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Black gospel music traces its roots back to slavery when enslaved people sang call-and-response songs such as “Roll, Jordan, Roll” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.” These early folk songs ...
Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) [2] is an American gospel singer, choir director, record producer and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel and Christian R&B ensembles such as The Family, God's Property , and One Nation Crew (1NC).
On June 23, 2022, Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin performed "Kingdom" on their Tiny Desk Concert performance as part of NPR Music's commemoration of Black Music Month. [25] On June 26, 2022, Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin did a live televised performance of "Kingdom" and "Melodies From Heaven" at the 2022 BET Awards. [26]
The choir's May 27, 1997 album, God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation [10] with Franklin, won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist, the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video, the Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel Album and the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album in 1997. [11]
"Bless Me" is a song performed by American contemporary worship collective Maverick City Music and American gospel musician Kirk Franklin. The song was released on May 20, 2022, as a promotional single from their collaborative live album, Kingdom Book One (2022). [1] The song was written by Kirk Franklin. [2]
Franklin was a musical prodigy that changed the world. Franklin was born on Jan. 26, 1970, in Fort Worth and was raised by a great-aunt. Even at a young age, people in church knew there was ...
The song was released on May 20, 2022, as a promotional single from their collaborative live album, Kingdom Book One (2022). [1] The song was written by Chandler Moore, Jacob Poole, Jonathan Jay, and Kirk Franklin. [2] "Kingdom" debuted at number 17 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, [3] and at number six on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. [4]
"Looking for You" became a crossover hit as it was popular with gospel, R&B, and pop audiences. The song reached number five on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Hot Gospel Songs chart in the United States, making it Kirk Franklin's most successful single to date.