Long, Live, Love

Long Live Love
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 31, 2019 (2019-05-31)
GenreGospel
Length49:35
Label
Kirk Franklin chronology
Losing My Religion
(2015)
Long Live Love
(2019)
Kingdom Book One
(2022)

Long Live Love is the twelfth studio album by American musician Kirk Franklin. RCA Inspiration, a division of RCA Records, alongside Fo Yo Soul Recordings released the album on May 31, 2019.[1] It debuted at number-one on the US Top Gospel Albums chart, becoming his 13th release to top the chart, with 20,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week. With this, Franklin became the first artist to simultaneously top all five Billboard gospel charts: Top Gospel Albums, Hot Gospel Songs, Gospel Airplay, Gospel Streaming Songs and Gospel Digital Song Sales.[2]

The album received two Grammys at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, where it won Best Gospel Album and the single "Love Theory" won Best Gospel Song.[3][4]

  1. ^ Long Live Love iTunes
  2. ^ Asker, Jim (June 13, 2019). "Kirk Franklin Is First Artist to Top All Five Gospel Charts Simultaneously". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Kirk Franklin Wins Best Gospel Performance/Song | 2020 GRAMMYs
  4. ^ Grammys 2020: Best Gospel Album goes to Kirk Franklin for 'Long Live Love'