JINGLE BALL
6 p.m. • Xcel Energy Center • $27-$101.30
This year's KDWB Jingle Ball is heavy on pop and light on hip-hop and R&B. Korean pop star PSY seems to be the big coup, with his international sensation "Gangnam Style," now the most-watched YouTube video ever, notching more than 800 million views. Pop-rockers Train keep on rolling with another ubiquitous single, this time "Drive By," which trumps 2009's "Hey, Soul Sister." Four fresh faces from England are scheduled -- Taylor Swift crony Ed Sheeran of "The A Team" fame; Ellie Goulding, who scored stateside with "Lights;" U.K. "X Factor" fave Cher Lloyd, the voice of "Want U Back," and newcomer Conor Maynard, who is making noise with "Turn Around" featuring Ne-Yo. Minnesota's own Owl City is back at Jingle Ball, riding high again with this year's hits "Good Time" and "Shooting Star." One Republic will also return, this time with the single "Feel Again." JON BREAM
