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She’s been a sailor in the Royal Canadian Navy. She’s trained as a ballerina. She’s an artist and photographer. She’s...

INTERVIEW WITH KING EMPIRE ENTERTAINMENT’S
B. HOWARD

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Our Koliah Bourne and Vlad Jean-Gilles had a chance to chat with platinum-selling artist B. Howard at a private soirée...

NEW DEAL, NEW CHAPTER FOR KING EMPIRE ENTERTAINMENT’S
B. HOWARD

Last week, I had the privilege of meeting singer, songwriter, producer B. Howard at a soirée hosted by King Empire...

JAY-Z LAUNCHES ARTIST-FRIENDLY TIDAL MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE

Music News

This morning hip-hop artist turn business mogul, Jay-Z, launched TIDAL, his artist friendly music streaming service. The service launched with...

CANADA’S GROWING LIVE MUSIC AMBITIONS

There’s something brewing in Canadian live music. It’s not a particular sound or gathering of people; it’s ambition. Last week...

VIDEO – TASMAN JUDE LIVE IN OTTAWA

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SHIFTER Magazine had the privilege of taking in the Tasman Jude show at the Brew Bus Lounge in Ottawa during...

THE RADICAL CHRISTIANITY OF KENDRICK LAMAR

This week BuzzFeed Deputy Music Editor Reggie Ugwu wrote an article about the faith that inspires Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar....

THE FOLLOW TOUR 2014 – OTTAWA, CANADA

In August, The Follow Tour, sponsored by Rapzilla, stopped in the Nation’s Capital before moving on to cities across North...

ALBUM REVIEW – TASMAN JUDE, GREEN

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After listening to the first few tracks on Green you can...

TORONTO’S FINEST: INTERVIEW WITH ROLE MODEL RECORDS

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With new music and an upcoming major tour, Role Model Rocords’ Julien, DJ Lagit and Spoken are taking North America...

INTERVIEW WITH FRESH IE, CANADA’S FIRST GRAMMY-NOMINATED RAPPER