#k lovefanawards 25 Nominees for the third annual K-LOVE Fan Awards were unveiled January 20, 2015, at a special press conference. Industry, media and select V.I.P. fans congregated at the historic Franklin Theatre just outside of Nashville for an evening filled with acoustic performances and surprise announcements. Steven Curtis Chapman hosted the hour-plus event, which was also streamed online at KLOVE.com and KLOVEFanAwards.com. for KING & COUNTRY and Newsboys led the music categories with four nominations each. In addition, several of the evening’s nominated artists were on-hand to perform acoustic songs. Colton Dixon sang beautiful piano ballad “Through All of It” from his sophomore album, Anchor. Matt Maher (“Because He Lives (Amen)”) and Matthew West (“Day One”) each debuted brand-new songs. Meanwhile, Plumb (“Lord, I’m Ready Now”) and Francesca Battistelli (“He Knows My Name”) performed their popular singles; and Chapman closed the evening with No. 1 hit “Love Take Me Over.” Pepsi MidAmerica was announced once again as this year’s premier sponsor, and President and CEO Lee Crisp presented this year’s new Christian Pepsi can series. Switchfoot, Crowder, Tenth Avenue North and Natalie Grant will grace the panels of millions of Dr. Pepper and Diet Dr. Pepper cans this summer. In addition, K-LOVE announced the debut of Christian music’s first subscription-based TV channel. The launch of K-LOVE TV will see TAPP TV, a growing multi-platform subscription company, partnering with John Sanders, LLC, to create a one-of-a-kind channel providing on-demand original content that users can access from their computer, tablet or smartphone. Row 1: Franklin Theatre; Steven Curtis Chapman Row 2: Francesca Battistelli; (l-r): Matthew West, Steven Curtis Chapman, Plumb, John Sanders (John Sanders, LLC), Jon Klein (TAPP TV), Mike Novak (K-LOVE), Francesca Battistelli, David Pierce (K-LOVE), Colton Dixon Row 3: Colton Dixon; Matthew West Row 4: Plumb; Lee Crisp (Pepsi MidAmerica) presents this year’s Christian Pepsi can series. 2 4 K L O V E F A N AWA R D S . C OM CONFERENCE P R E S S
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