Brandon Lake Is a Double Winner at 2026 K-LOVE Fan Awards: Full Winners List
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Gospel legend CeCe Winans and veteran group MercyMe also won big awards.
Por Billboard | 30/05/2026
Brandon Lake was a double winner at the 2026 K-LOVE Fan Awards, which premiered on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and the TBN+ app on Friday (May 29). (An encore showing is scheduled for Friday June 5). Lake, 35, won both artist of the year and male artist of the year. Gospel legend CeCe Winans , 61, took the award for female artist of the year. Related How Brandon Lake Is Bringing New Fans to ‘What’s Real and What’s True’ in Christian Music CeCe Winans’ ‘Come Jesus Come’ Rises to No. 1 on Hot Gospel Songs Chart MercyMe Scores Record-Extending 21st No. 1 on Christian AC Airplay Chart MercyMe , which formed 32 years ago, won group of the year. The K-LOVE Fan Awards, now in their 13th year, honors artists, songs and performances in Christian music, as well as recognizing achievements in television, film, books, sports and digital media. This year’s show was taped at Nashville’s Opry House on May 24. It was co-hosted by Sadie Robertson Huff and Lauren Daigle . Robertson won the podcast impact award for Whoa That’s Good . Daigle was shut out despite three nominations. Other artists who received three nominations but didn’t win this year were Jeremy Camp , Josiah Queen and Elevation Worship . Jamie MacDonald won song of the year for “Left It in the River,” which reached No. 5 on Billboard ’s Hot Christian Songs chart. Phil Wickham won worship song for “Homesick for Heaven,” which reached No. 8 on that chart. Here’s the complete list of nominees for the 2026 K-LOVE Fan Awards, with winners marked. Artist of the year WINNER: 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 WINNER: 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 WINNER: 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 WINNER: 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 WINNER: “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 Worship song “Alleluia”– Elevation Worship WINNER: “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 Breakout single “All Joy”– Natalie Layne WINNER: “Get Behind Me”– Emerson Day “I Need You”– Jet Trouble “Somebody’s Praying”– Bay Turner “Stay”– Zahriya Zachary “Where Wou