WATCH: “Free Like” Official Music Video
Nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at 58th CMA Awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 16, 2024) – Multi-Platinum Mercury Nashville duo Maddie & Tae have released their empowered six-song EP What A Woman Can Do, available on all digital platforms today. Featuring their carefree kiss-off “Free Like,” and fan-favorite recent releases “Sad Girl Summer” and “Heart They Didn’t Break,” the project also includes three new tracks. The pair take turns on lead vocals and weave their signature harmonies through the EP, produced by Corey Crowder and Josh Kerr.
Maddie & Tae are also sharing the official music video for “Free Like,” out today. Directed by Lewis Cater and filmed in Nashville, the clip finds the powerhouse pair on the run, Thelma & Louise style, evading the authorities and making headlines for simply “not giving a damn.” Watch “Free Like” HERE.
“The title ‘What A Woman Can Do’ embodies where we are in our lives and careers,” shared Maddie & Tae. “The theme of confidence in what we are capable of as women is a thread that runs through each of these songs. We feel so empowered in who we are, where we’ve been, what we’ve learned and where we’re going, and we want our fans to feel the same way when they hear this music.”
Maddie & Tae’s What A Woman Can Do Track List:
1. “Free Like” (Maddie Font, Deric Ruttan, Parker Welling, Casey Brown)^
2. “Sad Girl Summer” (Maddie Font, Taylor Kerr, Matt McGinn, Josh Kerr)*
3. “One Hit Wonders” (Maddie Font, Jamie Moore, Ryan Beaver)*
4. “Heart They Didn’t Break” (Benjy Davis, Anna Vaus, Ryan Beaver)*
5. “Any Kinda Lovin’” (Maddie Font, Taylor Kerr, Daniel Ross, Laura Veltz)*
6. “What A Woman Can Do” (Maddie Font, Barry Dean, Luke Laird, Taylor Kerr)^
* = produced by Corey Crowder
^ = produced by Josh Kerr
This week, Maddie & Tae were announced as nominees for Vocal Duo of the Year at the upcoming 58th CMA Awards for the tenth consecutive year.
Maddie & Tae continue their headlining Here’s To Friends Tour through fall, and are already gearing up for a stellar year in 2025. They will make their headline debut at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium on May 1, with tickets on sale now.
For tickets to all upcoming Maddie & Tae shows, and more information, visit www.maddieandtae.com.
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 latest EP, What A Woman Can Do, out September 13. Together as longtime friends and music collaborators, Maddie Font and Taylor Kerr previously drew praise for their 1-2 punch project Through The Madness Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, and their No. 1 debuting The Way It Feels album. The album’s 3X Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, “Die From A Broken Heart” topped the country airplay charts, making Maddie & Tae 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 took home Group/Duo Video of the Year (“Woman You Got”) at the 2022 CMT Music Awards, and were recently nominated for Duo of the Year at the 59th ACM Awards. They have earned trophies from the Radio Disney Music Awards and CMA Awards, along with multiple ACM, Billboard and CMT Music 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 biggest names including Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, and Brad Paisley. They are currently on the road for their headlining Here’s To Friends Tour through fall. For more information, visit www.maddieandtae.com.