Maddie & Tae have made the “heartbreaking” decision to go their separate ways after more than a decade together.

The country music duo, made up of Maddie Marlow Font and Tae Dye Kerr, first revealed their split to PEOPLE on Monday, Dec. 8.

Kerr plans on pausing her career to focus on her family while Font is planning a solo career. Both women plan to remain good friends and stay in touch.

“We’re leaving this so open-ended because, you know, we might make another record one day,” Font, 30, told PEOPLE. “We might go on some tour dates one day. But just in this season, it doesn’t feel aligned for us to do it together.”

“It’s been such a hard, hard — honestly, heartbreaking — decision,” Kerr, also 30, added. “This was the only dream I’ve ever had since I exited the womb. I had a very s

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