Fans once again are voting to choose the winners for the 13th Annual K-Love Fan Awards which will be held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. Though in many ways like award shows such as the Grammy Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards, these awards differ in that the votes aren’t cast by their industries.
The fans who are voting now will determine the results.
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Hosted this year by Lauren Daigle and Sadie Robertson Huff, the show will air exclusively on Trinity Broadcasting Network on May 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET. An encore presentation will air at 10p.m. ET the same night and on June 5.
Daigle, who knows how it feels to not make it when she receive a “No” on American Idol, didn’t let that stop her. Instead, she has risen to one of the top singer/songwriters in contemporary Christian music since her first album release in 2015. She has won multiple awards thus far and has been nominated for the year’s K-Love Fan Awards in three categories.
Huff first became known through being on the reality television show, “Duck Dynasty,” and whose family is deeply rooted in the Christian faith. Currently, she is the host of “WHOA, That’s Good” podcast and the founder of “Live Original” ministry. She is also a motivational speaker and author.
Both will lead the night of entertainment and music that will be intertwined into announcing the winners the fans chose.
The 2026 nominees are…
Artist of the Year:
Brandon Lake
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Jamie MacDonald
Jeremy Camp
Josiah Queen
Lauren Daigle
MercyMe
Phil Wickham
TobyMac
Male Artist of the Year:
Ben Fuller
Brandon Lake
Chris Tomlin
Jeremy Camp
Jon Reddick
Josiah Queen
Matthew West
Phil Wickham
Seph Schlueter
Tauren Wells
Female Artist of the Year:
Anne Wilson
Blanca
CeCe Winans
Emerson Day
Hope Darst
Jamie MacDonald
Katy Nichole
Lauren Daigle
Leanna Crawford
Terrian
Group of the Year:
CAIN
Caleb & John
Elevation Rhythm
Elevation Worship
for King & Country
MercyMe
Passion
We the Kingdom
Song of the Year:
“Can’t Steal My Joy”– Josiah Queen/Brandon Lake
“Get Behind Me”– Emerson Day
“Heaven On My Mind”– TobyMac
“Left It In the River”– Jamie MacDonald
“Let It Be a Hallelujah”– Lauren Daigle
“Make It Well”– MercyMe
“No Fear”– Jon Reddick
“No Survivors”– Jeremy Camp
“The Love I Have For You” – Colton Dixon
“Wait for Me” – Zach Williams
“What an Awesome God”– Phil Wickham
“Won’t Start Now”– Seph Schlueter
Breakout Single:
“All Joy”– Natalie Layne
“Get Behind Me”– Emerson Day
“I Need You”– Jet Trouble
“Somebody’s Praying”– Bay Turner
“Stay”– Zahriya Zachary
“Where Would I Be”– Peter Burton
“Why Should I Worry”– Carly Ann Taylor
Worship Song of the Year:
“Alleluia”– Elevation Worship
“Homesick for Heaven”– Phil Wickham
“How Good It Is”– Chris Tomlin
“Mighty Name of Jesus”– Hope Darst & Josh Baldwin
“The Lord Will Provide”– Passion
“Washed”– Elevation Rhythm
Film Impact:
“David”
“I Can Only Imagine 2”
“Light of the World”
“Sarah’s Oil”
“Soul on Fire”
“The King of Kings”
“The Last Rodeo”
“Truth & Treason”
TV/Streaming Impact:
“Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey”
“House of David: Season 2”
“Miracle”
“Testament”
“The Chosen Adventures”
“The Promised Land”
“Virgin Birth”
Book Impact:
“And She Got Up”– Courtney Pray Duke
“Beloved”– Francis Chan
“Blessed Are The Spiraling”– Levi Lusko
“Hey Girl”– Anne Wilson
“Jesus Shaped Life”– Lisa Harper
“Joy Bomb”– Tauren Wells
“Tame Your Thoughts”– Max Lucado
“We’re So Blessed”– CAIN
Podcast Impact:
“Back Porch Theology”– Lisa Harper
“Girls Gone Bible”– Angela Halili & Arielle Reitsma
“Hey! It’s the Lusko’s”– Levi & Jennie Lusko
“Livin’ The Bream”– Shannon Bream
“The Bible Recap”–Tara-Leigh Cobble
“The Bryce Crawford Podcast”– Bryce Crawford
“There Is More Podcast”– Karen McAdams & Rachel Faulkner Brown
“Whoa That’s Good”–Sadie Robertson Huff
Sports Impact:
Robert Anthony Cruz “Coach RAC” – Savannah Bananas
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