Zach Williams and for KING & COUNTRY are among the artists who took home trophies at the K-Love Fan Awards. Both acts scored double wins during the ceremony, with Williams winning Male Artist of the Year and Song of the Year, for his “There Was Jesus” collaboration with Dolly Parton. for KING & COUNTRY won for both Group of the Year and Artist of the Year.
“This was a shock, I’m going to be honest … This is pretty special to me, ” Williams said after winning two trophies. “To be gone a year, away from shows, away from fans, this is a special night. You could tell out there. There’s an energy in that room. There’s something God’s doing, and it’s awesome to be able to be a part of it.”
Thank you for voting for me to win Male Artist of the Year at the @klovefanawards! So grateful for this honor. #KLoveFanAwards pic.twitter.com/UbFk12mUVH
— Zach Williams (@zachwilliams) June 5, 2021
Matthew West, who was also nominated for Male Artist of the Year, hosted the ceremony, and also performed “Truth Be Told” with his good friend, Carly Pearce.
“I have always been a fan of Carly Pearce, ever since she broke through in the country music industry,” West told CCM. “I love country music, and I kind of moonlight as a country songwriter from time to time. But I’ve always loved her music, and I wanted an honest voice to join me on a song about honesty, and I couldn’t think of anybody who had a voice more honest than Carly Pearce, and thankfully she said yes.”
“I’ve been a huge fan of Matthew’s, and I love Christian music very much,” Pearce added. “I’d been wanting to get in to some sort of collaboration for a while; I had been praying about it. When my team called me, and I obviously knew the song, I said, ‘Oh my goodness, this feels so right.'”
Pearce wasn’t the only country artist who performed at the K-Love Fan Awards. Gary LeVox also performed with Tauren Wells. Additional performers included Danny Gokey with Latin stars Evan Craft and Redimi2, Kari Jobe with Cody Carnes and Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Zach Williams with CAIN, Andrew Ripp, Casting Crowns, Cory Asbury, Crowder, Dante Bowe, Elevation Worship, MercyMe, Michael W. Smith and We The Kingdom
Other K-Love Fan Awards winners include Lauren Daigle, who won Female Artist of the Year, Michael W. Smith, who won his first K-Love Fan Awards for Worship Song, for “Waymaker,” and CAIN, who won Breakout Single, for “Rise Up.”
The K-Love Fan Awards were filmed at the Grand Ole Opry, and aired on TBN. See the complete list of winners here.
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