Maddie and Tae Trashed Expensive Cover Shots for “Start Here”

NASHVILLE (AP) — The art department at Maddie and Tae’s record label were not thrilled with them before the release of their “Start Here” album. Maddie and Tae did an extravagant photo shoot for the cover and they scrapped the whole thing at the last minute. Taylor Dye says the pictures were beautiful but did not reflect the stripped-down music on the record. Maddie and Tae staged their own photo shoot, did their own hair and makeup and wore clothes from T.J. Maxx. It’s a photo from that session that’s on the cover of “Start Here.”