SLMN AND ANDERS RELEASE BRAND NEW SINGLE “LOVE IN THE WINTER” Music Fast-rising producer and multi-instrumentalist SLMN teams up with frequent collaborator and Juno Award-nominated R&B...
JAIOFTHERISE AND LIL BERETE TAG TEAM ON NEW SINGLE “HOPSCOTCH” Music It's been a big year so far for Ottawa artist JAIoftherise. Fresh off opening for the late Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke ear...
CANADIAN ARTIST HTBSLE UNVEILS AIR FORCE BLACKS PHOTO COLLECTION Art, Culture If you haven't heard the name Liz Clarke, aka htbsle (pronounced "hitabaseelay"), it's a name you should remember. In re...
CANADIAN MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | FEBRUARY Canada, Music All good things must come to an end. Over the past few months we've decided to do away with our music video roundups...
DEAR OTTAWA HIP-HOP AND R&B ARTISTS Kevin Bourne, Opinion Dear Ottawa hip-hop and R&B artists, Over the past few years, I've done quite a bit in the Ottawa hip-hop communi...
RECAP – INDUSTRY SECRETS FOR PR & MEDIA PROFESSIONALS Business This past Tuesday, the Code Black Communicator Network, a network of black integrated communications professionals, tag ...
ADDIE – STRAIGHT OUTTA FUNDING: WHY TEACHERS ARE STRIKING IN ONTARIO Opinion In her first opinion piece for SHIFTER, downtown Toronto teacher, Avril Addie, explains why teachers are striking in Ont...
CARLETON RAVENS TOP DALHOUSIE TIGERS TO WIN U SPORTS FINAL 8 Sports, Uncategorized For the 15th time in 18 seasons, the university basketball powerhouse Carleton Ravens have claimed the U SPORTS Final 8 ...
RECAP – TASTE OF THE 6IX, 2020 KICKOFF Music As we quickly approach the March edition of Taste of the 6ix, let's take a quick look back at our 2020 kickoff. Kass...
BARROCKS – IT’S TIME TO GET EXCITED ABOUT THE CEBL Sheldon Barrocks, Sports In case you haven’t noticed, grassroots Canadian Basketball has been making some big moves lately. Our resume over the l...
FOR THE CULTURE: 15 BLACK TALENTS SHAPING MEDIA & CULTURE IN CANADA Culture, Kevin Bourne Being Black in Canada is a four-part Black History Month article series from SHIFTER editor Kevin Bourne We usually l...
BOURNE – IF OTTAWA WANTS TO BE COOL IT SHOULD EMBRACE BLACK CULTURE Kevin Bourne, Opinion Being Black in Canada is a four-part Black History Month article series from SHIFTER editor Kevin Bourne Ottawa is ha...
BOURNE – 7 MYTHS ABOUT RACISM DEBUNKED Kevin Bourne, Opinion Being Black in Canada is a four-part Black History Month article series from SHIFTER editor Kevin Bourne In my first ...
BOURNE – BLACK PEOPLE ARE TOLERATED, NOT CELEBRATED Kevin Bourne, Opinion Being Black in Canada is a four-part Black History Month article series from SHIFTER editor Kevin Bourne If I'm hones...
EXETER – WHITE PRIVILEGE AND THE ROAD TO EQUALITY Opinion Toronto-area student, Blaize Exeter, wrote the following piece for her school newspaper when she was in Grade 8. Her pri...
ZARRUG – PALESTINE GETS THE RAW END OF THE DEAL IN LATEST PEACE PROPOSAL Opinion, Reda Zarrug On Tuesday, January 28th, Donald Trump stood up in front of the world and once again perpetuated the ideas of imperialis...
CELEBRITIES REACT TO THE PASSING OF RAPPER POP SMOKE Music Early Wednesday morning, 20-year old Brooklyn rapper, Pop Smoke, was murdered in his Hollywood Hills home. TMZ reported ...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | JANUARY 2020 Music January's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes videos from Capé, Frank Blak, KB Westwood, Fletcher G and Bobby Brugal...
GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER ALOE BLACC RELEASES NEW SINGLE “I DO”, ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM Music Just in time for Valentine's Day, Aloe Blacc - who's topped charts around the world with his chameleonic blend of soul, ...
TBFF 2020 – FLIGHT IS A REFRESHING TAKE ON FATHER-SON BONDS IN THE CARIBBEAN Film/Television Kemar, or Mars as he's affectionately called, is off to the moon in Flight, a Jamaican short film directed by Kia Moses ...
TBFF 2020 – FAITH, LIES AND DECEIT COLLIDE IN #TRUTH Film/Television Written and directed by Charles Murray, #Truth is a story of justice played out in a dysfunctional church culture. Doria...
TBFF 2020 – LOYALTY AND FORGIVENESS ARE TACKLED IN THE CANADIAN SHORT THE BURGLAR Film/Television As part of their short series for the day, the Toronto Black Film Festival showcased The Burglar, written and directed b...
TBFF 2020 – SOUL CUSTODY IS “EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED” AT ITS FINEST Film/Television From the opening scene, Soul Custody, the latest film from writer and director V. Vansay Zanubon, reels you in with beau...
TBFF 2020 – BURDEN PROVIDES A NEEDED WINDOW INTO THE LIFE OF A BLACK MAN IN AMERICA Film/Television The 8th edition of the Toronto Black Film Festival is in full effect, taking over venues across Toronto's downtown core....
10 ESSENTIAL OTTAWA R&B SONGS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY Music Today is the big day - Valentine's Day. Couples all over the world are buying gifts, celebrating love, and, if they're l...
ARTIST OF THE MONTH – TORONTO SINGER-SONGWRITER, OXYBUZ Artist of the Month, Music This month SHIFTER is adding a brand new feature to our website - Artist of the Month. Every month we'll be featuring an...
NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR FIRST ANNUAL CAPITAL MUSIC AWARDS Music With the success of acts like Night Lovell, City Fidelia, Maurice Moore, Kira Isabella and Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine in ...
HIP-HOP ARTIST MISCHA TO HOST FUNDRAISER FOR AUSTRALIA’S ENDANGERED WILDLIFE Impact, Music Ottawa's hip-hop scene is continuously growing to make moves that matter. Community is in full effect and we see that mo...
OPINION – THERE’S A LOT TO LEARN FROM THE DEATH OF KOBE BRYANT Joe Mebrahtu, Opinion, Sports At 25 years old Kobe made a grave mistake that nearly cost him his future. As a budding superstar in the NBA, the accusa...
OTTAWA AWARDED FIRST CANADIAN PREMIERE LEAGUE EXPANSION FRANCHISE Sports Months after the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group announced the end of the Ottawa Fury FC, the beautiful game is se...
OTTAWA SET TO HOST BRAND NEW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Film/Television Ottawa's film community is about to get a little glitzier. From March 25 to 29, the capital will play host to the brand ...
NBA LEGEND KOBE BRYANT AND DAUGHTER DEAD IN HELICOPTER CRASH Sports The sports world is buzzing after news of Kobe Bryant's passing in a helicopter crash on Sunday. TMZ was among the first...
SPIKE LEE TO RECEIVE THE TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL’S 2020 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Film/Television The 8th annual Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF), presented by TD Bank in collaboration with Global News, announces the...
OPINION – DONALD TRUMP: WAR CRIMINAL? Opinion As the world keeps a close eye on the growing conflict between the United States and Iran, there's one important questio...
TASTE OF THE 6IX – LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD Music I am always inspired and excited when it come to Taste of the 6ix, however, as the first edition of 2020, this is a spec...
REVIEW – EMINEM GETS DARK AND PERSONAL (AGAIN) ON “MUSIC TO BE MURDERED BY” Music This past Friday, Eminem surprised fans and the world by dropping his 11th studio album Music To Be Murdered By. The cov...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | DECEMBER Music December was another busy month in the capital! This month's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes four music videos. ...
OTTAWA SHOWS OUT IN LAS VEGAS AT THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW Business The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, also known as CES, has come and gone. Hundreds of tech companies descended o...
OTTAWA’S FIRST HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR CLAIMS LIFE OF RAPPER FTG METRO Music Ottawa's first homicide of the year has claimed the life of rising hip-hop artist FTG Metro. Early Wednesday morning ...
TORONTO TRIO, BLOOM, DROPS NEW SINGLE “NO GOOD THOUGHTS” Music After coming together as a trio in November 2019, bloom has spent the past year fervently writing and recording. Initial...
HALFSIZEGIANTS BID FAREWELL TO FALLEN MEMBER IN NEW SINGLE “STATE OF EMERGENCY” Music June 2019 will forever be entrenched in the hearts and minds of the members of the hip-hop group H.S.G. (HalfSizeGiants)...
CANADIAN CHASE CLAYPOOL SHINES IN 2019 CAMPING WORLD BOWL Sports The 2019 edition of the Camping World Bowl saw the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-2) take on the Iowa State Cyc...
TOP 10 SHIFTERS IN THE CAPITAL 2019 Person of the Year This year we're back with our end-of-year feature, Top 10 Shifters in the Capital celebrating the accomplishments of cul...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | NOVEMBER Music November was another busy month in the capital! This month's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes nine music videos. ...
OPINION – JUICE WRLD, XXXTENTACTION AND LIL PEEP DIDN’T DESERVE TO DIE Music, Opinion Reposted from Facebook with permission from the author I was a fan of Juice Wrld, Lil Peep and XXXTentatacion and nev...
WATCH – HAIR LOVE IS A GROUNBREAKING REMINDER WHY FILM STILL MATTERS Film/Television The internet is buzzing about Hair Love, the latest film from BlacKkKlansman executive producer and former NFL player, M...
JAY-Z CELEBRATES 5OTH BIRTHDAY WITH SPOTIFY CATALOGUE RELEASE Music Today, Jay-Z, considered by many to be the greatest rapper of all time, celebrated his 50th birthday. The rapper, who go...
OPINION – WILL OTTAWA EVER GET A “BELLYFEST”? Music A few weeks ago, Ottawa played host to the first ever Cranium Festival, an urban music festival that featured local, Can...
PREVIEW – TASTE OF THE 6IX – NOVEMBER EDITION Music My beloved Torontonians (and beyond), here we are again. It is time for another edition of the Taste of the 6ix Global M...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | OCTOBER Music October was a busy month in the capital! This month's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes 14 music videos. Artists i...
URBAN MUSIC FANS SET TO UNITE AT THE FIRST EVER CRANIUM FESTIVAL Music Home to Bluesfest, Winterlude, Canada Day, and the Escapade Music Festival, Ottawa has built a reputation as one of the ...
DRAKE SET TO LAUNCH MORE LIFE CANNABIS VENTURE Lifestyle, Music Toronto rapper and global icon, Drake, is set to team up with Smith Falls-based Canopy Growth on a brand new cannabis ve...
5 SIGNS MISSISSAUGA IS ON THE RISE Kevin Bourne, Lifestyle This past Thanksgiving I made the long trek from Ottawa to my hometown of Mississauga, Ontario as I usually do almost ev...
WHAT’S YOUR BEEF? – JESUS IS KING, CHRISTIANITY AND WHY I LEFT CHURCH Opinion Social media is buzzing about Kanye West, his album “Jesus is King” and his newfound faith in Jesus Christ. Along with t...
OTTAWA SINGER-SONGWRITER MALAK SOUND IMPRESSES ON THE VOICE MIDDLE EAST Music A week before City Fidelia and Night Lovell were set to hit to the stage at Rolling Loud Hong Kong prior to its cancella...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | SEPTEMBER Music This month's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes Dip Black, Selekwa, Nathan Miles and two time Video of the Month ch...
REVIEW – CITY FIDELIA’S PAINKILLER REFLECTS THE ASPIRATIONS OF A CITY Music This is the album Ottawa has been waiting for. Last Friday, City Fidelia released his latest and most highly anticipated...
6 HIP-HOP COLLECTIVES & CREWS SHAPING THE SOUND OF THE CAPITAL Music Ottawa's on the verge of blowing up as a music city. Depending on who you ask, the capital is anywhere from three to 10 ...
RECAP – TASTE OF THE 6IX GLOBAL MUSIC SHOWCASE – SEPTEMBER Music September’s edition of Taste of the 6ix was a night to remember. The six artists showcased were undoubtedly talented in ...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP – TV EDITION Music Today SHIFTER's Kevin Bourne, aka KB The Boss, appeared on CTV Morning Live for the television edition of our local musi...
