A youth-orientated record label is being created by Kirk Franklin

GOSPEL powerhouse Kirk Franklin is launching a new company Fo Yo Soul Entertainment in association with Zomba/BMG. The new venture will include a record label, advertising agency, production company and youth outreach division. The first release on Fo Yo Soul will be an album by Franklin himself, who is ending his long association with GospoCentric Records. Said Franklin about his new company, "We want to find young talented artists who are very hungry and very sincere about their spiritual growth... We want to make sure the cross is premier in their lives.