Kirk’s 14th solo album is a double album: seven live tracks rooted in the choir sound, seven studio tracks pushing into Afrobeats, hip-hop and R&B. Guests include Jelly Roll, GloRilla, Davido, Tobe Nwigwe, Karen Clark Sheard and Tim Rogers. Start with the focus track, “Hope In You” with Davido. Read more →
New Music Friday · October 30, 2026
Kirk is here, and Victory is coming.
Kirk Franklin’s double album I Am What I Am is out now, Lisa Knowles-Smith & The Brown Singers drop Part 2 of “Brought Me 3.0,” and Tye Tribbett just announced V20: First Semester for November 13. Here’s what Set Apart And Chosen is playing this weekend.
This week’s picks.
Out now, and coming soon
Featured releases.
What to play first this weekend
Tye celebrates 20 years of Victory with a new live reimagining, arriving November 13 and available to pre-order now. It is led by “I Want It All Back” featuring ABLAZE, and a second chapter is expected in 2027. Read more →
One week after Part 1, Lisa Knowles-Smith & The Brown Singers return with Part 2 of “Brought Me 3.0,” this time with a lineup of powerhouse women: Miranda Curtis, Kierra Sheard, Tasha Page-Lockhart and Le’Andria Johnson.
Graphic credits.
All cover art and photos courtesy of the artists and their teams
I Am What I Am
Photo: Keon Gibson. Courtesy of Uptown Records and CR8 Agency
V20: First Semester
Courtesy of Tye Tribbett and Motown Gospel
Brought Me 3.0 Pt. 2
Courtesy of Lisa Knowles-Smith & The Brown Singers
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