“Smooth, soulful and sexy”—those are the words to describe this track. Here’s a look at She Loves Me by TOBi. Toronto artist TOBi has been staying busy in 2022. After dropping a steady flow of singles and a COLORS performance that amassed over 120K views, the Nigerian born, Toronto-based artist is back with “She Loves Me”, a smooth, soulful and sexy track about about vulnerability and sensual love. The track is simply refreshing and counterculture in the current R&B landscape. “I wanted to make a song that is warm and celebrated sensuality”, he explains. “I feel like nowadays people think…
Author: Kevin Bourne
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.
Futuristic architecture and fashion. Stunning landscapes. Here’s a look at the futuristic visuals for Easterland by Eva Shaw. If you’ve been following Eva Shaw’s career, you know she’s all about providing her fans with out of this world, creative, and often times, self-directed music videos. Since she dropped her album “SOLO” earlier this year through her independent label Mad fatti, she’s been releasing a series of fashion-focused visuals from the project for songs like “OUTSIDE” featuring Jazz Cartier and Kris The $pirit, “Midnight Strangers” featuring Thouxanbanfauni and DB Bantino” and “JUICE” featuring DillanPonders. This week, she blessed fans again with…
DVSN’s new album proves love is complicated and complex, beautiful and messy. Here SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne with his review of Working On My Karma by DVSN. Today, Toronto’s very own star R&B duo, Nineteen85 and Daniel Daley, known together as DVSN, dropped one of the most highly-anticipated R&B albums of the year titled Working On My Karma. Executive produced by Jermaine Dupri, the album caused a bit of an uproar right out the gate when the lead single “I Get Caught Cheating” was released earlier this year. Despite being a commercial hit, the single was criticized some for promoting toxic…
Zac and Fatima are having friction and Andi and Gary has some explaining to do. Here’s our Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 5 Episode 3 recap. Andi has explaining to do. Episode three opens with Danni wondering what happened between Andi and Gary (and commenting on how well endowed he is). She sticks around to make sure he leaves before going in on Andi for being MIA while her girls are going through some dire situations. Not only was she not there when her girls needed her, but she missed a call from a client. Later we learn that Sabrina has…
Spencer proves he has game after all and Liv finally gets a lead on her story. Here’s our All American season 5 episode 3 recap. Things are looking up for Asher as Coach Montes has decided to give him more responsibility, showing him what he does in the offseason and allowing him to scout players. His first stop is Crenshaw High School to see Billy about his players. It’s amazing to see Asher and Billy go from having a coach and player relationship to being peers. Billy shows him Jabari who Coastal California offers a full ride scholarship. Patience is…
Drop The Needle isn’t just about a record store, but about the coming-of-age of Toronto hip-hop says Kevin Bourne in his Drop The Needle film review. With the explosion of Toronto music on the world stage, 2022 has been a year for the city to look back and celebrate its hip-hop roots. First, Drake and OVO staged the All-Canadian North Stars show during OVO Fest, featuring the likes of local legends Saukrates, K-OS, Kardinal Offishall, Infinite, and more. Then this past weekend, Canterbury Crescent Filmworks premiered its long-awaited documentary Drop The Needle in front of a sold out crowd at…
Andi and Gary go head to head again, and Fatima has another run in with Karen. Here’s our Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 5 Episode 2 recap. The episode begins with Preston’s ultimatum. Will Danni tell him to stay or go off and marry another woman? Her inability to tell Preston how she feels is sad and frustrating. She clearly loves him, but she continues to let their differences get in the way. But in the end, she has a decision of her own to make as she may have met her new man. Karen is still in the hospital waiting…
Spencer navigates single life and Liv continues to unravel the story about Coach Garrett. Here’s our All American season 5 episode 2 recap. Episode two opens with Golden Angeles playing in the bowl game mentioned in the season premiere. After getting repeatedly crushed by the other team’s linebacker (#56), Jordan is having trouble moving the ball up the field. Coach Garrett puts Isaiah in the game who chop blocks and injures their linebacker giving Golden Angeles the advantage. Liv and the girls see the game at home which triggers Liv to call Billy about her theory of Coach Garrett rewarding…
Among the contestants on Top Chef Canada Season 10 are Tre Sanderson and Joachim Hayward. Here’s a closer at look at these two talented chefs. Since its debut, Top Chef Canada has emerged as the premiere TV food competition show, making its winners into household names and propelling them into culinary stardom. Food Network Canada recently premiered the 10th season of the ratings mega-hit, putting 11 of the country’s best professional chefs to the ultimate test. To celebrate this milestone, they are adding a little twist—for the first time ever, the show is going international, taking contestants to one of…
Andi and Gary face off, Karen worries about her baby, and Sabrina goes to jail. Here’s our Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 5 Episode 1 recap. Yessir! After months of waiting, the drama and mayhem that is Sistas is officially back. The season four finale saw Karen bleeding in the salon raising some questions about the health of her baby. Well, this episode opens with Karen and Pam in the doctor’s office leading to more questions about what’s going on with Aaron Jr. (we all know it’s his). Karen’s mom comes to her side to comfort her. Karen explains the whole…
Tension is in the air as Liv and Spencer, and Jordan and Layla, figure out where they stand. We have it all in our All American season 5 episode 1 recap. After months of anticipation, the season five premiere of All American is finally here! Fans of the show have been asking for a Christmas episode for a long time and they finally got their wish. With the Christmas break, the Homecoming crew, including Simone, are in town leading to a crossover and some awkward encounters. With the guys looking to host a party at the beach house, Spencer decides…
NBA star turned hip-hop artist Iman Shumpert launches his record label A Sinner’s Peace Records and talks about fist fights with J.R. Smith on Vlad TV. Iman Shumpert has had a very busy year so far. Late last year, he walked away with the Mirror Ball Trophy after winning Dancing With The Stars. In June, he premiered his new podcast Iman Amongst Men alongside his brother Ahrii. A partnership with Lebron James’ UNINTERRUPTED, the podcast tackles everything from money and the entertainment industry and mental wellness to parenting and relationships. Then in August, he dropped his debut studio album This Car…
