Steel Magnolia will release their self-titled debut album on September 21st. And even though they have had a ton of success with their first single “Keep On Lovin’ You,” and with their new single quickly rising as one of the Top 5 Most-Streamed Video on CMT.com getting to this point hasn’t been an easy road for the duo.

“There’s a Queen song called, ‘We are the Champions,’ ” says Steel Magnolia’s Joshua Scott Jones. “There’s a line in the song that says.. “It’s been no bed of roses, no pleasure cruise, I consider it a challenge before the whole human race, and I ain’t gonna lose”. It’s true – it hasn’t been a bed of roses for me. I grew up dirt poor in Illinois. I don’t think you always have to know how you’re going to do something, you just have to have the determination to do it.”

“I knew at a very young age, exactly what I wanted to do,” echoes Meghan Linsey. “I started coming to Nashville when I was 14 and moved when I turned 18. I found my ‘niche’ working in karaoke bars in downtown Nashville. I didn’t have money or connections or much of anything, I had no idea how all of this was going to work out, I just always believed that it would.”

Steel Magnolia wrote 7 of the 12 tracks on their upcoming album debut.

1. Ooh La La (Joshua Scott Jones, Meghan Linsey)
2. Keep On Lovin’ You (Chris Stapleton, Trent Willmon)
3. Just By Being You (Halos and Wings) (Britton Cameron, Patricia Conroy)
4. Edge Of Goodbye (Joshua Scott Jones, Meghan Linsey Julie Moriva)
5. Bulletproof (Lori McKenna, Chris Tompkins)
6. Not Tonight (Shane Stevens, Hillary Lindsey, Matthew West)
7. Last Night Again (Joshua Scott Jones, Meghan Linsey, Hillary Lindsey)
8. Without You (Joshua Scott Jones, Meghan Linsey, Van Asa Preston)
9. Rainbow (Joshua Scott Jones, Meghan Linsey, Tommy Henriksen, Chioma Eze)
10. Eggs Over Easy ( Joshua Scott Jones, Meghan Linsey, Steffon Hamulak)
11. Homespun Love (Keith Urban, Vernon Rust)
12. Glass Houses (Joshua Scott Jones)

To hear a taste of Steel Magnolia’s upcoming album, visit: www.steelmagnoliamusic.com/music

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