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Maddie And Tae See The ‘Light At The End Of The Tunnel’ After Label Switch

Maddie & Tae release their new EP, One Heart to Another, this Friday (4/26). The five-song collection features “Friends Don’t,” “Tourist in This Town,” “New Dogs Old Tricks,” the title…

Maddie And Tae's 'Light At The End Of The Tunnel'
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Maddie & Tae release their new EP, One Heart to Another, this Friday (4/26). The five-song collection features “Friends Don’t,” “Tourist in This Town,” “New Dogs Old Tricks,” the title track and their brand new single, “Die From a Broken Heart.”

The duo has been working on the new project for a while now, partially because they changed record lablels. Maddie Marlow says, “This is much more than just a new project for us. It has been our light at the end of the tunnel for the past two years. It is about two best friends experiencing this highest of highs, the lowest of lows, and everything in between together. We hope our fans hear the vulnerability, heartbreak, strength, truth and passion we’ve poured into this. This is only the beginning.”

Marlow says, “It’s been that long because of things that were out of our control, and so now just going through what all we’ve been through to make all this music and to get here and to finally have it all coming together is surreal and we’ve waited for this for so long. But, just telling on myself, I started getting teary-eyed when I saw the cover of the One Heart to Another EP, because I was like, ‘Omigosh! It’s actually happening. This is not a false alarm! This is the real thing!’”

The duo is touring with Carrie Underwood on her "Cry Pretty 360 Tour" which kicks off next week (5/1) In North Carolina.

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.