T HE G REEN W AVE G AZETTE
P AGE 8
Maddie and Tae Poke Fun at the Boys
Winning a CMA for "Girl in a Country Song"
Abby Gendreau
Staff Writer
(GoMoxie)
Maddie and Tae
“It is nice to
have music that
shows girls
standing up for
themselves.”
Abby Gendreau
Nine years ago the new young
female in country music was
Taylor Swift. However, as the
years passed Swift grew up and
then left country music for the
most part. Two new young
ladies, Madison Marlow and
Taylor Dye, also known as Maddie and Tae, could at least partially take her place as country
music’s sweethearts. Their first
album “Start Here” was released
on August 28.
These girls sing with a lot of sass,
calling out people they have a
problem with when they sing.
“Girl in a Country Song,” the
first single from their album, is a
great song that pokes fun at
country music. It talks about the
patronizing images that male
singers portray toward women
in their songs and videos. It is a
girl power type song, with a
catchy beat.
Most of their songs take on this
type of persona. Because of this
they are forming empowering
new music for young girls to
listen to and be inspired
by. Most music today, county or
otherwise, is condescending and
stereotypical. It is nice to have
music that shows girls standing
up for themselves to men and
societal views on who and what
they should be.
They are just starting out in the
music world, however they have
already won their first ever CMA
award (November 4) for Music
Video of the Year for “Girl in a
Country Song.” That may have
been their first CMA, but it will
most likely not be their
last. Maddie and Tae, seem like
they are here to stay.
Cassadee Pope’s New Inspirational Single: “I Am Invincible”
A song that can turn a bad day into a great one.
Nivetha Aravindan
Staff Writer
Cassadee Pope (GoMoxie)
“(The song)
conveys the
message that …
anyone can use
a negative
experience as
motivation to
begin an
amazing
challenge ”
Nivetha
Aravindan
Cassadee Pope developed confidence in her solo music career during the blind auditions for season
three of “The Voice.” After performing as the lead singer for the