Maddie & Tae

Biography

Maddie & Tae were an American female country music duo composed of Maddie Font (née Marlow) and Taylor "Tae" Kerr (née Dye), both of whom are singers, songwriters, and guitarists. The duo was signed to the revived Dot Records in 2014. Their debut album, Start Here×Start Here2 June 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Waitin’ on a Plane3:252Girl in a Country Song3:393Smoke3:044Shut Up and Fish3:205Fly3:396Sierra2:477Your Side of Town3:038Right Here, Right Now3:399No Place Like You3:2110After the Storm Blows Through3:4411Downside of Growing Up3:3112After the Storm Blows Through (acoustic version)3:5113Downside of Growing Up (acoustic version)3:23, was released on August 28, 2015, and includes the singles "Girl in a Country Song×Girl in a Country Song15 July 2014 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Girl in a Country Song3:40", "Fly", "Shut Up and Fish×Shut Up And Fish12 October 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Shut Up And Fish3:18", and "Sierra×Sierra2 June 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sierra2:45". Following the closure of Dot Records, they signed to Mercury Nashville in 2018. They released their second studio album The Way It Feels×The Way It Feels10 April 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Everywhere I’m Goin’3:292Bathroom Floor2:343My Man3:014Tourist in This Town3:255Drunk or Lonely3:436One Heart to Another3:397Trying on Rings3:058Write a Book3:269Water in His Wine Glass3:2210Die From a Broken Heart3:0811Ain’t There Yet3:2912Lay Here With Me2:5913Friends Don’t3:0914I Don’t Need to Know3:2115New Dog Old Tricks3:10 in April 2020, and the first part of their third studio album, Through The Madness×Madness29 October 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Madness3:25 in 2022. The duo split up following their final performance in April 2026.

2010–2016: Early beginnings and Start Here

In 2010, Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye were both going to the same vocal coach and met at a showcase in Dallas. Within the year, the duo was going back and forth to Nashville every weekend while still going to school. They first performed under the name Sweet Aliana. After finishing high school, the duo moved to Nashville to begin their musical career as Maddie & Tae. In 2014, Big Machine Records revived the Dot Records name for a new imprint. Maddie & Tae were confirmed as the first signees of the label in June 2014.
They wrote their debut single, "Girl in a Country Song×Girl in a Country Song15 July 2014 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Girl in a Country Song3:40", with Aaron Scherz, who co-produced it with Dann Huff. The song is a criticism of the then-contemporary bro-country trend. "Girl in a Country Song" debuted at number 58 on the Country Airplay chart dated for the week ending July 19, 2014. 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. The duo made their debut at the Grand Ole Opry on September 23, 2014.
Maddie & Tae released their self-titled EP on November 4, 2014. It featured "Girl in a Country Song" as well as three new tracks: "Sierra×Sierra2 June 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sierra2:45", "Fly", and "Your Side of Town×Your Side of Town2 June 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Your Side of Town3:02".
"Fly" was released on January 26, 2015. It made its television debut when they performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Their debut album, Start Here×Start Here2 June 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Waitin’ on a Plane3:252Girl in a Country Song3:393Smoke3:044Shut Up and Fish3:205Fly3:396Sierra2:477Your Side of Town3:038Right Here, Right Now3:399No Place Like You3:2110After the Storm Blows Through3:4411Downside of Growing Up3:3112After the Storm Blows Through (acoustic version)3:5113Downside of Growing Up (acoustic version)3:23, was released on August 28, 2015. 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. The album's third single, "Shut Up and Fish×Shut Up And Fish12 October 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Shut Up And Fish3:18" released to country radio on November 2, 2015. The album's fourth single, "Sierra", was released to country radio in 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. They performed at The O2 Arena, on the main stage of the C2C: Country to Country festival in March 2016 – their first visit to the UK. They released a fashion line in collaboration with Bloomingdales in late 2016.

2017–2022: The Way It Feels and Through the Madness

In early 2017, Maddie and Tae appeared on Forbes' 30 Under 30 - Music list at #20. They received two nominations for the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards, including Vocal Duo of the Year. In June 2017, it was announced that Maddie and Tae had signed with UMG Nashville following the closing of Dot Records.
In early 2018, Maddie & Tae signed with Mercury Nashville and released the single "Friends Don't." It has since peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Country Airplay charts. The duo was an opening act on Carrie Underwood's Cry Pretty Tour 360 which began on May 1, 2019. In March 2019, the duo released another promotional single entitled "Tourist in This Town×Tourist in This Town1 March 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Tourist in This Town3:26." Their EP One Heart to Another×One Heart to Another26 April 2019 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Friends Don't3:102Die From a Broken Heart3:083Tourist in This Town3:254One Heart to Another3:385New Dog Old Tricks3:12 was released on April 26, 2019. In May 2019, the duo released the song, "Die from a Broken Heart×Die From a Broken Heart19 October 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Die From a Broken Heart3:08", which sold 7,000 units in its first week. The song reached a peak of number 2 on the US Country Chart and number 1 on Country Airplay chart. This was the duo's first number one single ince their debut single.
Their second studio album, The Way It Feels×The Way It Feels10 April 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Everywhere I’m Goin’3:292Bathroom Floor2:343My Man3:014Tourist in This Town3:255Drunk or Lonely3:436One Heart to Another3:397Trying on Rings3:058Write a Book3:269Water in His Wine Glass3:2210Die From a Broken Heart3:0811Ain’t There Yet3:2912Lay Here With Me2:5913Friends Don’t3:0914I Don’t Need to Know3:2115New Dog Old Tricks3:10, was released on April 10, 2020. A Christmas music EP, We Need Christmas×We Need Christmas23 October 2020 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1This Christmas3:222Holly Jolly Christmas2:203O Come All Ye Faithful3:574Merry Married Christmas2:565Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)3:026We Need Christmas3:49, followed on October 23, 2020. In November 2021, Tae revealed that she and her husband were expecting their first child in the spring of 2022.
The first volume of the pair's third studio album, the EP Through the Madness, Vol. 1×Through the Madness, Vol. 128 January 2022 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1What It’s Like Loving You3:162Woman You Got2:583Don’t Make Her Look Dumb4:034Grown Man Cry3:205Madness3:256The Other Side3:307Wish You the Best2:598Strangers3:33, was released on January 28, 2022. That same year, they embarked on their "All Song No Static Tour", with Abbey Cone and Sacha as supporting acts. On September 23, 2022, the duo released the second volume of Through the Madness.

2024–2026: What a Woman Can Do, Love & Light and split announcement

On September 13, 2024, the pair released their EP What a Woman Can Do×What a Woman Can Do13 September 2024 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Free Like2:492Sad Girl Summer2:593One Hit Wonders2:564Heart They Didn't Break3:115Any Kinda Lovin'2:246What a Woman Can Do3:06.
On May 2, 2025, the duo released their third album, Love & Light×Love & Light2 May 2025 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Fall in Love & Find Out3:212Any Kinda Lovin'2:253One Hit Wonders2:574Heart They Didn't Break3:125Only Jesus2:506Free Like2:507Down That Road2:248Kissing Cowboys3:029Somebody Will3:3210Girl in Alabama3:1211Ain't Enough3:1412What a Woman Can Do3:0713Drunk Girls in Bathrooms3:2714Chasing Babies & Raising Dreams3:4715Sad Girl Summer2:5916Love & Light2:23. On December 8, 2025, the duo announced that they will be splitting following their upcoming tour. Their final performance together took place on April 26, 2026.

Maddie Font

Madison Kay "Maddie" Font (née Marlow) (born July 7, 1995) was raised in Sugar Land, Texas. She graduated from George Ranch High School in 2013.
She is the duo's lead vocalist and also plays guitar, tambourine and mandolin.
On November 22, 2019, Maddie married Jonah Font after eight years of dating. On September 9, 2023, the couple welcomed their first child, a son.
Following the duo's disbandment in 2026, Font released her debut solo single "Drive Me Around" on September 4, 2026.

Tae Kerr

Taylor Elizabeth "Tae" Kerr (née Dye) (born September 18, 1995) was raised in Ada, Oklahoma. She has two older brothers, one of whom is actor Mason Dye. She graduated from Silo High School in 2013.
She is the duo's harmony vocalist and also plays left-handed guitar and piano. She also occasionally sings lead vocals.
On February 21, 2020, Tae married songwriter Josh Kerr after over a year of dating. On January 17, 2022, they welcomed their first child, a daughter, who was born three months early. In June 2024, the couple announced that they were expecting their second child, a boy. On October 29, 2024, their son was born.