POPCAAN SURPRISES FANS WITH NEW ALBUM FIXTAPE
Yesterday, Reggae superstar Popcaan surprised both fans and the music world alike by taking to social media and announcing his new project FIXTAPE; th...
MISCHA SHOWS MATURITY AND VULNERABILITY ON LATEST PROJECT ALPHA BARBIE
Hip-hop artist and songwriter Mischa recently held a listening party for close friends and collaborators ahead of the release of her highly anticipate...
OTTAWA RAPPER TWOTIIME RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO “UP2ME”
Ahead of the release of his debut release set for this Fall, Ottawa rapper TwoTime is back with his latest single "Up2Me", a song about the artist's q...
NEW MUSIC, NEW NAME, NEW IDENTITY FOR UGANDAN-CANADIAN SINGER-SONGWRITER NAMBI
From the civil rights movement to the war in Vietnam, injustice has always found a way to inspire artists to create, lend their voices to the voiceles...
THESOULFULPOET ENLISTS QUEST AND DOMINIQUE GORLEY ON NEW SINGLE “INVISIBLE”
On the heels of winning Album of the Year at Faces Magazine's Ottawa Awards 2020 with his debut spoken word album Thorns and being named one of "Canad...
CANADIAN MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | JUNE 2020
It's that time again! SHIFTER's Canadian Music Video Roundup for June includes videos from Tory Lanez, Dax, Jessie Reyez, Roy Woods, Swagger Rite,...
NEWLY-FORMED ADVANCE COLLECTIVE AIMS TO UNIFY BLACK MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS IN CANADA
On the heels of artists, including Jessie Reyez, calling for more Black staff and upper management at Canadian record labels, a new movement to applif...
ZACH ZOYA RELEASES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SINGLE “SLURPEE”
After teasing us for months with his quarantine-inspired DAYZZ OFF video series, Montreal rapper Zach Zoya has released his long-awaited single "Slurp...
ARTIST OF THE MONTH // JULY – NIGERIAN-CANADIAN SINGER-SONGWRITER, ASUQUOMO
SHIFTER's Artist of the Month for June is Asuquomo, the musical project of the Canadian multidisciplinary artist, Morris Ogbowu. Since immigrating to ...
JAIOFTHERISE CHANNELS THE LATE POP SMOKE ON HIS NEW SINGLE “AMIRI”
On the heals of releasing "Hopscotch", his recent single featuring Toronto rapper Lil Berete, Ottawa-based hip-hop and R&B artist JAIoftheRise rec...
PROTEST MUSIC: 8 BLACK LIVES MATTER INSPIRED SONGS TO GET YOU THROUGH
Major world events like the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement have given us some of the most memorable songs in music. There's something about...
CANADIAN MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP | MAY 2020
It's that time again! SHIFTER's Canadian Music Video Roundup for May includes videos from Lia Kloud, Dip Black, NAV, Roy Woods, Tory Lanez, FTG Tw...