Brandon Lake, Lauren Daigle, Phil Wickham Among Top Nominees for 2026 K-LOVE Fan Awards

Brandon Lake, Lauren Daigle, Phil Wickham
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For more information about attending the events, visit the awards show’s website.

Fans can vote for the following nominees:

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

WORSHIP SONG
“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

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 Anne Taylor

ARTIST OF THE YEAR 
Brandon Lake
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Jamie MacDonald
Jeremy Camp
Josiah Queen
Lauren Daigle
MercyMe
Phil Wickham
TobyMac

GROUP OF THE YEAR
CAIN
Caleb & John
Elevation Rhythm
Elevation Worship
for KING + COUNTRY
MercyMe
Passion
We the Kingdom

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

PODCAST IMPACT
“Back Porch Theology”–Lisa Harper
“Girls Gone Bible”–Angela Halili & Arielle Reitsma
“Hey! It’s the Luskos”–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

BOOK IMPACT
“And She Got Up”–Courtney Pray Duke
“Beloved”–Francis Chan
“Blessed Are the Spiraling”–Levi Lusko
“Hey Girl”–Anne Wilson
“A Jesus-Shaped Life”–Lisa Harper
“Joy Bomb”–Tauren Wells
“Tame Your Thoughts”–Max Lucado
“We’re So Blessed”–CAIN

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”

SPORTS IMPACT
Robert Anthony Cruz “Coach RAC”- Savannah Bananas

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