Owenn has come a good distance since his days as backup dancer for Taylor Swift.
The singer, who was beforehand a backup dancer for the pop celebrity throughout her Repute tour in 2018 and co-starred in her “Lover” music video in 2019, is dishing on the life-changing expertise of opening quite a few dates on Swift’s record-breaking The Eras Tour.
“It’s been superb, actually, it’s sort of surreal,” Owenn, whose actual identify is Christian Owens, advised E! Information.
The singer says his first present at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., in late Might, was a “pinch me second. I used to be like, ‘Am I actually really on a stadium stage at MetLife?’ I’m from New York Metropolis so it’s near house.”
To date, Owenn has supported Swift in East Rutherford (Might 28), Chicago (June 2-3), Detroit (June 10) and Pittsburgh (June 17). He’s additionally scheduled to open on Eras Tour reveals in Minneapolis (June 24) and Los Angeles (Aug. 4).
The singer — who dropped his new single “Darkish Facet of the Moon” on Friday (June 16) — says he’s discovered a lot from observing Swift through the years.
“The true recommendation is definitely being within the environment and watching,” he advised E! “And I’ve been working with Taylor for such a very long time now, since 2015, so simply being in her presence and watching her work is one of the best recommendation.”
Owenn says he’s gained confidence as a performer realizing that Swift believes in him as an artist.
“Realizing that if [Taylor] didn’t consider in me like she did I wouldn’t be on that stage,” he stated. “That’s like the last word co-sign from her simply being one of many greatest artists on the earth but in addition any person who is aware of enterprise and is aware of her music. So simply being on that stage and being chosen by her particularly is only a loopy co-sign and a loopy factor in itself … the last word stamp.”
Learn the complete E! Information interview right here.
