K-Love Fan Awards
| K-Love Fan Awards | |
|---|---|
 K-Love Fan Awards logo | |
| Awarded for | Christian music industry achievement award |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | K-Love |
| First awarded | 2013 |
| Website | Official website  |
The K-Love Fan Awards (stylized as K-LOVE Fan Awards) is an annual American Christian music fan-voted awards ceremony show that is produced by K-Love.[1] The show honors the most popular names in Christian music, sports, books and movies.[2] The K-Love Fan Awards have been annually since 2013.
History
[edit]On February 13, 2013, K-Love held a press conference at the Ryman Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee, where they announced the inaugural K-Love Fan Awards, being the first fan-voted awards show for Christian music history, with artists such as TobyMac, Jeremy Camp, Francesca Battistelli in attendance.[3] The voting process was set to begin in May, with the awards show where the winners would be announced set to be held on June 1, 2013,[4] at the Ryman Auditorium and with hosting being done by Phil, Kay, Jase, and Missy Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame.[5] K-Love had chosen Nashville as the host city for the award show because it is "home to the faith-based entertainment industry."[6] On May 1, 2013, K-Love announced the nominees and performers for the awards ceremony, indicating that the nominees had been selected on the basis of airplay, spins, impact and overall performance.[7] The awards ceremony was successfully held, drawing to a close on June 2, 2013.[8][9]
In January 2016, K-Love opened official nominee selection to the fans for the first time, by way of online voting, in the lead-up to the 2016 K-Love Fan Awards.[10][11] In February 2016, The K-Love Fan Awards were nominated by the Midsouth Emmy Awards in the Special Event Coverage, Lighting, and Set Design at the 30th Midsouth Emmy Awards.[12] The K-Love Fan Awards won the Midsouth Emmy Awards for Lighting and Set Design.[13]
In April 2018, K-Love announced that they had entered into a new partnership with TBN to televise the awards,[14] beginning with the 2018 awards ceremony which was set to be broadcast by the network on May 31, 2018.[15]
In April 2020, K-Love postponed the 2020 K-Love Fan Awards in abiding with social distancing regulations introduced in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, announced that the awards weekend would return May 28 through 30, 2021.[16]
Categories
[edit]Current categories
[edit]- Artist of the Year
- Male Artist of the Year
- Female Artist of the Year
- Group/Duo of the Year
- Song of the Year
- Worship Song of the Year
- Breakout Single
- Film & Television Impact
- Book Impact
- Podcast of the Year
- Sports Impact
Retired categories
[edit]- Best Live Show
References
[edit]- ^ Paulson, Dave. "K-LOVE Fan Awards: Matthew West and Mandisa talk about co-hosting this year's show". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ report, Advocate staff. "Lauren Daigle takes top honors at K-LOVE Fan Awards". The Advocate. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Tom (February 14, 2021). "K-LOVE Announces First Ever Fan Awards for Christian Music - Onstage Success - Tom Jacksons Live Music Method". Onstage Success. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "K-LOVE Announces Fan Awards and Ultimate Fan Experience | AllAccess.com". AllAccess.com. February 14, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Young, Abby (February 18, 2013). "K-LOVE Announces The First Ever Fan-Voted Awards Show In Christian Music History | Freeccm.com". Freeccm.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Jesusfreakhideout.com Music News, February 2013: K-LOVE Announces The First Ever Fan-Voted Awards Show In Christian Music History". Jesus Freak Hideout. February 14, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Jesusfreakhideout.com Music News, May 2013: PEPSI ANNOUNCED AS PRESENTING SPONSOR FOR THE INAUGURAL K-LOVE FAN AWARDS". Jesus Freak Hideout. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Congratulations to KLOVE Fan Award Winners!". Premier Productions. June 4, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Hinds, Andrea (June 9, 2013). "K-LOVE Makes Christian Music History - Williamson Source". Premier Productions. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Yap, Timothy (January 20, 2016). "Fans Can Now Vote for their Favorite CCM Artists for this Year's K-LOVE FAN AWARDS : News : JubileeCast". JubileeCast. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Matthew West to host 2016 K-LOVE Fan Awards live from Nashville". Niagara Falls Publications. January 20, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "John Sanders LLC And K-LOVE Fan Awards Honored With EMMY® Nomination — the media collective". Niagara Falls Publications. February 22, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "K-LOVE Fan Awards And John Sanders LLC Garner Two Distinguished EMMY® Awards — the media collective". Niagara Falls Publications. March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ Yap, Timothy (April 8, 2018). "K-LOVE Fan Awards To Air On Television For First Time With TBN At Helm : News : JubileeCast". JubileeCast. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ Yap, Timothy (April 9, 2018). "K-Love Fan Awards To Be Broadcast On TBN In May - MusicRow.com". MusicRow.com. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ Longs, Herb (June 3, 2019). "K-LOVE Fan Awards Postponed Until 2021 - TCB". The Christian Beat. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
