AP - Jan 8, 2009
Gospel stars CeCe Winans, Elbernita Twinkie Clark and Donald Lawrence will be saluted by their peers in a musical tribute in Nashville. Kirk Franklin, Faith Evans, Karen Clark-Sheard and Donnie McClurkin...
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Kirk Franklin has no problem reminding his predominantly Christian audience that he is not the perfect Christian. His gospel tunes often reflect the difficulty of keeping the faith in trying times. He...
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(2/17/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- The 3rd Annual BET Celebration Of Gospel special is scheduled to air on Tuesday (February 18) at 9 p.m. ET. The show, taped on January 31, features a gathering of some of today...
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(1/22/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- Brian McKnight helped gospel artist Kirk Franklin celebrate his seventh wedding anniversary Saturday (January 18) during Franklin s set during the Hopeville Tour stop at the Universal...
More »USRN - Dec 16, 2001
(12/16/01, 7 a.m. ET) -- Top-selling gospel artist Kirk Franklin is scheduled to release a new album, The Rebirth Of Kirk Franklin, on February 19, 2002. The album s first single 911, featuring a poignant...
More »USRN - Jul 18, 2000
(7/18/00, 3 p.m. ET) - Gospel superstar Kirk Franklin will perform for young people affiliated with the Michigan-based child welfare/family reunification agency Boysville on Saturday, July 22. Boysville...
More »USRN - Jul 13, 2000
(7/14/00, 10 a.m. ET) - Hip-hop/gospel artist Kirk Franklin has teamed up with One Nation Crew (1NC)on a new project titled Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC. The album, set for release on August 15, is the...
More »USRN - Sep 7, 1999
(9/2/99, 1 a.m. PDT) - B-Rite/ Interscope Records, the home of popular contemporary gospel artist Kirk Franklin, has teamed up with Revlon in a nationwide search for the Gospel Diva Of The New Millennium...
More »USRN - Jul 15, 1999
(7/15/99, 1 a.m. PDT) - Christian record labels are saying, Amen, as sales of Christian music and videos are booming this year, soaring 21% over the same period last year, according to SoundScan s mid...
More »USRN - May 3, 1999
(5/3/99, 1 p.m. PDT) - Lauryn Hill, Kirk Franklin, and Chris Rock were among the honorees at the 1999 Essence Awards, which were presented Friday (April 30) night at New York s Theater at Madison Square...
More »USRN - Mar 25, 1999
(3/25/99, 1 p.m. PST) - The Gospel Music Assn. s annual Dove Awards were handed out in Nashville last night, and Michael W. Smith took home six trophies, including his first ever for artist of the year...
More »USRN - Mar 5, 1999
(3/5/99, 1 a.m. PST) - The Spice Girls may have lost Ginger last year (LAUNCH, 6/1/98), but they keep coming up with new additions to the Spice family. Less than two weeks after Melanie Scary Spice Brown...
More »USRN - Dec 18, 1998
(12/18/98, 1 p.m. PST) - R&B/ gospel star Kirk Franklin hits the concert trail Dec. 26, and a host of sponsors have lined up to be part of the act. Few gospel artists have the sales muscle to entice...
More »USRN - Dec 14, 1998
(12/14/98, 1 a.m. PST) - The three soundtracks associated with DreamWorks Prince Of Egypt animated film have been selling more than a king s ransom since their release on Nov. 17. Label sources say the...
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(12/3/98, 1 a.m. PST) - Gospel/ R&B trailblazer Kirk Franklin has been lauded for his many achievements on the record charts, but one cause especially close to his heart concerns ending racism in this...
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(11/2/98, 12 p.m. PST) - Gospel/ R&B star Kirk Franklin made history last month when his Nu Nation Project shipped platinum, a first for a gospel album. Franklin has also written history--his own. Church...
More »USRN - Sep 16, 1998
(9/16/98, 12 p.m. PDT) - Kirk Franklin will become the first gospel or contemporary Christian artist ever to have an album ship platinum (1 million units) when his latest release, the Nu Nation Project...
More »USRN - Aug 10, 1998
(8/10/98, 12 p.m. PDT) - Remember when Interscope Records was the target of do-gooders, who felt the label s association with gangsta rap label Death Row would bring on the decline of Western civilization...
More »USRN - Aug 7, 1998
(8/7/98, 12 p.m. PDT) - Soundtracks and even soundtrack sequels are back in a big way, but would you believe three albums related to one film? That s what DreamWorks has planned for its first animated...
More »USRN - Jun 1, 1998
(6/1/98) - DreamWorks SKG s animated feature The Prince Of Egypt will be accompanied by three soundtracks--a first for a film studio. In addition to the traditional soundtrack, which will feature songs...
More »USRN - Mar 24, 1998
(3/24/98) - The 1997 Consumer profile has been released by the Recording Industry Association Of America, the trade group that does all the muckety-mucking statistics for the major recording labels in...
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