THE K-LOVE FAN AWARDS ANNOUNCE 2023 NOMINEES AS FAN VOTING BEGINS TONIGHT AT 6PM CT VIA KLOVEFANAWARDS.COM
Phil Wickham leads with five nominations, Brandon Lake follows with four
2023/05/15.NomineesAnnouncedforThisYearsK-LOVEFanAwards.asp NEWS SOURCE: Wortman Works May 15, 2023
Nashville, TN....May 15, 2023 - Nominees for the 2023 K-LOVE Fan Awards have been announced, with BILLBOARD sharing the exclusive news of Phil Wickham leading with five nominations and Brandon Lake following with four. CAIN,Rachael Lampa and TobyMac garnered three nominations each. Fans can begin voting for their favorites tonight at 6p CT at klovefanawards.com. Full list of nominees is below (sports impact to be announced later).
CAIN will host the 10th annual K-LOVE Fan Awards on May 28, 2023 at Nashville’s iconic OPRY House. TBN will broadcast the show on June 2nd, once again sponsored by Coca-Cola Consolidated. The show is preceded by the biggest weekend in Christian music, including annual events like the Friday night kick-off concert, Emerging Artist Showcase, Songwriter's Showcase and Sunday morning Worship service. A brand new event this year is the Saturday morning Worship In The Round. All details for the weekend and award show can be found at KLOVEFanAwards.com.
2023 K-LOVE FAN AWARD NOMINEES -
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Brandon Lake
CAIN
for King & Country
Lauren Daigle
Matthew West
Phil Wickham
Steven Curtis Chapman
Tobymac
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Brandon Lake
Chris Tomlin
Jeremy Camp
Matthew West
Phil Wickham
Tobymac
Zach Williams
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Anne Wilson
Brooke Ligertwood
Katy Nichole
Lauren Daigle
Natalie Grant
Rachael Lampa
Tasha Layton
GROUP OF THE YEAR
CAIN
Casting Crowns
Consumed By Fire
Elevation Worship
Maverick City Music
MercyMe
We The Kingdom
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Build A Boat” Colton Dixon f/Gabby Barrett
“Don’t Lose Heart” Steven Curtis Chapman
“Fill My Cup” Andrew Ripp
“Gratitude” Brandon Lake
“Hymn of Heaven” Phil Wickham
“I’m So Blessed” CAIN
“Love Me Like I Am” for King & Country f/Jordin Sparks
”Perfectly Loved” Rachael Lampa f/Tobymac
“The Goodness” Tobymac f/Blessing Offor
BREAKOUT SINGLE
“Ain’t Nobody” Cody Carnes
“Brighter Days” Blessing Offor
“First Things First” Consumed By Fire
“Good Lord” David Leonard
“Good Morning Mercy” Jason Crabb
“Perfectly Loved” Rachael Lampa f/Tobymac
“Who I Am” Ben Fuller
WORSHIP SONG OF THE YEAR
“Always” Chris Tomlin
“Gratitude” Brandon Lake
“Hymn of Heaven” Phil Wickham
“I Believe It” Jon Reddick
“Jireh” Maverick City Music
“Same God” Elevation Worship
“The Lord’s Prayer” Matt Maher
FILM/TV IMPACT
Family Camp
I Heard The Bells
Jesus Revolution
Lifemark
Moonrise
Running The Bases
The Chosen Season Three Finale
BOOK IMPACT
All My Knotted Up Life - Beth Moore
Good Boundaries & Goodbyes - Lysa TerKeurst
On Our Knees - Phil Wickham
The God of the Way - Kathie Lee Gifford & Rabbi Jason
The Love Stories of the Bible Speak - Shannon Bream
The Power to Change - Craig Groeschel
PODCASTIMPACT
Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff & Friends
Hey! It’s The Luskos
Lisa Harper’s Back Porch Theology
Made For This with Jennie Allen
Proverbs 31 Ministries Podcast - Lysa TerKeurst
The Alisa Childers Podcast
The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast
Unashamed with Phil & Jase Robertson
About The K-LOVE Fan Awards: The K-LOVE Fan Awards mission is to create a fan experience that celebrates and promotes artists, athletes, authors and entertainers who, with excellence, engage and impact popular culture for Jesus Christ. This year’s show will be hosted CAIN. The annual awards show is a John Sanders LLC production presented by Coca-Cola Consolidated.
About K-LOVE: K-LOVE creates compelling media designed to inspire and encourage people to develop a meaningful relationship with Christ. 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 offering positive and encouraging music.
Get Connected with the 2023 K-LOVE Fan Awards: Website // KLOVEFanAwards.com Hashtag // #klovefanawards Facebook // Facebook.com/KLOVEFanAwards Twitter // Twitter.com/KLOVEFanAwards Instagram // Instagram.com/KLOVEFanAwards
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For more info on these artists, visit the JFH Artists Database.
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This Tuesday, March 24, 2026
ALBUMS Philip Anthony Rare Form (independent)
This Friday, March 27, 2026
ALBUMS Romy Fay The Chosen Adventures (Vol. 1) [feat. Romy Fay] [Capitol CMG] Gaither I Go To The Rock [Gaither] Kelo & DreBeeze Da Godson TRAP WORSHIP 2 - Single [Syntax] Limoblaze Solid Ground - EP [Reach] Jason McGee & The Choir Another Tomorrow [CDAC] NEEDTOBREATHE The Long Surrender [UMG] Point of Grace Lady Wisdom [Curb] Tommee Profitt The Resurrection of the King [Capitol CMG] Tommy Royale ChurchBoy [Capitol CMG] Various Artists We Shall Behold Him Tribute to Dottie Rambo [Daywind]
SINGLES 29:11 Worship The King and The Lamb - Single [Dream Worship] B. Cooper Driver's Seat - Single [RMG Amplify] Bethel Music Cathedral (Live at Church) (feat. Jonathan David & Melissa Helser) - Single [Bethel] Chris Caro Noah's Song - Single [Syntax] Franni Cash Raised by Wolves - Single [Capitol CMG] Steven Curtis Chapman & Miel San Marcos Cinderella (Español) - Single [The Fuel] ChristianXXII Glory - Single [Wick Media] Cutright Nasty - Single [Syntax] Evelyn Cormier Leaning on Jesus - Single [BEC] ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band The First Time I Heard About Heaven - Single [Daywind] FORREST FRANK x DAWN PATROL SOS - Single [Riverhouse] Freedom Church Is He Not Worthy - Single [Dream Worship] Justin Gambino Let Me Not Forget - Single [Residence] Abbie Gamboa The Wonderful Blood (Amazon Music Original) - Single [Anotherland] Amy Grant How Do We Get There From Here (feat. Ruby Amanfu) - Single [AG] Philippa Hanna Citizen (feat. Israel Houghton & Moses Bliss) - Single [Integrity] Benjamin William Hastings x Aodhán King Hollow Grave - Single [Capitol CMG] J. Suthern Hicks You Are Loved - Single (independent) Tasha Layton x Claire Leslie Whispers - Single [BEC] Patrick Mayberry Three Days Later - Single [Provident/Sony] Matthew Plante Love You Have - Single [Dream] Q-Flo Midnight Matcha - Single [Syntax] River Valley AGES Anxious for Nothing - Single [BEC] Angelina Saathoff Butterflies & Goodbyes (Feat. PAIGE) - Single (independent) The Sagehens Dumb & Drummer - Single [Velvet Blue] Saints in Exile My Mind is a Prison (Orchestral Remix) - Single [Syntax] SEU Worship A Forgiving God (Moment) - Single [Provident/Sony] Signum Regis Throne Of Gold - Single [Fireflash] Switchfoot Wake Up, Mr. Crow - Single [By Design/BMG] Lauren Talley Walls - Single [Horizon] tonyxtrotter UNTIL THE GOSPEL ft. KJ-52 - Single [Syntax] Vertical Kings 20-Something - Single [Covenant Music] Wilson Fairchild Lean On Me - Single [Gaither]
Next Friday, April 3, 2026
ALBUMS Meredith Andrews Live From Liberty University (with Liberty Worship Collective) [Curb] Peech. Small Town America (Vol. 2) - EP [Capitol CMG] Michael Sweet The Master Plan [Frontiers]
SINGLES ANTHNY x Kierra Sheard show up - Single [Provident/Sony] FORREST FRANK x DAWN PATROL Waste Some Time - Single [Riverhouse] Omega Levine All Things New - Single (independent) Oyinbrakemi Goosebumps - Single (independent) To Fight Fo Alive - Single (independent) Bay Turner Redeemer - Single [Centricity]
Switchfoot Sound the Alarm With New Song, "Wake Up, Mr. Crow"
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