Blessing of the Elders will pay tribute to the faith-filled legacy of the Black Church and its historical and modern-day figures whose contributions have been foundational to America’s faith, culture and history.

  It looks like Pastor Shirley Caesar has gone viral again.  This time its for her unique movie theater in her Durham, NC home.  According to ABC11, Pastor Caesar is looking to sell her estate. The list price on Zillow is $1.55 million for the 8,759-square-foot house with four bedrooms and seven bathrooms. While the home […]

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According to Billboard.com, The legendary Shirley Caesar, 79, earns her first No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Gospel Songs chart (dated Dec. 10), as “Hold My Mule,” rises to #1. Pastor Caesar, first released “Hold My Mule” in 1988.  It now reigns as the track leads Gospel Streaming Songs for a second week, up by 268 percent […]

The legendary Shirley Caesar tells Erica Campbell & GRIFF about how she found out that a remix of her “beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes” recording went viral on social media as the #UNameItChallenge. She talks about how happy she is that, as a result of its sweep of social media, young people will be introduced to […]

Pastor Shirley Caesar‘s hauntingly powerful new version of the hymn, “Satan We’re Gonna Tear Your Kingdom Down,” is the theme song for “Greenleaf,” on OWN. The queen of gospel lent her vocals to the new show with a remake of the song, which she first recorded in 1974. The song, punctuated by the sound of […]

Pastor Shirley Caesar‘s hauntingly powerful new version of the hymn, “Satan We’re Gonna Tear Your Kingdom Down,” is the theme song for “Greenleaf,” on OWN. The queen of gospel lent her vocals to the new show with a remake of the song, which she first recorded in 1974. The song, punctuated by the sound of […]

Eleven-time Grammy-winning gospel singer Shirley Caesar received the 2,583rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Today in connection with her 50th anniversary as a solo artist. Fellow gospel singers Yolanda Adams and Kirk Franklin join Caesar in speaking at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony in front of The Fonda Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. The star is near […]

Pastor Shirley Caesar chats with Erica Campbell and GRIFF about her new album, “Fill This House.” She says she’s “fighting the good fight of faith and winning,” and talks about being in the game for over 50 years of music and 40 albums. She talks about all of the guest appearances on the album, including Hezekiah Walker […]

Pastor Shirley Caesar has been in the music business for over 60 years.  Starting recording at the tender age of 12, she has had much success at remaining relevant.  Working with current hit maker, she started an online campaign for song writers to submit songs. Out of all of those submissions she’s narrowed her selection […]