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for KING & COUNTRY AND ZACH WILLIAMS SCORE DOUBLE WINS AT K-LOVE FAN AWARDS

CAIN, LAUREN DAIGLE, "THE CHOSEN," BAYLOR'S CHAMPIONSHIP COACH SCOTT DREW, SKILLET'S JOHN COOPER, AMONG OTHER WINNERS MICHAEL W. SMITH GARNERS FIRST K-LOVE FAN AWARD

K-LOVE Fan Awards Weekend was the largest event at Gaylor Opryland Resort post-COVID

Tonight's TBN broadcast now streaming on TBN App




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NEWS SOURCE: The Media Collective
June 5, 2021

Nashville, Tenn. (Jun. 4, 2021) – for KING & COUNTRY and Zach Williams scored double wins during tonight’s broadcast of the fan-fueled K-LOVE Fan Awards. Taped live and in person in front of a capacity crowd at Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry House, Artist of the Year and Group of the Year went to for KING & COUNTRY, as Zach Williams was named Male Artist of the Year and received the Song of the Year award for his duet with Dolly Parton, "There Was Jesus." Other winners included Michael W. Smith's first K-LOVE Fan Award nomination and win for Worship Song of the Year (“Waymaker”) and newcomers CAIN for Breakout Single of the Year (“Rise Up”). The eighth annual show, sponsored by Coca-Cola Consolidated, was broadcast by TBN this evening and is now streaming on the TBN app. The K-LOVE Fan Awards Weekend, culminating with the award show, was the largest event at the Gaylord Opryland Resort post-COVID. 

Centering around the awards’ mission to also recognize mission-driven people and projects outside of the music community, “The Chosen” was named the Film Impact WinnerScott Drew, Head Coach of Baylor's National Championship Men's Basketball team, was honored with the Sports Impact Award; Skillet lead vocalist John Cooper was given the Book Impact Award for his debut book, Awake and Alive to Truth. 

Matthew West hosted the night for a record 6th time, which featured unique collaborative performances, including his own with country superstar Carly Pearce, Danny Gokey with Latin stars Evan Craft and Redimi2Kari Jobe with Cody Carnes and Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Tauren Wells with Gary LeVox, and Zach Williams with CAIN. Additionally, Andrew Ripp, Casting Crowns, Cory Asbury, Crowder, Dante Bowe, Elevation Worship, MercyMe, Michael W. Smith and We The Kingdom rounded out the vast array of performers. 

The evening's presenters represent the diversity of the award catergories, with appearances by New York Time's best-selling author and podcaster Annie F. Downs, UK Pastor Charlotte GambillWe Are Messenger's Darren Mulligan, multi-platinum artist Michael W. Smith, industry veteran and award-winning singer Natalie Grant, AccessMore Podcast host and former ABC News correspondent Paula Faris, Jonathan Roumi and Dallas Jenkins from the breakout TV series "The Chosen," and songstress Riley Clemmons

The award show capped a weekend of live and in-person, fan-focused events, the first in Nashville since March 2020, including a songwriter’s showcase hosted by Steven Curtis Chapman, and a worship service with Natalie Grant and Charlotte Gambill, all at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.







Full List of 2021 K-LOVE Fan Awards WINNERS:

Male Artist of the Year
Zach Williams

Female Artist of the Year
Lauren Daigle

Group of the Year
for KING & COUNTRY

Breakout Single
CAIN “Rise Up”

Worship Song of the Year
Michael W. Smith “Waymaker”

Song of the Year
Zach Williams & Dolly Parton “There Was Jesus” 

Artist of the Year
for KING & COUNTRY

Film & Television Impact
The Chosen

Book Impact
John Cooper “Awake & Alive To Truth”

Sports Impact
Scott Drew, Head Coach Baylor Mens Basketball





Official Photos from the 2021 K-LOVE Fan Awards:
 
Offical Behind-the-Scenes, Red Carpet, Show footage etc. from TBN: https://watch.tbn.org/2021-k-love-fan-awards


About the K-LOVE Fan Awards:
The K-LOVE Fan Awards mission is to create a fan experience that celebrates and promotes artists, athletes, authors and entertainers who, with excellence, engage and impact popular culture for Jesus Christ. This year’s show will be hosted Matthew West. The annual awards show is a John Sanders LLC production presented by Coca-Cola Consolidated.

About K-LOVE:
K-LOVE creates compelling media designed to inspire and encourage people to develop a meaningful relationship with Christ. K-LOVE is listener-supported and delivers Christian music through its almost 600 signals across 50 states, the K-LOVE App, smart devices, klove.com, and K-LOVE On-Demand offering positive and encouraging music

About the Trinity Broadcasting Network:
Trinity Broadcasting Network is the world's largest and most watched faith-and-family broadcaster, reaching over 175 nations across the earth with inspirational and entertaining programming 24 hours a day in 14 languages and on 32 global networks. As the world's most influential non-profit religious broadcaster, TBN has led the way in expanding the impact of faith-based television across the earth through the creation of innovative content designed to reach every viewer demographic with the life-changing message of hope and grace. To find out more about the TBN Networks, visit us at tbn.org.

Get Connected with the 2021 K-LOVE Fan Awards:
Website // KLOVEFanAwards.com
Hashtag // #klovefanawards
Facebook // Facebook.com/KLOVEFanAwards
Twitter // Twitter.com/KLOVEFanAwards
Instagram // Instagram.com/KLOVEFanAwards

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