Maddie & Tae

With their bright harmonies and wry confidence, Maddie & Tae make heartfelt country that blends an earnest traditionalism with a savvy contemporary pop attitude. Arriving at the height of bro-country's peak in the mid-2010s, the duo skewered that genre's down-home swagger with "Girl in a Country Song," a sharp satire of all the sexist clichés littering the airwaves in 2014. The song reached number one on Billboard's Country Airplay charts and by the end of 2014 singers Maddie Marlow and Taylor Dye were genuine country stars. Start Here, Maddie & Tae's 2015 debut album, kept th...