BC News|May 21, 2014 12:14 EDT
K-Love Fan Awards 2014 Performers and Presenters Announced; Switchfoot, Mandisa, Natalie Grant, MercyMe, and More Perform
K-LOVE has announced who their presenters and performers will be for the K-LOVE Fan Awards and the list of Christian music's best looks to be a great celebration of God given talent.
Performers that were just confirmed are: Switchfoot, Natalie Grant, Mandisa, Crowder, Casting Crowns, Matthew West, Newsboys, Building 429, Jamie Grace, Big Daddy Weave and Phil Wickham. Previously mentioned performers are: Chris Tomlin, Hillsong UNITED, Steven Curtis Chapman, MercyMe and Francesca Battistelli.
Amy Grant, Roma Downey of Son of God, CBS College Basketball Analyst Clark Kellogg, Shane Harper of God's Not Dead, Auburn University Head Football Coach Gus Malzahn, Kari Jobe, New York Times Bestselling author Ann Voscamp, and Southeast Christian Church Pastor and author Kyle Idleman will be among the presenters for the night.
On the Fan Kickoff show on Friday night, Switchfoot, NEEDTOBREATHE, Tenth Avenue North, for KING & COUNTRY, and Rend Collective will be performing.
As already announced Candace Cameron Bure and Matthew West are the night's hosts.
"I'm so excited to be hosting the K-LOVE Fan Awards," said Bure in a press release. "We're going to have a fun-tastic night and I'll be fan-girling over my favorite artists along with everyone watching!"
West chimed in as well, "As a young boy I used to study tape of the great hosts in history and nobody understood why. Bob Barker, Arsenio Hall, Jerry Springer, Montel Williams, Geraldo Rivera; they've all helped to mold me into the host that I am today. I feel like all of my life has been leading up to this one moment, hosting the K-LOVE Fan Awards. All of those hours studying have finally paid off. I'm so excited!"
Fans can vote for their favorite artists at www.klovefanawards.com until May 31 at midnight.
The Award's ceremony takes place on June 1 at the Grand Ole Opry.