If you’re wondering what gospel singer Kirk Franklin has been up to, you no longer have to guess. The network GSN announced on Wednesday that the nine time Grammy award winner will join “The American Bible Challenge” as a musical co-host for the second season of the network’s highly rated original one-hour game show.

Franklin will be joined with musical director Kris Pooley. The duo will lead the show’s choir with additional new members joining to support GSN’s popular series. Season 2 of The American Bible Challenge, hosted by Jeff Foxworthy and produced by RelativityREAL, will premiere on Thursday, March 21^st at 8 pm ET/PT on GSN.

“We are excited that Kirk will bring his exuberant sound to The American Bible Challenge,” said Amy Introcaso-Davis, Executive Vice President of Programming for GSN.  “Kirk Franklin, the consummate musician, joins host Jeff Foxworthy, the consummate comedian – a combination of incredible talent that will prove to be entertaining, fun and inspirational in this truly unique game format.” Franklin is basking in the excitement of his new gig as well. “I’m very excited to create the musical environment for The American Bible Challenge,” he said. “The show is a fresh and fun approach to celebrating the Word of God, and being able to provide an element of praise, worship and honor is both exciting and humbling.”

Franklin has been a multi-platinum selling artist in the gospel music industry for nearly two decades. He pioneered a unique style of gospel music that incorporates soulful contemporary sounds, uniting audiences across gospel, hip hop, pop, and R&B. When he’s not recording/producing a hit album, he is authoring a book. His book titled The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life’s Storms (Gotham/Penguin) is a New York Times bestseller.

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