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Kirk Franklin has had a week including a triumphant high and a tough low…Such is life at times…

He laid his grandmother Cuba Mae Allen to rest on Friday…

She was not the elderly woman who raised him I believe. That woman was his great aunt Gertrude Franklin, but still losing an elder in your family is life-changing and hard. My sincere condolences to him and all of his family members.

Earlier in the week, after a triumphant night at the Grammy Awards, he shared that he was not always deserving of the accolades he has received and how he is trying to save gospel music…

See that video below…

Any thoughts?

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Naomi Raine is best known as one of the breakout stars from GRAMMY® Award-Winning supergroup, Maverick City Music. Whether songwriting, singing or playing the guitar, she has always found it easiest to communicate to people through lyrics and melodies. Raine’s signature vocals have been heard on the Maverick City Music #1 singles, “Jireh,” and “Promises,” plus the holiday classic, “Revelation 19:1.” Today, Raine embarks on a solo journey, while still maintaining her position with Maverick City Music. Raine’s solo album, The Journey, is available now wherever music is sold and streamed.

Naomi Raine’s TRIBL Records debut full-length album, The Journey, is a collection of transparent and vulnerable deep cuts that detail Raine’s mental health battle in beautifully crafted lyrics. The 22-track album features interludes of Naomi discussing her journey of self-discovery interwoven between musical layers. Her debut solo single, “Not Ready,” showcases the Urban Inspirational sound of Naomi Raine over transparent and vulnerable lyrics – Raine sings of a yearning for the love of God and touches on her silent battle with mental health and struggle in longing for personal change. Raine’s, “Not Ready” is a nod to 90’s feel-good music and will easily become a fan favorite. An undeniable bop – “World on Fire,” the second single lifted, showcases Raine’s lower register and features Ryan Avery.

Currently, Naomi Raine is on the sold-out KINGDOM Tour with Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin. Naomi Raine has performed with Maverick City Music on the 2022 GRAMMY’s, The Today Show, BET Awards 2022, NPR’s Tiny Desk, Kelly Clarkson Show, and The View; she has also accumulated multiple Stellar Awards, DOVE Awards and a GRAMMY and Billboard Music Award.

Follow Naomi Raine on social media by using the handle @NaomiRaine.

The Journey track listing

1. The Journey (Overture)

2. Pending Emotions

3. Paper Plates

4. Let Go (Car Chat)

5. Not Ready

6. Where The Heart Is (Car Chat)

7. Safe

8. To The End (Car Chat)

9. Hold On (feat. Brik.Liam)

10. Good Story

11. Goodbye (Car Chat)

12. Won One

13. World on Fire (feat. Ryan Avery)

14. The Real Me (Car Chat)

15. Choosing Myself

16. Still Alone

17. Exactly Where I Need To Be (Car Chat)

18. Okay

19. Sacrifice (Car Chat)

20. Like You ($u!€!d£) [feat. Mali Music]

21. Merrily

22. Brand New

Watch the video for “Not Ready” below…

Any thoughts?

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RCA Inspiration released Kingdom Business: Season 1 Soundtrack. The album features music from the popular BET+ original series, Kingdom Business, which is now streaming.

Making its debut alongside the soundtrack is the album’s powerful first single, Dear God featuring Serayah and its accompanying video. In addition to Dear God, the Kingdom Business: Season 1 Soundtrack features twelve more dynamic tracks by superstar Gospel and Inspirational artists including Yolanda Adams, Serayah, Chandler Moore, Koryn Hawthorne and Ahjah Walls of The Walls Group. All of the songs on Kingdom Business: Season 1 were written by legendary, award-winning hit-makers Kirk Franklin and Warryn Campbell. Franklin also serves as one of the series’ executive producers.

Brought to the small screen by the series’ creators and showrunners, Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar and executive producers, DeVon Franklin, Holly Carter, Kirk Franklin, Michael Van Dyck, Kerry Lenhart, John J. Sakmar and Keesha Brickhouse, Kingdom Business provides audiences with an in-depth look into the world of the Gospel music industry, which is as complex and riddled with conflict, money and fame as it is with faith. The series stars Yolanda Adams, Serayah, Chaundre A. Hall-Broomfield, Michael Jai White and Michael Beach.

Kingdom Business: Season 1 is available now on all major digital streaming platforms (https://KingdomMusicSoundtrack.lnk.to/AlbumPR) and all eight episodes of Kingdom Business, the series, are streaming on BET+.

Kingdom Business: Season 1 Track Listing

1. One Moment from Glory – Yolanda Adams

2. It Was Love – Serayah

3. The Me You See – Yolanda Adams & Serayah

4. Dear God – Serayah

5. Crazy Kinda Love – Serayah, Ahjah Walls & Koryn Hawthorne

6. In Control – Yolanda Adams

7. Homecoming

8. Psalm of Contention – Yolanda Adams

9. Jesus Can Work It Out – Yolanda Adams

10. I Believe – Dominique Johnson

11. Queen of Hearts – Serayah

12. Grace – Chandler Moore & Journey Carter

13. As Long As You’re With Me – Journey Carter

Listen to Dear God by Serayah below!

Any thoughts?

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