Maddie & Tae celebrated their debut single, “Girl in a Country Song,” going to #1, and while some people might have expected them to follow it up with another rockin’, up-tempo song, they chose to release the more inspirational anthem, “Fly.” Maddie Marlow says, “Our motto is just staying true to who we are as artists and always standing behind our message that is true to who we are. And ‘Fly’ was not the obvious choice… but sometimes what’s the easiest choice is not always the best choice, and that’s kinda how we chose ‘Fly’.”
The girls wanted to give fans a deeper glimpse into who they are as artists and show off a little of their vulnerable side. Maddie says, “We do have the tongue and cheek side, the sassy fun side, but we do have this vulnerable side and for our fans to see that, and the coolest part is playing shows and seeing them sing ‘Fly’ back because it is brand new and they know every single word and that just is proof that it’s resonating well.”
Maddie & Tae will release their debut album, Start Here, on June 2nd.
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Maddie & Tae – Fly as second single :44
Maddie Marlow – “For Tae and I, our motto is just staying true to who we are as artists and always standing behind our message that is true to who we are. And ‘Fly’ was not the obvious choice. Most people might go the up-tempo, rockin’ song to follow up, but sometimes what’s the easiest choice is not always the best choice, and that’s kinda how we chose ‘Fly’. We decided that we wanted our fans to know a little more about us and see the vulnerable side of us, ‘cause we do have the tongue and cheek side, the sassy fun side, but we do have this vulnerable side and for our fans to see that, and the coolest part is playing shows and seeing them sing ‘Fly’ back because it is brand new and they know every single word and that just is proof that it’s resonating well.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – MARCH 16, 2015 – MONDAY
Maddie & Tae are currently playing for fans in Australia where they appeared on the Australian Country Music Award show last week. The girls play Melbourne, Australia on Tuesday (3/17). When they leave Australia, the duo is headed for Hawaii to play a show in Lihue on Friday (3/20).
2015 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
Vocal Duo of the Year – Maddie and Tae
The 50th Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 19 at 8:00 PM ET on CBS.
MADDIE & TAE – JUST THE FACTS
MEMBERS: Maddie Marlow (b.7/7/1995) and Tae Dye (b. 9/18/1995) (both girls are 19)
HOMETOWNS: Texas and Oklahoma
DEBUT SINGLE: “Girl In A Country Song”
DEBUT ALBUM: EP released on November 4.
CURRENT SINGLE: “Fly”
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: September 23, 2014
TOURING WITH: Dierks Bentley this summer.
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2014 – “Fly”
RECENT TWEETS:
Maddie & Tae @MaddieandTae · Sunday, March 15
So excited to #fly to Hawaii this week! We’ve got some fun shows lined up for y’all! http://www.maddieandtae.com/tour
Maddie & Tae @MaddieandTae · March 14
See you tonight, Sydney! Share your photos from the show w/ #FlyDownUnder 🙂 @qantascuarena @ladyantebellum @kristianbush
Maddie & Tae @MaddieandTae · March 14
CMC Rocks ROCKS!! It was a g’day, mate! #FlyDownUnder #CMCRocks2015