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Country singer Blake Shelton likes his odds when it comes to this year’s Grammy Awards. Shelton’s “Mine WouldBe You” and wife Miranda Lambert’s “Mama’s Broken Heart” are both nominated for best country soloperformance, doubling his chances of nabbing a golden gramophone in his home. “I hope one of us wins that thing because I want one in my house for sure,” Shelton said. “The thing about an actual Grammy is if you set it up high enough on the shelf people can’t read that plaque, and if somebody comes in the house and they’re like, ‘You got a Grammy.’ It’s like, ‘Yeah. Oh yeah I got one.’ And they don’t actually read that it’s to Miranda.” Shelton has yet to win a Grammy. Lambert won her first in 2011. Shelton also is up for best country album for his eighth album, Based on a True Story. ” The Grammy Awards will air liveon CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 26.

Miley Cyrus headlined the annual Jingle Ball concert at Madison Square Garden, performing her hits “Wrecking Ball” and“We Can’t Stop.” Wild-child Cyrus sang onstage in a shimmery red ensemble resembling a Christmas ornament.Actress Lindsay Lohan introduced the singer Friday night, saying she loves that Cyrus is being “herself.” Other performers included Selena Gomez, Enrique Iglesias and Robin Thicke, who joined Cyrus in an attention-grabbing MTV performance this summer. Ariana Grande shined as she belted out songs like “The Way” and “Honeymoon Avenue” in Mariah Carey form. Girl group Fifth Harmony also impressed vocally, while Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Pitbull ignited the crowd during their high-energy sets. Paramore, Jason Derulo, Fall Out Boy and Austin Mahone also performed.

Front Section, Pages 2 on 12/15/2013

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