Houston Teen Siblings Maddy & Colton Land the Main Stage at FIFA Fan Festival Houston
June 10, 2026
Josie Music Awards nominees bring original Texas country to the world’s biggest sporting event
June 21 at 1:00 PM • June 29 at 4:00 PM • Free & Open to the Public • EaDo, Houston
HOUSTON, June 10, 2026 — 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, headed to the Grand Ole Opry House on September 20. 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 Host Committee’s 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 near Shell Energy Stadium 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 House
- 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)
- The Bull 100.3 Houston — On-air interview, May 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 (Youth Soccer Day) • Mon, June 29 at 4:00 PM (Rodeo & Western Heritage Day)
More Info: fwc26houston.com/fanfestival
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