Gospel superstar Kirk Franklin has a new album, Long Live Love, coming on 5/31 on Fo Yo Soul/RCA. Lead single “Love Theory” is #16 at UAC and #4 at Gospel.

The artist/writer/producer dropped by the Steve Harvey Show (episode airing Wednesday) to perform “Love Theory,” talk about the album, his 13th, the 34th annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, which he’s hosting this Friday, and the 25-date Long Live Love Tour, which begins 7/11 in Austin. Show dates and ticket links can be found at KirkFranklin.com.

Prior to the tour, on 5/26, Franklin will headline the Exodus Music & Arts Festival in Irving, Tex. This year the festival, which was launched in 2018 in conjunction with Live Nation Urban, will feature Fred Hammond, The Clark Sisters, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Travis Greene, VaShawn Mitchell and Kelontae Gavin.