Maddie & Tae

Maddie and Tae is an American country music duo composed of Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye. The duo is signed to Dot Records. In 2014, Big Machine Records revived the Dot Records name for a new imprint. Maddie and Tae were confirmed as the first signees of the label in June 2014 They wrote their debut single, "Girl in a Country Song", with Aaron Scherz. The song is a criticism of the "bro-country" trd of country songs pertaining to pickup trucks, drinking beer, and attractive women.Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe rated the single an "A", saying that "Maddie & Tae have written and recorded the antidote to something that ails country music right now, and thankfully, they’re not offering it up with any sugar to help that medicine go down." The song debuted at number 58 on the Country Airplay chart dated for the week ending July 19, 2014