NEW YORK – Brandon Victor Dixon, star of Broadway and TV, has released a new video single, “Hotel California,” out now via BVD Records.
Dixon’s re-imagining of the classic Eagles track is a dramatic and compelling rendition of a song he has always loved.
“’Hotel California’ is one of the first rock songs I fell for,” he said. “My father used to drop me off at school every morning on his way to work and we always listened to Imus in the Morning. Imus was playing it one day and my Dad noticed me bopping to it as I was reading my book; he was always asking me to get my head out of the book when I was with him.
“As he turned it up, I put the book down, and we kept bopping together,” Dixon said. “I’ve loved it ever since. When I heard Kaveh Rastegar’s arrangement, I just had to record a version in homage to the memory. The song is timeless and with Michael Valerio’s cinematic strings I think we manage to capture its mystique and grandeur.”
The song features Dixon’s mellifluous lead vocals, a lush orchestral string arrangement, a gospel choir as well as piano, guitar, drums and bass.
Click here to to hear the song.
“Hotel California” is taken from Brandon Victor Dixon’s forthcoming as-of-yet-untitled solo album, which is now slated for an early 2026 release.
In other news, an intimate Brandon Victor Dixon headlining show in New York City has just been confirmed for The Cutting Room on Thursday, Sept. 25.
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Dixon is a Grammy Award winner and Emmy and Tony (3x) Award-nominated actor, singer and producer.
Recently coming off of his Grammy Awardâ-winning and Tony nominated featured role of Davis in Broadway’s multi award-winning show, Hell’s Kitchen, Brandon’s numerous credits include his Emmy and Grammy nominated role of Judas in NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar; a starring role in Fox’s Rent: Live; a star turn as Aaron Burr in the multi award-winning Broadway show Hamilton; and his Tony-nominated role as Eubie Blake in Broadway’s Shuffle Along, with many other credits to his name.
Brandon’s live concert appearances have included his own solo concert as well as performing alongside such stellar talents as Jennifer Hudson, Nathan Lane, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Wynton Marsalis, Chita Rivera, Liza Minnelli, Kelli O’Hara and David Hyde Pierce, among others. He has produced multiple works including the Tony Award-winning Hedwig and the Angry Inch starring Neil Patrick Harris and the political thriller 88, now available on all streaming platforms.
Brandon studied at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, is a graduate of Columbia University, and a recipient of the university’s I.A.L Diamond Award for achievement in the Arts.
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