CMT will air a 90-minute particular, CMT Music Awards: Final Social gathering Version, on Thursday, July 17 at 9 p.m. ET. The particular, hosted by CMT’s Cody Alan, will assist maintain the award present’s identify alive throughout a interval when the present is on hiatus.
The particular options new sit-downs with Carrie Underwood, the highest winner within the present’s historical past; previous hosts Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and Jason Aldean; in addition to Blake Shelton, Cody Johnson, Cole Swindell, Darius Rucker, Jelly Roll, Keith City, Lainey Wilson and Luke Bryan, wanting again on their most memorable appearances on the present.
Followers will vote for the Final Fan Favourite Efficiency from July 11-14 by way of @CMT Fb and Instagram Tales, with the successful second revealed contained in the particular’s premiere.
“It’s been wonderful to return deep into our archives and re-live a few of the present’s most iconic moments – and do it alongside the celebrity artists that made them occur,” shared Margaret Comeaux, svp, manufacturing for CMT. “It was additionally important for us to nod to the present’s historical past as nation’s first fan-voted award present by placing the ability again within the arms of our followers to assist us select the final word fan-favorite second.”
Extra airings of CMT Music Awards: Final Social gathering Version will happen on Thursday, July 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET (rapid encore) and Saturday, July 19 at 12p.m. ET on CMT, with subsequent airings on CMT Music to be introduced at a later date.
Comeaux and John Hamlin (Switched on Leisure) are government producers of the particular. Jackie Barba is executive-in-charge of manufacturing. Yasmin Mohammed is supervising producer. Donna Duncan is expertise government.
Paramount introduced in February that the CMT Music Awards could be paused this 12 months. Bruce Gillmer, Paramount International’s president of music, music expertise, programming and occasions, media networks/chief content material officer, music, Paramount+, despatched a memo to his workers during which he stated, partially: “We’re pausing just a few occasions for 2025, as we glance to reimagine and optimize our occasions slate going ahead. These embody the MTV EMAs, MTV MIAWs, Nickelodeon Youngsters’ Alternative Awards in Mexico, and CMT Music Awards.”
The memo adopted rounds of layoffs that started final 12 months after Paramount International co-CEO Chris McCarthy famous plans for the corporate to reduce its U.S.-based workforce by roughly 15%, including at CMT.
The present, initially referred to as the CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards, aired on CMT from 2002-21. It aired on CBS from 2022-24. Ballerini and Kane Brown have been the present’s most frequent hosts in recent times.