When does CMT Music Awards return?

The CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances. The ceremony launched in 1967 as Music City News Awards; it is the oldest award show currently airing under Paramount Global. Ceremony originally aired on TNN, prior to its parent company's acquisition of former rival network Country Music Television in 1991. The show moved to CMT from 2001 to 2021. Beginning in 2022 until the pause in 2025, the show was broadcast live on CBS.