For the second consecutive year, CeCe Winans earned the Female Artist of the Year title at the 13th annual K-LOVE Fan Awards. Jon Reddick and David Leonard presented the trophy to the genre luminary, who was awarded the first accolade of the evening.
“Wow, what a privilege and an honor to sing for the Lord,” Winans shared after taking the podium. “I want to congratulate every one of these women in this category. I love you all. You have blessed my life, and it just shows the power of gospel music that we get to tell the world about who Jesus is and the privilege to live the life behind the song, because it is the anointing that breaks the yoke.”
Winans was nominated among a group of contemporaries that included Anne Wilson, Blanca, Emerson Day, Hope Darst, Jamie MacDonald, Katy Nichole, Lauren Daigle, Leanna Crawford and Terrian. Additionally, the 18-time GRAMMY® winner also garnered a 2026 nod for Artist of the Year. Although she remains the most decorated female artist in the history of gospel music, Winans only just won her first K-LOVE Fan Award in 2025.
This fall, the “Worthy Of It All (Worthy)” singer will embark on the multi-artist “COME WORSHIP! Tour,” featuring special guests like Terrian and Charity Gayle, among others. Additionally, she’ll once again cap the year alongside fellow Christian music legends Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant for a special holiday run.
In the meantime, Winans is slated to release “The Hymns,” her take on 16 timeless church standards, on June 5, 2026. She’s also poised to unveil a brand-new book July 21 entitled “Faith for Generations” via K-LOVE Books. Comprised of 50 devotionals rooted in Scripture, “Faith for Generations” expands on Winans’ mission to celebrate a faith strong enough to be passed down from one generation to the next.
Hosted by Lauren Daigle and Sadie Robertson Huff, the 2026 K-LOVE Fan Awards honored the year’s biggest faith-based artists, songs, films, television series, books, podcasts and more as fans voted for their favorites across 11 categories. With winners publicly revealed during an exclusive broadcast on May 29 via Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the show is now available to watch on demand on TBN+ with an encore network presentation airing June 5.
