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IT’S THE DREAM OF EVERY LITTLE GIRL singing into a hairbrush in front of her mirror to grow up and become a pop star. From an early age fraternal twin sisters Megan and Liz Mace took steps to make their dream a reality. Today, at 20 years old, they’ve only just begun their journey to pop stardom.
Like every sibling duo in history, Megan and Liz’s love for music began at an early age. Singing came naturally to the two and Megan picked up a guitar at the age of 13. Having a love for music at an early age gave Megan and Liz the drive to chase their dreams. “We have videos of us singing together at like, two. The first original [song] we wrote was when we were 10. I can also specifically remember making Liz practice a dance in our garage for hours on end for a talent show we wanted to do! I’m definitely the one who takes control of things,” recalls Megan. The dynamic duo has been through many ups and downs in their short but promising career. Through everything, they’ve been
each other’s support system. Not all sibling duos get along like Megan and Liz, though. They’ve been inseparable since birth. Of course, they may argue now and then, but it’s natural. Their chemistry on and off stage allows them to better write songs and connect with their audience. “People always think we’re just saying this, but we’re honestly best friends. There’s never any sibling rivalry. If anything, we constantly are trying to build each other up. We know one another better than we know ourselves. It’s funny because one of the most common questions we ask ourselves is, ‘How are we going to get married?’ We’re that close!” The sisters decided to share their talents with the world by posting videos of them performing cover songs on YouTube. This specific media outlet has been known to be the perfect start for aspiring singers. Many different artists have gotten their start on YouTube including Justin Bieber, Karmin, and former Highlight cover star, Alex Goot. Megan and Liz posted their first video in 34 - HIGHLIGHTMAGAZINE.NET
2007, but it wasn’t until the end of 2008 that they made their videos a weekly occurrence. “It was so cool when people actually started wanting more videos. We were like ‘Oh my gosh! They like us, Mom!!’ We were over the moon excited,” the twins remember. “YouTube and all other social media outlets have been amazing for us. We’re so lucky that they were around. If they weren’t we’d probably be nowhere near where we are today!” On September 16th, the sisters finally hit 1 million subscribers on YouTube, a milestone in any YouTuber’s career. In honor of reaching this landmark, Megan and Liz uploaded a special video singing “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” which was the song they sang for one of the first videos they uploaded to their channel almost six years ago. Along with praise from supporters came discouraging comments from critics. In the world we live in, love tends to override hate, and that’s what makes creating art worth it. There will always be people who will criticize anything they can, but their numbers aren’t many. There is one thing critics often forget, though: fans
will defend their favorite band or artist until the very end no matter what. Megan and Liz have been fortunate enough to gain many supportive followers along the way who will stand up for them when critics try to bring them down. Early on in their career, the twins learned how to handle the hateful comments thrown at them. “At first [the comments] used to really bother us. Looking back, we realize that of course they bothered us! We were only 15! Now, being 20, it’s definitely still a bummer to see those negative comments, but we’ve come to realize that being in this industry, you can’t please everyone and not everyone will like you! That’s okay, though. If we all liked the same things, the world would be really boring.” Being from Michigan didn’t necessarily open a lot of doors for the aspiring pop stars. Their hometown of Edwardsburg was small and wasn’t booming with a big music scene, but Megan and Liz didn’t let this stop them from pursuing their dreams.