Goapele is the latest rising star to emerge from Oakland, Calif. Her single, "Closer," was a favorite on radio playlists across the country in 2001. She explains how being a new mother has changed her ...

Nearly a quarter-century after its release, Goapele’s “Closer” continues to soundtrack people’s lives, from weddings to graduations. The song can be readily heard blasting from sound systems in the ...

OPINION: In my circle of life-embattled Black women, “Closer” has been a psalm, a hype song, an anthem of affirmation and the lyrical encouragement to keep believing in ourselves. Editor’s note: The ...

A lot has been made of Bay Area soul chanteuse Goapele Mohlabane's bloodlines, influences and repertoire: offspring of a New York-bred Jewish mother and an exiled South African social activist; ...

Goapele chatted with Billboard on the red carpet of the 2023 Give Her FlowHERS Awards Gala. Marjorie Taylor Greene Tells ’60 Minutes’ That ‘It Would Shock People’ to Hear How Congressional Republicans ...