K-LOVE Fan Awards announce 2023 nominees, more

Contemporary Christian favorites Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake lead all nominees -- the former with five nods, the latter with four -- for 2023's 10th annual K-LOVE Fan Awards. The Christian radio network's event will be hosted by Nashville-based sibling trio CAIN on May 28, 2023, at Nashville’s Opry House. TBN will broadcast the show on June 2, sponsored by Coca-Cola Consolidated.

As a press statement notes, the event "focuses on promoting artists, athletes, authors and entertainers who, with excellence, engage and impact popular culture for Jesus Christ."

The awards are one of many events to be held during what K-LOVE is promoting as a three-day "Fan Awards Weekend" at Gaylord Opryland Hotel. This will include a Friday night "Kick-off Concert" headlined by TobyMac (with Colton Dixon, Katy Nichole and Blessing Offor), plus a Chris Tomlin-led Sunday morning worship service.

Other weekend events will feature appearances by Lauren Daigle, Bart Millard, Anne Wilson, Matthew West and more at festivities including an Emerging Artist Showcase, Songwriter's Showcase and Saturday morning Worship In The Round.

Performers have not yet been announced for the awards show, but CAIN, Rachael Lampa and TobyMac garnered three nominations each. Fans can begin voting for their favorites at 6 p.m. CT on May 15 at http://www.klovefanawards.com.

Award nominees released to date include the following:

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

PODCAST IMPACT

• 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

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