The journey that nation duo Maddie & Tae have been on for the previous 15 years has come to a fork within the street, and — to paraphrase baseball legend Yogi Berra — they’re taking it. The act that includes Madison Marlow Font and Taylor Dye Kerr is splitting up, at the very least in the interim.
The ladies, each 30, made the announcement to Folks completely Monday, with Kerr describing the choice as “heartbreaking, truthfully.” Font instructed the outlet that after making the choice that they had “form of been sitting on this secret for months, which has been arduous.”
Font will embark on a solo profession whereas Kerr will develop into a stay-at-home mom and spouse, specializing in her two younger kids and her husband, Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Josh Kerr.
However there aren’t any arduous emotions between the “Lady in a Nation Music” singers. “I feel I’m actually excited to simply be finest associates and nurture our friendship and never have to fret as a lot in regards to the work and nonetheless get to boost our infants collectively,” Font stated. “None of that modifications.”
They’ve been “hooked up on the hips” since they had been 15 years previous, stated Kerr, whose daughter is 3 occurring 4 and son is 13 months. Their first hit got here once they had been 19 and had relocated from Texas and Oklahoma to Tennessee. 4 albums later, Kerr instructed Folks she’s grateful to have the choice to remain near residence and household for some time, as a result of her coronary heart hasn’t been into touring and performing prefer it as soon as was.
In the meantime Font, who has a 2-year-old son with stay-at-home husband Jonah Font, stated, “Momma gotta make some cash!” She stated she’s writing songs that shall be launched “someday subsequent 12 months” and would possibly embrace hints of gospel, R&B and soul.
And the nice associates undoubtedly plan to be in contact.
“We’re leaving this so open-ended as a result of, you already know, we would make one other report in the future,” Font instructed Folks. “We would go do some tour dates in the future.”
Kerr instructed the outlet, “Completely.”
However for now, Font famous, “it doesn’t really feel aligned for us to do it collectively.”
