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Veteran Christian hard rock group Stryper adds its 13th top 10 on Billboardâs Top Christian Albums chart as When We Were Kings enters the list (dated Sept. 28) at No. 2. During its launch week (Sept. 13-19), the set earned 6,000 equivalent album units in the United States, with 5,000 in album sales, according to Luminate.
âWe love what we do and the fans love it even more,â Stryper frontman Michael Sweet tells Billboard. âMy mentality is to always outdo the last album. Whether we do or not, weâll go into a project certainly trying our best to do just that. Weâre so happy with how Kings turned out, and the Stryper army worldwide seems to agree. We are blessed!â
The new set from the four-piece unit, which formed in 1983 and is based in La Mirada, Calif., follows The Final Battle, which arrived at its No. 3 Top Christian Albums best in November 2022, and Even the Devil Believes, which in September 2020 became the bandâs first No. 1. Stryper first reached the chart with The Yellow and Black Attack, which entered in November 1984 and reached No. 10 the following June.
After over 40 years together, three of the four members of Stryper are originals, including brothers Michael and Robert Sweet, along with Oz Fox. The newest rocker in the foursome is Perry Richardson, who replaced Tim Gaines in 2000. Richardson formerly played bass for country artists Trace Adkins and Craig Morgan before joining the faith-based bangers.
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Yolanda Adams banks her 17th top 10 on Top Gospel Albums as Sunny Days bursts in at No. 9 (1,000 units).
The set is the Houston nativeâs first entry on the chart since May 2011, when Becoming started at its No. 3 best. Before that, What a Wonderful Time hit No. 2 in December 2007, after The Best of Me became her fifth No. 1 that May.
When Luminate reported the fastest-growing music genres in the first half of 2024 (through the week of May 30), contemporary Christian music (CCM)/gospel unexpectedly placed in the top five. When analyzing overall consumption â track-equivalent albums, stream-equivalent albums and on-demand audio â the genre grew 8.9%, more than twice the overall industry growth rate of 3.9% for the same period in 2023.
CCM/gospelâs rise is even stronger on Spotify. Representatives for the platform say the genre has grown 30% in the United States and more than 30% globally in the past year. Over the past five years, the genre has grown 50% stateside and 60% globally.
âThis past March alone, the Christian and gospel genre had its biggest streaming month on Spotify ever,â says Maritza âRitzâ McCain, Spotifyâs senior editor, Christian and gospel.
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McCain also points to CCM/gospelâs global reach, noting that while the United States is the largest market for Christian music, global consumption is expanding in markets that include Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and the Philippines. She also cites promising growth in markets such as India, Indonesia and Germany.
According to Luminate, the top five CCM/gospel acts for 2024âs first half were Elevation Worship, Lauren Daigle, Phil Wickham, Hillsong Worship and Brandon Lake. Elevation Worshipâs song âPraise,â featuring Lake, Chris Brown â a different Chris Brown from the âRun Itâ singer â and Chandler Moore, is the biggest CCM hit of 2024 thus far, having spent 24 weeks atop Billboardâs Hot Christian Songs chart.
Cole Flynn, head of marketing at Elevation Worship Records, attributes âsix or sevenâ different factors that have contributed to the shift. For one, the consumption and promotion of CCM by a new generation of social media-savvy fans on those platforms is attracting new listeners.
âThis whole generation has grown up with Spotify and Apple Music, and with the ability to access any kind of music they want to hear at any point in time,â says Leigh Holt of Hsquared Management, which manages Daigle and Riley Clemmons. âThe barriers have been broken. There are more people who can say, âThese are the ways I want to express my faith.’â
According to Luminate Insights, the share of listeners who are millennials and younger grew from 39% of overall genre listenership in 2022 to 45% in 2024. Additionally, the number of hours that CCM/gospel fans spent with music each month increased from 47.9 hours to 56.8 so far in 2024 â a 19% increase.
âWorship music does skew younger, agewise and listenerwise,â Flynn says. âPeople in their 20s and 30s are listening to Elevation Worship, whereas a typical Christian radio audience might be a little older.â He adds that this evolution has necessitated changes in marketing strategies for Elevation Worship, as it has with other CCM/gospel artists. âWeâve released music a little earlier, teased it out a little earlier, tried to get the music in peopleâs minds and on their phones earlier and give away a little more of the master content than we would have five years ago.â
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A new crop of young talent â who are also social media natives â includes 29-year-old Forrest Frank, 21-year-old Josiah Queen and 24-year-old Seph Schlueter. Frankâs âGood Dayâ and Schlueterâs âCounting My Blessingsâ each reached No. 2 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, with the former making its way into the upper echelons of Spotifyâs Viral 50 chart this year. And Queenâs âThe Prodigalâ was in the top 15 on the Christian Airplay chart. All three are nominees for new artist of the year at the Gospel Music Associationâs Dove Awards in October.
Queenâs debut album, also named The Prodigal, and Frankâs Child of God both debuted at No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart in July and August, respectively, and the latter ascended to No. 28 on the Billboard 200.
Like artists in other genres, many top sellers in CCM/ gospel make social media key to their marketing plans. Daigle, 32, has over 5 million monthly Spotify listeners, and videos of concert moments, shared on TikTok, earn millions of views. Elevation Worship has over 1.9 million TikTok followers, and one March TikTok post of its hit âPraiseâ has garnered more than 19 million views. Brandon Lake, 34, who has over 4 million monthly Spotify listeners, has attracted 4.3 million views since posting a TikTok video in July that used his song âThatâs Who I Praise.â And Frank racked up over 9 million views with a video that uses his âGood Day.â
âContent is still king,â Holt says. âThe artists who are winning are the artists who are the most authentic on social media. Even with Elevation Worship, their content is very âman on the street,â very accessible to everyone. I feel like that has a lot to do with the growth, as well as fans having insight into artistsâ lives. Forrest Frank is great on social media, and Josiah Queen is really fun â he kind of teaches a master class a bit on that. Theyâve figured out social media in a very organic way.â
Unlike most genres, CCM/gospel is built around a central message rather than a particular sound, allowing for a greater range of musical styles, including the pop of for King & Country and Frank; Queenâs rustic, singer-songwriter style; Tauren Wellsâ pop/R&B vibe; and Lecraeâs rap.
âThe expansion of what Christian and gospel music sounds like has helped grow the listenership and, in turn, the consumption of the genre,â McCain says. âArtists like Lauren Daigle, NF and Montell Fish started with a Christian listener base and have grown to see success in broader audiences.â She adds that the inclusion of Christian/gospel artists on non-faith-based playlists such as R&B Weekly, Shine and Fresh Folk has also helped to expand the genreâs reach.
Also bolstering CCM/gospelâs presence are a number of recent collaborations with secular artists, including for King & Country with Timbaland, TobyMac with Sheryl Crow, Lecrae with John Legend, Anne Wilson with Lainey Wilson, Zach Williams with Dolly Parton and CeCe Winans with Carrie Underwood.
âItâs way easier to become a fan of one person and transfer that fandom to another, especially with great collaborations,â Holt says. âFor King & Country has always kind of led the way in the Christian space, and that really brings different spotlights to the genre.â
As streaming consumption and social media promotion of CCM/gospel music have increased, so has the number of contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States. According to stationratings.com, the number of U.S. stations carrying the contemporary Christian format rose by 22 from July 2023 to July 2024.Â
Titan Christian radio chains K-LOVE and Air1, which are owned by the non-profit Educational Media Foundation (EMF) have more than 1,000 broadcast signals. So far this year, the company has added more than a dozen signals to its fold.
âWeâve seen direct correlations of [streaming] consumption mirror the amount of audience weâre getting at radio,â Flynn says of Elevation Worship. âAt the top of the radio chart, their song âPraiseâ gets an audience of 10 million a week â thatâs a massive difference. Letâs say radio doesnât drive direct streams, which is an argument these days. It does drive massive awareness. Thereâs an intangible with church listeners, worship leaders, people putting it in Sunday morning [church services] set lists that exponentially grow that reach beyond radio, but that might have been the first place they heard it. So [radio]âs a huge help for us when weâre trying to get a song out there.â
âThe songs coming out of our community continue to impact our audience, not only across all digital platforms but on terrestrial radio to over 30 million weekly listeners,â Gospel Music Association president Jackie Patillo said in a statement provided to Billboard. âPeople are hungry for a message that encourages and inspires.â
Growth in streaming, social media and radio reach ultimately impact artistsâ touring. Elevation Worship sold out its spring Elevation Nights â24 Tour before it began, averaging 11,600 tickets sold each night. Meanwhile, Holt says Daigleâs Kaleidoscope Tour has also seen growth in ticket sales.
âItâs a very different market now for ticket buying, post-pandemic, with multiple tours out. Thereâs a lot of competition,â Holt says. âBut our ticket sales have grown this year, and we are back to our pre-pandemic numbers, which has been exciting to see.â

Elevation Worshipâs âPraise,â featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown and Chandler Moore, reaches a milestone 25th week at No. 1 on Billboardâs streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Christian Songs survey (dated Aug. 31).
âPraise,â co-penned by Elevation Worship frontman Brown with Lake and Moore, as well as Pat Barrett, Cody Carnes and Steven Furtick, becomes just the sixth title to have dominated Hot Christian Songs for 25 frames or more over the surveyâs 21-year history.
When âPraiseâ initially topped Hot Christian Songs in March, Brown told Billboard, âWeâre blown away by what God has done with âPraise,â and weâre thankful for everyone who has streamed, tuned in and shared the song. We hope it is a great reminder of all the reasons to praise God not just for what Heâs done, but for who He is.â
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âPraiseâ drew 13.8 million airplay audience impressions and 3.4 million official U.S. streams and sold 1,000 Aug.16-22, according to Luminate.
Hereâs a look at the longest-leading Hot Christian Songs No. 1s:
132 weeks, âYou Say,â Lauren Daigle, beginning in July 2018
61 weeks, âOceans (Where Feet May Fail),â Hillsong United, beginning in June 2013
37 weeks, âWhat a Beautiful Name,â Hillsong Worship, beginning in February 2017
28 weeks, weeks, âGratitude,â Brandon Lake, beginning in February 2023
26Â weeks, âSomething in the Water,â Carrie Underwood, beginning in October 2014
25 weeks (to date), âPraise,â Elevation Worship, Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, Chandler Moore, beginning in July 2024
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Singer-songwriter Ricky Dillard scores his fourth Gospel Airplay No. 1 with âHold On.â The song advanced by 10% in plays during the tracking week.
âHold On,â which Dillard wrote with Duane C. Shipley and produced with Zeke Listenbee and Quadrius Salters, is his third straight No. 1, after âAll of My Helpâ led for a week in July 2022 and âRelease,â featuring Tiff Joy, ruled for a week in August 2020.
Dillard, and his choir, New G, first commanded Gospel Airplay with âAmazing Light,â for 30 weeks starting in July 2014, the chartâs second-longest command, after Marvin Sappâs âNever Would Have Made Itâ (46 weeks starting in August 2007).
Grammy winner Brandon Lake, known for his Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart-topping hits including âGratitudeâ and âPraise You Anywhere,â has signed with UTA for booking representation. Lake recently wrapped a sold-out, 20-city tour crisscrossing the United States and was both a co-host and a winner at the annual K-LOVE Fan Awards in Nashville. âI am […]
Phil Wickham was named songwriter of the year at the 2024 BMI Christian Awards, which were held Tuesday (June 18) at BMIâs Nashvilleâs office. BMIâs AVP of creative, Nashville, Leslie Roberts hosted the invitation-only ceremony.
Wickham, 40, had a hand in writing four of this yearâs award-winning songs â âHoly Forever,â âHymn of Heaven,â âThen Christ Cameâ and âThis Is Our God.â Wickham has received three Grammy nominations in the past two years, including one for his album I Believe at the Feb. 4 ceremony. He has amassed 11 top 10 hits on Billboardâs Hot Christian Songs chart, including âHouse of the Lord,â which reached No. 1 in 2022.
Wickham performed an acoustic rendition of his song âHymn of Heavenâ at the event.
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âGratitudeâ was named the 2024 song of the year. Written by BMI songwriters Dante Bowe and Ben Hastings (APRA) and recorded by Brandon Lake, the song logged 28 weeks at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs. The track, featured on Lakeâs album, House of Miracles, received nominations from the 2023 GMA Dove Awards for song of the year and worship recorded song of the year.
Essential Music Publishing took home the accolade for publisher of the year. Essential is responsible for 12 of the 25 most-performed songs of the year â âCornerstone,â âGod Is in This Story,â âHeart of God,â âHoly Forever,â âI Thank God,â âIâm So Blessed,â âPerfectly Loved,â âSame God,â âThank God I Do,â âThen Christ Came,â âThis Is Our Godâ and âWho I Am.â
In addition, the ceremony named 21 first-time winners for their role in writing the top 25 most-performed Christian songs of the previous year. They included pop powerhouses P!nk and Jeff Bhasker, who co-wrote the Lauren Daigle hit âThank God I Do,â which topped Hot Christian Songs for 20 weeks.
Three first-time winners were double winners on the night â Jonathan Jay (âFear Is Not My Futureâ and âRest on Usâ) and Jacob Mills and Levi Mills (âGod Is Realâ and âNever Not Godâ).
The complete winners list can be found here.
Wickham wasnât the nightâs only performer. Anne Wilson, 22, offered a stripped-down version of her hit, âStrong,â accompanied by BMIâs 2023 songwriter of the year, Jeff Pardo. Newcomer Charly Beathard made her BMI performance debut with âHallelujah Anyway.â
Two-time GMA Dove Award winner and CCM/country singer-songwriter Anne Wilson teamed with reigning CMA and ACM entertainer of the year Lainey Wilson to create a visual component to complement their collaboration âPraying Woman. In the process, the pair highlighted the importance of women uplifting and supporting women, whether spiritually, emotionally, or musically.
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The song, featured on Anneâs recent album Rebel, was inspired by a conversation the two artists had regarding their respective families â and in particular, their faith-filled mothers.
âI loved working with her,â Anne previously told Billboard. âI met Lainey on Instagram in 2020. Then we met [in person] last year, and we wrote the song the same day⌠We were talking about our moms, and we both remember our moms praying a lot when we were kids, getting on their knees and praying for things, and we got to write a song to honor our moms and talk about what it means to be a woman who prays and faith.â
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Kentucky native Anne Wilson and Louisiana native Lainey Wilson wrote âPraying Womanâ with Trannie Anderson, Jeff Pardo and Matthew West.
The two singer-songwriters filmed the video for âPraying Womanâ backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, in the Opryâs âWomen of Countryâ dressing room, which features photos of women artists including Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Reba McEntire and Trisha Yearwood. The setting was appropriate, given that Anne is a member of this yearâs Grand Ole Opry NextStage program, which supports the discovery of new artists across the brandâs platforms. Lainey was a member of the program in 2021 and has continued supporting artists that are part of the program. Meanwhile, Lainey was also inducted into the Grand Ole Opry earlier this month.
âWhen Lainey and I wrote this song last year, I knew it was a special one. But to perform it in the Women of Country dressing room, where so many of the greats came before us, was a feeling Iâll never forget,â Anne said in a statement. âLainey is like a big sister to me and Iâm so blessed to have a mentor like her in my corner.â
In addition to âPraying Woman,â Anneâs Rebel project includes her top 5 Billboard Christian Airplay hit âStrong,â while Rebel debuted at No. 10 on the top Country Albums Chart and spent three weeks at the pinnacle of the Top Christian Albums chart.
Watch Anne Wilsonâs video for âPraying Woman,â featuring Lainey Wilson, below:
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for King and Country won artist of the year for the record-extending sixth time at the 2024 K-LOVE Fan Awards, which premiered on TBN on Friday (May 31). Brandon Lake and Sadie Robertson Huff co-hosted the show, which was taped at the iconic Opry House in Nashville on May 26. Both artists also won awards â Lake won male artist of the year and worship song of the year for âPraise You Anywhere.â Robertson Huff won podcast of the year for Whoa, Thatâs Good.
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tobyMacâs âFaithfully,â which reached No. 10 on Billboardâs Hot Country Songs chart, won song of the year. As noted above, Lakeâs âPraise You Anywhere,â which topped that chart for six weeks, won worship song of the year. Seph Schlueterâs âCounting My Blessings,â which is currently No. 2 on that chart, won breakout single.
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Anne Wilson received her second female artist of the year award. The New England Patriotsâ Matthew Slater received the Sports Impact Award.
The show featured performances by Wilson, Lake, CAIN, Crowder, Elevation Worship, Jeremy Camp, Matthew West and Terrian. There were also several surprise collaborations, including Housefires with the trio of Ryan Ellis, Blanca and Stephen McWhirter; Josh Baldwin and Jenn Johnson; Katy Nichole and Naomi Raine; Lauren Daigle with Ellie Holcomb; Rachael Lampa and Andrew Ripp; and Tauren Wells joined by Davies.
Colton Dixon and Danny Gokey introduced a special tribute to Mandisa and to tobyMacâs band member and friend Gabe Patillo, both of whom died this past spring. Dixon, Gokey and Mandisa were all contestants on different seasons of American Idol.
The ceremony culminated a weekend full of events for fans, including a Friday night kick-off concert, Saturday morningâs Worship in the Round, an Emerging Artist Showcase, Songwriterâs Showcase and Sunday morning Worship Service.
See the full list of 2024 K-LOVE Fan Awards nominees, with winners marked, below:
Artist of the year
Anne WilsonÂ
Brandon LakeÂ
Casting CrownsÂ
WINNER: for King & CountryÂ
Lauren DaigleÂ
Matthew WestÂ
Phil WickhamÂ
TobyMacÂ
Song of the year
âCome Jesus Comeâ â Stephen McWhirterÂ
âDonât Stop Prayingâ â Matthew WestÂ
WINNER: âFaithfullyâ â tobyMacÂ
âI Thank Godâ â Housefires f/JWLKRS & Ryan EllisÂ
âPraiseâ â Elevation WorshipÂ
âPraise You Anywhereâ â Brandon LakeÂ
âSomebody To Youâ â Rachael Lampa f/Andrew RippÂ
âStrongâ â Anne WilsonÂ
Male artist of the year
WINNER: Brandon LakeÂ
Chris TomlinÂ
CrowderÂ
Jeremy CampÂ
Matthew WestÂ
Phil WickhamÂ
Tauren WellsÂ
tobyMacÂ
Female artist of the year
WINNER: Anne Wilson
CeCe Winans
Katy Nichole
Lauren Daigle
Natalie Grant
Rachael Lampa
Tasha Layton
TerrianÂ
Worship song of the year
âFear is Not My Futureâ â Maverick City MusicÂ
âFirm Foundationâ â Cody CarnesÂ
âHoly Foreverâ â Chris TomlinÂ
âI Believeâ â Phil WickhamÂ
âI Thank Godâ â Housefires f/JWLKRS & Ryan EllisÂ
âPraiseâ â Elevation WorshipÂ
WINNER: âPraise You Anywhereâ â Brandon LakeÂ
Breakout single
âBig Godâ- TerrianÂ
âCome Jesus Comeâ â Stephen McWhirterÂ
WINNER: âCounting My Blessingsâ â Seph SchlueterÂ
âGood Dayâ â Forrest FrankÂ
âHallelujah Feelingâ â Caleb & JohnÂ
âThe Prodigalâ â Josiah QueenÂ
Group of the year
CAINÂ
Casting CrownsÂ
Big Daddy WeaveÂ
WINNER: Elevation WorshipÂ
Maverick City MusicÂ
MercyMeÂ
We Are MessengersÂ
We The KingdomÂ
Film impact
Sound of FreedomÂ
The Shift
After DeathÂ
WINNER: The Chosen Season 4 (Theatrical Release)
Big George ForemanÂ
The BlindÂ
Journey to BethlehemÂ
Ordinary AngelsÂ
TV/streaming impact
WINNER: Jonathan & Jesus
Chasing CAIN
Eleanorâs Bench
Going Home (Season 2)
The Wingfeather Saga
Book impact
Mostly What God Does â Savannah Guthrie
Like a River â Granger Smith
Untangle Your Emotions â Jennie Allen
Practicing the Way â John Mark Comer
WINNER: Rescue Story â Zach Williams
The Digital Fast â Dr. Darren Whitehead
Upon Waking â Jackie Hill Perry
The Awe of God â John Bevere
Podcast impact
Cooper Stuff â John Cooper
WINNER: WHOA Thatâs Good â Sadie Robertson Huff
That Sounds Fun â Annie F. Downs
Made for This â Jennie Allen
The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast â Candace Cameron Bure
Back Porch Theology â Lisa Harper
Lauren Daigle, Anne Wilson, Brandon Lake, Elevation Worship and Matthew West are among the artists set to perform at the 11th annual K-LOVE Fan Awards, which will be held at the iconic OPRY House in Nashville on May 26. The show, which bills itself as a celebration of faith, music and community, will air five nights later, on May 31 at 8 p.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET exclusively on TBN.
Lake and Sadie Robertson Huff will co-host this yearâs show. The annual show is a John Landers LLC production.
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Nominees for the 2024 K-LOVE Fan Awards were announced last week. Lake leads with four nominations, followed by Wilson, Elevation Worship, West, Phil Wickham and TobyMac, with three nods each. Fans can visit klovefanawards.com to vote for their favorite artists through May 24 at 6 p.m. CT.
The K-LOVE Fan Awards offers additional weekend events such as the annual Friday night kick-off concert, Saturday morningâs Worship in the Round, the Emerging Artist Showcase, Songwriterâs Showcase and Sunday morning Worship Service. Details can be found at klovefanawards.com.
K-LOVE is listener-supported and delivers Christian music through its almost 600 signals across 50 states, the K-LOVE App, smart devices, klove.com, and K-LOVE On-Demand.
Matthew Slater is this yearâs recipient of the Sports Impact Award. Slater, who was a special teams player for the New England Patriots, wrapped his 16-year NFL career earlier this year. The award will be presented by fellow Patriot Benjamin Watson.
Here are the performers and presenters set to appear at the 2024 K-Love Fan Awards.
Performers
Anne Wilson
Brandon Lake
CAIN
Crowder
Elevation Worship
Housefires
Jeremy Camp
Josh Baldwin
Katy Nichole
Lauren Daigle
Matthew West
Rachael Lampa
Tauren Wells
TerrianÂ
Presenters
Benjamin & Kirsten Watson
Dallas Jenkins (The Chosen)
Elizabeth Tabish (The Chosen)
Jonathan Roumie (The Chosen)
Willie Robertson
Annie F. Downs
Granger Smith
Lisa Harper
Bart Millard (Mercy Me)
Brandon Heath
Colton Dixon
Danny Gokey
David Leonard
Ellie Holcomb
Jon Reddick
Josiah Queen
Matt Maher
Matthew West
Rebecca St. James
Riley Clemmons
Seph Schlueter
Taylor & Madison Cain
Tasha Layton
âPraise You Anywhereâ hitmaker Brandon Lake, CCM and country musician Anne Wilson and music collective Elevation Worship are among the artists topping the list of nominees for the fan-voted, 11th annual K-LOVE Fan Awards, which is set to return to the Grand Ole Opry House on Sunday, May 26, Billboard can exclusively reveal.
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Fan voting for the awards opens at 6 p.m. CT on Monday (May 13) and runs through 6 p.m. CT on May 24 at klovefanawards.com.
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Lake leads this yearâs nominees with four nominations, including nods for artist of the year, male artist of the year, song of the year (âPraise You Anywhereâ). Wilson, Elevation Worship, Phil Wickham, Matthew West and TobyMac each earned three nominations. Wilson is up for artist of the year, female artist of the year, and song of the year (âStrongâ).
Among Elevation Worshipâs nominations are group of the year and worship song of the year (âPraiseâ), while Wickham picked up nominations in categories including artist of the year and worship song of the year (âI Believeâ). West, a 12-time Billboard Christian Airplay chart-topper, has nominations in categories including artist of the year and song of the year (âDonât Stop Prayingâ) while 13-time Billboard Christian Airplay chart-topper TobyMacâs nominations include song of the year (âFaithfullyâ) and artist of the year.
Among those with first-time nominations in various categories are Stephen McWhirter (âCome Jesus Comeâ), Housefires featuring JWLKRS and Ryan Ellis (âI Thank Godâ), âCounting My Blessingsâ singer Seph Schlueter, âGood Dayâ hitmaker Forrest Frank, Caleb & John (âHallelujah Feelingâ) and Josiah Queen (âThe Prodigalâ), as well as Terrian, who earned her first nomination as female artist of the year, as well as a nomination for breakout single, for âBig God.â
The awards ceremony, hosted by Lake and Sadie Robertson Huff, will broadcast on TBN on May 31. In addition to music-related categories, the awards highlight impactful films, television series, books, and podcasts.
The awards ceremony, sponsored by Coca-Cola Consolidated, will conclude the K-LOVE Fan Awards weekend, which launches with a Friday evening (May 24) kickoff concert, a Worship in the Round event, emerging artist showcase, songwriterâs showcase and a Sunday morning worship service.
See the full list of 2024 K-LOVE Fan Awards nominees below:
Artist of the year
Anne WilsonÂ
Brandon LakeÂ
Casting CrownsÂ
for King & CountryÂ
Lauren DaigleÂ
Matthew WestÂ
Phil WickhamÂ
TobyMacÂ
Song of the year
âCome Jesus Comeâ â Stephen McWhirterÂ
âDonât Stop Prayingâ â Matthew WestÂ
âFaithfullyâ â TobyMacÂ
âI Thank Godâ â Housefires f/JWLKRS & Ryan EllisÂ
âPraiseâ â Elevation WorshipÂ
âPraise You Anywhereâ â Brandon LakeÂ
âSomebody To Youâ â Rachael Lampa f/Andrew RippÂ
âStrongâ â Anne WilsonÂ
Male artist of the year
Brandon LakeÂ
Chris TomlinÂ
CrowderÂ
Jeremy CampÂ
Matthew WestÂ
Phil WickhamÂ
Tauren WellsÂ
TobyMacÂ
Female artist of the year
Anne Wilson
CeCe Winans
Katy Nichole
Lauren Daigle
Natalie Grant
Rachael Lampa
Tasha Layton
TerrianÂ
Worship song of the year
âFear is Not My Futureâ â Maverick City MusicÂ
âFirm Foundationâ â Cody CarnesÂ
âHoly Foreverâ â Chris TomlinÂ
âI Believeâ â Phil WickhamÂ
âI Thank Godâ â Housefires f/JWLKRS & Ryan EllisÂ
âPraiseâ â Elevation WorshipÂ
âPraise You Anywhereâ â Brandon LakeÂ
Breakout single
âBig Godâ- TerrianÂ
âCome Jesus Comeâ â Stephen McWhirterÂ
âCounting My Blessingsâ â Seph SchlueterÂ
âGood Dayâ â Forrest FrankÂ
âHallelujah Feelingâ â Caleb & JohnÂ
âThe Prodigalâ â Josiah QueenÂ
Group of the year
CAINÂ
Casting CrownsÂ
Big Daddy WeaveÂ
Elevation WorshipÂ
Maverick City MusicÂ
MercyMeÂ
We Are MessengersÂ
We The KingdomÂ
Film impact
Sound of FreedomÂ
The Shift
After DeathÂ
The Chosen Season 4 (Theatrical Release)
Big George ForemanÂ
The BlindÂ
Journey to BethlehemÂ
Ordinary AngelsÂ
TV/streaming impact
Jonathan & Jesus
Chasing CAIN
Eleanorâs Bench
Going Home (Season 2)
The Wingfeather Saga
Book impact
Mostly What God Does â Savannah Guthrie
Like A River â Granger Smith
Untangle Your Emotions â Jennie Allen
Practicing the Way â John Mark Comer
Rescue Story â Zach Williams
The Digital Fast â Dr. Darren Whitehead
Upon Waking â Jackie Hill Perry
The Awe of God â John Bevere
Podcast impact
Cooper Stuff â John Cooper
WHOA Thatâs Good â Sadie Robertson Huff
That Sounds Fun â Annie F. Downs
Made for This â Jennie Allen
The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast â Candace Cameron Bure
Back Porch Theology â Lisa Harper
Dolly Parton is delving into CCM/gospel anew, teaming with âBrighter Daysâ hitmaker Blessing Offor for his song âSomebodyâs Child,â a soulful piano ballad that nods to finding solace and belonging in faith.
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Two-time Grammy nominee Offor, who just completed the first leg of shows opening for Lauren Daigleâs national tour, wrote the piano ballad with Joy Williams and Josh Ronen. The accompanying music video, starring Offor and Parton, begins with Offor playing and singing at a piano. Heâs soon joined by Parton and a choir, heightening the emotion, while the video is interspersed with footage of various real-world situations of both joy and struggle, highlighting the need for compassion and empathy.
âWeâre all âsomebodyâs child,ââ Blessing said of the song in a statement. âItâs such a simple concept, but I hope itâs the beginning of us all realizing that thereâs always a point of empathy, thereâs always common ground if we want to find it. And thereâs no better embodiment of finding common ground, finding relatability, than Dolly Parton. Iâm so honored and humbled to have her on this project.â
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In January 2023, the Nigerian-born, Connecticut-raised Offor released his debut album My Tribe. He was nominated for the GMA Dove Awardsâ new artist of the year in 2022 and that same year, earned a three-week Christian Airplay No. 1 hit with his TobyMac collab âThe Goodness.â Offor has been featured on albums by Lee Brice and Chris Tomlin, while his song âBrighter Daysâ reached No. 2 on the Christian Airplay chart.
Ten-time Grammy winner Parton added in a statement, âI know itâs too easy to say it was a blessing singing with Blessing,â Dolly says, âbut it was. I love the song âSomebodyâs Childâ and I am very proud to be a part of it.â
Parton, of course, has teamed with a few other CCM/gospel artists in recent years, partnering with for King & Country on âGod Only Knows,â as well as partnering with Zach Williams for âThere Was Jesusâ and âLookinâ For You.â
See the video for âSomebodyâs Childâ below:
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