In the past couple of years, she has been stockpiling awards: five CMAs (including album of the year for "Revolution"), six ACMs (including album of the year for "Four the Record") and one Grammy (best female vocal performance for "The House That Built Me"). Lambert deserves the acclaim -- and the extra attention that goes with being married to Blake Shelton of NBC's "The Voice." Now Lambert, who is a pistol and a poet, is ready to step up for her first arena headline tour. Opening are Chris Young, the former "Nashville Star" winner who has scored five No. 1 singles, including "You," and Jerrod Niemann, known for "Lover Lover."
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Miranda Lambert (New York Times/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Critic / ReporterJon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.
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