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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
Brandon Lake and Sadie Robertson Huff are set to co-host the 2024 K-LOVE Fan Awards on Sunday, May 26, at the OPRY House in Nashville. The awards focus on Christian music, with individual categories for film/television, books and podcasts. Lake was the top winner at last yearâs show with three awards â male artist and song […]
Brandon Lake, for King & Country, Lauren Daigle and MercyMe were among the eveningâs big winners on Friday evening (June 2), when the K-LOVE Fan Awards aired on TBN, having previously been taped at Nashvilleâs Grand Ole Opry House on May 28.
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Lake led this yearâs winners, taking home three honors, including male artist. He also earned song of the year and worship song of the year, both for âGratitude.â
Sibling duo for King & Country earned artist of the year, while Daigle took home female artist of the year, and MercyMe earned their first K-LOVE Fan Award, for group of the year.
The evening also featured an array of powerful performances, as Colton Dixon was joined by Gabby Barrett for their duet âBuild a Boat.â A plethora of collaborations filled the evening, including MercyMe with David Leonard on âThen Christ Came,â Katy Nichole and Big Daddy Weave on âGod Is in This Story,â Lake teamed with Benjamin William Hastings for âGratitude,â while Mac Powell and Jason Crabb performed âNew Creation.â Tasha Layton offered âHow Far,â while Jon Reddick performed âI Believe It.â
In one of the eveningâs most affecting moments, Blessing Offor had students from Nashvilleâs Covenant School join him for a performance of Offorâs âBrighter Days.â Steven Curtis Chapman, who was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2018, was honored for his lengthy history of enduring songs, as he was joined by Bart Millard, Matthew West and Mac Powell.
See the full list of K-LOVE Fan Awards winners for 2023 below:
Artist of the Yearfor KING & COUNTRY
Male artistBrandon Lake
Female artistLauren Daigle
Group of the yearMercyMe
Worship song of the yearBrandon LakeâGratitudeâ
Song of the yearBrandon LakeâGratitudeâ
Breakout singleâPerfectly LovedâRachael Lampa ft. TobyMac
Film & television impactThe ChosenSeason Three Finale
Book impactOn Our KneesPhil Wickham
Podcast impactUNASHAMEDPhil & Jase Robertson
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