Kirk Franklin: Last News

Emily Longeretta Lifetime’s holiday movie slate is here! The network’s annual “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” event kicks off on Nov. 5 with new movies premiering every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday all season long! This year, the slate includes 26 new holiday films. Melissa Joan Hart executive produces and directs her fourth Lifetime movie this year with “Santa Bootcamp,” starring Emily Kinney and Patrick Cassidy.

EXCLUSIVE: The BET+ Original series Churchy has cast Jasmine Luv in a recurring role for Season 2. Guest stars will include Kirk Franklin and Keith Lee among others.

The Masked Singer is back!

Andrés Buenahora Will Smith is set to perform in France for the international POSITIV Festival on July 31 at the Roman Theatre of Orange. The event will mark Smith’s first concert in France, and comes as he plots his return to the music industry — the actor and “Gettin’ Jiggy With It” singer is reportedly working on a new album. Smith recently released a new single, dubbed “Work of Art,” along with its music video.

The Masked Singer is back!

The Masked Singer is back!

Shaheem Reid Usher ended a whirlwind week in his hometown of Atlanta with what he described as his favorite show of his lauded “Past Present Future” tour. After playing a birthday concert in Miami last Monday, the now 46-year-old singer had a couple of days off before he finally was able to bring his tour to his backyard in ATL.

EXCLUSIVE: Grammy-winning country band Little Big Town will host a two-hour NBC holiday special in December, with a line-up of guests from the stage of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville to include Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Sheryl Crow, Kirk Franklin, Josh Groban, Kate Hudson and Orville Peck.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Shaun Martin, a multiple Grammy winner best known as a keyboard player for the jazz fusion group Snarky Puppy and a three-decade collaborator of gospel star Kirk Franklin, died Saturday at age 45. Martin had been under constant medical supervision since suffering a massive stroke in April 2023. In November, Franklin had posted a tribute hoping for Martin’s recovery against difficult odds, saying the musician was still “fighting for his life” and describing him at the time as “my right hand, my North Star, my musical collaborator for over 25 years.” Martin was also known for helping write and produce Erykah Badu‘s sophomore album, “Mama’s Gun,” as well as for being a member of Chaka Khan’s backing band, not to mention his role as a minister of music in one of Texas’ biggest churches.

Tributes have been paid to Grammy-winning musician Shaun Martin, who has died at the age of 45. On Sunday, 4 August, it was announced that Shaun, who was a member of Snarky Puppy, had tragically passed away. In an emotional post uploaded to Instagram, jazz group Snarky Puppy paid tribute to the “music legend” as they confirmed the sad news.

Will Smith has signed a new record deal a month after revealing that he has been working on his first album in nearly 20 years.The multi-award-winning rapper and actor has signed with the new independent label SLANG, led by esteemed music executive Rene McLean, a co-founder of Influence Media Partners. The label also brought on Big Sean, Mary J.

Will Smith made his comeback at yesterday’s (June 30) BET Awards in Los Angeles, following his highly publicised slapping incident with Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards.Smith performed his new song ‘You Can Make It’ at the ceremony. On stage, Smith stood in a circle of fire with a setting that resembled an apocalyptic landscape.

Two years later, Will Smith has made his triumphant return to the awards show stage.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Will Smith debuted his new single “You Can Make It” at the 2024 BET Awards, just two days after releasing the track that features Fridayy and Sunday Service Choir.

BET Media Group’s FYC House was packed as it celebrated its impressive roster of shows submitted for Emmy consideration produced by BET and BET+. At the center of the evening, the legacy media company featured artists and creatives from some of its hit series on three-panel conversations: “The Women of BET,” “How We Made It,” and “Diarra from Detroit.” In a sold-out room of industry attendees, including members of the Television Academy, the talent shared stories about their journeys of working in the industry while facing rejection and collaborating and overcoming challenges with other creatives.

Vice President Kamala Harris danced on stage with Kirk Franklin during a performance of Smile, as the White House held its second annual Juneteenth Concert.

Katt Williams went live on Netflix.Following in the footsteps of Chris Rock, the outspoken comic recorded his live comedy special ‘Woke Foke’ at Inglewood, CA’s YouTube Theater.As expected, the Club Shay Shay vet went hard for an hour taking the Illuminati, Trump, Biden, Ron DeSantis, Nick Cannon and a number of other well-known figures to task as only Katt Williams can.And if you want to see Williams do his thing live, you’re in luck.The 52-year-old comic just announced he’ll perform all over the country on his 2025 ‘Heaven On Earth Tour.’That includes stops at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on Friday, March 21, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Saturday, March 22 and Elmont, NY’s UBS Arena on Saturday, March 29.Can’t wait?As of now, fans can now purchase tickets on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, May 17.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.On Jan.

Usher, H.E.R., Victoria Monét and the soundtrack to The Color Purple were among the winners Monday on the first night of honors being handed out for the 55th NAACP Image Awards, which recognize Black excellence in movies, TV, music, books and podcasts.

Thania Garcia The Grammy Premiere Ceremony, where over 80 Grammy nominees will become winners, happens a few hours ahead of the official telecast on Feb. 4. The 2024 Premiere Ceremony will be hosted by songwriter and producer Justin Tranter live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and will feature performances from J.

Jacob Collier has teased a new song ‘Witness Me’, which will feature the likes of Stormzy, Shawn Mendes, and Kirk Franklin.The singer previously teased the song on November 10 with Franklin, which he posted to X/Twitter. However, on November 13, Collier unveiled the details of his new collaboration.JC X @kirkfranklin X ?????????? pic.twitter.com/V0P5hKhLEe— Jacob Collier (@jacobcollier) November 10, 2023In an Instagram snippet showing Collier, Stormzy, and Mendes walking out a door, listeners can hear a grand, gospel-inflected track.

Kirk Franklin’s ‘Reunion Tour’ is officially underway and has 25 shows remaining in 2023.That includes a gig at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on Sunday, Oct. 15.At all concerts, Franklin will be joined by fellow Christian icons Israel Houghton, The Clark Sisters, David & Tamela Mann, Tye Tribbett and special guests New Breed, The Family and God’s Property to perform their high-energy brand of worship music.And they don’t phone it in.Based on our findings at Set List FM, all acts performed a combined 51 (!) songs in total at a recent live show in Tampa, FL.Want to go to a show?As of now, tickets are available for all upcoming gigs on the ‘Reunion Tour’ calendar.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $45 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other concerts have seats typically starting in the $55 to $170 range before fees.Wonder how much tickets cost at the show closest to you?Keep reading.We’ve got all the information you’re looking for and more about the 2023 ‘Reunion Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available for all upcoming concerts can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

EXCLUSIVE: A new take on the classic Hollywood Squares game show is headed to VH1. The network has teamed with Jesse Collins Entertainment and Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat on Celebrity Squares, a modern twist on the classic game show format featuring Black pop culture trivia.