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Brandon Lake Dominates K-LOVE Fan Awards
30 May
Summary
- Brandon Lake won artist and male artist of the year.
- CeCe Winans received the female artist of the year award.
- MercyMe was honored as group of the year at the event.

Brandon Lake was a standout winner at the 2026 K-LOVE Fan Awards, securing both artist of the year and male artist of the year honors. The ceremony, which premiered on TBN and the TBN+ app on Friday, May 29, also saw gospel icon CeCe Winans honored as female artist of the year.
Veteran group MercyMe, with 32 years in the industry, was named group of the year. The 13th annual K-LOVE Fan Awards, taped at Nashville's Opry House on May 24, celebrated achievements in Christian music, television, film, books, and digital media.
Other notable awards included Jamie MacDonald's "Left It in the River" for song of the year and Phil Wickham's "Homesick for Heaven" as worship song of the year. Sadie Robertson Huff received the podcast impact award for "Whoa That's Good."