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 ...

Shirley Caesar's music is beloved by many, and she considers it a cornerstone of her ministry. So when a portion of her "Hold My Mule" performance went viral back in 2016, she was happy to reach ...

Other gospel musicians — even legendary ones — are periodically tempted to lay their missions aside and sing pop. Not Shirley Caesar. Over more than a half-century of singing, the First Lady of Gospel ...

*Shirley Caesar is speaking out again about the #UNameItChallenge that remixed a portion of her gospel song “Hold My Mule” to inspire dance routines in anticipation of Thanksgiving dinner. The gospel ...

A Durham church with roots dating back nearly 100 years was heavily damaged by fire on Saturday. Firefighters were called to the Greater Waltown United Holy Church in the 700 block of Belvin Avenue ...

Singer, songwriter and pastor Shirley Caesar is an icon known as “The First Lady of Gospel Music.” In a career spanning over six decades, she has won 7 Grammy Awards and 8 Dove Awards. With her ...