10 November 2023 - 0 Comments

Securing his place as one of the most exciting Aotearoa soul and R&B talents, Jackson Owens has released his Now Forever EP and latest single, Keep Calling.

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The EP features recent single and heartfelt anthem, Now Forever, which had success in the Hot NZ Singles Chart, the Shazam Chart, and remains in the Radioscope NZ Airplay Chart Top 10, 16 weeks after release.

For Owens (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Awa, Te Arawa, Ngāi Tahu), this EP is deeply personal.

“It’s a collection of tracks from the heart. Real and honest – these are love songs that I think people will relate to,” says Owens.

“That’s what I hope for with my music, that when I authentically tell my story through the songs, people will authentically connect to it.”

A collaboration with NZ rapper Kings, Keep Calling is a soulful tribute to a relationship you keep going back to.

“Sometimes when you take a step back from a relationship, that’s when you realise that it’s all you wanted all along. She’s what you wanted all along,” Owens says.

Keep Calling builds tempo slowly and culminates into an anthemic chorus. Its passion is reminiscent of Owens’ strongest influences, Otis Redding, Daniel Caesar, and Sam Cooke.

Keep Calling and Now Forever join brand new tracks Signs, co-written by R&B artist Mikey Dam, Away From Me, and I Want You. Other collaborators include Rory Noble and Owens’ brother, Chauncey Owens.

The Now Forever EP follows the success of Owens’ debut EP For The Better which landed him an AMA nomination. In his early career, Jackson Owens has over 20 million Spotify streams, 250,000 monthly listeners, an award nomination, chart-topping success, and nationwide tours under his belt.

The Now Forever EP is available now on all major streaming platforms. Jackson Owens’ summer live show dates are yet to be announced.

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