT Music Awards Canceled? See Reason
The 2025 Country Music Television Awards, a.k.a the CMT Awards, have been canceled by parent company Paramount Global. The media giant — which is home to several well-known entertainment ...
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2025 CMT Awards canceled ahead of Paramount merger. Here's why, what to know
The halt of the 2025 CMT Awards ceases the awards show's status as one of the longest-running country music ceremonies; the CMTS began in 1967, coming onto the scene only a year after the ACMs ...
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2025 CMT Awards Canceled as Parent Company Merges
There will be no CMT Music Awards ceremony this spring. The long-running country music awards show is officially on pause and facing a very murky future as Paramount continues a merger with ...
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MTV, CMT Pause Major 2025 Awards Shows Ahead of Paramount Merger
Affected shows include the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) and the CMT Music Awards, as well as the MTV Latin America’s MIAW Awards (formerly known as the Millennial Awards).
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2025 CMT Awards paused ahead of Paramount merger: Here's why, what to know
The halt of the 2025 CMT Awards ceases the awards show's status as one of the longest-running country music ceremonies; the CMTS began in 1967, coming onto the scene only a year after the ACMs ...