By Pandora surprised Kirk Franklin with a billionaire plaque during the L.A. stop of his Long Live Love tour.
This honor, which has only been bestowed upon a small group of artists, commemorates Kirk Franklin having received over 1.6 billion streams on the platform. With this achievement, he also became the first gospel music artist to reach this milestone.
“It is truly humbling that the music God let me borrow has touched so many people, and that they still choose to listen with so many incredible gospel artists out there,” Franklin shared about the honor.
Franklin being inducted into Pandora’s “Billionaires club,” comes on the heels of the release of his thirteenth studio album, LONG LIVE LOVE (Fo Yo Soul / RCA), on May 31st. The album has been atop Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart for ten consecutive weeks and spawned the smash hit, “Love Theory,” which has been #1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart for 28 straight weeks. Additionally, he made history with LONG LIVE LOVE, becoming the first artist to top all five of Billboard’s gospel charts simultaneously.
![[VIDEO]%20Kirk%20Franklin%20&%20Pharrell%20Williams%20Discuss%20%20Religious%20Beliefs%20&%20Pharrell%20Being%20Raised%20On%20Gospel%20Music](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://www.firstladyb.com/video-kirk-franklin-pharrell-williams-discuss-religious-beliefs-pharrell-being-raised-on-gospel-music/&media=https://www.firstladyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/kirkpharrel.jpg&description=[VIDEO]%20Kirk%20Franklin%20&%20Pharrell%20Williams%20Discuss%20%20Religious%20Beliefs%20&%20Pharrell%20Being%20Raised%20On%20Gospel%20Music "[VIDEO]%20Kirk%20Franklin%20&%20Pharrell%20Williams%20Discuss%20%20Religious%20Beliefs%20&%20Pharrell%20Being%20Raised%20On%20Gospel%20Music")
![Kirk%20Franklin%20“Let’s%20Do%20Like%20Nineveh%20And%20Ask%20The%20People%20To%20Pray%20With%20Us%20For%20Racial%20Healing”%20[VIDEO]](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://www.firstladyb.com/kirk-franklin-lets-do-like-nineveh-and-ask-the-people-to-pray-with-us-for-racial-healing-video/&media=https://www.firstladyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/47th-annual-gma-dove-awards-20161012-145022-880-1.jpg&description=Kirk%20Franklin%20“Let’s%20Do%20Like%20Nineveh%20And%20Ask%20The%20People%20To%20Pray%20With%20Us%20For%20Racial%20Healing”%20[VIDEO] "Kirk%20Franklin%20“Let’s%20Do%20Like%20Nineveh%20And%20Ask%20The%20People%20To%20Pray%20With%20Us%20For%20Racial%20Healing”%20[VIDEO]")
![Ledisi%20And%20Kirk%20Franklin%20Are%20In%20The%20Studio%20Together%20[VIDEO]](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://www.firstladyb.com/ledisi-and-kirk-franklin-are-in-the-studio-together-video/&media=https://www.firstladyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/image1-9.jpg&description=Ledisi%20And%20Kirk%20Franklin%20Are%20In%20The%20Studio%20Together%20[VIDEO] "Ledisi%20And%20Kirk%20Franklin%20Are%20In%20The%20Studio%20Together%20[VIDEO]")
![Kirk%20Franklin’s%20Daughter%20Carrington%20Got%20Married%20Check%20Out%20Pics%20&%20The%20Awesome%20Father/Daughter%20Dance%20[VIDEO]](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://www.firstladyb.com/kirk-franklins-daughter-carrington-got-married-check-out-pics-the-awesome-fatherdaughter-dance-video/&media=https://www.firstladyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/image1-3-2.jpg&description=Kirk%20Franklin’s%20Daughter%20Carrington%20Got%20Married%20Check%20Out%20Pics%20&%20The%20Awesome%20Father/Daughter%20Dance%20[VIDEO] "Kirk%20Franklin’s%20Daughter%20Carrington%20Got%20Married%20Check%20Out%20Pics%20&%20The%20Awesome%20Father/Daughter%20Dance%20[VIDEO]")
