::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . Caesar selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Recording   The current Queen of Gospel, legendary artist Pastor Shirley Caesar garners a new milestone, as an honoree in the Hollywood Walk of Fame’s just-announced honorees selected for the class of 2016, to receive a star on the world-famous Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Recording, unveiled via www.walkoffame.com (date for star ceremony is pending).  The award-winning Gospel trailblazer, who’s garnered a career-high 11 GRAMMY ® Awards, 18 Dove Awards, 14 Stellar Awards and induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, was also recently inducted into the inaugural Stellar Honors Club at the 2015 Stellar Awards.  Pastor Caesar will also celebrate another milestone in 2016, marking 50 years in her internationally-renowned career as a solo artist.  With over 40 albums including her most recent hit album Good God , Pastor Caesar will soon be releasi...

buzzz worthy. . . Musical veterans and and future vetrans united in the Performance at the White House  series,  Women of Soul on March 6.     Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle,  Melissa Etheridge ,  Tessanne Chin ,  Jill Scott ,  Janelle Monáe  and  Ariana Grande were all placed in the spotlight ,  President Obama noted ha soul music was rooted in the church, where many R&B performers got their start: "For many of the performers here tonight, it all began on Sunday morning.  Growing up in Detroit, Aretha sang at her father’s church, and recorded her first album at that church when she was just 14 years old.  Patti LaBelle was painfully shy -- I cannot believe that, but this is what I’ve been told --(laughter) -- until she sang a solo in front of the congregation, and got a standing ovation.  That’s when she realized she could do something special.  Eventually, artists like Aretha and Patti began ...