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Kirk Franklin (2023) *Gospel artist Kirk Franklin appeared on Club Shay Shay recently and claimed his former record label took 100 percent of the publishing for his first album. The label, GospoCentric Records, has fired back with a cease-and-desist order for spewing false information.  “My very first recording contract at 23 years old, the […]

*We caught up with sixteen-time GRAMMY-winning artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin to dish about his newly launched podcast, “Good Words with Kirk Franklin.” Check out the clip above. The gospel music icon welcomes people from every cross-section of life for candid discussions aimed to inspire and empire listeners. Through intimate conversations exploring faith, redemption, […]

* Kirk Franklin fans are dragging him on social media for looking like a lesbian auntie in a photo he shared on Instagram.  The mockery began after the Gospel musician posted a photo of him and Sir the Baptist, and folks ridiculed the artist for looking too feminine in the image. As noted by Ace […]

*10-time GRAMMY® Award winning recording artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin, has released his latest single, “My World Needs You” to radio stations and debuted a visual for the song exclusively on BET.com. The heartfelt song speaks about the social injustices happening around the world today and calling upon God to bring strength in time […]

Kirk Franklin performs for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series *Kirk Franklin is set to executive produce a new series for BET+ called “Kingdom Business,” which will take viewers inside the “gospel music industry through the lenses of family, faith, love and the redemptive power of music.” Here’s more about the series via Deadline: Written […]

* Kirk Franklin’s son, 33-year-old Kerrion is back on social media spewing all sorts of wild accusations against his parents.  We previously reported that the estranged son of the famed Gospel singer has accused his father of abuse and trying to kill him. Now he’s accusing his mother of abuse.  On Sunday, September 5, Kerrion […]

[…] certain age, leading to a sense of inadequacy for those who didn’t conform. Kirk believes that such social pressures were problematic and often hindered the dating experience. Kirk Franklin and Tammy Franklin attend as TV One premieres ‘The One’ at the Whitby Hotel on May 10, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty […]

*On THE REAL airing Wednesday, December 1st Gospel music star Kirk Franklin opens up about where his relationship stands with his oldest son Kerrion, after a private phone call between them went public earlier this year. Franklin says they still do not speak and “won’t reveal the life of my son.” LONI LOVE: Well, we’re […]

*Kirk Franklin closed his 20 Years In One Night Tour in the Bay Area, and the 3,000+ who packed Oakland’s Paramount Theatre were treated to a show the likes of which I haven’t seen since… Well, now that I think about it, I may have never seen anything like Franklin’s show. I’ve been blessed to […]

Kirk Franklin Is Back In The Artist Spotlight With Brand New Single “Wanna Be Happy?” *Dallas, TX – Last week, GRAMMY® winning recording artist, songwriter and  super producer, Kirk Franklin, released “Wanna Be Happy?” the first single from his forthcoming eleventh album and the response was tremendous. Billboard.com broke the news with an exclusive […]

Nashville, TN – Twelve-time GRAMMY® winning artist, songwriter and producer, Kirk Franklin, has released his new single, “Love Theory.” The song is available via all major digital providers. Additionally, the “Love Theory” music video premiered on the Kirk Franklin YouTube channel. Also, the video can be seen on BET Soul and BET Gospel. With an up-tempo R&B melody […]

DeVon Franklin, Holly Carter and Kirk Franklin *NBC is developing a drama centered around the gospel music industry that DeVon Franklin and Kirk Franklin are set to produce.  Written by John Sakmar and Kerry Lenhart (Reign, The Glades), “Kingdom Business” is a “behind-the-scenes look into the world of the gospel music industry and all of […]

Kirk Franklin in the 2011 American Idol FInale Press Room at Nokia at LA Live on May 25, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA — Photo by Jean_Nelson/DepositePhotos *In October 2023, the KisSingers, a contemporary gospel band from Bad Kissingen, Germany, performed a rendition of “Stomp” by God’s Property featuring Kirk Franklin and Cheryl James.  […]

Kirk Franklin 20 Years in One Night Tour Returns *Award-winning gospel artist, songwriter, producer and trailblazer Kirk Franklin kicks off the second leg of his critically acclaimed 20 Years in One Night Tour  in Clearwater, Florida at The Ruth Eckerd Hall. Extended due to overwhelming demand, the 20 Years in One Night Tour returns […]

[…] and celebrities in general who tend to be liberal thinking and are pretty much against the ban across the board. One of those celebs in gospel music’s Kirk Franklin who made a comment basically against the ban and found himself being Twitter-trolled by a Trump supporter. But it was Franklin’s response to the troll that’s […]