Kirk Franklin’s “Hero” CD debuts at #1!

In addition to receiving a great response with press, retail and radio, the CD is burning up the internet, as well. The “Listen Up” Listening Party for HERO posted on the popular website BET.com from September 27 through October 4 was the highest-rated on the site for the past six months! HERO also ranked #6 out of the top 35 CDs featured onlast week's AOL full album listening party(a list that included the latest releases from Bon Jovi, Fiona Apple, Lil’ Kim, Trina and Gerald Levert), racking up a stellar 65,912 streams.

Additionally, since its release, HERO has been sitting pretty at #2 on the iTunes Inspirational Chart. "Looking For You", the first single from HEROhas logged in excess of 130,000 streams on Kirk’s own website - www.kirkfranklin.us. The week of October 17, Franklin's fans willbe able toview the next two installments of “Constructing Hero: The Making Of Kirk Franklin's Hero” aswebisodes #3 and #4 premiere exclusively online. Franklin will also be connecting directly with his fansduring aLive Celebrity Chat to be held at GospelCity.com on October 13 at 8:00 pm (EST).

During month of October, the multi-award-winning artist will be making numerous promotional appearances across the county in support of HERO. On October 17, Franklin will participate at a Hurricane Katrina Fundraising Event sponsored by Chicago radio station WVAZ. Kirk will perform on a taping for the BET 25th Anniversary TV Special in Los Angeles on October 26 (scheduled to air November 1). Additional promotional stops will be made in cities across the country throughout the fall including Nashville, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Chicago among others.

Stay tuned to www.KirkFranklin.us for all the latest news and updates.

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