Fort Worth’s Kirk Franklin will be honored with the Black Music Icon Award at a Recording Academy event in Los Angeles on Jan ...

The music legend, who will receive the Black Music Icon Award ahead of the 2025 Grammys, has been critically praised and panned for his style of gospel music.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Gospel legend and Fort Worth native Kirk Franklin will receive the Black Music Icon Award next week ahead of the 2025 Grammys. Franklin will receive the award, which celebrates ...

Plus, Phil Wickham tops Christian Airplay with "Angels (Glory to God)." By Jim Asker Gospel music icon Kirk Franklin banks his record-tying 11th No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart as ...

but plays a prominent role as the choirmaster in his songs and performances. As The New Yorker said in a 2017 profile about Franklin, "It’s hard to describe in a word what Kirk Franklin does for ...

Jan. 30, 2025, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin will be celebrated at the fourth annual Recording Academy® Honors Presented by the Black Music Collective at the ...

After facing backlash for wearing a grey muscle shirt and white shorts at a concert, gospel artist Kirk Franklin took to social media to apologize. The musician also faced criticism for his ...