Maddie Zahm Releases New Single "Mothers & Daughters"

Crucial Rhythm
May 3
5 min read

A vintage photo of a woman and child in a warm embrace, surrounded by dark hands. Text reads Mothers & Daughters, Maddie Zahm, on a textured background.

LA-based queer queen of candid pop Maddie Zahm released a brand new single “Mothers & Daughters” out via AWAL – a beautiful, heartfelt tribute to the complex, ever-evolving relationship between mothers and daughters.

The song glimmers with echoey ethereal production buoyed by Maddie’s strong voice, singing about the evolving relationship between her and her mom: “i’m slowly becoming my mother…from screaming i hate you, you’re ruining my life .. to panic attacks about the day that she dies”

Maddie says about the new single: Mothers & daughters is without a doubt my favorite song I’ve ever written. There’s something so honest about acknowledging that your mom is also just a girl living life for the first time too. I held a lot of resentment towards my mom in my later teen years as I navigated my relationship with food, god and my body. But the older I get and the closer my mom and I have become, the more I’ve realized she is the greatest friend I have ever had. I sometimes can’t fathom that she had me at twenty-two years old. I am twenty-seven, and the idea of raising a daughter without passing on any of my current burdens seems impossible. As life keeps spinning, I only find more empathy and understanding for my mom. And not only for her, but also my mom’s mom and so forth. We are all a cycle of women learning how to raise other women in a society that tells us that we’re never doing enough. And I know it’s not the case for everyone, but for some of us, one day we wake up and realize our mothers were more than enough. And not only that, but we’re exactly like them.

WATCH MADDIE’S ACOUSTIC VERSION OF MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS HERE

Maddie Zahm just released (the angry part), a 4-song exploration of different facets of anger – with dance-floor breakup anthems to haunting bedroom pop about toxic men to a powerful ballad about the cannibalism of fame. Listen now.

She also recently appeared on The Terrell Show – a hilarious and heartfelt episode that finds Terrell and Maddie bonding over religious upbringing, their coming out experiences, as well as Maddie giving stunning performances of some of her own songs, as well as the ABCs. Maddie also recently appeared on 2 Broke Gays, and she was featured in People’s 2025 Emerging Artist List.

(the angry part) is another deeply personal chapter in Maddie’s musical output – this time, exploring different facets of anger – anger with others, anger with yourself, anger at scenarios beyond your control. Her songs tap into universal truths while laying bare her own stories. Like break-ups, or spreading herself too thin after success, or even putting herself in the shoes of a friend who couldn’t see she was in a deeply unhealthy relationship. In true Maddie Zahm spirit, the feelings are feeling, the voice is giving, and the songs hit right smack in the center of the heart. The release of (the angry part) follows a whirlwind of burgeoning success for Maddie Zahm, whose confessional lyrics and powerhouse vocals have landed her attention from the Kelly Clarkson Show, NPR All Things Considered, Billboard, American Songwriter, Consequence, Rolling Stone, People, SPIN, YouTube’s The Spark series, and many more.

From the virality of singles “Fat Funny Friend” and “You Might Not Like Her” to her critically acclaimed debut album Now That I’ve Been Honest, to last year’s fan-favorite single “little me”, which she debuted on the Kelly Clarkson Show, Maddie Zahm has continued amassing a devoted fan base of over 175 million streams and millions of fans on TikTok. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times about TikTok virality, they mentioned her as the rare artist who has been able to transform TikTok fame to a tight-knit community to in-person sold-out shows around the US.

Now, with the kick-off of her next chapter of music, Maddie is again inviting fans into her world, where she leads listeners into the most intimate parts of her psyche (and theirs too). Maddie is forever oscillating through the spectrum of emotions and creating a space where audiences can unite and share in the reality that existing is overwhelming.

Last year, she took the debut album on tour – selling out shows around the U.S. – and released fan favorite “little me” while on the road. Maddie’s star continues to rise in 2025, with the release of her EP and the sad & sexy tour expanding this fall.

ABOUT MADDIE ZAHM:

Meet Maddie Zahm, America’s favorite new pop singer. She launched onto the scene when her fan-favorite single “Fat Funny Friend” galvanized TikTok and became an empowering anthem for people experiencing fat phobia, societal pressure, and body dysmorphia. The single came from her 2022 EP You Might Not Like Her, which shared Maddie’s story of leaving her hometown of Boise, ID where she was a worship leader at the tender age of 13, and eventually moving to Los Angeles where she came out as queer and did a lot of living to catch up fast. The EP was a beacon for many listeners, who have flocked to Maddie’s highly personal songwriting and powerhouse voice. Those fans–who sold out her North American tour in Spring 2023 and racked up Maddie’s 175 million streams, 3 billion views, and 250k videos created on TikTok set to "Fat Funny Friend"–quickly became a community.

Her debut album, Now That I’ve Been Honest (2023) was critically acclaimed by the Billboard, NPR, Consequence, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter and more, and is a door into the world of Maddie Zahm’s raw, triumphant, honest, and refreshing personal story that signals the arrival of one of music’s most important new voices. Last year, she took the debut album on tour – selling out shows around the U.S. – and even released additional tracks, including fan favorite “little me.”

FALL 2025 sad & sexy tour dates:

Oct 7 Tue - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren

Oct 10 Fri - Dallas, TX - The Kessler

Oct 11 Sat - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater

Oct 14 Tue - Charlotte, NC - The Underground

Oct 15 Wed - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre

Oct 16 Thu - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre

Oct 18 Sat - Philadelphia, PA - Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

Oct 20 Mon - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club

Oct 21 Tue - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre

Oct 23 Thu - Toronto, ON - The Opera House

Oct 24 Fri - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues Cleveland