For KING & COUNTRY Wins Artist Of The Year For Record-Extending Sixth Time At 2024 K-LOVE Fan Awards
Four-time Grammy award winning duo for KING + COUNTRY garners the prestigious Artist of the Year award for the record-extending sixth time at the 2024 K-LOVE Fan Awards. Held annually, the K-LOVE Fan Awards recognize the best and brightest talents in contemporary Christian music, celebrating the artists who have made an indelible impact on fans. This year’s award show was taped at the iconic Opry House in Nashville on May 26 and premiered globally on the Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN) on May 31.
One of the music industry’s most respected and decorated duos made up of brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, for KING + COUNTRY’s latest win for “Artist of the Year” marks their 18th career K-LOVE Fan Award win to date. In light of this recent honor, the duo expressed their gratitude to their fans for their unwavering support.
“These moments are quite overwhelming, and we are truly blessed and honored,” says for KING + COUNTRY. “Cheers to K-LOVE and EMF for being our steady partners in our time as musicians from the beginning with ‘Busted Heart (Hold on to Me)’ to releasing ‘UNSUNG HERO’ in theaters around the world. We are so grateful for all that you do in helping us touch countless lives around the globe!”
In support of their new music and fan favorite songs from their award-winning albums, the duo will embark on the 31-city U.S. “forKING + COUNTRY LIVE: The UNSUNG HERO 2024 Tour,” that kicks off this fall on September 19 in Evansville, Indiana. The tour, which will feature music from their current “The Inspired By Soundtrack,” continues through November 10 in Dallas, Texas, with stops in Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Boston, Oklahoma, and many more. The upcoming tour promises to give audiences an innovative new production unlike any other for KING + COUNTRY show to date.
for KING + COUNTRY recently dropped “The Inspired By Soundtrack” released simultaneously with the new biopic film “UNSUNG HERO” which is currently in theaters and has garnered $20+ million at the box office. The soundtrack album includes both reimagined iconic classics and new songs such as “Place In This World” feat. Michael W. Smith; “Checking In” with Lee Brice; “To Hell With The Devil (RISE)” feat. Lecrae & Stryper; “Lead Me On” feat. Amy Grant; and much more. It also features the title track of the film, “Unsung Hero,” from their current Grammy® nominated and AMA, Billboard and Dove award-winning album, “What Are We Waiting For?”