The Big Machine Label Group has signed 15-year-old singer/songwriter Ella Mae Bowen to its artist roster. BMLG will assign Bowen to one of the label group’s three different labels at a later date.Although BMLG likely won’t release music by Bowen until sometime next year, she already has a cut on the new soundtrack of the remake of the film "Footloose," where she performs “Holding Out For A Hero," originally a hit for Bonnie Tyler from the original film's soundtrack.A South Carolina native, Bowen was performing music by age 7, when she participated in a local talent show.

Bowen is currently in the studio working on her debut music for BMLG, as well as making promotional rounds for “Holding Out For A Hero.”She is managed by Tracy Gershon at Red Light Management and Kip Krones. Publicity is being handled by Jake Basden at Big Machine.