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Gospel singer Kirk Franklin is 46 *Whoa! Here’s news from out of nowhere that’s making a lot of folks do a double take. Gospel star Kirk Franklin has let the world know that his sister just got sentenced to 30 years in prison in Texas. “My sister was just sentenced to 30 years in prison,” […]

 *Gospel singer Kirk Franklin was confronted by a street preacher in Jacksonville, Florida, on July 15 who accused the artist of failing to serve the message of God during his performance at the BET Awards. Franklin shared a 4-minute long clip of the encounter on Instagram Monday where the unidentified preacher told him (Franklin): […]

Kerrion Franjklin *Oh Lord, what kind of mess is this? The estranged son of Gospel singer Kirk Franklin has made the outrageous claim that his famous father is trying to kill him! Kerrion Franklin, 30, who has not had a good relationship with Kirk for many years, made the shocking allegation in an Instagram post […]

*A biopic about gospel multi-platinum gospel singer Kirk Franklin is in the works from Sony and former Sony exec DeVon Franklin via his Franklin Entertainment banner. Franklin will serve as an executive producer on the project, while Brian Ivie (“The Drop Box”) has been tapped to write and direct the film, Deadline reports. The outlet […]

* Kirk Franklin is weighing in on Creflo Dollar’s campaign to raise money to purchase a Gulfstream G-650 jet , which is valued at $65 million. And he is not happy with the megachurch pastor. In Franklin’s eyes, it’s “a shortage of character” when more attention is paid to a luxury private jet when there […]

*Weeks after gospel superstar Kirk Franklin reunited with his father, Dwight Allen, the Grammy-award winning songwriter has shared the sad news that Allen passed away this week. He previously opened up to followers about his decision to forgive him before it was too late. Franklin detailed in a lengthy Instagram post last month that he […]

Johnny Tyrone Stringfield *Hmm, it seems gospel’s Kirk Franklin‘s less than complimentary comments about Pastor Creflo Dollar (read it here) trying to buy a $65 million airplane caught the attention of  gospel artist Johnny Tyrone Stringfield. Stringfield contacted EUR ’cause basically he has beef with Kirk Franklin. And if he’s telling the truth, his beef sounds […]

Snoop Dogg & Kirk Franklin (Photo: Earl Gibson) *Nashville, TN – RCA Inspiration celebrates two nominations for the 2018 Soul Train Awards, with gospel icon Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul/RCA) and hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg (All The Time Entertainment/RCA Inspiration) getting nominated in the category of Best Gospel/Inspirational Award. Kirk Franklin and Snoop Dogg are […]

Kirk Franklin and son Kerrion (Getty Images) *Kirk Franklin said that his son’s decision to leak their messy phone conversation in 2021 lead to the “worst two years of my life.” “It traumatizes me to this day. It is very difficult, and my wife will tell you,” Franklin tells Page Six. “That tape was […]

Kirk Franklin backstage at the 2014 Stellar Awards at Nashville Municipal Auditorium on January 18, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee *Erica Campbell ventured into “trap gospel” with her single “I Luh God” and all hell has broken loose in the church. NPR featured a segment about this new genre of gospel – taken directly from […]

Kirk Franklin *Kirk Franklin continues to blur the lines between gospel and hip hop, perhaps going as farther than he’s ever gone before in busting out with the Milly Rock during a gospel concert. And if that’s not hip hop enough, he did the Milly Rock to his “Kirk Franklin and the Family” single “Melodies From Heaven” remixed […]

 *Gospel superstar Kirk Franklin hit up Beats 1 studio last week to dish about his relationship with Kanye West and the rapper’s Sunday Service events. Franklin and West collaborated on the song “Ultralight Beam,” so host Ebro Darden wanted Franklin’s take on West’s “spiritual Christian experience” that features gospel music but  no  preaching. “Let […]

Kirk Franklin (L) and Craig Melvin on “Today” (Feb. 9, 2021) *While Kirk Franklin was on “Today” Tuesday to promote his new celeb interview podcast “Good Words,” he got co-host Craig Melvin to belt a few lines from “Why We Sing,” a moment we didn’t know we needed today. Melvin mentioned that the 1993 […]

* Kirk Franklin caught flack from many colleagues and Christians when Kanye West revealed that the gospel singer would be featured on his new album, “The Life Of Pablo.” According to a New York Times review of the record,  the first song on the album, “Ultra Light Beams” features Franklin praying, and Kanye has referred […]

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