{"id":5666,"date":"2020-08-23T14:38:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T14:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=5666"},"modified":"2020-08-26T14:41:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T14:41:03","slug":"kirk-franklin-makes-splash-at-stellar-gospel-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/kirk-franklin-makes-splash-at-stellar-gospel-music-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirk Franklin makes splash at Stellar Gospel Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5667\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5667\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AP20237016308874.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AP20237016308874.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AP20237016308874-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AP20237016308874-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE &#8211; In this June 23, 2019, file photo, Kirk Franklin gestures as he performs at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Franklin made a splash at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The singer took home six trophies during the 35th annual awards on Sunday night, Aug. 23, 2020. (Photo by Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Kirk Franklin made a splash at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The singer took home six trophies during the 35th annual awards on Sunday night. The two-hour virtual ceremony honored late civil rights icon and Georgia congressman John Lewis with a musical tribute from CeCe Winans who sang &#8220;Bridge over Troubled Water.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The awards also paid homage to first responder heroes who were on the front lines in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thanks to his &#8220;Long Live Love&#8221; album, Franklin collected male vocalist, album, producer, contemporary male vocalist and contemporary album of the year honors. He also won music video of the year for &#8220;Love Theory.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Franklin returned to host the awards with Jonathan Reynolds and Koryn Hawthorne. The ceremony aired on BET and BET Her.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tasha Cobbs Leonard won the show&#8217;s top award as best artist. She also took home contemporary female vocalist of the year through her album &#8220;Heart. Passion. Pursuit.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Donald Lawrence&#8217;s &#8220;Deliver Me (This is My Exodus)&#8221; was named song of the year. He won the second most awards with four.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The best new artist went to Pastor Mike Jr., who also claimed top honors for best rap\/hip-hop gospel album of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of the performers include Tamela Mann, Marvin Sapp, James Fortune, Tye Tribbett and Anthony Brown.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>___<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Online: https:\/\/www.thestellarawards.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>___<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This story has been corrected to show that Franklin won 6 awards, not 5.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Kirk Franklin made a splash at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The singer took home six trophies during the 35th annual awards on Sunday night. 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