{"id":3720,"date":"2026-10-27T09:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/?p=3720"},"modified":"2026-10-27T09:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:46:53","slug":"kirk-franklin-teams-up-with-davido-for-new-gospel-single-hope-in-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/2026\/10\/27\/kirk-franklin-teams-up-with-davido-for-new-gospel-single-hope-in-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirk Franklin Teams Up with Davido for New Gospel Single, \u2018Hope In You\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1085\" height=\"1194\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1003617009.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1003617009.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1003617009-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1003617009-931x1024.jpg 931w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1003617009-768x845.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1085px) 100vw, 1085px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American gospel music star Kirk Franklin is set to join forces with Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Davido on a new single titled <em>Hope In You<\/em>, scheduled for release on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song will feature on Franklin\u2019s upcoming double album, <em>I Am What I Am<\/em>, expected to arrive on October 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nigerianreporters.com\/ng\">Kirk Franklin<\/a><\/em> reportedly combines seven studio recordings with seven live church performances, bringing together different sounds while maintaining the gospel singer\u2019s signature message of faith and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Davido is expected to bring his distinctive melodic style to the track, blending Afrobeats with Franklin\u2019s choir driven gospel sound. The collaboration was reportedly previewed at a listening session in Atlanta, sparking excitement among fans of both artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The upcoming release also highlights the growing connection between gospel music and Afrobeats, showing how artists from different musical backgrounds can come together to create something meaningful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Franklin and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nigerianreporters.com\/ng\">Davido<\/a> have crossed paths before. Franklin previously opened one of Davido\u2019s concerts with a prayer for Nigeria, a moment that reflected their shared connection through faith and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With <em>Hope In You<\/em> on the way, fans are eager to hear how the two artists combine their talents on a song that promises to bring together uplifting gospel sounds and contemporary African music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-save access for the single is reportedly available ahead of its release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American gospel music star Kirk Franklin is set to join forces with Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Davido on a new single titled Hope In You, scheduled for release on Friday. The song will feature on Franklin\u2019s upcoming double album, I Am What I Am, expected to arrive on October 30. Kirk Franklin reportedly combines seven studio [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,31,6],"tags":[107,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-3720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","category-music","category-news","tag-album","tag-davido","tag-hope-in-uyo","tag-kirk-franklin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3720"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3722,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3720\/revisions\/3722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}