And I think singing could be like that too…My cadence might be different on some notes because I hear something differently in the music.”įormally introducing his music persona with his debut European festival tour this past summer, the singer landed at the Paris Lollapalooza main stage. “I want to be inside of the music and have to be, but I think that dancing definitely helped with that musical side of me hearing certain things and hearing certain beats,” Owenn says. Still rock, still electric guitars, still a little grungy, but also on the more pop side.” The singer says the new single “felt perfect to launch the new side of me. ![]() “I’ve been recording a whole bunch of new stuff and trying to capitalize on my new era basically,” Owenn says. Now with four singles - “Baby Girl” (and its remix), “Rest of My Life,” “Show Me” and “Luv” - he is set to drop his latest “Dark Side of the Moon” on June 16, which acclaimed songwriter and producer Rob Grimaldi helped write. ![]() His music draws from his inspiration Prince, as well as Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye, Aerosmith and Kiss, and his live performances are unmistakably enhanced by his dancing ability. I had to do it on my own basically,” he says. My mom would try to get me to sing all the time, and I didn’t. “I love dance so much, and I could always sing well. At 17, he wound up in Los Angeles and pursued dance.Īfter having established himself as a powerhouse in the music industry’s dance scene, he showed his single “Luv” - which was released in February 2023 - to his mentor Nuno Bettencourt from the rock band Extreme (and Atlantis Entertainment CEO and co-founder), after keeping it in his back pocket since touring with Rihanna. Working largely in hip-hop, he credits the Monsters Dance hip-hop conventions where he took classes from the industry’s top choreographers such as Janet Jackson’s and Britney Spears’ (and he returned to the convention in 2022 as a musical performer). In a “crazy turn of events” in November 2022, Owenn was announced as part of her exclusive list of Eras Tour openers that includes Paramore, Muna, Gracie Abrams, Phoebe Bridgers, Girl in Red, Haim, Beabadoobee, Gayle and the newest addition Sabrina Carpenter.īorn and raised in New York City, Owenn’s dance career started when he moved to Atlanta around age 13. The singer is now signed to AE Records, which is a division of Atlantis Entertainment. “She’s always been that driving force and a supporter,” he says. “It was cool to be one of those people that could just actually watch and enjoy.”Īs Owenn began to launch his singing career, Swift also helped him sign his first major record deal with Republic Records in 2021. And it was cool because I would see on the screen, and I was walking by, and nobody knew,” Owenn says. “I went to the concert one of the nights in Jersey, and I was able to walk around and watch the show. That music video now plays before Swift’s Eras Tour. In 2019, Swift’s team reached out to offer him the “Lover” music video gig (“I just look so different now. Owenn rejoined Swift for her “Reputation” tour in 2018, where his dancing was particularly highlighted as the leading man in the song “King of My Heart.” I was like, ‘Okay, cool.’ And then Taylor walks in and she hand-picked us… She was very nice to all the dancers and treated us really well. “I had come from such a different background of more hip-hop… I just went forward, and they cut people round after round, and I was like number 12. “I actually auditioned for Taylor in 2015. Owenn’s relationship with Swift started as a dancer on her 1989 tour. Since his first tour with Rihanna, he has also danced and choreographed for stars such as Beyoncé (including the “Lemonade” visual album movie and the iconic 2018 Coachella “Homecoming” performance), Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Lil Nas X, Alicia Keys, Demi Lovato, Megan Thee Stallion and, of course, Swift. Owenn’s big break came in joining Rihanna’s “Loud” tour as a teenager in 2011: “It was one of those big opportunities… I went on tour, and then I just never really stopped.”
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