Award-winning Mercury Nashville duo Maddie & Tae brought their headlining CMT Next Women of Country Tour Presents: All Song No Static Tour to Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl Wednesday night (10/5), performing to a wall-to-wall crowd of fans, industry, and friends. The pair delivered a high-energy set filled with #1 hits (“Die From A Broken Heart,” “Girl In A Country Song”), fan-favorite tracks (“Bathroom Floor,” “Woman You Got”) best-loved album cuts, and new music from their recently-released eight-song collection, Through The Madness Vol. 2.
Moments before taking the stage, Maddie & Tae were surprised by UMG Nashville President Cindy Mabe with a plaque for their sophomore album, The Way It Feels, officially earning GOLD certification by the RIAA after surpassing sales of 500,000 units.
Photo Credit: Timothy Hiehle
Pictured (L-R): Haley McLemore (Otter Creek Entertainment), Royce Risser (EVP Promotion, UMG Nashville), Taylor Kerr, Cindy Mabe (President, UMG Nashville), Damon Moberly (SVP Promotion, Mercury Nashville), Maddie Font, JT Pratt (Otter Creek Entertainment)
The confident second half of the duo’s 1-2 punch, Through The Madness Vol. 2, is available everywhere now, offering a harmony-drenched song cycle and a clear-eyed measure of two young women coming into their own. The Baltimore Sun praises, “With 10 years in the industry, the dynamic duo has formed a bond that shines through their music,” while Holler. notes, “the duo succeeds when leaning into their own vulnerability, finding nuanced ways to further experiment with their dynamic vocals.”
Currently nominated for Duo of the Year at the upcoming 56th Annual CMA Awards, Maddie & Tae will continue their headlining tour with tonight’s stop in Huntsville, AL (10/7). After hitting major markets coast to coast, they will wrap the tour with three back-to-back shows in the Midwest next weekend. To purchase tickets, visit https://www.maddieandtae.com/tour.
About Maddie & Tae:
Award-winning duo Maddie & Tae channel their unbreakable bond, honest songwriting and “some of the tightest harmonies on Music Row” (Rolling Stone) into their new collection of songs Through The Madness Vol. 2, out now. Together as longtime friends and music collaborators, Maddie Font and Taylor Kerr co-wrote each of the project’s tracks, as well as all 8 songs on Through The Madness Vol. 1, including their most recent single, “Woman You Got,” plus fan-favorite songs “Strangers” and “Madness.” The pair drew praise for their No. 1 debuting The Way It Feels album, including the Double Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, “Die From A Broken Heart.” With “Die From A Broken Heart” topping the country airplay charts, Maddie & Tae became the first and only female twosome with multiple No. 1s.
Maddie & Tae first broke out in 2013 with their brilliant counter to bro-country, the Platinum-selling smash, “Girl In A Country Song,” which took Country radio by storm, skyrocketing to the top of the charts and establishing them as only the third female duo in 70 years to top the Country Airplay charts. They recently took home Group/Duo Video of the Year (“Woman You Got”) at the CMT Music Awards, and were nominated a seventh time for Vocal Duo of the Year at the 55th CMA Awards. They have earned trophies from the Radio Disney Music Awards and CMA Awards, along with multiple ACM, Billboard and CMT Award nominations. Maddie & Tae have received widespread praise from Associated Press, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, The Tennessean, The Washington Post, Glamour and others. The celebrated duo has toured with country music’s hottest stars including Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, and Brad Paisley. They are currently headlining the CMT Next Women of Country Tour Presents: All Song No Static Tour in 2022, hitting major markets coast-to-coast. For additional information, visit www.maddieandtae.com.
