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Kirk Franklin to Receive 2025 Black Music Icon Award at Recording Academy Black Music Collective Event


Kirk Franklin will receive the 2025 Black Music Icon Award at an Recording Academy Black Music Collective event on January 30.

On Thursday, Jan. 30, artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin will be celebrated at the fourth annual Recording Academy Honors Presented by the Black Music Collective at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. We look forward to honoring Kirk for his profound influence on the industry and the countless lives he continues to touch worldwide.” Blackstone won a Primetime Emmy in 2022 as music director of The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent

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