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Atlanta-based rapper Shown 1K takes audiences to a whole new world in new single “Spaceships Ain’t Real.” The new track is a sonically pleasing anthem that’s sure to have you moving and blasting in your car. The song showcases a new side of Shown 1K, who gets real and authentic on the track, singing on the beat while delivering a catchy hook that will definitely be stuck in your head all day.
The new release comes right after the release of his last full-length project ‘Stackaveli’ which first introduced audiences to Shown 1K’s new sound. On ‘Stackaveli,’ Shown 1K is quite literally reborn into a new artist as he crafts a fresh sound for an altogether new generation of listeners with this release. ‘Stackaveli’ is anchored by careful lyrics and unrestrained poetry, inspired by one of his musical heroes, 2Pac. He also has a harmonic flow in his pocket that, once heard, will never be forgotten.
“Music is my therapy. I talk to my microphone when I can’t talk to others. Until I started expressing myself via music, no one really paid attention to me or my thoughts. In a recent interview, he says, “Not only do I rap, but I also have a harmonic flow with metaphoric bars and punchlines that are out of this world.”
Stackaveli represents all of the teachings and challenges he has encountered in his life. Shown 1K is the rapper who is the remedy for everything that ails us. He is focused on the future rather than the past. He’s arrived on the big stage, brilliantly authentic and full of skill, and may he stay there for a long time.
From the beginning to the end, Shown 1K establishes himself as a force to be reckoned with. “I feel like it’s extremely essential how you arrive and depart,” he says, “and I’ma always deliver everything we’re about to speak about in this body of work and leave on a high note.”
Stackaveli is a song about transition, but it also highlights the joyful and wonderful times in Shown 1K’s life, with music that will get you up and moving. Shown 1K’s “Dolce Gabanna,” a high-energy tune with a harmonic flow and great bass that would make everyone feel good, is one of the standout tracks. And that’s only the beginning. His entire album is full with high-octane bops. All you have to do is “Know What’s Up.”
Follow Shown 1K on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Soundcloud to stay in touch with him.
Check out ‘Stackaveli,’ his latest album, and his most recent single “Spaceships Ain’t Real.”
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Charli xcx’s 2024 album Brat marked a turning point in her career, but it also brought an intense level of attention that followed her everywhere.
That shift became a key source of inspiration for The Moment, the British dance pop artist’s mockumentary which premiered on Jan. 30. Directed by Aidan Zamiri, the high energy film offers an exaggerated reflection of Charli’s Brat era rise. Speaking to Billboard in a video interview shared on Monday Feb. 2, the singer and songwriter said the project was shaped by the real life “transition” she experienced during that period.
“I’d been this relatively niche artist, and then had suddenly been opened up to this huge new audience, some of whom really connected with me, some of whom only connected with aspects of me, some of whom liked me, but didn’t really get me,” Charli said during a Zoom conversation with Zamiri. “How much you’re under scrutiny, in the spotlight, being listened to, watched, is a really interesting thing. It made me so acutely aware of how hard that transition can be.”
Brat was released in June 2024 and climbed to No. 3 on the Billboard 200, marking the highest chart position of Charli’s career so far. The album also earned her three Grammy Awards. She sustained that momentum later in the year with a Brat remix project featuring a roster of well known collaborators, followed by the Brat Tour which wrapped up in August 2025.
In the time since, Charli has made it clear that the Brat chapter is behind her, noting that her attention has shifted toward acting roles and soundtrack work. In the coming weeks, she is set to release her Wuthering Heights companion album tied to Emerald Fennell’s upcoming film adaptation of the classic Charlotte Bronte novel.
“Nothing lasts forever — and no one lasts forever,” Charli told Billboard when explaining why she chose to close out the Brat era on her own terms. “I think I’ve alway’s known that. It’s cooler to just leave it all behind.”
That said, she still found joy in recreating the relentless club energy that defines The Moment, which she and Zamiri shot across 29 days. “Every single weekend, we would just go out and party,” Charli said of keeping the atmosphere alive on set. “Sometimes Aidan would just blast The Prodigy whilst they were setting up a shot.”
Watch Charli and Zamiri’s full interview with Billboard above.
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