Pastor Shirley Caesar is shocked that she’s part of the latest social media craze. (Photo: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for National Museum of African American Music ) Move over, Mannequin Challenge — ...

In retrospect, I was enough of a smart-ass as a child that I might have been that little boy in Harlan Howard’s classic song “No Charge.” The song is about a boy who invoices his mother for his ...

The First Lady of Gospel Music isn’t just a throwaway title bestowed upon Pastor Shirley Caesar, but one earned through longevity, awards and records sold. You name it and the flamboyant singer has ...

Shirley Caesar is suing DJ Suede for the video released of the viral #UNameItChallenge without her consent. Caesar claims that one of Suede’s videos “violates the brand, image and name of a Christian ...

Shirley Caesar, known to many as the woman behind her now-viral 2010 sermon that later inspired the #UNameItChallenge, has filed a lawsuit against DJ Suede for what her team is calling an ...

If you've heard about the 'U Name It' challenge, you’ve probably already put in a special request to grandma asking if she can cook up some "Beans, greens, tomatoes, potatoes...you name it!!!" Gospel ...

Pastor Shirley Caesar and Married to Medicine‘s Phaedra Parks, two classy southern queens, met each other at The Life Celebration for the late great Bishop Carlton Pearson in Atlanta on Dec. 18. The ...

Grammy-winning gospel and soul singer Shirley Caesar has gained fame for her voice, her music and a viral video about greens, beans and more. But the listing of her North Raleigh home hasn’t gone ...

You may recognize some of the big names in gospel music – Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams and Marvin Sapp. But hands down, the Queen of Gospel music is Pastor Shirley Caesar. Caesar, a native of Durham, ...

NPR Music's Tiny Desk series will celebrate Black History Month with Tiny Desk (home) concerts featuring legends in the world of R&B, jazz, gospel, and hip-hop. Each artist in this legacy lineup has ...

Lots of people are criticizing gospel singer Kim Burrell for her anti-gay rant, but pastor Shirley Caesar has a different take: Burrell should have made her comments years ago. After video surfaced ...