June 21 at 1:00 PM • June 29 at 4:00 PM • Free & Open to the Public • EaDo, Houston
HOUSTON - June 11, 2026 - PRLog -- They trained with Tom Jackson — the live performance coach behind Taylor Swift and The Band Perry — to build a main stage show worthy of a global audience. They are Official Josie Music Awards Nominees for Best Country Duo and the 2026 Old Settlers Fest Youth Winners. This month, Maddy Grace (17) and Colton James (14) — the Houston-area sibling duo Maddy & Colton — take the main stage of FIFA Fan Festival Houston, performing for a global World Cup audience.
Selected from 300 applicants in the citywide talent search, the duo performs twice: Sunday, June 21 at 1:00 PM on Youth Soccer Day, and Monday, June 29 at 4:00 PM on Rodeo & Western Heritage Day. The Fan Festival is expected to welcome more than 500,000 visitors across its 34-day run; admission is free.
Their new single "the start", written entirely by the two siblings, releases this summer on all major streaming platforms.
"'the start' is the first song Colton and I wrote as a duet together — releasing it the same summer we're performing at the FIFA Fan Festival, I don't think either of us could have imagined this six months ago." — Maddy Grace
WHO THEY ARE
Maddy & Colton write, arrange, and perform as one act — story-driven original songwriting carried by sibling harmonies, guitar, and harmonica. Their work has earned the Houston Songwriter Association's Song of the Month and an active co-writing partnership with Nashville publisher and Grammy-voting member Barry Coffing, whose credits include 200+ film and TV sync placements and an Emmy nomination.
The duo has built 50,000+ followers across platforms, and TikTok invited their live account into its Music Spotlight program, where sessions average 35,000–39,000 viewers.
CREDENTIALS
- 12th Annual Josie Music Awards — Official Nominee, Best Country Duo | Sept 20, 2026 | Grand Ole Opry
- FIFA Fan Festival Houston — Main Stage, June 21 & 29, 2026
- Tom Jackson — Live performance coaching (Taylor Swift, The Band Perry)
- Old Settlers Music Festival — Youth Talent Competition Winners (2026)
- Texas Youth Music Festival — "Best Vocals" & "Bright Future" (2025)
- Brazoria County Fair — 1st Place, Teen Duo Division (2025)
- Debut single "He Rose" out now | "the start" releasing this summer
PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Location: 2301 Dallas Street, EaDo, Houston
Performances: Sun, June 21 at 1:00 PM • Mon, June 29 at 4:00 PM
CONTACT
Website: https://maddyandcolton.com
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Source: M&C Publishing, LLC
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