Jim Casey talks with Maddie & Tae about:

• their 2014 breakout single, “Girl in a Country Song”
• trying to enjoy their successes in the moment
• growing as artists over the last four years
• making the transitions between being 18-year-old girls to 22-year-old women
• the inspiration from Maddie’s little sister for writing their new single, “Friends Don’t”
• releasing “Friends Don’t” and the impact they hope it has
• Tae’s “psychic” abilities
• working with producers Jimmy Robbins and Derek Wells
• creating their 14-song concept album
• co-writing 13 of the album’s 14 songs
• learning from Lee Brice and Dierks Bentley while on their tours

Participants:

• Maddie Marlow
• Tae Dye
• Jim Casey, NCD editor in chief