KIRK FRANKLIN’S HELLO FEAR CERTIFIED GOLD!

Kirk Franklin

Christian Art Media is proud to announce that KIRK FRANKLIN and his chart-topping album HELLO FEAR was just certified Gold, as reported by the R.I.A.A.  The announcement follows Franklin’s two GRAMMY® awards wins for Best Gospel Album  (HELLO FEAR)and Best Gospel Song (“Hello Fear”) earlier this week at the 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards celebration held on February 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.  With these two new trophies, Franklin – the #1 selling Gospel artist of all time – now has nine careerGRAMMY® awards.  Franklin will also perform at this year’s live NBC Network NAACP Image award show this Friday, February 17 at 8:00 p.m. EST — in which he is nominated for two awards – Outstanding Song (“I Smile”) and Outstanding Gospel Album (HELLO FEAR).

Franklin’s HELLO FEAR debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Gospel sales chart and #5 on the Billboard Top 200 when it was released last Spring, making the album the fourth highest Gospel debut in Soundscan history.  In addition to his GRAMMY® wins and NAACPnominations, Franklin was recently awarded four Stellar Awards for HELLO FEAR and “I Smile” — Song of The Year, CD of the Year,Producer of the Year and Contemporary CD of the Year.   Franklin performed “I Smile” on last year’s American Idol finale, and was #1 at Gospel radio for 23 weeks, hitting Urban AC radio at #3.  Currently, Franklin stars as Baylor Sykes in the feature film Joyful Noise starring Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah.  He also hosts and executive produces gospel talent show “Sunday Best,” the highest-rated gospel program in BET network history, now heading into its fifth season.

For two decades, Kirk Franklin has been a pioneer in gap-bridging musicianship, uniting gospel, hip hop, pop and R&B audiences.  His rhythms have resulted in albums that have consistently topped Billboard‘s Gospel, Christian and R&B/Hip Hop charts.  He is also a New York Times best-selling author for “The Blueprint:  A Plan for Living Above Life’s Storms (Gotham/Penguin).   To date, Franklin has garnered nine GRAMMY® Awards, an American Music Award, 35 Stellar Awards, 14 Dove Awards (CCM), six NAACP Image Awards and two BET Awards.

VERITY GOSPEL ARTISTS UPDATE

2012 Stellar Awards - 11 February 2012

The 2012 Stellar Awards featuring performances from Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond and Richard Smallwood. The show will broadcast on Saturday the 11 February 2012.

Fred Hammond

Fred Hammond’s 1st Single from ‘God, Love & Romance’ – “I Feel Good” is # 11 with a bullet on Billboard Gospel Songs Chart

Marvin Sapp

Marvin Sapp 1st single from ‘I Win  Street ‘ – “My Testimony” is # 16 with a bullet on Billboard Gospel Songs Chart

J Moss

J Moss’s 2nd single from ‘V4-The Other Side Of Victory’ –  “Good & Bad” is #22 with a bullet on Billboard Gospel Songs Chart.

Kirk Franklin

Kirk Franklin’s 1st Single from ‘Hello Fear’ – “I Smile” is now # 9 on Billboard Gospel Songs Chart.
• Stellar Awards winner:
“I Smile “- Song of the year (watch video here)
“Hello Fear”- CD Of The Year & Contemporary CD Of The Year
Producer Of The Year
• Two Grammy nominations: Best Gospel Song and Best Gospel Album
• Two NAACP Image Award nominations:
Outstanding Gospel Album
Outstanding Song (all genres)
Kirk Franklin’s 2nd Single off ‘Hello Fear” -“A God Like You”
• # 15 on Billboard Gospel Songs Chart
• Hello Fear was the # 1 best selling Christian/Gospel title of 2011.
• 4th highest Gospel debut in Soundscan history.
• # 5 on Soundscan Gospel Chart

Deitrick Haddon

Deitrick Haddon’s track title track from his album ‘ Church On The Moon‘ is a Stellar Awards winner for Music Video of the Year. 

And the album is a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Gospel Album.

Richard Smallwood

 

Richard Smallwood’s track “Trust Me” from his “Promises” album is nominated for Best Gospel song at the Grammy’s.