{"id":69193,"date":"2021-05-05T12:46:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T11:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=69193"},"modified":"2021-05-05T12:46:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T11:46:18","slug":"alexander-ludwig-signs-global-recording-deal-with-bbr-music-group-bmg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/05\/alexander-ludwig-signs-global-recording-deal-with-bbr-music-group-bmg\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Ludwig Signs Global Recording Deal With BBR Music Group\/BMG"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inspired by the classic (Alan Jackson, George Strait) and contemporary (Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Eric Church) sounds he grew up with, Alexander Ludwig\u2019s forthcoming EP follows his 2020 song, ‘Let Me Be Your Whiskey’, which he co-wrote with Mike Dulaney (Faith Hill\u2019s ‘The Way You Love Me’).<\/h4>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ve been drawn to Country music since I was handed my first guitar at nine years old. Life is about the journey and I am so grateful to take these next steps in music with Loba, BBR Music Group\/BMG and the community in Nashville and want to thank them for taking a chance and believing in me,\u201d said Ludwig. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to share this music that represents a taste of what I love about Country music.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlexander is one of those rare individuals who excels at everything he does. A big reason is his work ethic. He never assumes anything will be handed to him and his music career is no exception. He\u2019s been a long-time student of the genre and put in the time over the last several years coming to Nashville, spending time writing, learning from industry vets and honing his craft,\u201d said Jon Loba, President, BMG Nashville. \u201cWhen he first came to my attention, I was hesitant because often times when an actor or athlete wants to cross into music, it\u2019s just a diversion or vanity project. BBR VP of Promotion Lee Adams assured me that wasn\u2019t the case and pushed for a meeting. I\u2019m so glad she did! Alexander is not only a special artist, but a special human being and I can\u2019t wait for all our partners to meet him and hear his music. I like to say I signed him IN SPITE of his acting career!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In a genre rooted in honesty, Ludwig is the real deal. He is a lifelong Country fan who knows how it feels to roll up his sleeves, get to work and chase down his dreams. And while he’s already found success in Hollywood \u2013 with leading roles in ‘Vikings’, ‘Lone Survivor’, ‘The Hunger Games’, and ‘Bad Boys For Life’ \u2013 he isn’t expecting anyone in Nashville to simply roll out the red carpet for him. He’s going to earn it, one song at a time.<\/p>\n

Raised outside of Vancouver, listening to Country greats, Ludwig wrote his first song at age 12 and has been writing ever since – imagining each song unfolding like miniature films. After years of fitting as many trips as he could to Nashville to hone his song-writing chops, Ludwig crossed paths with and became fast friends with Jason Aldean bandmembers and songwriters, Kurt Allison and Tully Kennedy, who jumped at the chance to produce his new music.<\/p>\n

In addition to working on new music, the well-rounded entertainer recently starred in ‘Bad Boys for Life’ opposite Will Smith and Martin Lawrence (which smashed box office records and became the most successful film in the ‘Bad Boys’ franchise). He also plays the lead character in the History Channel\u2019s hit TV series ‘Vikings’ and is currently in production for his new co-leading role in the Peter Segal-directed TV series, ‘Heels’ for Starz.<\/p>\n

Track Listing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Love Today \u2014 (Greylan James, David Lee Murphy, Matt Roy)
\nSunset Town \u2014 (Marv Green, David Lee Murphy, Justin Wilson)
\nHow It Rolls \u2014 (Eric Arjes, Brad Tursi)
\nMalibu Blue \u2014 (Jonathan Singleton, Brad Tursi, Andrew Rollins)
\nSummer Crazy \u2014 (Alexander Ludwig, Kurt Allison, Tully Kennedy, Justin Wilson)<\/p>\n

*Produced by Kurt Allison and Tully Kennedy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inspired by the classic (Alan Jackson, George Strait) and contemporary (Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Eric Church) sounds he grew up with, Alexander Ludwig\u2019s forthcoming EP follows his 2020 song, ‘Let Me Be Your Whiskey’, which he co-wrote with Mike Dulaney (Faith Hill\u2019s ‘The Way You Love Me’).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,21455,57,9],"tags":[3700,27380,27381,144,989,77,78,304,7050],"class_list":["post-69193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-albums","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","tag-actor","tag-alexander-ludwig","tag-bad-boys-for-life","tag-new-album","tag-new-artist","tag-new-release","tag-singer","tag-songwriter","tag-vikings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-i01","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61041,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/03\/rising-pop-country-artist-twinnie-releases-new-single-i-love-you-now-change\/","url_meta":{"origin":69193,"position":0},"title":"Rising Pop-Country Artist Twinnie Releases New Single ‘I Love You Now Change’","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"20\/03\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Rising UK star Twinnie releases her storming new single, \u2018I Love You Now Change\u2019 taken from her forthcoming debut album, \u2018Hollywood Gypsy\u2019, out on 17th April on BMG. 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