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00:00:05All right, ready?
00:00:06I'm rolling, baby.
00:00:07In action.
00:00:07In action.
00:00:10Where is he?
00:00:11I love you, CeeLo Green.
00:00:16Welcome home, honey.
00:00:17The mega mentor in the knockouts for Team Adam and Team Legend is the OG original coach
00:00:21of The Voice, CeeLo Green.
00:00:23Come to me.
00:00:23He's got wisdom.
00:00:24Pearls of wisdom.
00:00:25I got to work with Michael Bublé, whom I love.
00:00:28Do you need a cape?
00:00:30Mega mentor?
00:00:31I feel very powerful right now.
00:00:33I am so excited for the knockouts.
00:00:35Let's go!
00:00:36You're really seeing artists blossom.
00:00:38Oh my god!
00:00:40A trip to the semifinals is on the line.
00:00:43There's no steal and save.
00:00:44It's like Hunger Games.
00:00:46I actually love nothing about knockouts.
00:00:47I hate seeing people go home, man.
00:00:49If it's this hard for you, just think about how hard it is for me.
00:00:51No, that's horrible.
00:00:52This is horrible.
00:00:55This season, we're doing something we've never done before.
00:00:57Our first all-star showdown.
00:01:00Oh, wow.
00:01:01Suspenseful.
00:01:02Not only is CeeLo the mega mentor, but he's going to decide who the winner of our all-star
00:01:07showdown is.
00:01:09The lowdown on the showdown is...
00:01:14The knockouts start right now.
00:01:17I'm ready.
00:01:17Knockout.
00:01:18Get it?
00:01:19Knockout.
00:01:24Welcome back.
00:01:25It's so good to have you here.
00:01:26Thanks for having me.
00:01:27Great to be here.
00:01:28Mr. CeeLo Green.
00:01:29I've been a fan of him for decades now, and I'm just so happy he's here.
00:01:33I think our relationship hits back about 20-plus years.
00:01:37Yeah.
00:01:38Remembering how you used to do it.
00:01:39He knows how coaching is supposed to be done on this show.
00:01:41So good to have you, sir.
00:01:43Thanks for having me.
00:01:43You know, you guys started something that's been around now for 29 seasons.
00:01:48Some great time that comes through here.
00:01:49Absolutely.
00:01:50Feels really good.
00:01:51It feels strange and wonderful.
00:01:52Strange and wonderful.
00:01:54I love that.
00:01:55And we're going to have some fun with these artists.
00:01:57I'm killing it right now.
00:01:58Nah, I have more finesse when I do it.
00:02:00Lucas and Moses, I feel like they both kind of have a similar thread of, like, soulfulness.
00:02:06I got one steal from Team Adam.
00:02:08Oh!
00:02:09We got a steal!
00:02:11Moses, certain people just have a light.
00:02:12So I was like, I can't let him go home.
00:02:14And then Lucas, his specialty is doing those great pop, piano, singer, songwriters.
00:02:20I love him either.
00:02:21Let's do it.
00:02:23Hello, gentlemen.
00:02:24Oh!
00:02:25Oh!
00:02:26You see that?
00:02:27Stop playing with him!
00:02:27You see that reaction?
00:02:29Stop it!
00:02:30We got a mega mentor!
00:02:31One of our OGs!
00:02:33When I walked in and saw CeeLo Green, I lost it!
00:02:37I'm so lucky to have even shared space in orbit with this guy.
00:02:40I have to tell you, this is a full-circle moment where you did Selma Glory.
00:02:45Uh-huh.
00:02:45You did a tri-state area run, and I was contracted as one of the singers.
00:02:49Oh, amazing!
00:02:50About 10 years ago, I had the opportunity to sing Backbone for John Legend for his promo for the song
00:02:56Glory from the movie Selma.
00:02:57I always wondered what that would be like to work more closely with him.
00:03:00This opportunity to work with him is like a dream come true.
00:03:02I'm glad you got to sing with me then, and then Lucas.
00:03:06I'm so glad you're here in the knockouts.
00:03:07We're going to have a lot of fun.
00:03:08My pleasure to be here.
00:03:09I'm going to meet you both, man.
00:03:10So, what have you chosen?
00:03:12I'm singing Let's Get It On by one of the kings of Soul, Marvin Gaye.
00:03:17Marvin meant a lot to me.
00:03:19I'm excited to hear you cover this song.
00:03:21Growing up in my household, the only music that was allowed was gospel music.
00:03:26I have vivid memories of hearing this song outside of my window in Harlem.
00:03:31This song is one of the most iconic songs from that first...
00:03:35Everybody knows what comes next.
00:03:37I've been really trying, baby.
00:03:40I'm like, see the whole way.
00:03:42Trying to hold back...
00:03:43Moses has gotten better each time I've heard him.
00:03:46So long.
00:03:48And if you feel...
00:03:50He's delivering it with passion and electricity, all the things you want.
00:03:56Yeah!
00:03:57Hey, he sang that song.
00:03:59So, brother, it sounded like you were inspired by a couple of the live renditions of Let's Get It On.
00:04:05Yeah.
00:04:06That's my wheelhouse.
00:04:07He was singing along the whole time.
00:04:08Yeah, yeah.
00:04:09Now, think about how to command the stage with your physical energy.
00:04:16Right now, it feels like you're a little frenetic.
00:04:19Okay.
00:04:19You got to be that bridge between both versions of Marvin.
00:04:22Yeah.
00:04:23Even that recording, it sounded like it was live and in the moment.
00:04:25But you can compose yourself because it may be a bit much when it's the only song that you're going
00:04:30to sing.
00:04:31But then, by the end, you're begging.
00:04:33So, it's like, let it build to that.
00:04:35That last, come on, get on your knees.
00:04:37Ah, come on, come on.
00:04:39I don't want to get it on.
00:04:41Yeah.
00:04:42Yeah.
00:04:42Yeah.
00:04:42Yeah.
00:04:43Go for it.
00:04:43That's the first rule, man.
00:04:44Don't show no shine.
00:04:47Give us a journey physically because you're, I think, vocally giving us a great journey.
00:04:51Awesome.
00:04:52That means so much.
00:04:53Thank you, John.
00:04:53Being here in the Knockouts really feels like I've made it far.
00:04:57No more steals.
00:04:58No more saves.
00:04:59It's winter go home.
00:05:00Lucas, I love that the keyboard is back out.
00:05:03What are you doing?
00:05:03I'm doing New York State of Mind by Billy Joel.
00:05:06Come on.
00:05:08The song's about how Billy was super nostalgic about New York because he lived in L.A. for three years
00:05:13and he was really homesick singing New York State of Mind.
00:05:16It really kind of helps me cure that homesickness I'm feeling right now.
00:05:20I miss my buddies.
00:05:21I miss my dog and my sister.
00:05:23I actually took a gap semester from college to be here, so I feel like that really dials up the
00:05:27pressure.
00:05:28I want to prove to John that I'm the guy you want for the top nine.
00:05:33All right, let's hear it.
00:05:35Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood.
00:05:41Come on.
00:05:42Lucas had beautiful choices, beautiful runs.
00:05:46Yeah.
00:05:47He's really soulful.
00:05:48And that piano playing.
00:05:49See?
00:05:50Oh.
00:05:50I love the unassuminess.
00:05:52That's the charm of the voice.
00:05:54You just have to be open, optimistic, and ready for your miracle.
00:05:57And that's the way I've received him today.
00:05:58I was like, okay, this is a good one.
00:06:03Playing that thing.
00:06:04All right.
00:06:04Woo!
00:06:06Wow.
00:06:07That's so much fun.
00:06:08He's doing all this work on the keys because you have so much style as a vocalist.
00:06:11I want you to be able to have that same intentionality vocally while you're playing.
00:06:16But maybe some moments have a little more tenderness.
00:06:18I agree with you because the virtuosity, it's almost like you don't even have to think about
00:06:22playing the piano.
00:06:23That's your strong suit.
00:06:24Billy Joel is one of my all-time favorites.
00:06:27But I noticed when he performs, he's not really playing to the crowd.
00:06:30So I don't know if you could maybe lose yourself in that sum.
00:06:34You can really close your eyes and just sing that record like, oh, take that.
00:06:38Give me some of that rough around there, that New York under the street like doo-wop type.
00:06:42I got to bring it out.
00:06:43Yeah, man.
00:06:45Come on up, Moses.
00:06:46Lucas has incredible skills.
00:06:48I'm shook.
00:06:49And I feel even more urgency to bring my A game.
00:06:52I have messages for you guys.
00:06:54Yo.
00:06:55I'm looking at CeeLo's jacket.
00:06:56I'm like, what's in all those pockets, man?
00:06:58How many pockets you got on that thing?
00:07:00Pockets for everybody.
00:07:03It's going to be really hard to decide between them because they're both like right in that
00:07:07same level of quality and beauty and skill.
00:07:13Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.
00:07:17All right, now.
00:07:17What do we got, Lucas?
00:07:19Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.
00:07:21All right.
00:07:22Moses, since you're new to Team Legend, you also get another gift.
00:07:24Oh, like my jacket?
00:07:25Yeah.
00:07:26I'm happy I don't have to do it.
00:07:27Oh, man.
00:07:28I'm happy I'm helping you be able to do it a little bit better.
00:07:32Yes.
00:07:32But yeah, I know that it's difficult.
00:07:34This is the hardest part.
00:07:35Yeah.
00:07:36And you can't fake it.
00:07:37Yeah.
00:07:38They're going to make it hard for me.
00:07:41Let's go!
00:07:43Lucas!
00:07:44I love him.
00:07:45He's great.
00:07:46I love Moses, too.
00:07:46This is going to be very close.
00:07:48I don't know what I'm going to do yet.
00:07:50Oh, no.
00:07:51Go, Moses!
00:07:52Now singing Let's Get It On, here's Moses G.
00:08:02I've been really trying, baby.
00:08:07Trying to hold back this feeling for so long.
00:08:13And if you feel like I feel, baby, then come on.
00:08:20Oh, come on.
00:08:22Yeah!
00:08:23Let's get it on.
00:08:26Oh, baby.
00:08:28Let's get it on.
00:08:30Oh, baby.
00:08:33Oh, there's nothing wrong with me loving you.
00:08:42Na-na-na-na-na-na.
00:08:45Hey.
00:08:47Giving yourself to me could never be wrong.
00:08:51If the love is true.
00:08:54Oh, baby.
00:08:57Hey.
00:08:58Yeah!
00:08:59Don't you know how sweet and wonderful life can be?
00:09:09Oh, I got it, you baby, to get loving me
00:09:17Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
00:09:21Oh, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, darling
00:09:24Stop being around the bush
00:09:30Oh, gonna get it all with me
00:09:34Thank you, baby
00:09:36I want to get it on
00:09:39So you don't have to worry
00:09:41That it's wrong
00:09:44If the spirit moves you
00:09:46Let me groove you
00:09:47Let your love come down
00:09:50If you believe in love
00:09:56Let's get it on
00:10:13Yeah, Moses
00:10:14Go, Moses
00:10:16It's Piano Man time
00:10:22With New York State of mind, here's Lucas West
00:10:25Lucas
00:10:38Some folks like to get away
00:10:41Take a holiday from the neighborhood
00:10:46Have a ride to Miami Beach or to Hollywood
00:10:53But I'm taking a Greyhound
00:10:56On a Hudson River line
00:11:02I'm in a New York State of mind
00:11:13It was so easy
00:11:15Living day by day
00:11:20Out of touch with the rhythm and the blues
00:11:28But now I need a little gift
00:11:32In the New York Times
00:11:39The day of the news
00:11:44It comes down to reality
00:11:46And it's fine with me
00:11:49Cause I've let it slide
00:11:51I don't care if it's trying to down
00:11:54I want me to die
00:11:59But I don't have any reasons
00:12:02I've left them all behind
00:12:07Okay
00:12:09And he can play
00:12:11Cause I'm in a New York state of time
00:12:22Oh, man
00:12:25Oh, man
00:12:32I don't care if it's trying to decline
00:12:33That's us
00:12:36Yo, he's good
00:12:37That's us
00:12:38Yes!
00:12:42He makes me so happy
00:12:45Moses
00:12:46Moses, Moses
00:12:47You cannot do that song unless you do exactly what you just did you committed sir. That's right
00:12:53That's right. I heard your words in my mind when I did it. I cannot move the way you were
00:12:57moving on that
00:13:05Lucas you were not on my team and I'm still mad about it. Stay mad kids. Yeah
00:13:11You just keep getting better and better dude
00:13:12I mean this dude really plays that keyboard is not a prop and I love that about you too
00:13:17Thank you so much, man. Thank you
00:13:20Moses you make me so happy. I found myself smiling my face hurt
00:13:25I love it your arms open and you're dancing you're lost in it. You just love it
00:13:29Lucas Billy Joel if he says this like you just made him proud. That was insane
00:13:36You have to be able to say I'm gonna challenge myself because I feel like I am worthy of it
00:13:41And I think you need that kind of confidence and attitude to move forward. So I would lean a bit
00:13:44more towards Lucas
00:13:47Thank you coaches
00:13:49All right, John tough decision. What'd you think of it? Oh, I was so impressed with both of your performances
00:13:55Moses, you really have such a beautiful energy. You just radiate light and
00:14:01Positive energy and that's what people want to feel and want to see
00:14:05Lucas, I feel like we saw new things from you vocally today
00:14:09It was really like revelatory and to be able to play the piano and then sing as well as you
00:14:16did today is just incredibly impressive
00:14:19Thank you so much
00:14:20John tough knockout who is the winner this was very close
00:14:25I think both of you are phenomenal and it's been a joy working with both of you the winner of
00:14:31this knockout
00:14:41Welcome back to the knockouts premiere
00:14:44John who is the winner of this knockout the winner of this knockout is Lucas
00:14:52At this point everybody's so good. So only talented artists are going to go home
00:14:57It's the conundrum of making decisions when the competition is so good
00:15:02Lucas just had just enough of that extra
00:15:05That I needed to know that he belonged in the semi-final
00:15:08It's really nice to hear from John here in your hero tell you that they believe in you and 100
00:15:13% is like the craziest thing
00:15:15You know, I want to call my mom
00:15:18Yo Lucas, he's the truth. He might win
00:15:26This is my first time in this position. You know that. Oh, yeah. Yeah, do you need a cape?
00:15:31I feel very powerful right now. I mean Michael Bublé is a nice name, but doesn't quite have the same
00:15:37ring as
00:15:39Mega mentor
00:15:44You're so special
00:15:46So it's battle of champions. So what I thought I'd do is I would bring in the greatest mega mentor
00:15:53I could think of
00:15:54I love my Bublé. You're so good at the show. You win a lot. I love it. Just like you.
00:15:59Yeah, I was built for doing this
00:16:01It is fun if I could be a small part of helping these artists to grow
00:16:05There's a lot of goodness that comes on it
00:16:07All right, so up first are my country dudes who I love. Yeah, this is my first time to really
00:16:12get to work with them
00:16:13And they're both very different. All right
00:16:15I put the country boys together
00:16:18She didn't know what she was getting into
00:16:19Kelly paired me with jw griffin and jw's one of my best buddies and I was like crud
00:16:25We should do like scooby-doo and we walk
00:16:30Let's bring him in
00:16:32Dude you guys are so handsome
00:16:33Oh, what's up? I'm michael buble and it's nice to meet you houston. I love michael buble. He's got five
00:16:39grammys
00:16:39That's a huge deal at any level of artistry. I was kind of starstruck jw
00:16:45He's won two times. He's a champion. It's cool to see another coach that has a history of winning and
00:16:51to get to work with them
00:16:53I'm really like sorry once again. This is our first time to technically we get to work together be gentle
00:16:59with us, please
00:17:01Just so you know, there's no steal and save. Oh, that's hard. That's really hard. Yes
00:17:05And this is y'all pick the song we really want to push you to make this song competitive because
00:17:09it's really cut there
00:17:10It goes from six to three. It's like hunger games. All right. Who's starting? Okay. Who's starting? Which one?
00:17:15I'll go first. Okay. This round there's no saves and there's no steals
00:17:19So it's like we're in a big old pressure cooker and that stinks, but that's the way competition goes
00:17:25Why'd you pick this song? I look up to luke combs a lot of great voice
00:17:30For the knockout round. I picked love you anyway by luke comes
00:17:33I guess it was 2025 and he was like hey listen. I got two young boys at home
00:17:37I'm not gonna be on tour all the time
00:17:39I want to be there to watch them grow up a lot of how luke tends to be with his
00:17:43family
00:17:44I see that and how my dad was with me growing up and that means a lot
00:17:47I guess the first intro to country music for me was listening to the alabama's greatest hit cd in my
00:17:52dad's truck
00:17:52That was where I started realizing that singing could be fun
00:17:55I'm at school right now because eventually I want to be a husband and I want to be a dad
00:18:00And I know that if music doesn't have the ability to pay the bills getting my degree is my ultimate
00:18:05backup plan
00:18:06This ag building that i'm right next to has taught me so much i'm currently studying agricultural business
00:18:12It's a little bit looser than a regular strict business degree because every once in a while i'll wear my
00:18:17overalls to class
00:18:18I love it
00:18:20It's been really cool
00:18:21But if I could perform and do music for the rest of my life as a job
00:18:25I don't think i'd work a day in my life and that sounds good to me i'm looking forward to
00:18:29this let's do it all right
00:18:31At least i'd have the stars that sparkled in your eyes
00:18:36houston is this big beautiful voice country singer i think he could sing other stuff i think oh yeah
00:18:42He can sing rhythm and blues he can sing rock he likes soulful and so young 20 20 years old
00:18:46I love you anyway
00:18:51I love this song what a
00:18:53Beautiful mess sad but beautiful lyrically it's deep and rich
00:18:59But don't forget to give me what the words are like an
00:19:04Enunciate for us tell the story of them
00:19:07Millions and millions of people watching you and that is an intimate relationship that you're letting them in
00:19:12Yeah, message wise this is kind of a beautiful turn for you be tender man
00:19:18Even if i knew that might be a really cool time for your really beautiful falsetto do it right now
00:19:24Even if i knew the day we met you be the reason this heart breaks
00:19:32Dude dude come on
00:19:36Okay
00:19:37God that is stronger than the biggest note you could do
00:19:40Okay the audience is gonna yell you know when you do that
00:19:43All right come on jdubs
00:19:45All right
00:19:45I feel like it's nerve-wracking going against houston he's got a classic country voice and it's really easy to
00:19:51connect with tear it up man
00:19:53For the knockouts i picked if it hadn't been for love by the steel drivers
00:19:57This kind of song can let me show out a little more of my soulfulness that i haven't really been
00:20:03able to do yet
00:20:04i love it
00:20:07I just love the sounds and the song has a bluegrass flare it's in the country genre
00:20:12i think there's always going to be country roots behind everything i do
00:20:16Just because my accent and the way i talk
00:20:18I like country music the most because it represents kind of what it feels like
00:20:25to be from south georgia and now it's just like i'm thousands of miles away
00:20:30i've given up a lot of time to be here at work i've missed a while now
00:20:36i miss the bread a lot but i've been eating a lot of bread out here too
00:20:41the feeling of being able to perform and people enjoying it that's what i'm here for i'm not ready
00:20:48for it to end well let's hear it
00:20:57for me jw is a country star i love his quick vibrato this tone just stylistically i just dug what
00:21:03he was doing
00:21:07he just has this undeniable voice he's one of those classic storytellers
00:21:15nice man your voice is so cool like it's so effortless my thing i would suggest just because
00:21:23of the competition if you're singing this at a show do it exactly how you did it but if you're
00:21:27doing it
00:21:27on a competition stage it can get a little monotonous right that's the only thing i'm thinking
00:21:31i've been trying to think of something to do lift the tempo turn it into a little more kind of
00:21:36rocking
00:21:36thing yeah instead of it just kind of chilling yeah we got to make this a competition song yeah
00:21:41i think kelly's the perfect coach for me because she just has a great presence she's really warm
00:21:46but she also like knows what she wants i like it musically not to stay the same yeah she's a
00:21:52good
00:21:53leader just to have some kind of like yeah yeah rock it up yeah experiment with that
00:22:00jw the dude's tone is insane i could listen to him sing a phone book and i'd be happy
00:22:07we took it to church i think kelly's team has true country threats and uh that is a nice place
00:22:14to be yeah i love both songs you couldn't be more different representing different lanes in country
00:22:18music right now but yet you both have this soulful grit to you that is so classic i love both
00:22:24of them
00:22:24they're both very different singers what are you gonna do how are you gonna make decisions you think we
00:22:28talk about this we think we know and then we get there the day of and you choose someone else
00:22:33it is for me in the moment like whoever does best in the moment that's what i'm going with
00:22:41now with if it hadn't been for love here is jw griffin
00:22:54never would have hitchhiked to birmingham if it hadn't been i love him
00:22:59i never would have took the train to lose the end if it hadn't been for love
00:23:06i never would have run through the blinding range without one dollar to my name if it hadn't been
00:23:13if it hadn't been for love
00:23:16i never would have seen the trouble that i've been if it hadn't been for love
00:23:24i would have been called like a wayward wind if you hadn't been for love
00:23:31well nobody knows it better than me i wouldn't be wishing i was free
00:23:37if you hadn't been if you hadn't been for love
00:23:42yeah
00:23:43four cold walls against my will
00:23:49at least i know she's alive
00:23:57four cold walls without the road
00:24:03lord have mercy on my soul
00:24:11well never would have been to that side of town if it hadn't been for love
00:24:18never would have took her mind to track her down if it hadn't been for love
00:24:24and never would have loaded up my 44
00:24:27put myself behind the jailhouse
00:24:30put myself behind the jailhouse
00:24:30so if it hadn't been if it hadn't been for love
00:24:35if it hadn't been if it hadn't been for love
00:24:53yeah
00:24:54yeah
00:25:07welcome back to the knockouts at universal studios hollywood
00:25:13singing love you anyway here's houston kelly
00:25:16come on houston
00:25:25if your kids
00:25:28turned me to stone
00:25:31okay
00:25:32i'd be a statue
00:25:35standing tall
00:25:36in ancient Rome
00:25:38god
00:25:40and if your touch
00:25:42shed me like glass
00:25:46i'd be in pieces trying to make the breaking last
00:25:53and if it took one road to turn my days to nights
00:26:00at least i'd have the stars to sparkle in your eyes
00:26:08there's just some things that leave a man no choice
00:26:14like a compass need
00:26:17don't need and it's true no
00:26:21baby if i knew the day we met you babe
00:26:25the reason this heart breaks
00:26:38is
00:26:42is
00:27:00nice
00:27:01nice
00:27:01i know
00:27:02i know
00:27:04i know
00:27:04i know
00:27:04i know
00:27:11oh i love you anyway
00:27:14yeah
00:27:15beautiful
00:27:17great
00:27:17beautiful
00:27:18all right
00:27:23awesome you
00:27:27awesome man
00:27:29so good man
00:27:30oh my gosh
00:27:32you suck
00:27:34gentlemen
00:27:34gentlemen that was so well done by both of you
00:27:36houston you had so much character
00:27:39and warmth in your delivery
00:27:41i love when you gave that little smile
00:27:43you're the best smile
00:27:44something about it you're like i got there i got to that into that spot
00:27:47and he gave a little smile like
00:27:51yeah
00:27:52j-dub
00:27:54you don't mind if i call you j-dub
00:27:56you can call me j-dub too
00:27:58your tone is so cool to me
00:28:00i just really love
00:28:02that it's a little nasal in like the perfect way
00:28:04it has a nice crackle to it
00:28:07i could hear it on the radio
00:28:08i would go with j-dub
00:28:11thank you
00:28:11i want to start with you houston because i think there's a sense of joy
00:28:14you look you know to the left and look to the right
00:28:16and it's almost like you're like man i'm here
00:28:18i'm doing this i just want to say thank you for
00:28:20reminding us about the fact that this all has to do with
00:28:24the joy of singing and just excellent job
00:28:27thank you so much
00:28:28yeah j-dub
00:28:30i feel sad
00:28:31i thought maybe you were gonna go with me in the beginning
00:28:33i thought the same adam
00:28:34i really felt like we had a connection
00:28:36i am your fan i am coming to your concert
00:28:40i'm buying your t-shirt
00:28:41i'll be in the front row
00:28:43but you both did a great job
00:28:44i'm proud of both of you guys
00:28:46thank you coaches
00:28:49kelly what a difficult decision
00:28:50give us some thoughts first please
00:28:52from rehearsals
00:28:53you both did things that you did not want to do
00:28:56all of a sudden houston
00:28:58did like this falsetto thing and i was like
00:29:00where the hell did that come from
00:29:02and he was like oh i don't do that on stage
00:29:03i was like get the hell ready
00:29:07that was nice
00:29:08and the same thing like jw
00:29:10we changed your song
00:29:12we were trying to make it competition worthy
00:29:13you weren't afraid to do that which i really love
00:29:15and what that lets me know
00:29:17is that you're fearless and that's the exciting thing about working with artists like you
00:29:22kelly two great artists
00:29:24but the time has come who is the winner of this knockout
00:29:26you're both equally as gifted
00:29:28but i thought one of you might be a little bit more ready for competition right now
00:29:32the winner of this knockout is jw
00:29:35jw
00:29:37houston versus jw
00:29:38was really hard
00:29:39thank you so much
00:29:42jw was a little bit more comfortable
00:29:44even in the in-between moments when he wasn't
00:29:46performing it's pretty tough this season
00:29:48because in the knockouts usually there's a save
00:29:50maybe a steal or something like that there's nothing like that
00:29:52this season it's the name of the game it's a competition
00:29:54i get it but at that point you know you've worked with them a couple times to where you really
00:29:58get to know them
00:29:58and it's even harder to see them go home
00:30:01jw is like he's just so good i want to listen to him sing
00:30:04it's that simple all day all day long
00:30:08look at
00:30:09where are the people i saw on the street today
00:30:11who said they were coming to the voice
00:30:13there you are
00:30:15i was walking from school to my office they were like we're gonna see you at the voice today
00:30:20that happened to me one time in new york
00:30:22i was walking home
00:30:23and these women stopped me and they were like i'm coming to your show tomorrow
00:30:26i was like well i'll see you again
00:30:36welcome back to the voice battle of champions
00:30:43oh my god you're taking me back
00:30:46guys you want to see my actual debut album
00:30:49what do you mean your actual
00:30:50this was before i had a record deal
00:30:53is this for real this is before i was john legend
00:30:55look at your baby face
00:30:57i was still in college
00:30:58and then after that i was like i'm changing my style up
00:31:01and your name
00:31:02i used to sell it at my little shows in philly and new york
00:31:06i've grown up since then
00:31:07hey john stevens is cool
00:31:10bro my name's adam levine
00:31:11there's like 4 000 adam levines out there
00:31:19it's my mega mentor c lo green
00:31:21hello sir
00:31:21how you doing i'm great
00:31:22it's good to see you
00:31:23good to see you
00:31:25welcome home honey
00:31:28two og voice coaches
00:31:30so needed so necessary
00:31:31yep
00:31:31if i get a call from adam
00:31:33i make myself available
00:31:35man thanks for having me back bro
00:31:37you know what i'm saying
00:31:37i love you man you know i love you
00:31:39i live to entertain people for you know fabulosity
00:31:43so wow yeah
00:31:45get it that's what i'm here to do
00:31:47you ready for this
00:31:48i am not
00:31:50me neither
00:31:51we're gonna do it
00:31:52hey
00:31:54hello
00:31:55what's up
00:31:57it was amazing to walk in and see c lo as the mega mentor
00:32:01c lo man great to meet you bro
00:32:03he's won grammys
00:32:05he was an og voice coach with adam
00:32:08and he is cool as a cucumber
00:32:11let's do it ladies first in the grand tradition
00:32:13no big deal it's a little whitney
00:32:14oh yeah no big deal at all
00:32:16no
00:32:17i am singing
00:32:18you give good love by whitney huster
00:32:21tell me why i chose a song
00:32:22because her songs was some of the songs that my mom made me sing as a kid
00:32:26just like a full circle moment
00:32:28i believe my mom did see potential in me very early
00:32:31when i was little she used to put me in like different talent shows she was like hey
00:32:37if you win we could go get a burger
00:32:41like okay that was what i was excited about
00:32:46she paved the way for me musically
00:32:48but you did not give up i am so proud of you
00:32:51and so now i get to sing whitney on a huge stage i'm excited
00:32:57sing to us
00:32:58make whitney proud come on let's go
00:32:59all right i know she will
00:33:02baby you give good love
00:33:10normally it's a bold move to do whitney but there is no singer that whitney has been better hands with
00:33:16alexia is special i think people are going to be blown away
00:33:23i want to support it
00:33:24it's a brave and bold move
00:33:27and we need more of that type of energy
00:33:29yeah a hundred percent
00:33:30all right
00:33:35all right
00:33:37that was pretty good
00:33:38thank you
00:33:38let me just begin by saying what a blessing
00:33:41to be able to hear
00:33:43true talent
00:33:44it sounded unique
00:33:45it sounded fresh
00:33:46we don't hear this song often enough
00:33:48this was her humble beginning
00:33:49this one song
00:33:50introduced her to the whole world
00:33:52was this first
00:33:53and she did it in one take
00:33:55of course she did
00:33:56yeah
00:33:57there's only one little thing i can tell you
00:33:59okay
00:33:59when it first comes in
00:34:01uh-huh
00:34:02settle
00:34:02yeah the edit doesn't give you the opportunity to slip down into it
00:34:06because
00:34:09you know how she opens up the record
00:34:10yeah
00:34:11i wish you could do that because i love that part
00:34:12i know
00:34:13that's the thing is like it does kind of
00:34:15it throws you in it
00:34:16so just use all the space
00:34:19so you can really settle in
00:34:21i can do that
00:34:21you're done
00:34:22all right
00:34:22alexia she's just a powerhouse vocalist
00:34:25that's definitely the most nerve-wracking thing
00:34:27all right
00:34:28i love the song choice
00:34:29i love that he chose wallflowers
00:34:31one headlight
00:34:32an anthem song everybody wants to sing when it comes on
00:34:34i love jacob dylan i love the wallflowers
00:34:36i like the fact that he was very singer songwriter
00:34:40but it's also rock and roll
00:34:41hell yeah
00:34:41this song is about figuring out life's toughest moments while trying to hold on
00:34:45i do know what it feels like to hold on tight to my dreams through hard times
00:34:50nothing could have prepared me for how difficult and competitive nashville is
00:34:55there it is
00:34:56it's tough
00:34:57when you're first there you don't know a lot of people
00:34:59you don't have a lot of work
00:35:01six months after i moved to nashville you know i was broke
00:35:04but you know i just kept at it
00:35:06i got my first cut as a songwriter
00:35:09it proved that i can hang
00:35:11now to be here in the knockouts
00:35:13no more steals
00:35:14no more saves
00:35:15it's definitely getting real
00:35:16gotta win or go home
00:35:18i love the choice
00:35:19let's do it
00:35:20i feel just like somebody else
00:35:23man i hate change
00:35:24but i know i ain't the same
00:35:27man bae's been the big surprise coming late in the game
00:35:29i love his voice
00:35:32he looks good
00:35:34sounds good
00:35:35pulls it all off
00:35:36it's a complete and total cool
00:35:39i can tell in the way you sing that you have a really great understanding of rock and roll music
00:35:44do you have a quintessential cool about you
00:35:47i think the hardest part for me was
00:35:49when you get to that high point in the song
00:35:51to not overdo it
00:35:52it means sit right in the pocket
00:35:54just a bit
00:35:54you know what i mean
00:35:55yeah
00:35:57wait i'm starting to get a
00:35:59oh
00:36:01i'm starting to get a
00:36:02oh i think he's got
00:36:05i've got fortunes
00:36:06i've got messages
00:36:08let me give you something
00:36:10i did not know CeeLo was a fortune teller
00:36:13that came as a surprise
00:36:14for you sir
00:36:19i love that
00:36:20that one
00:36:23what do you want to say
00:36:23art is what you can get away with
00:36:26i love that
00:36:26that's good
00:36:27i invent nothing
00:36:28i rediscover
00:36:29that's right
00:36:30that's cool
00:36:31that's pretty perfect actually when i think about it
00:36:34i hate these decisions but this one's going to be especially tough
00:36:36amazing you guys
00:36:38dude
00:36:38you got it aced
00:36:39i want to give it to you early
00:36:41how you feel about that other scene
00:36:42let's see
00:36:44legend
00:36:44i love the guy i'm biased to the guy
00:36:46he's my dude man
00:36:47of course he's biased
00:36:48we started this
00:36:50yeah
00:36:55look at you too
00:36:57get ready for this y'all
00:36:59yeah
00:37:02with you give good love here's alexia jay
00:37:13i found out what i've been missing
00:37:19oh my god
00:37:21always on the run
00:37:25stop
00:37:25i've been looking for someone
00:37:32yeah
00:37:34ooh
00:37:35that you give good love to me
00:37:39baby
00:37:40so good
00:37:43take this heart of mine
00:37:45if you can't help
00:37:47you give good love to me
00:37:51never too much
00:37:58baby you give good love
00:38:04oh
00:38:06ooh
00:38:07now
00:38:08i can't stop
00:38:12looking around
00:38:15it's not
00:38:16what
00:38:18what's this love going about
00:38:21our love is here to stay
00:38:24to stay
00:38:26ooh
00:38:28ooh
00:38:29give good love
00:38:31baby
00:38:34so good
00:38:37take this heart of mine
00:38:40into your head
00:38:41you give good love to me
00:38:45never too much
00:38:53baby you give good love
00:38:56baby you give good love
00:38:58never too much
00:38:59no
00:39:00baby you give good love
00:39:06baby you give good love
00:39:10baby you give good love
00:39:16yeah
00:39:18she's gonna win
00:39:20yes
00:39:20beautiful
00:39:21jeez
00:39:23sing lexi
00:39:24sing
00:39:25you so cool
00:39:26yeah
00:39:37welcome back to the knockouts
00:39:43now with one headlight here's bae simpson
00:39:50let's go bae
00:39:51let's go bae
00:39:53so long ago i don't remember when
00:39:56that's when they say i lost my only friend
00:40:00they said she died easier from broken heart disease
00:40:05cause i listened to the cemetery trees
00:40:18come on child
00:40:20nothing is forever
00:40:23nothing is forever
00:40:23there's got to be something better than in the middle
00:40:27leave us
00:40:28leave us in the room
00:40:29and put it all together
00:40:31and put it all together
00:40:32we can drive it home
00:40:36we can drive it home
00:40:37with one headlight
00:40:45i'm so long
00:40:47i'm so long
00:40:47it'll feel just like somebody else
00:40:50man i ain't changed
00:40:52but i know i ain't the same
00:40:55somewhere here in between these city walls of dying dreams
00:41:00i think her death that must be killing me
00:41:07eventually
00:41:12come on child
00:41:14nothing is forever
00:41:17There's got to be something better than in the middle
00:41:22Be a cigarette, we'll put it all together
00:41:26We can drive it home
00:41:29We'll want it live
00:41:37We'll want it live
00:41:46Yeah!
00:41:55Congratulations both of you
00:41:56Bae, I'm going to start with you
00:41:57I love that song so much
00:41:58Took me back
00:41:59I love that music does that
00:42:00Music and smells have so much nostalgia tied to them
00:42:04You're so understated
00:42:06Like you're so cool
00:42:07Because you don't try to be cool
00:42:11Alexia, you are literally so good
00:42:15It is like if Whitney Houston and Lauryn Hill's voices had a baby
00:42:21I want to say that I've hugged you
00:42:24I want to say that I knew you before
00:42:28You're so good
00:42:30I just want to remember this moment for when you were at the Grammys one day and I'm like
00:42:35I know her
00:42:36I'm like, oh my gosh
00:42:38It's so good
00:42:39Oh, I love it
00:42:41Like, look, at this point, I obviously would go with Alexia
00:42:44Who would you pick?
00:42:47It's a mystery
00:42:50Bae, there is this cool factor
00:42:52I talked about you being weird in the last round
00:42:55A good weird
00:42:55And a good weird
00:42:57Music is really in you
00:43:00And it's super cool
00:43:01And weird in all the right ways
00:43:03Thank you so much
00:43:04Yes
00:43:04And Alexia
00:43:06The Lauryn Hill comment really works for me
00:43:08There's something about that vibe
00:43:11It's got grit, you know, soulfulness
00:43:14And I love the style too
00:43:16You're giving a little Chaka Khan energy today
00:43:19The choices you're making
00:43:20It's just all working
00:43:22Thank you, coaches
00:43:24All right, Adam
00:43:24What'd you think about the knockout?
00:43:26You're both so comfortable in your own skin as far as who you are
00:43:29Bae, there's been something special about you from the first moment I heard you sing
00:43:32And you don't have to have a voice like Alexia's
00:43:35To be someone who is equally viable as an artist
00:43:37I don't have a voice like Alexia's
00:43:39You were incredible today
00:43:40Thank you
00:43:42And Alexia, it's a shame that these two coaches didn't like what you did up there
00:43:45I got to go see Lauryn, I think like 98, you know, miseducation
00:43:52To her
00:43:52I played on that album, you know
00:43:54Shut up, both of you
00:43:55I feel like I knew that
00:43:56Oh my god, that's amazing
00:43:58She is magic
00:43:59And you are so unique in that way where you can make us feel
00:44:04You're both fantastic
00:44:06All right, Adam
00:44:07Who is the winner of this knockout?
00:44:12I love you both
00:44:15The winner of this knockout
00:44:17Is Alexia
00:44:20Alexia!
00:44:21There are no saves, no steals
00:44:22And I don't like that
00:44:24She's crazy
00:44:26I had to go with Alexia
00:44:28Because she has one of the best voices I've ever heard in my life
00:44:30Amazing
00:44:30Alexia has that rare ability to sing anything
00:44:34I think she could win this entire competition very easily
00:44:36I heard that CeeLo came with a lot of zippers too
00:44:39Did y'all talk to each other?
00:44:40Maybe he influenced me
00:44:41And now I'm zipped up
00:44:42You're inspired
00:44:43Zippers galore
00:44:44Yeah, but not even close to as many
00:44:45He had pockets everywhere
00:44:46What is he hiding in his pockets?
00:44:48I want to know
00:44:49People's fortunes
00:44:50He had the fortune cookie messages
00:44:51Would he open different pockets?
00:44:53Yes, he opened different pockets
00:44:54Oh
00:44:54CeeLo's a wizard
00:44:56Wizard?
00:44:57He's a wild man
00:44:57You're a wizard, Harry
00:45:06Welcome back to the Knockouts premiere
00:45:10When did I see you last?
00:45:12It was on my show
00:45:13I hosted your show
00:45:14Yep
00:45:15Oh good, we're back
00:45:16Alright
00:45:16Okay, so next up is Abigail and Liv
00:45:19Okay
00:45:19Abigail has this really cool singer-songwriter
00:45:22Special kind of thing with her voice
00:45:24Liv kind of reminds me of young Mariah
00:45:26This whole journey has been insane
00:45:28The battle
00:45:28It was the most crazy moment of my life
00:45:31Coach, I'm reminded that Liv's available to steal
00:45:33Whoa, immediately
00:45:35We got a steal
00:45:36What do you mean?
00:45:38Oh no
00:45:39When Kelly pressed her super steal
00:45:41It was such a crazy moment
00:45:42And one thing I'm going to make sure
00:45:44Is to not let Kelly down
00:45:46What's up?
00:45:47Oh my gosh
00:45:48Walking in to see Michael Buble
00:45:50As the mega mentor
00:45:51Was absolutely insane
00:45:53Michael's won Grammys
00:45:54Two seasons of The Voice
00:45:56He's an amazing recording artist
00:45:58Like he puts his own spin on things
00:46:00Alright, who's going to start?
00:46:02Abigail?
00:46:02Okay
00:46:03I'm singing Feather by Sabrina Carpenter
00:46:05I love a song about letting go
00:46:07As someone who's in their head a lot
00:46:08To sing about
00:46:09I feel light as a feather
00:46:10Let's hear
00:46:11I feel so much lighter
00:46:13Like a feather
00:46:14With you off my mind
00:46:16I love Abigail for us
00:46:18I think she has such a sweet
00:46:19Lovely tone
00:46:20It's really angelic
00:46:22Like a kid
00:46:23You fit every stereotype
00:46:25Send a pic
00:46:26She was great
00:46:28Really great
00:46:28She was good at flipping songs
00:46:29This song is about
00:46:31Letting go of
00:46:33Someone who doesn't serve you anymore
00:46:35I've had my fair share of breakups
00:46:37But ultimately you get to
00:46:39Exactly who you want to be with
00:46:41When I met Tom
00:46:42We were both still in college
00:46:43He's the best
00:46:45He's the musician as well
00:46:46Tom is my biggest supporter
00:46:48It was really effortless
00:46:50Like two feathers floating together
00:46:52Bye
00:46:56It's like so angelic
00:46:58Thank you
00:46:58You seemed shy at first
00:47:00In the blinds
00:47:00And I'm like
00:47:01Oh you're a little punk rock
00:47:02Like you got a little sass in there
00:47:03And I love that
00:47:04You're like a cross between
00:47:05Joni Mitchell and
00:47:07Melanie Martinez
00:47:07Oh yeah
00:47:08You're very unique
00:47:10If I'm you
00:47:11I lean into the quirkiness
00:47:13This is your song now
00:47:14You have this really cool spark about you
00:47:16That I really want to pull out
00:47:18Can you play that chorus?
00:47:19I feel so much lighter
00:47:21Like a feather with you off my
00:47:23You're on the voice
00:47:23You're singing this Kelly Clarkson right now
00:47:25You just want to pinch yourself
00:47:27This is the best show I've ever seen
00:47:29You act like a kid
00:47:32You fit every stereotype
00:47:34Send a pic
00:47:37Yeah since they're going quiet
00:47:39You can make that little sexy sound
00:47:41That you're making
00:47:41Like send a pic
00:47:42To have that little pause right there
00:47:44Because your little sass on it
00:47:46Is such great sauce
00:47:47I love it
00:47:48As an artist
00:47:49Abigail is so unique
00:47:50The control is insane
00:47:53She's just so amazing
00:47:54And I'm so glad I get to hear her
00:47:55And work with her
00:47:56Hey Liv
00:47:57Hi
00:47:57Hey
00:47:58Can I ask you something stupid?
00:48:01Of course
00:48:01We didn't work together
00:48:02We didn't work together
00:48:04But I did audition last season
00:48:06And I didn't get a chair turn
00:48:07I was the one who had the connection
00:48:09With like the suckers
00:48:10Of course
00:48:11And I ate the sucker
00:48:12Was it good?
00:48:13Yes
00:48:13You brought a gift and everything?
00:48:14You're such an ass
00:48:15I'm an idiot
00:48:16For a competition
00:48:17This is an interesting song to pick
00:48:20Obviously I'm a fan of it
00:48:22I will be singing
00:48:22Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson
00:48:24I will say
00:48:25This was not one of my favorites to record
00:48:27But it's one of my favorites to perform live
00:48:30Yeah
00:48:30Because it touches so many people
00:48:32Yeah
00:48:32Are we going to shake it up a little bit?
00:48:34Yeah
00:48:34So obviously I have so much respect
00:48:36For the original arrangement
00:48:37It's amazing
00:48:38Oh throw the OG out
00:48:39Let's do something
00:48:41Grew up in a small town
00:48:43And when the rain would fall down
00:48:45Liv has a beautiful voice
00:48:47She has great control
00:48:48It seems pretty effortless for her
00:48:49I spread my wings
00:48:51And I learn how to fly
00:48:53And if she's this good at 16
00:48:56I can't even imagine
00:48:57What this girl is going to sound like
00:48:59When she's 18, 19, 20
00:49:00I mean
00:49:00Yeah
00:49:01Already great
00:49:04You have such a good voice
00:49:07This song could be yours now
00:49:08I just want you to tell me
00:49:10That you're really going to be
00:49:11As genuine and honest as you can be
00:49:13Present, yeah
00:49:14It's a gorgeous song
00:49:15And if this message really does mean something to you
00:49:17Yeah
00:49:17It'll serve you well
00:49:19Knowing that this run
00:49:20We get to pick our songs
00:49:21It's kind of a breath of relief
00:49:22Because this is the song
00:49:24That I feel represents me the most
00:49:25This song is about
00:49:27Stepping out of your comfort zone
00:49:28Pursuing your dreams
00:49:29I grew up in an average household
00:49:31With, you know, friends and family
00:49:33We would always talk about homework
00:49:34And school
00:49:35Just casual teenager things
00:49:37But now I have this incredible opportunity
00:49:39And I kind of want to break away
00:49:40And, you know, pursue my dream
00:49:42But always keep the people
00:49:43That, you know, brought me up
00:49:44In my heart
00:49:45I could go on a rant
00:49:47Of why I love the song so much
00:49:48I just wanted to slow
00:49:49The very beginning down a tiny bit
00:49:51I can break away
00:49:55It can be intimate
00:49:57You don't have to push
00:49:58That's what's going to separate you
00:50:00She's going to choose
00:50:01One of you
00:50:02There's no save
00:50:02There's no steals
00:50:03If I'm you
00:50:04I want to make it impossible
00:50:05Thank you
00:50:06Thank you ladies so much
00:50:07That was so great
00:50:08Abigail and Liv
00:50:09The two's going to come to the table
00:50:11Who really wants it
00:50:12Who's not going to show nerves
00:50:14Great job
00:50:15I will be singing Kelly's song
00:50:16In front of Kelly
00:50:18Kelly's super steal artist
00:50:19I have to use the nerves
00:50:20And turn them into excitement
00:50:21Because in this round
00:50:23There are no second chances
00:50:24Versus Abigail Oakley
00:50:26I really want to make it
00:50:27To this next round
00:50:29So this needs to be
00:50:30The best I've ever
00:50:32Performed this song
00:50:33They look so cool
00:50:34This is really hard
00:50:39Now with Breakaway
00:50:40Here's Liv Sierra
00:50:49Grew up in a small town
00:50:51And when the rain would fall down
00:50:53I'd just stare out my window
00:50:58Dreaming of what could be
00:51:00And if I'd end up happy
00:51:02I would pray
00:51:05I could break away
00:51:13I'll spread my wings
00:51:16And I'll learn how to fly
00:51:18I'll do what it takes
00:51:20Till I touch the sky
00:51:22And I'll make a wish
00:51:24And take a chance
00:51:26And make a change
00:51:27And break away
00:51:32Buildings with a hundred votes
00:51:34Swinging round revolving dust
00:51:37Maybe I don't know
00:51:38Where they take me
00:51:40Gotta keep moving on
00:51:43Moving on
00:51:45Fly away
00:51:46Break away
00:51:49Break away
00:51:54No, it's not easy
00:51:57Tell you goodbye
00:52:01Make a change
00:52:04Break away
00:52:07Break away
00:52:09I know the darkness
00:52:10And into the dark
00:52:13And I won't forget
00:52:15The place I come from
00:52:24Take a risk
00:52:26Take a chance
00:52:28Make a change
00:52:32And break away
00:52:45Away
00:52:46How beautiful
00:52:57Welcome back to the knockouts
00:53:00Yeah, let's go
00:53:08With Feather, here's Abigail Oakley.
00:53:16It feels so good not caring where you are tonight.
00:53:23Oh.
00:53:25And it feels so good not pretending to like the wine that you like.
00:53:32I slam the door.
00:53:36I hit ignore.
00:53:38I say no, no, no more.
00:53:42I got you blocked, excited to never talk.
00:53:46I, I'm so sorry for your loss.
00:53:50I feel so much lighter like a feather with you off my mind.
00:53:55Oh, floating through the memories of whatever you're a waste of time.
00:54:04Oh, shaking all the nicks you act like.
00:54:10You fit every stereotype, send a pic.
00:54:15I feel so much lighter like a feather with you out my life.
00:54:21With you out my life.
00:54:29All right.
00:54:30You want me?
00:54:32I'm done.
00:54:33You miss me?
00:54:34No, no.
00:54:35Where I'm at?
00:54:36I'm up.
00:54:37I'm up.
00:54:37I'm up.
00:54:38I'm up.
00:54:52I'm up.
00:54:53I'm up.
00:54:58I'm so sorry for my love, man.
00:55:06I feel so much lighter like a feather with you off my mind.
00:55:11I
00:55:28Wow
00:55:30Abigail, I don't know that song very well. So some of the melodies they were like, oh wow
00:55:34It's really difficult to sing that way
00:55:36I loved hearing that cool part in the song where you had to do those little turns up in your
00:55:41head voice
00:55:41You executed it very well
00:55:43Thank you so much
00:55:44Liv, it's always tough to pick the song of your coach
00:55:49But I think it was really effective, especially at the end with those big chest voice notes that we were
00:55:55hitting
00:55:56It felt urgent enough to convince me that Liv should go to the next round if I were to be
00:56:00good
00:56:01Thank you Liv, you know, you're 16. I think about when I was 16 and like I was so lame
00:56:07like I was just not
00:56:09Even close to where you are
00:56:11So I'm blown away you chose Kelly's song to sing in a moment where you had the power to choose
00:56:16and that's a big statement
00:56:17awesome job
00:56:19Abigail you really have me feeling and understanding the lyrics whenever you can like plug someone into a song like
00:56:25that
00:56:25And that means that you are doing what is necessary to connect us to the music you both did really
00:56:29great
00:56:30So I give you no help really
00:56:32All right, Kelly before you tell us who won what you think well
00:56:36I want to lead with Abigail because Sabrina on any song is hard and the fact Abigail that you're doing
00:56:43it in your head voice
00:56:44It was perfectly executed. That's a very hard thing to do and Liv. I was like girl. Why are you
00:56:51doing this song?
00:56:53And it's my song. It's not usually a showstopper
00:56:56What's exciting to me is that you made it a showstopper. Thank you
00:57:03This is very hard
00:57:05Kelly, who is the winner of this knockout?
00:57:09Regardless of who I pick I do think that you're both special in very different ways
00:57:16Um
00:57:18The winner of this knockout is Liv
00:57:23It's very competitive
00:57:24Liv, Sierra, congratulations
00:57:25You're moving on to the top nine for Drew Kelly
00:57:28It's very hard
00:57:30Liv is exciting for me because she's 16th
00:57:32And she really impressed me with what she did with my song Breakaway
00:57:35She made it a competition song
00:57:36It's so nerve-wracking up there
00:57:38She's so good
00:57:39Now Liv is in the semifinal
00:57:41So I'll ride all right
00:57:43That song's like Piano Man
00:57:45It's like the waltzy
00:57:46That's what I mean
00:57:47She made it a competitive song
00:57:49It was impressive
00:57:50You know, it definitely was cool
00:57:51It worked
00:57:52It really worked
00:58:00Welcome back to the knockout premiere
00:58:06So we got two amazing young ladies coming out now
00:58:09Natasha's got that soulful smooth vibe
00:58:12And then Syd is like powerhouse
00:58:15I'm looking forward to it
00:58:16All right, let's do it
00:58:18Hello
00:58:19Look who's here
00:58:20We got the OG
00:58:21I was so excited to see CeeLo Green
00:58:24Crazy
00:58:26It was one of the first songs I ever covered
00:58:28He's just such an icon
00:58:30Natasha, talk to us
00:58:32What song have you chosen?
00:58:34I'm singing another sad love song by Toni Braxton
00:58:37Good one
00:58:38All right, so let's try it
00:58:39Natasha is super cool
00:58:46Like a really pronounced lounge singer
00:58:49Extraordinarist
00:58:52A lounge may be a smaller stage
00:58:54But the crowd that's gathered around
00:58:57So like it's just as significant
00:58:58You got a smooth, sultry voice
00:59:01But I wanted to see you go even further
00:59:03Okay
00:59:03It doesn't have the smoothness and sultriness
00:59:06That I know you can deliver
00:59:08It feels too happy
00:59:10What if we, just to stay in babyface land
00:59:13Made it feel like
00:59:14When can I see you again?
00:59:15Ah, there you go
00:59:16Let's start with that with the guitar, okay?
00:59:19Same tempo
00:59:20Ooh, yeah, I already feel it
00:59:22So be sultrier
00:59:23Think about who you are as a character in this song
00:59:27Think about that pain
00:59:28It's just another sad love song
00:59:32Wrecking my brain
00:59:33Ooh
00:59:33That was way better
00:59:34That was better, yeah
00:59:35Hey
00:59:36Natasha has so many strengths
00:59:39It's completely different from my vibe
00:59:41I love it
00:59:42Thanks so much, y'all
00:59:43Thank you
00:59:43All right
00:59:44So that in itself, like, very much intimidates me
00:59:47I chose Tell Me You Love Me by Jemmy Lovato
00:59:50My college experience
00:59:52I was really big in musical theater
00:59:53And I was told no a lot
00:59:56I started to believe a lot of those people
00:59:58So now, when I say, tell me you love me
01:00:01I'm literally screaming at myself
01:00:03Tell yourself you love you, you know?
01:00:05Yes, I love that, you know, too
01:00:05Can't wait to hear it
01:00:07Oh, tell me you love me
01:00:10I need someone
01:00:13On days like this I do
01:00:16Sid, crazy range, crazy power, crazy ability
01:00:20She has just a remarkable gift
01:00:24Oh, tell me you love me
01:00:28The range, the skill level, the style
01:00:32It just shows the level of Sid's confidence as an artist
01:00:35That she's taking on these big challenges
01:00:37No doubt
01:00:38You
01:00:39You
01:00:44I'm so impressed
01:00:46Effective immediately
01:00:47So good
01:00:48Thank you
01:00:49Your challenge is how to channel your own story
01:00:52Into how you deliver this song
01:00:55But other than that, it sounds incredible
01:00:58Tash, come back over
01:01:00Thanks, I'm glad
01:01:01I have keepsakes for the both of you
01:01:03Oh, my gosh
01:01:04Sid and Natasha
01:01:06Very stylistically different
01:01:08But each of them can be amazing in their own space
01:01:11You got wisdom
01:01:12Curls of wisdom
01:01:13To be great is to be misunderstood
01:01:15I paint flowers so they will not die
01:01:18Ooh
01:01:18I'm really watching the stage to see who feels like they belong there
01:01:23And make me get out of my head
01:01:25And just listen with my heart
01:01:27Yes
01:01:28Let's go, Sid
01:01:32All right, Sid
01:01:34Now with Tell Me You Love Me
01:01:36Here's Sid Millivoy
01:01:50Oh, no, here we go again
01:01:54Fighting over what I said
01:01:57I'm sorry
01:01:58Yeah, I'm sorry
01:02:01And all my friends
01:02:04They know when it's true
01:02:05I don't know who I am without you
01:02:08I got it back, baby
01:02:11Got it back
01:02:13Oh, tell me you love me
01:02:16I need someone
01:02:19On days like this I do
01:02:22On days like this
01:02:25Oh, tell me you love me
01:02:28I need someone
01:02:31I need someone
01:02:32On days like this I do
01:02:34On days like this
01:02:36Oh, can you hear my heart say
01:02:38Yeah
01:02:40Yeah
01:02:43You ain't nobody till you're not somebody
01:02:46Say you ain't nobody till you're supposed to love me
01:02:50You love me
01:02:51I need someone
01:02:54On days like this
01:02:57Oh, days like this
01:03:00Oh, tell me you love me
01:03:03Oh, days like this
01:03:11Oh, can you hear my heart say
01:03:13Yeah
01:03:16Yeah
01:03:18Yeah
01:03:21Yeah
01:03:22Yeah
01:03:22Yeah
01:03:23Yeah
01:03:25Help me with what I need
01:03:28Stand right in front of me
01:03:30Oh, yeah
01:03:31I know that we will be
01:03:33All right
01:03:35All right
01:03:36Yeah
01:03:37Woo!
01:03:41Yeah!
01:03:42Yeah!
01:03:44Let's go, Natasha
01:03:55Welcome back to the Knockouts
01:04:01With another sad love song
01:04:03Here is Natasha Blaine
01:04:10Since you've been gone
01:04:13I've been hanging around
01:04:15Me lately
01:04:17With my mind to stay
01:04:22Jumped in my car
01:04:24Jumped in my car
01:04:24Tried to clean my mind
01:04:26They didn't help me
01:04:28Yes, I'm all missed the clean
01:04:32Soon as I jumped into my ride
01:04:37Memories start to play
01:04:42A song comes on
01:04:45A song comes on
01:04:46On the radio
01:04:47There you are, baby
01:04:51Once again
01:04:52It's just another sad love song
01:04:56Wrecking my brain
01:04:57Like crazy
01:04:59Guess I'm all torn
01:05:03Now be fast or slow
01:05:06It doesn't let go
01:05:08It doesn't let go
01:05:09Or shake me
01:05:11Hmm, yeah
01:05:14Here come the strings
01:05:17And somebody sings
01:05:19Only takes a beat
01:05:21And then it starts killing me
01:05:24Darling
01:05:25Only takes one note
01:05:27From our radio
01:05:29Just to deny the lonely love song
01:05:40Hey, I'm like crazy
01:05:44I won't turn the beat
01:05:49That's too slow
01:05:51It doesn't let go of shame
01:05:54It's all because of you
01:06:08Very nice
01:06:11Yeah
01:06:15Woo
01:06:18Fantastic
01:06:21Excellent job by the way, both of you guys
01:06:23So different, I mean
01:06:24So different
01:06:27Natasha, I heard something
01:06:29In your range I hadn't heard yet
01:06:30And it got more comfortable I think as the performance
01:06:32Continued, I think with you just so much improvement
01:06:34Just amazing where you wound up on this one
01:06:37So great job
01:06:37Thank you
01:06:39Sid, you know
01:06:41It's amazing what you do
01:06:42You can sing any note there is to sing
01:06:45And you do it with power
01:06:46It just keeps on soaring like a freaking eagle
01:06:48If you were to move forward
01:06:50I almost want to get tapped into the emotion of it
01:06:53Even more
01:06:53Because we know you can sing to the moon
01:06:55Great job
01:06:56I would lean towards Sid on this one
01:06:57Thank you
01:07:01I love that vibe that you do
01:07:03That lounge kind of singer
01:07:05Especially like in your 20s
01:07:06With that sound
01:07:07Like I don't know many people that do that
01:07:09Sid, you have this voice
01:07:11That is meant for an arena like this
01:07:13No matter what the song is
01:07:14You can turn it into something
01:07:15That sounds like a finale song
01:07:17But if you don't have that part
01:07:19That captivates you
01:07:20That makes me want to cry
01:07:21Which you are capable of
01:07:22That's the only connection
01:07:23I'm missing from you at this point
01:07:25If you tap into that girl
01:07:26You will be unstoppable
01:07:29Thank you coaches
01:07:31All right, John
01:07:32You got a tough decision coming up
01:07:33Give us some thoughts first
01:07:34Natasha, I really liked
01:07:36A lot of the stylistic choices that you made
01:07:38Thanks
01:07:39You understand who you are as a vocalist
01:07:41You just got to lean into that
01:07:43And continue to work on
01:07:44Being the best in that lane
01:07:46Thanks
01:07:48Sid, I completely agree with
01:07:50What they've been saying about
01:07:51The next level for you
01:07:53It's so obvious
01:07:54You're one of the most gifted singers
01:07:56We'll ever come across
01:07:57Period
01:07:57So the next thing is
01:07:58Making the audience
01:08:00Believe you as an artist
01:08:02Tough choice for you, John
01:08:04But the time has come
01:08:05Who is the winner of this knockout?
01:08:12The winner of this knockout
01:08:16Is Sid
01:08:17All right, Sid, congratulations
01:08:19I am really loving the knockouts
01:08:21Fantastic
01:08:23These ladies did such a wonderful job
01:08:25But Sid is just so good
01:08:26Watching someone that has that much skill
01:08:28It's a marvel
01:08:29Only a few human beings in the world
01:08:31Can actually do it
01:08:32We should honor that
01:08:34Especially on a show called The Voice
01:08:36Congratulations
01:08:38That was a close one
01:08:40Top nine feels so crazy to me
01:08:43And I can't even believe that I'm saying it
01:08:44I'm going to the top nine
01:08:46Team legend
01:08:57Welcome back to The Voice
01:08:58Battle of Champions
01:09:02Do you remember the first day
01:09:03We shot the show?
01:09:05They put us in these big red goofy chairs
01:09:08And then they just basically said go
01:09:10It was definitely on the job training for sure
01:09:12And then look at all this
01:09:13Like everyone in the world
01:09:15Knows what The Voice is
01:09:16We built this city
01:09:18We built this city
01:09:21Without this city
01:09:21I'm wrong
01:09:22You ready?
01:09:24I'm ready
01:09:25You ready?
01:09:25We got this
01:09:26What's up?
01:09:26Am I putting Mike and Jeremy together?
01:09:28Because I know that for them to get far in this competition
01:09:31They're going to have to get through each other
01:09:33I bought you all a present
01:09:34Oh wow
01:09:36Walking in and seeing CeeLo
01:09:37That was crazy
01:09:39The one and only
01:09:41How you doing?
01:09:41What an honor
01:09:42He is my childhood inspiration
01:09:44Goody mob all day
01:09:45My pleasure
01:09:46My pleasure
01:09:47CeeLo knows what it takes to win
01:09:49Mike's brand new here
01:09:50Yes I am
01:09:51He's on a new team Adam
01:09:52John Legend was foolish
01:09:54I heard about his debacle
01:09:56We got a steal
01:09:57Being Adam's only steal
01:10:00Like I feel really really special
01:10:02He's so good bro
01:10:03I want to show Adam
01:10:05That he did not make a mistake
01:10:07I'm going to give him my all
01:10:08Mike have a seat over there
01:10:09All right
01:10:11Taking down a classic
01:10:12Yes
01:10:13My guy
01:10:14I will be singing
01:10:15Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
01:10:16By Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell
01:10:18I spent a decade singing with Soulful Symphony
01:10:21It's a 75 piece orchestra
01:10:24Of African American musicians
01:10:26We've done a lot of different tributes
01:10:29And one of them included a tribute to Marvin Gaye
01:10:33I currently live in Los Angeles
01:10:35I've been here for about nine years now
01:10:38I do music full time
01:10:39I've been working at this since I was 16
01:10:42And being on the voice stage
01:10:45It's nothing like it
01:10:46Let's hear some music
01:10:47Ain't nothing like the real thing baby
01:10:51I think it's a good choice
01:10:52I think it's smart
01:10:53It's doing a song that everybody wants to hear
01:10:55It's just about how he's going to deliver it
01:10:56Oh, nothing like the real thing
01:11:00Jeremy has so much more experience than I do
01:11:03But me and Jeremy both received a triple chair turn
01:11:07So it's going to be a really tough knockout
01:11:13I heard modulation moments
01:11:15And you're a little bit hesitant
01:11:17Wherever you're at now
01:11:19Just be there
01:11:19Don't get too heady about it
01:11:22I see how you're struggling with dealing with the beginning
01:11:26First of all, you're saying the crap out of it
01:11:27But you miss Tammy
01:11:29You're reading my mind
01:11:31It's like peanut butter, no jelly
01:11:32Without that support
01:11:33It does leave too much of a gaping hold
01:11:37And those runs
01:11:39Those are your moments
01:11:40And so you want to carry that run over
01:11:42Then it overshoots the mark
01:11:45Of where the hook should come back in
01:11:46Because that's the satisfaction
01:11:48Adam, touch it again
01:11:49We're good with the BGVs
01:11:50Okay, great
01:11:51Let's listen to it with the BGVs
01:11:52Okay, great
01:11:55It was a little bit sketchy in the beginning
01:11:57Because I didn't hear background vocals in there
01:11:58But then we figured that out
01:12:00I need him to be confident and happy with it
01:12:02That's the most important thing
01:12:03Jeremy, doing this duet song
01:12:06But I think it still lends itself
01:12:08To a quality in his voice
01:12:09Because it's sincere
01:12:11Much, much better, yeah
01:12:12The confidence started to shine
01:12:15Marvin Gaye is one of my all-time favorites
01:12:17Ooh, crisis averted
01:12:19Ooh, Mike
01:12:21Hey, Mikey
01:12:22Mike, steal the steal
01:12:24Let me know why you chose this song
01:12:25This is the type of music I grew up on
01:12:27I am singing
01:12:29How You Gonna Act Like That by Tyrese
01:12:31Growing up in Mississippi
01:12:32The entire family used to meet up
01:12:34At my grandma's house
01:12:35And have everything there
01:12:37From barbecues to fish fries
01:12:39Hosting car games
01:12:40And Tyrese's music
01:12:42Will always be playing in the background
01:12:43His songs is just
01:12:45That's how I always saw myself as an artist
01:12:48How you gonna act like that
01:12:52Mike sounds great
01:12:53There's a quality in his voice
01:12:55Unique
01:12:56Yeah, it's very unique
01:12:57It's this beast of a vocal tone
01:13:05That's what I'm hoping that he realizes in himself
01:13:08That quality
01:13:09To be the king of the jungle
01:13:10Yeah
01:13:13Alright, so look
01:13:14We know you have a great voice
01:13:16This will 150% come down to the performance
01:13:20Right
01:13:21It's a sexy song
01:13:22And you need to perform it
01:13:23And you need to make everyone fall in love with you
01:13:24It's like an audio chick flick
01:13:26It's like
01:13:27When you do this
01:13:28You gotta unleash
01:13:28You cannot just stand there
01:13:30And sing the song, right?
01:13:30Okay
01:13:31Move your mic stand to the side
01:13:32Hold the mic
01:13:33Yeah, yeah, yeah
01:13:34Give yourself a little bit more space
01:13:35You have to look to the right
01:13:37To your left
01:13:37Exactly
01:13:38This audience is your friend
01:13:40Sing it to them
01:13:41I guess
01:13:42Have fun
01:13:42I guess
01:13:43So before you guys go
01:13:45There is a message
01:13:47In each pocket
01:13:48On my morning jacket
01:13:49It's deep down
01:13:50I need some help
01:13:51Yeah
01:13:53Where did it go?
01:13:54Man, come on
01:13:57This is for you
01:13:58Come, my child
01:14:00Take that
01:14:01Be well
01:14:04Come to me
01:14:07Thank you so much
01:14:16C-Lo gave me a fortune
01:14:17And it said
01:14:18Talent borrows
01:14:19Genius steals
01:14:20Let's go
01:14:21Just meant
01:14:22Don't be afraid
01:14:23To use things
01:14:23That inspire you
01:14:25Because nobody else
01:14:26Can be you
01:14:26But you
01:14:27I'll never forget it
01:14:29C-Lo gave me the fortune
01:14:30Art is what you can get away with
01:14:32I steal
01:14:33I'm going to implement
01:14:34This fortune
01:14:35Into this knockout
01:14:36Because I get the
01:14:37Sold him something different
01:14:38Let's go
01:14:41He has good fashion taste
01:14:43Yeah
01:14:43It was with the fit
01:14:44Now singing
01:14:46How are you going to act like that
01:14:47This is Mike Steele
01:14:55It seems like just the other day
01:14:57That we hooked up
01:14:59I was driving you
01:15:01Walking
01:15:01And I shook you up
01:15:03From that moment on
01:15:05I knew you were the one
01:15:08You were lucky and we fell in love
01:15:12We would sit and talk for hours
01:15:14Without anything
01:15:17Baby you hang up on free
01:15:19Hang up
01:15:20I bought you with my pager
01:15:22And I gave you everything
01:15:27How are you going to
01:15:29Up and leave me now
01:15:32How are you going to act like that
01:15:36How are you going to change it all
01:15:39We just need to speak love
01:15:41How are you going to act like that
01:15:46You know I'm willing to do anything
01:15:50Just to keep you in my heart
01:15:54I messed up and I messed up and gave up everything
01:15:58I thought we'd give up on
01:16:02I was a player and I made the choice to give my heart to you
01:16:11How are you going to act like that
01:16:19How are you going to act like that baby
01:16:21How are you going to treat me so wrong
01:16:26Can somebody tell me why
01:16:29Why, baby, baby, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
01:16:36How are you going to trip
01:16:38How can you forget
01:16:40How are you going to act like that
01:17:01Welcome back
01:17:09With Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
01:17:11Here's Jeremy Keith
01:17:22Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
01:17:26Ain't nothing like the real thing
01:17:30No, no
01:17:32Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
01:17:36Yeah, yeah, yeah
01:17:40I've got your picture hanging on the wall
01:17:44But you can't see or come to me when I call your name
01:17:49I realize you're just a picture in a frame
01:17:53And I read your letters when you're not here
01:17:57But they don't move me and they don't move me like when I hear
01:18:01Your sweet voice whispering in my ear
01:18:12Yeah, ain't nothing like that I play my game of fantasy
01:18:20But I pretend that I'm not in reality
01:18:24I need the shelter of your arms to come for me
01:18:29No other, yeah
01:18:31Your name, no touch, can you have this much
01:18:36So make me feel better
01:18:39So let's stay together
01:18:48Baby, nothing like the real thing
01:18:52No, so
01:18:59Nothing like the real, real, real
01:19:04The real thing
01:19:11Go, Jimmy!
01:19:14Great singer
01:19:15That was very close
01:19:21Oh my gosh
01:19:25How are you going to choose?
01:19:28I don't know
01:19:29How are you going to choose from that?
01:19:32Sing to me
01:19:34You're both so phenomenal
01:19:36Jeremy, like, you're such a rock steady singer
01:19:39Your voice opens up
01:19:40It's so beautiful
01:19:41It fills the room
01:19:43Mike, you have one of the coolest tones
01:19:46Your runs were really cool
01:19:49Like, you got a little lost in it
01:19:50And, like, in a good way
01:19:51I don't mean, like, lost as in, like
01:19:53Oh, man, you couldn't find your way back
01:19:54Or land the plane
01:19:55That's how I am with talking
01:19:56Like, I'll find my point at some point
01:19:58And land
01:19:59She'll land the plane
01:20:00But I will land the plane
01:20:02You guys, you're both so good
01:20:04Man, I don't know
01:20:05Yeah, think about how
01:20:06If it's this hard for you
01:20:07Just think about how hard it is for me
01:20:08This is horrible
01:20:09John, help me
01:20:10First of all, Jeremy
01:20:12In my mind, you're the better, like, pure singer
01:20:15And then, Mike, you've got, like, kind of the je ne sais quoi kind of vibe
01:20:20I think your style is great
01:20:22Swag
01:20:22You're, like, it's just swaggy
01:20:24And so there's a lot of, like, kind of the intangibles
01:20:26So that's why it makes it really hard
01:20:28You're screwed
01:20:30I know, okay
01:20:31Thank you, coaches
01:20:33That's hard
01:20:34All right, Adam, tough decision
01:20:36What'd you think about the knockout?
01:20:37I thought they were great and they should both stay
01:20:40It's really tough
01:20:41Because, Jeremy, you are ready now
01:20:44You have a fantastic voice
01:20:45We haven't even really seen the full range of what is possible
01:20:48And in Mike, there's a quality to what you do that's really different
01:20:51I haven't heard many singers with that tone like yours
01:20:54That's what's making this all very close
01:20:55Because you're both great singers
01:20:57Tough decision, Adam
01:20:58Yeah, it sure is, isn't it?
01:21:00Who's the winner of this knockout?
01:21:01I don't know
01:21:06This sucks because I really do love you both
01:21:09And I really think that you both should be on the show
01:21:10And I think you should both be on my team
01:21:12And I don't like this
01:21:17The winner of this knockout
01:21:20Is Jeremy
01:21:21Jeremy, congratulations
01:21:24You're moving on to the top nine for Team Adam
01:21:26The performances in the knockouts have been really good
01:21:28Jeremy and Mike were really tough
01:21:30Because they're both great singers
01:21:31But going into the top nine
01:21:32I just need to have the strongest team possible
01:21:34Thank you so much
01:21:35Jeremy's got an amazing voice
01:21:37That I still feel hasn't reached this full potential on the show yet
01:21:40So Jeremy was just ready right now
01:21:42That was the hardest
01:21:43That was the hardest
01:21:44That was so close
01:22:02That was so close
01:22:05So we could see you
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