Brandon Lake, Anne Wilson, Elevation Worship Lead K-LOVE Fan Awards Nominees

Jessica Nicholson
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“Praise You Anywhere” 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.

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 year’s nominees with four nominations, including nods for artist of the year, male artist of the year, song of the year (“Praise You Anywhere”). 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 (“Strong”).

Among Elevation Worship’s nominations are group of the year and worship song of the year (“Praise”), while Wickham picked up nominations in categories including artist of the year and worship song of the year (“I Believe”). West, a 12-time Billboard Christian Airplay chart-topper, has nominations in categories including artist of the year and song of the year (“Don’t Stop Praying”) while 13-time Billboard Christian Airplay chart-topper TobyMac’s nominations include song of the year (“Faithfully”) and artist of the year.

Among those with first-time nominations in various categories are Stephen McWhirter (“Come Jesus Come”), Housefires featuring JWLKRS and Ryan Ellis (“I Thank God”), “Counting My Blessings” singer Seph Schlueter, “Good Day” hitmaker Forrest Frank, Caleb & John (“Hallelujah Feeling”) and Josiah Queen (“The Prodigal”), as well as Terrian, who earned her first nomination as female artist of the year, as well as a nomination for breakout single, for “Big God.”

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, songwriter’s showcase and a Sunday morning worship service.

See the full list of 2024 K-LOVE Fan Awards nominees below:

Artist of the year

Anne Wilson

Brandon Lake

Casting Crowns

for King & Country

Lauren Daigle

Matthew West

Phil Wickham

TobyMac

Song of the year

“Come Jesus Come” – Stephen McWhirter

“Don’t Stop Praying” – Matthew West

“Faithfully” – TobyMac

“I Thank God” – Housefires f/JWLKRS & Ryan Ellis

“Praise” – Elevation Worship

“Praise You Anywhere” – Brandon Lake

“Somebody To You” – Rachael Lampa f/Andrew Ripp

“Strong” – Anne Wilson

Male artist of the year

Brandon Lake

Chris Tomlin

Crowder

Jeremy Camp

Matthew West

Phil Wickham

Tauren Wells

TobyMac

Female artist of the year

Anne Wilson

CeCe Winans

Katy Nichole

Lauren Daigle

Natalie Grant

Rachael Lampa

Tasha Layton

Terrian

Worship song of the year

“Fear is Not My Future” – Maverick City Music

“Firm Foundation” – Cody Carnes

“Holy Forever” – Chris Tomlin

“I Believe” – Phil Wickham

“I Thank God” – Housefires f/JWLKRS & Ryan Ellis

“Praise” – Elevation Worship

“Praise You Anywhere” – Brandon Lake

Breakout single

“Big God”- Terrian

“Come Jesus Come” – Stephen McWhirter

“Counting My Blessings” – Seph Schlueter

“Good Day” – Forrest Frank

“Hallelujah Feeling” – Caleb & John

“The Prodigal” – Josiah Queen

Group of the year

CAIN

Casting Crowns

Big Daddy Weave

Elevation Worship

Maverick City Music

MercyMe

We Are Messengers

We The Kingdom

Film impact

Sound of Freedom

The Shift

After Death

The Chosen Season 4 (Theatrical Release)

Big George Foreman

The Blind

Journey to Bethlehem

Ordinary Angels

TV/streaming impact

Jonathan & Jesus

Chasing CAIN

Eleanor’s Bench

Going Home (Season 2)

The Wingfeather Saga

Book impact

Mostly What God Does – Savannah Guthrie

Like A River – Granger Smith

Untangle Your Emotions – Jennie Allen

Practicing the Way – John Mark Comer

Rescue Story – Zach Williams

The Digital Fast – Dr. Darren Whitehead

Upon Waking – Jackie Hill Perry

The Awe of God – John Bevere

Podcast impact

Cooper Stuff – John Cooper

WHOA That’s Good – Sadie Robertson Huff

That Sounds Fun – Annie F. Downs

Made for This – Jennie Allen

The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast – Candace Cameron Bure

Back Porch Theology – Lisa Harper

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