The Family

Bursting on the scene in the early 90’s, this unique collection of individual singers gave birth to what we now know as Urban Contemporary Gospel Music.

Formerly known as Kirk Franklin & The Family, this iconic group lit up the charts and toured the world collecting multiple Grammy, Stellar, NAACP & Dove Awards along the way. Their vocals were the backdrop of hits such as, ‘Why We Sing’, ‘Conquerors’, ‘Silver and Gold’, ‘Now Behold the Lamb’, ‘Melodies from Heaven’ & ‘Whatcha Lookin’ 4’. It was these same background vocalists that helped to sell well over 7.5M records to date. This fact alone puts these singers in rarified air along with having legendary status!

After almost a 30-year hiatus, The Family is back. The Sound/Grace/Energy & Anointing that this aggregation possesses is still quite evident today. Their current single ‘Jesus (I Love You Lord Today)' can be heard on the brand-new chart-topping soundtrack from the Love Mountain film. The project serves as a precursor to The Family’s EP project entitled “Together Forever”. An official Documentary is in the works as well. This 30 year reset of The Family is being spearheaded through a joint venture between veteran Producer/Songwriter Ernest J. Lee’s David’s Dance Music production company and Kerry Douglas’ Blacksmoke Music Worldwide Imprint. This dynamic partnership is poised to bring The Family’s sound back into the mainstream market through extensive marketing and promotions on a major level.