Brandon Lake wins double at the 2026 K-LOVE Fan Awards: full winners list

Brandon Lake leads the night

Brandon Lake was the biggest winner at the 2026 K-LOVE Fan Awards, taking both artist of the year and male artist of the year. The show, now in its 13th year, premiered on the Trinity Broadcasting Network and the TBN+ app on May 29, according to Billboard. It was taped at Nashville's Opry House on May 24 and co-hosted by Sadie Robertson Huff and Lauren Daigle. An encore airing is scheduled for June 5.

Brandon Lake beat out a field that included Lauren Daigle, MercyMe, Phil Wickham and TobyMac for the top artist prize. Daigle, despite three nominations, left without a win.

Other major winners

Gospel legend CeCe Winans, 61, claimed female artist of the year. MercyMe, which formed 32 years ago, won group of the year.

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 took worship song for "Homesick for Heaven," which reached No. 8 on that same chart.

Sadie Robertson Huff won the podcast impact award for her show Whoa That's Good. The book impact award went to Anne Wilson for Hey Girl.

Full winners list

• Artist of the year: Brandon Lake
• Male artist of the year: Brandon Lake
• Female artist of the year: CeCe Winans
• Group of the year: MercyMe
• Song of the year: "Left It in the River" (Jamie MacDonald)
• Worship song: "Homesick for Heaven" (Phil Wickham)
• Breakout single: "Get Behind Me" (Emerson Day)
• Film impact: I Can Only Imagine 2
• TV/Streaming impact: House of David: Season 2
• Podcast impact: Whoa That's Good (Sadie Robertson Huff)
• Book impact: Hey Girl (Anne Wilson)
• Sports impact: Robert Anthony Cruz "Coach RAC" (Savannah Bananas)

Three other artists received multiple nominations without winning: Jeremy Camp, Josiah Queen and Elevation Worship.