Country music is gearing up for the holiday shopping season, dropping some hot new releases for today's hottest country stars and even a few friends you may not have heard from in a while.

New in stores and on itunes this week, Keith Urban's long awaited 'Fuse' featuring 'A Little Bit Of Everything' and a hot duet with Miranda Lambert.  Sheryl Crow is excited her first- ever country album recorded in Nashville, look for 'Feels Like Home,' and you'll be treated to what critics are calling "her best album in many years."  Also new this week, George Jones long-awaited gospel album, 'Amazing Grace,' and Steve Wariner 'It Ain't All Bad."

Look for these upcoming September releases:

September 17
Billy Currington/We Are Tonight/Mercury Records
Chris Young/A.M./RCA
Justin Moore/Off The Beaten Path/The Valory Music Co.
Various/High Cotton: A Tribute to Alabama/Lightning Rod Records

September 24
Sammy Hagar/Sammy Hagar and Friends/Frontiers Records
Alan Jackson/The Bluegrass Album/ACR
Willie Nelson/To All The Girls
Neal McCoy/PRIDE: A Tribute to Charley Pride/Slate Creek Records

September 30
Tyler Farr/Redneck Crazy/Columbia

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