not trying to rush it."įranklin is a decorated veteran in the gospel music industry, with Grammys, GMA Dove awards and Stellar awards added to his resume. just praying and asking God to give me what He wants me to do next," Franklin told CP last year. "So yes, that is on my radar. "I am praying through that process right now. We're all very excited about this single and his forthcoming album."Īlthough Franklin is now ready to release his new music to the world, he previously spoke to CP why he did not want to rush to put out a record. "We haven't seen first week numbers like this in gospel since his last record four years ago. "This is great news for both Kirk Franklin and the entire gospel genre," Mark Michel, vice president of sales for RCA Inspiration, said in a statement shared with The Christian Post. The song also sold 11,882 digital units which is a record for gospel music. 1 on the Gospel Digital Songs and Hot Gospel Songs charts.
The artist and producer's first single in four years has proven to be successful, debuting at No. "My goal is to try to lead people to the manufacturer of their souls." With this song, I'm saying, if you really want to be happy, you have to start with the originator," Franklin said in a statement shared with The Christian Post. And we will try different things all in the pursuit of that feeling.
"Every human being was wired with the desire for happiness. "I can't thank you enough for the love you've shown my new song," he tweeted. "Every artist is afraid, I'm just not afraid to admit it! WANNA BE HAPPY?"Īlthough Franklin heads his own record label, Fo Yo Soul Recordings, and has his own radio channel Kirk Franklin's Praise on SiriusXM, he is now focusing on releasing his own material, and explained the concept of his new song, "Wanna Be Happy." While he thanked his fans on Twitter for their support, he also admitted to being nervous about releasing new music. His first single "Wanna Be Happy" premiered during the season eight finale of BET's "Sunday Best" music talent show that he executive produces and hosts. Helping YOU lose yours is my job."įranklin went on to reveal that his album would be released Nov.13 with the a pre-release date set for Oct. The preacher isn't God, religion's first MISTAKE. "The next time you THINK America, PLEASE include ME. religion is a prison, but truth sets us FREE," Franklin wrote. There's room at the cross for everyone even ME. rules without relationship is empty INSIDE. for generations church was where we went to go HIDE. " In the beginning religion created a MASK. Kirk Franklin recently announced that he is on a mission to help people lose their religion when he revealed his new album title is Losing My Religion.įranklin, the 45-year-old producer, songwriter and recording artist, is releasing his first album in four years and took to his Instagram to introduce the name and album art while musing about the concept of religion.
Facebook Twitter Email Print Img No-img Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon Linkedin Comment 0 Singer Kirk Franklin holds his awards for "Best Gospel Album" and Best Gospel Song "Hello Fear" at the 54th annual Grammy awards in Los Angeles, California, February 12, 2012.
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