Grammy-winning producer Pharrell Williams was hired as Louis Vuitton menswear Creative Director according to an announcement made today by the French luxury house. Today, producer and fashion icon Pharrell Williams was introduced as the new menswear Creative Director at French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton. Through his eclectic tastes in style, the founding of his Billionaire Boys Club clothing brand, and collaborations with BAPE, Adidas, Chanel and Moncler, Williams has emerged as one of the foremost trendsetters of this generation. Williams replaces previous Louis Vuitton menswear Creative Director, Virgil Abloh, who lost his battle with cancer in 2021. The fashion…
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Kevin Bourne
Kevin Bourne, also known as "KB The Boss" or simply "KB", is a Toronto-based host/on-air personality, arts & entertainment journalist, TV/film producer, and communications and content strategist. As a commentator and freelancer, he has appeared nationally as a correspondent on CBC News Network and host on CBC Music. He has also appeared locally on CTV, CBC Radio, CityNews, Newstalk 1010, and ByBlacks.com, and in the United States on Fox’s Black digital TV network, Fox Soul. He has covered some of Canada’s top red-carpet events, from the Toronto International Film Festival to the Canadian Screen Awards, and has interviewed everyone from Kevin Hart and "Fast and the Furious" star Tyrese Gibson to Ziggy Marley, Ava DuVernay, Dascha Polanco, Lilly Singh, and Howie Mandel. His years of work as an entertainment journalist led to him being named a Golden Globe® Awards voter and Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-Approved critic and being quoted as a critic in national ad campaigns for Black films and TV shows, both in Canada and the United States. Pivoting into the world of film and television, Kevin co-founded the film, TV, digital content, and live experiences company, SHIFTER Entertainment, alongside his wife and business partner, Koliah. Through SHIFTER he has produced a number of projects, including the Bell Fibe TV1 unscripted reality series A Date In The Life, serving as showrunner, executive producer, writer and co-director. Now, with a number of pilot and feature film scripts written and projects in development, KB is poised to continue to be a champion for Black entertainment and culture alongside his wife and business partner, Koliah.
Toronto DJ, DJ Rych Kydd, pairs modern R&B vocals with classic R&B beats on his new Back 2 The Future mixtape. If you’re familiar with urban radio or the club scene in Toronto you’ve already heard the name DJ Rych Kydd. He first caught the DJing bug at 10 years old while watching TV and seeing a child dj’ing. In 2011, he was named ‘Toronto’s Rated Next DJ’ at the Stylus Spinfest Awards presented by Pioneer DJ. He later became one of the DJ’s at FLOW 93.5 FM with his mixes heard nationally on syndicated Sirius XM radio, and even…
It’s an all Ottawa collab as Pnny’ teams up with Freddy Printz and producer CEO Sweezy for his new single “iywm'” (If You Was Me). Among some who have their ear to Ottawa’s underground hip-hop scene, Pnny’ is one of the names mentioned as one of the more promising up and coming acts. He recently dropped a new single titled “iywm'” (If You Was Me) featuring fellow Ottawa artist Freddy Printz which got our attention at SHIFTER. The single is a follow up to Pnny’s late 2022 release “Marni”. Meanwhile Printz has built a reputation for himself with his timeless…
Zac confronts Karen and Preston wants answers from Danni. Here’s our Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 5 Episode 17 recap. Zac snaps. Like snaps, snaps. The episode opens with Zatima still arguing about the photo of Zac and Karen kissing. Zac suspects Karen of setting him up by being nice to him and calling him back for a hug when he was leaving the salon. This is the most heated Zac and Fatima have ever gotten. She grips his arm tight and refuses to let his arm go despite him repeatedly asking her to let him go. Maurice is at his…
Season Two of Run The Burbs will gain a little star power as Kardinal Offishall and Jully Black are set for guest appearances on the CBC comedy. CBC and Pier 21 Films have announced that Canadian R&B and Hip-hop legends Kardinal Offishall and Jully Black are set to appear on an upcoming episode of the comedy series Run The Burbs. Created by Kim’s Convenience star Andrew Phung and Scott Townend, Run The Burbs tells the story about life in the suburbs. Offishall first appeared in the series premiere as a retired version of himself who settled in the suburbs as Phung’s neighhour.…
Ahead of the film’s release, SHIFTER editor-in-chief, Kevin Bourne, talks to Creed III star Jonathan Majors about the pressures of joining a storied film franchise and why he decided to take the role. Kevin Bourne: Well, first congratulations Jonathan on the role. What emotions, if any, did you feel about being involved in such a storied franchise? Was there any trepidation or just excitement? Jonathan Majors: Growing up the way I grew up, there are very few things that make me nervous. You know, the emotions that really hit were…Whenever you fight, there’s nerves. You know, when you fight for…
Founded in 2022, FILLTHEBLNK has quickly become the go-to source of community for those in Toronto’s growing hip-hop scene. I have a confession to make. As an Arts & Culture journalist, I’ve fallen out of love with writing about music. I’m not sure when it happened, or even how, but it has. For at least the past year, it’s been hard for me to write about music. If you’ve reached out to me to write an article about your latest single or music video, even submitted a press release, and I didn’t get back to you, I’m sorry. It may…
Maurice is granted bail and Zatima are having issues as Fatima presses Zac about “the picture”. Here’s our Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 5 Episode 16 recap. Fatima see the picture The episode opens with Fatima being shown the picture of Zac and Karen supposedly kissing at the salon. Fatima must be maturing because she allows cooler heads to prevail and decides to wait it out to see if Zac will tell her (we’ll see how long that lasts). After Andi tries to reach Fatima, she asks what’s wrong. Eventually, Fatima shows Andi the picture of Zac and Karen supposedly kissing.…
We know Cody Rhodes is returning, but there are still a lot of things we don’t know. Here are six 2023 Royal Rumble surprise entrant predictions. The Royal Rumble is going down tomorrow and the wrestling community is buzzing. There are some things that we do know. Cody Rhodes will be returning. I would’ve hoped that they would keep him as a surprise entrant since that’s the whole appeal of the Royal Rumble. Chelsea Green and possibly Matt Cardona will be making their entrance. Still, there are a lot of things we don’t know. Here are six somewhat crazy Royal…
Pundits have labelled the National Arts Centre Black Out event as segregation, but SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne says it’s about representation and providing well-needed infrastructure for Black creators. Canada’s National Arts Centre recently added a new event series to their programming calendar. Black Out night is a series of theatre productions geared towards Black audiences; a group that is underrepresented in Canadian theatre. It’s a rather bold vision for a Canadian institution that I’m sure is welcomed by many in the Black community. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees with this move. The Ottawa Sun’s Brian Lilley recently wrote an article blasting the…
Danni rejects Preston’s proposal and Sabrina and Calvin get even closer. Here’s our Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 5 Episode 15 recap. The Proposal “What the hell…Get up.” That’s how tonight’s episode of Sister started. Danni has a hard time accepting the proposal and ring because she thinks it’s is for another woman, but according to Preston says it’s her size (meaning he got it for her). He continues: “Danni, I’m willing to do anything for you.” To which she replies: “Thank you, but no…I’m sorry.” And just like that, Preston is rejected. Danni then goes to the bathroom and calls Sabrina…
The Vortex and family celebrate Billy’s birthday as he continues to debate taking the GAU coaching job. Here’s our All American season 5 episode 8 recap. Preparations for Billy’s party The backdrop for this episode is Billy’s birthday. The episode opens with Spencer and Alicia putting their clothes on after spending some “quality time” together. Although going to family gatherings was apparently against the rules, they make plans for her to come to Billy’s birthday party. At the former Baker house turned bachelorette pad, Liv overhears Coop talking about Spencer bringing Alicia to the party. Awkward. Coop’s big mouth gets…
