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"Warning: This article contains spoilers that some readers may prefer to avoid. Blake Shelton has sent home two hopefuls in the first Playoff round on The Voice.  Madilyn Paige and Ryan Whyte Maloney were unable to gain a place among Team Blake&amp;#039;s final three to go through to the Live Show. Paige - who Blake stole during the final night of the Battle Rounds - sang Zedd and Foxes&amp;#039; &amp;#039;Clarity&amp;#039;, while Maloney tackled Shinedown&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Second Chance&amp;#039;. The former was praised for being a more well-rounded artist during her performance but was advised to be less worried about hitting the high notes. Blake told Maloney that his performance was his best on the show to date, although Shakira pointed out it wasn&amp;#039;t perfect.  The departures mean that Sisaundra Lewis, Jake Worthington and Audra McLaughlin will compete in the first Live Show of the season. McLaughlin took on Martina McBride&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;A Broken Wing&amp;#039;, which Usher described as &amp;quot;effortless&amp;quot; for her. Meanwhile, Worthington dedicated his performance of Jake Owen&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Anywhere with You&amp;#039; to his girlfriend, &amp;quot;the only girl who&amp;#039;s ever treated me like a skinny guy&amp;quot;. Finally, Lewis was praised for singing Billy Joel&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;New York State of Mind&amp;#039;. &amp;quot;You are our teacher,&amp;quot; a bowing Usher commented. The Playoffs on The Voice continue next Monday at 8pm on NBC.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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