RAPPER AND SINGER FAME HOLIDAY DROPS NEW CONCEPT ALBUM “TEMPORARY LOVE”
It was around this time last year that we were first introduced to Mississauga hip-hop artist Fame Holiday when he headlined the Easter weekend editio...
SLMN AND ANDERS RELEASE BRAND NEW SINGLE “LOVE IN THE WINTER”
Fast-rising producer and multi-instrumentalist SLMN teams up with frequent collaborator and Juno Award-nominated R&B vocalist anders on new single...
JAIOFTHERISE AND LIL BERETE TAG TEAM ON NEW SINGLE “HOPSCOTCH”
It's been a big year so far for Ottawa artist JAIoftherise. Fresh off opening for the late Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke earlier this year in Waterbury, C...
CANADIAN MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | FEBRUARY
All good things must come to an end. Over the past few months we've decided to do away with our music video roundups for individual cities, first ...
RECAP – TASTE OF THE 6IX, 2020 KICKOFF
As we quickly approach the March edition of Taste of the 6ix, let's take a quick look back at our 2020 kickoff.
Kass opened the showcase accompani...
CELEBRITIES REACT TO THE PASSING OF RAPPER POP SMOKE
Early Wednesday morning, 20-year old Brooklyn rapper, Pop Smoke, was murdered in his Hollywood Hills home. TMZ reported the rapper, real name Bashar B...
OTTAWA MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | JANUARY 2020
January's Ottawa Music Video Roundup includes videos from Capé, Frank Blak, KB Westwood, Fletcher G and Bobby Brugal (formerly known as Cashtro Cr...
GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER ALOE BLACC RELEASES NEW SINGLE “I DO”, ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Aloe Blacc - who's topped charts around the world with his chameleonic blend of soul, folk, R&B and pop -release...
10 ESSENTIAL OTTAWA R&B SONGS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY
Today is the big day - Valentine's Day. Couples all over the world are buying gifts, celebrating love, and, if they're lucky, ending the night with so...
ARTIST OF THE MONTH – TORONTO SINGER-SONGWRITER, OXYBUZ
This month SHIFTER is adding a brand new feature to our website - Artist of the Month. Every month we'll be featuring an artist who is on the rise. Ou...
NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR FIRST ANNUAL CAPITAL MUSIC AWARDS
With the success of acts like Night Lovell, City Fidelia, Maurice Moore, Kira Isabella and Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine in recent years, it was only a ma...
HIP-HOP ARTIST MISCHA TO HOST FUNDRAISER FOR AUSTRALIA’S ENDANGERED WILDLIFE
Ottawa's hip-hop scene is continuously growing to make moves that matter. Community is in full effect and we see that more and more as we look around ...