K-LOVE Fan Awards 2026 Nominees Announced, Phil Wickham Leads with Four Nods

Phil Wickham , Lauren Daigle , Jamie MacDonald and Josiah Queen are among this year’s top nominees for the fan-voted 13th annual K-LOVE Fan Awards.

Wickham leads the pack with four nominations, while Daigle, MacDonald, Queen, Jeremy Camp and Elevation Worship have earned three nominations apiece. Wickham is up for artist of the year, song of the year (the 16-week Billboard Christian Airplay chart-topper “What an Awesome God”), worship song (the eight-week Christian Airplay chart-topper “Homesick for Heaven”) and male artist of the year.

Queen earned nods for song of the year (for his three-week Christian Airplay chart-topper “Can’t Steal My Joy” with Brandon Lake), artist of the year and male artist of the year, while MacDonald is up for song of the year (“Left It in the River”), artist of the year and female artist of the year. Daigle is up for song of the year (“Let It Be a Hallelujah”), artist of the year and female artist of the year, while Elevation Worship earned nominations for worship song (“Alleluia”), artist of the year and group of the year. Camp is up for song of the year (“No Survivors”), artist of the year and male artist of the year.

The annual awards ceremony, which will be held at Nashville’s Opry House on May 24 and will air on Trinity Broadcasting Network on May 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET (with subsequent showings on May 29 at 10 p.m. ET and on June 5), honors artists, songs and performances in Christian music, as well as recognizing achievements in television, film, books, sports and digital media.

Among other nominations are books from Tauren Wells ( Joy Bomb ), CAIN ( We’re So Blessed ) and Anne Wilson ( Hey Girl ), and movies/shows including I Can Only Imagine 2 and House of David: Season 2 .

Additionally, the Savannah Bananas and Robert Anthony Cruz (“Coach RAC”) will be honored with the sports impact award.

The fan voting period opens tonight (May 8) at 6 p.m. CT at KLOVEFanAwards.com . Coca-Cola Consolidated returns this year as the title sponsor of the event.

The K-LOVE Fan Awards will take place during a weekend of fan events, including concerts and showcases running from May 22-24 in Nashville.

See the full list of 2026 K-LOVE Fans Awards nominees below:

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 “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 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

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

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

_Originally reported by [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/k-love-fan-awards-nominees-2026-1236241993/)._