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Maddie & Tae are going their separate ways, they tell PEOPLE exclusively

Tae Dye Kerr plans to focus on her family, while Maddie Marlow Font will launch a solo career

"We’re leaving this so open-ended," Font says. "Absolutely," adds Kerr

Don’t call it a breakup, say Maddie Marlow Font and Tae Dye Kerr . But after 15 years as Maddie & Tae, they are about to do something they’ve never done before: go their separate ways.

The platinum-selling duo share their big news with PEOPLE exclusively as they also reveal their individual plans. Kerr is placing her career on hold for the foreseeable future to focus on her family, which includes her husband, Grammy-winning songwriter-producer Josh Kerr, daughter Leighton, who turns 4 next month, and son Chapel, 13 months. And F

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