Kelsey Adams
Samuel Engelking
Mickalene Thomas celebrates Black women at the AGO
American artist's solo show Femmes Noires is a game-changer for visibility and representation more
Karel Chladek
Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2018: 7 can't-miss queer and queer-friendly parties
Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2018: Whether you’re looking for a hot and sweaty bashment, sunset block party or boat cruise, these queer and queer-friendly parties and events will make the first weekend of August the hottest of summer. more
Matt Williams
Kendrick Lamar's TDE Championship Tour didn't feel like a team effort
Concert review: Kendrick Lamar's TDE Championship tour at Budweiser Stage in Toronto. Though it was billed as a label showcase with Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and more, SZA's absence made it feel more like a typical opener-opener-headliner show. more
A new vanguard of Black female curators is rising
The Gladstone's Of Ourselves photography show is the latest Toronto exhibition to spotlight young, Black curatorial talent more
Samuel Engelking
Daniel Caesar returned the love Toronto has shown him at the Danforth Music Hall
An arena tour feels inevitable, but at the fourth of five sold-out Danforth shows the golden boy kept things intimate and highlighted other hometown talent more
H.E.R. explains why she's staying anonymous... for now
Even as details about her identity have emerged, the up-and-coming R&B singer and Daniel Caesar collaborator is keeping the focus solely on her music more
What Toronto R&B acts can learn from the UK scene
The local scene has all the pieces to become its own mecca of R&B, but it could take some notes from the Brits more