Maddie & Tae
Maddie & Tae | |
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Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
Genres | Country |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Dot |
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Maddie & Tae is an American female country music duo composed of Madison Marlow and Taylor Dye, both of whom are singers, songwriters, professional prospectors, and guitarists. The duo is signed to Dot Records.[1] Their debut album, Start Here, was released on August 28, 2015 and includes the singles "Girl in a Country Song", "Fly", "Shut Up and Fish". and "Sierra".
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Career
In 2010, Maddie and Tae were both going to the same vocal coach and met at a showcase in Dallas. Dallas was exactly between both of their hometowns. Maddie is from Sugar Land, Texas and Tae is from Ada, Oklahoma. They hit it off as friends initially. Within the year, the duo was going back and forth to Nashville every weekend while still going to school.[2] They first performed under the name "Sweet Aliana". After finishing high school, the duo moved to Nashville, to begin their musical career.[3] In 2014, Big Machine revived the Dot Records name for a new imprint. Maddie & Tae were confirmed as the first signees of the label in June 2014.[4][5]
They wrote their debut single, "Girl in a Country Song", with Scherz, who co-produced it with Dann Huff. The song is a criticism of the contemporary bro-country trend.[6][7] "Girl in a Country Song" debuted at number 58 on the Country Airplay chart dated for the week ending July 19, 2014.[8] After 23 weeks, it reached number 1 for the chart dated December 20, 2014, becoming the first debut single by a female duo to reach number one since The Wreckers did it in 2006 with "Leave the Pieces", and only the second in history.[9] Maddie and Tae released their self-titled EP on November 4, 2014. It featured "Girl in a Country Song" as well as 3 new tracks: "Sierra", "Fly", and "Your Side of Town". Maddie and Tae co-wrote all 4 tracks.
"Fly" was released on January 26, 2015.[10] It made its television debut when they performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[11] Their debut album, Start Here, was released on August 28, 2015.[11] By October 2015, the song had become a Top 10 hit on both Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay. The duo co-wrote the track "Boomerang" on Jana Kramer's late-2015 album Thirty One.[12] The album's third single, "Shut Up and Fish" released to country radio on November 2, 2015. The album's fourth single, "Sierra" released to country radio on 2016.
Maddie and Tae guest starred on the Disney Channel show Girl Meets World in an episode entitled "Girl Meets Texas, Part 2", which premiered on October 17, 2015.
Members
- Madison Kay Marlow (born July 7, 1995, from Sugar Land, Texas)[13] - lead vocals, guitar, mandolin
- Taylor Elizabeth Dye (born September 18, 1995, from Ada, Oklahoma)[14] - background vocals, guitar
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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US Country [15] |
US [16] |
CAN [17] |
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Start Here |
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2 | 7 | 12 |
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Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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US Country [15] |
US [16] |
US Heat [19] |
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Maddie & Tae[20] |
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28 | 164 | 1 |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | Album | |||||||||
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US Country [22] |
US Country Airplay [23] |
US [24] |
CAN Country [25] |
CAN [26] |
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"Girl in a Country Song" | 2014 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 61 |
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Start Here | ||||||
"Fly" | 2015 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 18 | 66 |
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"Shut Up and Fish" | 30 | 23 | — | 36 | — | |||||||||
"Sierra"A | 2016 | 59 | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
- ACurrent single.[31]
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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2014 | "Girl in a Country Song" | TK McKamy[32] |
2015 | "Fly" | Brian Lazzaro[33] |
"Shut Up and Fish" | TK McKamy[34] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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2015 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Vocal Duo of the Year | Maddie & Tae | Nominated |
CMT Music Awards | Breakthrough Video of the Year | Girl in a Country Song | ||
Duo Video of the Year | Girl in a Country Song | |||
Video of the Year | Girl in a Country Song | |||
ASCAP Country Music Awards | Most Performed Songs | Girl in a Country Song | Won | |
Country Music Association Awards | Vocal Duo of the Year | Maddie & Tae | Nominated | |
New Artist of the Year | Maddie & Tae | |||
Video of the Year | Girl in a Country Song | Won | ||
2016 | Academy of Country Music | New Vocal Duo/Group of the Year | Maddie & Tae | Nominated |
Vocal Duo of the Year | Maddie & Tae | |||
2016 | Radio Disney Music Awards | Country Favorite Artist | Maddie & Tae | Won |
Country Favorite Song | Fly |
Tours
- Headlining
- Start Here Tour (2015)
- Supporting
- Sounds of Summer Tour (2015) with Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore, & Canaan Smith
- C2C: Country to Country (2016) with Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town and Sam Hunt
References
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