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The Voice (US) - Season 29 - Episode 06: The Knock Outs Premiere
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00:00:05All right, ready?
00:00:06I'm rolling, baby.
00:00:07And action.
00:00:07And 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.
00:00:24Got 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?
00:00:30I 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 gosh.
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...
00:01:15The 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.
00:01:50It feels really good.
00:01:51It feels strange and wonderful.
00:01:52Strange and wonderful.
00:01:54Yeah.
00:01:54I love that, and 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!
00:02:10Yeah!
00:02:11Moses, certain people just have a light, so 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?
00:02:27You see that reaction?
00:02:29Stop it!
00:02:30We got a mega mentor, one of our OGs.
00:02:32What's up, bro?
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
00:02:55for the song Glory 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.
00:03:05I'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 want 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.
00:03:15Hey.
00:03:16Marvin Gaye.
00:03:17Marvin meant a lot to me.
00:03:19I'm excited to hear you cover this song.
00:03:22Growing up in my household, the only music that was allowed was gospel music.
00:03:25I 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've been really trying 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 like you...
00:03:50He's delivering it with passion and electricity, all the things you want.
00:03:55Yeah.
00:03:57Hey, sang that song.
00:03:59So, brother.
00:04:00It sounded like you were inspired by a couple of the live renditions of Let's Get It On.
00:04:05Yeah.
00:04:05That's my wheelhouse.
00:04:07He was singing along the whole time.
00:04:08Yeah.
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.
00:04:20You 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
00:04:30you're going to 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.
00:04:39Oh, run again at all.
00:04:41Yeah.
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.
00:04:48Because you're, I think, vocally giving us a great journey.
00:04:51Awesome.
00:04:52That means so much.
00:04:52Thank 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 win or go home.
00:05:00Lucas, I love that the keyboard is back out.
00:05:02What are you doing?
00:05:03I'm doing New York State of Mind by Billy Joel.
00:05:06Come on.
00:05:07The song's about how Billy was super nostalgic about New York because he lived in L.A. for
00:05:12three years and 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.
00:05:19I miss my buddies, I 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
00:05:27up the pressure.
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.
00:05:46Yeah.
00:05:47He's really soulful.
00:05:48And that piano playing, see, oh.
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 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.
00:06:19I agree with you because the virtuosity, it's almost like you don't have to think about playing
00:06:22the piano.
00:06:23That's your strong suit.
00:06:24Billy Joel is one of my all-time favorites.
00:06:26But I noticed when he performs, he's not really playing to the crowd.
00:06:31So 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
00:06:42of line.
00:06:42I got to bring it out.
00:06:43Yeah.
00:06:44Yeah, 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.
00:06:53I 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, CeeLo?
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 like level of like quality and beauty and skill.
00:07:13Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.
00:07:16All right, now, what 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.
00:07:51Come on, Moses.
00:07:52Now singing, let's get it on.
00:07:54Here's Moses G.
00:08:02I've been really trying, baby, trying to hold back this feeling for so long.
00:08:12And if you feel like I feel like I feel, baby, then come on.
00:08:20Oh, come on.
00:08:22Yeah.
00:08:22Woo.
00:08:23Let's get it on.
00:08:26Oh, baby.
00:08:28Let's get it on.
00:08:31Let's love, baby.
00:08:33All right.
00:08:38Oh, baby.
00:08:45And giving yourself to me could never be wrong if the love is true.
00:08:54Oh, baby.
00:08:57Yeah.
00:08:57Hey.
00:08:58Yeah.
00:08:59Don't you know how sweet and wonderful your life can be?
00:09:10Oh, I'm asking you, baby, to get it on your feet.
00:09:17Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:09:20So come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, darling.
00:09:24Stop it around the bush.
00:09:30Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:09:32Gonna get it on.
00:09:34Back in you, baby, say I want to get it on.
00:09:39Say you don't have to worry, that it's wrong.
00:09:44If the spirit moves you, let me groove you.
00:09:48Let your love come down.
00:09:51If you believe in love, let's get it on.
00:10:08That's fun.
00:10:13Yeah, Moses.
00:10:14What's going, 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, take a holiday from the neighborhood.
00:10:46I'm a ride to Miami Beach, you're going to Hollywood.
00:10:53But I'm taking a Greyhound on a Hudson River line.
00:11:02I'm in a New York State of mind.
00:11:07Yeah.
00:11:13It was so easy living day by day.
00:11:20Out of touch with the rhythm and the blues.
00:11:28But now I need a little gifting.
00:11:35The New York Times and the daily 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 Chinatown
00:11:54I want me to die
00:11:59But I don't have any reasons
00:12:02I've left them all behind
00:12:08Okay
00:12:09Any complaint?
00:12:11Cause I'm in a New York state of time
00:12:22Oh
00:12:31Best guy
00:12:33No, he's good
00:12:37Best guy
00:12:38Yeah
00:12:43He makes me so happy
00:12:46Moses, Moses, Moses
00:12:47You cannot do that song
00:12:49Unless you do exactly what you just did
00:12:51You committed, sir
00:12:52That's right, that's right
00:12:53I heard your words in my mind when I did it
00:12:56I cannot move the way you were moving on that
00:12:58You got moves like Jagger
00:13:02Ayyyy
00:13:03Ayyyy
00:13:04Ayyyy
00:13:05Lucas, you were not on my team
00:13:06And I'm still mad about it
00:13:08Stay mad, kid
00:13:09Yeah
00:13:11You just keep getting better and better, dude
00:13:12I mean, this dude really plays
00:13:14That keyboard is not a prop
00:13:15And I love that about you, too
00:13:17Thank you so much, man
00:13:20Moses, you make me so happy.
00:13:22I found myself smiling, my face hurt.
00:13:25I love it, your arms open and you're dancing,
00:13:27you're lost in it, you just love it.
00:13:30Lucas, Billy Joel, if he says this,
00:13:32like you just made him proud, that was insane.
00:13:36You have to be able to say I'm gonna challenge myself
00:13:38because I feel like I am worthy of it
00:13:41and I think you need that kind of confidence
00:13:42and attitude to move forward.
00:13:43So I would lean a bit more towards Lucas.
00:13:45Thank you so much, Kevin.
00:13:47Thank you, coaches.
00:13:49All right, John, tough decision.
00:13:51What'd you think of it?
00:13:51Oh, I was so impressed with both of your performances.
00:13:55Moses, you really have such a beautiful energy.
00:13:58You just radiate light and positive energy
00:14:02and that's what people wanna feel and wanna see.
00:14:05Lucas, I feel like we saw new things from you vocally today.
00:14:09It was really like revelatory
00:14:11and to be able to play the piano
00:14:14and then sing as well as you did today
00:14:16is just incredibly impressive.
00:14:19Thank you so much, John.
00:14:20John, tough knockout.
00:14:22Who is the winner?
00:14:24This was very close.
00:14:25I think both of you are phenomenal
00:14:27and it's been a joy working with both of you.
00:14:30The winner of this knockout.
00:14:41Welcome back to the knockout's premiere.
00:14:44John, who is the winner of this knockout?
00:14:47The winner of this knockout is Lucas.
00:14:50Lucas, congratulations!
00:14:52At this point, everybody's so good
00:14:54so only talented artists are going to go home.
00:14:57It's the conundrum of making decisions
00:14:59when the competition is so good.
00:15:01We killed it.
00:15:02Lucas just had just enough of that extra mm
00:15:05that I needed to know that he belonged in the semifinal.
00:15:08It's really nice to hear from John.
00:15:10Hearing your hero tell you that they believe in you
00:15:13and 100% is like the craziest thing, you know?
00:15:16I wanna call my mom.
00:15:18Yo, Lucas, he's the truth.
00:15:20He might win.
00:15:21Let's go now, to the flow now.
00:15:25This is my first time in this position, you know that.
00:15:28Oh, yeah?
00:15:28Yeah.
00:15:29Do you need a cape?
00:15:30Mega Mentor?
00:15:31I feel very powerful right now.
00:15:33I mean, Michael Bublé's a nice name,
00:15:35but it doesn't quite have the same ring as Mega Mentor.
00:15:43Mega Mentor.
00:15:44You're so special.
00:15:45Mm-hmm.
00:15:46So it's Battle of Champions,
00:15:48so what I thought I'd do is
00:15:50I would bring in the greatest Mega Mentor I could think of.
00:15:54I love my Bublé.
00:15:56You're so good at this show.
00:15:57You win a lot.
00:15:58I love it.
00:15:58Just like you.
00:15:59Yeah.
00:16:00I was built for doing this.
00:16:01It is fun.
00:16:02If 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.
00:16:11Oh, yeah.
00:16:11This was my first time to really get to work with them,
00:16:13and they're both very different.
00:16:14All right.
00:16:16I put the country boys together.
00:16:18She didn't know what she was getting into.
00:16:20Kelly paired me with JW Griffin,
00:16:22and JW's one of my best buddies.
00:16:24And I was like, crud.
00:16:25We should do, like, Scooby-Doo when we walk.
00:16:30Let's bring him in.
00:16:32Dude, you guys are so handsome.
00:16:34Oh.
00:16:34What's up?
00:16:35I'm Michael Bublé, and it's nice to meet you.
00:16:37Houston.
00:16:37I love Michael Bublé.
00:16:38He's got five Grammys.
00:16:39That's a huge deal at any level of artistry.
00:16:42I was kind of starstruck.
00:16:44JW.
00:16:45He's won two times.
00:16:47He's a champion.
00:16:48It's cool to see another coach
00:16:49that has a history of winning
00:16:51and to get to work with them.
00:16:53I'm really, like, sorry once again.
00:16:56This is our first time to technically
00:16:57get to work together.
00:16:58Be gentle with us, please.
00:17:01Just so you know, there's no steal and save.
00:17:02Oh, that's hard.
00:17:03That's really hard.
00:17:04Yes.
00:17:05And this is Y'all Pick the Song.
00:17:06We really want to push you
00:17:07to make this song competitive
00:17:09because it's really cutthroat.
00:17:10It goes from six to three.
00:17:12It's like Hunger Games.
00:17:13All right.
00:17:13Who's starting?
00:17:14Okay, who's starting?
00:17:15Which one?
00:17:15I'll go first.
00:17:16Okay.
00:17:17This round, there's no saves
00:17:19and there's no steals.
00:17:20So it's like we're in
00:17:21a big old pressure cooker
00:17:22and that stinks,
00:17:23but that's the way competition goes.
00:17:26Why'd you pick this song?
00:17:27I look up to Luke Combs a lot.
00:17:29A great voice.
00:17:30For the knockout round,
00:17:31I picked Love You Anyway by Luke Combs.
00:17:34I guess it was 2025
00:17:35and he was like,
00:17:36hey, listen,
00:17:36I got two young boys at home.
00:17:37I'm not going to be on tour all the time.
00:17:39I want to be there to watch them grow up.
00:17:41A lot of how Luke tends to be
00:17:43with his family,
00:17:44I see that in how my dad
00:17:45was with me growing up
00:17:46and that means a lot.
00:17:47I guess the first intro
00:17:48to country music for me
00:17:49was listening to the Alabama's
00:17:51Greatest Hits CD
00:17:51in my dad's truck.
00:17:53That was where I started realizing
00:17:54that singing could be fun.
00:17:55I'm at school right now
00:17:57because eventually
00:17:58I want to be a husband
00:17:59and I want to be a dad.
00:18:00And I know that if music
00:18:01doesn't have the ability
00:18:03to pay the bills,
00:18:04getting my degree
00:18:04is my ultimate backup plan.
00:18:06This ag building
00:18:07that I'm right next to
00:18:09has taught me so much.
00:18:10I'm currently studying
00:18:11agricultural business.
00:18:12It's a little bit looser
00:18:13than a regular strict business degree
00:18:16because every once in a while
00:18:17I'll wear my overalls to class.
00:18:18I love it.
00:18:20It's been really cool
00:18:21but if I could perform
00:18:23and do music
00:18:23for the rest of my life
00:18:24as a job,
00:18:25I don't think I'd work
00:18:26a day in my life
00:18:27and that sounds good to me.
00:18:28I'm looking forward to this.
00:18:29Let's do it.
00:18:30All right.
00:18:31At least I'd have
00:18:36Houston is this
00:18:37big, beautiful
00:18:38voice country singer.
00:18:40I think he could sing
00:18:40other stuff.
00:18:41I think...
00:18:41Oh, yeah.
00:18:42You can sing rhythm and blues,
00:18:43you can sing rock.
00:18:43He's like soulful
00:18:44and so young, 20.
00:18:46Yes, 20 years old.
00:18:47I love you anyway.
00:18:51Oh, I love this song.
00:18:53What a beautiful mess.
00:18:55Sad but beautiful.
00:18:56Lyrically,
00:18:57it's deep and rich
00:18:58but don't forget
00:19:01to give me
00:19:02what the words are.
00:19:03Like enunciate a little bit?
00:19:04Yeah, like enunciate for us.
00:19:05Tell the story to them.
00:19:07Millions and millions
00:19:08of people watching you
00:19:09and that is an intimate relationship
00:19:11that you're allowed to have.
00:19:12You're letting them in.
00:19:12Yeah.
00:19:13Message-wise,
00:19:14this is kind of
00:19:15a beautiful turn for you.
00:19:17Be tender, man.
00:19:18Even if I knew
00:19:20that might be
00:19:20a really cool time
00:19:21for your really beautiful falsetto.
00:19:23Do it.
00:19:24Right now.
00:19:25Even if I knew
00:19:26the day we met you
00:19:28and be
00:19:28the reason
00:19:30this heart breaks...
00:19:33Dude!
00:19:33Dude!
00:19:34Come on!
00:19:36Okay.
00:19:37God!
00:19:38That is stronger
00:19:39than the biggest note
00:19:40you could do.
00:19:41Okay.
00:19:41The audience is gonna yell,
00:19:42you know,
00:19:42when you do that.
00:19:43All right!
00:19:44Come on, J-dubs!
00:19:45All right.
00:19:45I feel like it's nerve-wracking
00:19:47going against Houston.
00:19:48He's got a classic country voice
00:19:50and it's really easy
00:19:51to connect with.
00:19:52Tear it up, man.
00:19:53For the knockouts,
00:19:54I picked
00:19:54If It Hadn't Been for Love
00:19:55by the Steel Drivers.
00:19:56This kind of song
00:19:59can let me
00:20:00show out a little more
00:20:01of my soulfulness
00:20:01that I haven't really
00:20:02been able to do yet.
00:20:04I love it.
00:20:07I just love the sounds
00:20:08and the song has
00:20:09a bluegrass flair.
00:20:11It's in the country genre.
00:20:13I think there's always
00:20:14gonna be country roots
00:20:15behind everything I do
00:20:16just because my accent
00:20:17and the way I talk.
00:20:18I like country music
00:20:20the most because
00:20:21it represents
00:20:23kind of what it feels like
00:20:25to be from South Georgia.
00:20:27And now it's just like
00:20:29I'm thousands of miles away.
00:20:30I've given up a lot of time
00:20:32to be here at work.
00:20:33I've missed a while now.
00:20:36I miss the bread a lot,
00:20:37but I've been eating
00:20:39a lot of bread out here too.
00:20:41The feeling of being able
00:20:44to perform
00:20:44and people enjoying it,
00:20:46that's what I'm here for.
00:20:47I'm not ready for it to end.
00:20:49Well, let's hear it.
00:20:51Never would've hitched
00:20:53back to Birmingham
00:20:54if it hadn't been for love.
00:20:57For me, JW is a country star.
00:20:59I love his quick vibrato.
00:21:01His tone, just stylistically,
00:21:02I just dug what he was doing.
00:21:04Mmm, if it hadn't been.
00:21:06He just has this undeniable voice.
00:21:09He's one of those
00:21:10classic storytellers.
00:21:12For love.
00:21:13Nice.
00:21:16Man, your voice is so cool.
00:21:19Like, it's so effortless.
00:21:21My thing I would suggest,
00:21:23just because of the competition,
00:21:24if you're singing this at a show,
00:21:25do it exactly how you did it.
00:21:27But if you're doing it
00:21:27on a competition stage,
00:21:28it can get a little monotonous, right?
00:21:30That's the only thing I'm thinking.
00:21:31That's what I've been trying
00:21:31to think of something to do.
00:21:33Lift the tempo.
00:21:34Turn it into a little more
00:21:35kind of rocking thing.
00:21:37Yeah, yeah.
00:21:37Instead of it just kind of chilling.
00:21:38Yeah.
00:21:39We got to make this
00:21:40a competition song.
00:21:41Yeah.
00:21:41I think Kelly's the perfect coach
00:21:43for me because she just
00:21:44has a great presence.
00:21:45She's really warm,
00:21:46but she also, like,
00:21:47knows what she wants.
00:21:49I like it musically,
00:21:50not to stay the same.
00:21:52Yeah, yeah.
00:21:52She's a good leader.
00:21:53Just have some kind of, like,
00:21:54eh.
00:21:55Yeah, rock it up a little bit.
00:21:56Experiment with that.
00:21:59It's JW.
00:22:00The dude's tone is insane.
00:22:03I could listen to him
00:22:03sing a phone book,
00:22:04and I'd be happy.
00:22:05So.
00:22:07Yeah.
00:22:08We took it to church.
00:22:09It's so good.
00:22:09I think Kelly's team
00:22:11has true country threats.
00:22:13That is a nice place to be.
00:22:14Yeah.
00:22:15I love both songs.
00:22:16You couldn't be more different,
00:22:17representing different lanes
00:22:18in country music right now,
00:22:19but yet you both have
00:22:20this soulful grit to you
00:22:22that is so classic.
00:22:23Thank you, Jen.
00:22:23I love both of them.
00:22:24They're both very different singers.
00:22:26What are you going to do?
00:22:27I don't know.
00:22:27How are you going to make decisions?
00:22:28You think we talk about this.
00:22:29We think we know,
00:22:30and then we get there the day of,
00:22:32and you choose someone else.
00:22:33It is for me in the moment.
00:22:34Like, whoever does best in the moment,
00:22:36that's who I'm going with.
00:22:37Come on, JW!
00:22:39Oh, JW!
00:22:40Woo!
00:22:41Let's go, baby!
00:22:42Now with If It Hadn't Been For Love,
00:22:44here is JW Griffin.
00:22:56I love him.
00:23:00I never would've took the train to Louisiana
00:23:02if it hadn't been for love.
00:23:06I never would've run through the blinding rain
00:23:09without one dollar to my name.
00:23:12if it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love.
00:23:16Yes!
00:23:18I never would've seen the trouble that I've been
00:23:21if it hadn't been for love.
00:23:25Would've been called like a wayward wind
00:23:28if it hadn't been for love.
00:23:31Well, nobody knows it better than me.
00:23:34I wouldn't be wishing I was free
00:23:37if it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love.
00:23:41Yeah!
00:23:43Four cold walls against my will
00:23:49At least I know she's alive and still
00:23:55Four cold walls without the road
00:24:04Lord, have mercy on my soul.
00:24:11I never would've been to that side of town
00:24:15if it hadn't been for love.
00:24:16That is, BJ, JW!
00:24:18Never would've took him out of track, hurt, down
00:24:21if it hadn't been for love.
00:24:24Never would've loaded up my .44
00:24:27Put myself behind the jailhouse door
00:24:30If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been for love.
00:24:36If it hadn't been, if it hadn't been
00:24:42Oh, yeah!
00:24:46Fallen!
00:24:53Yeah!
00:25:07Welcome back to The Knockouts
00:25:09at Universal Studios Hollywood.
00:25:13Singing Love You Anyway, here's Houston Kelly.
00:25:17Come on, Houston!
00:25:26If your kiss turned me to stone
00:25:32I'd be a statue standing tall in ancient Rome
00:25:38And if your touch shed me like glass
00:25:45I'd be in pieces trying to make the breaking last
00:25:54And if it took one look to turn my days to nights
00:26:00At least I'd have the stars to sparkle in your eyes
00:26:07There's just some things that leave a man no choice
00:26:15Like a compass need or need, and it's true, no
00:26:20Baby, if I knew the day we met you, babe
00:26:25The reason this heart breaks
00:26:29Oh, I'd love you anyway
00:26:39There's just some things that leave a man no choice
00:26:46Like a compass need or need, and it's true, no
00:26:52Even if I knew the day we met you, babe
00:26:56The reason this heart breaks
00:27:01Nice!
00:27:02I know!
00:27:02Oh, I'd love you anyway
00:27:07Yeah!
00:27:11Oh, I'd love you anyway
00:27:15Yeah!
00:27:16Beautiful!
00:27:18Beautiful!
00:27:19Beautiful sound!
00:27:27That was awesome, man
00:27:29So good, man
00:27:30Oh my God, you suck!
00:27:34Gentlemen, that was so well done by both of you
00:27:36Houston, you had so much character and warmth in your delivery
00:27:41I loved when you gave that little smile
00:27:43You have the best smile
00:27:44Something about it, you were like, I got there
00:27:46I got to that end of that spot, and he gave a little smile like
00:27:51Yeah
00:27:52J-Dub, you 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 that 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, I 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, I'm doing this
00:28:19I just want to say thank you for reminding us about the fact that this all has to do with
00:28:23The joy of singing and just excellent job
00:28:27Thank you so much
00:28:28Yeah, J-Dub
00:28:30It's still 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
00:28:36And yet
00:28:36I was wrong
00:28:37And yet
00:28:38I am your fan
00:28:39I 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
00:28:53From rehearsals, you both did things that you did not want to do
00:28:56All of a sudden, Houston did like this falsetto thing
00:28:59And I was like, where the hell did that come from?
00:29:01I was like, wait, what?
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
00:29:09Like, J.W., we changed your song
00:29:12We were trying to make it competition worthy
00:29:13You weren't afraid to do that
00:29:14Which I really love
00:29:15And what that lets me know
00:29:17Is that you're fearless
00:29:18And that's the exciting thing about working with artists like you
00:29:22Kelly, two great artists
00:29:24But the time has come
00:29:24Who 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 J.W.
00:29:37Houston versus J.W. was really hard
00:29:41J.W. was a little bit more comfortable
00:29:44Even in the in-between moments when he wasn't performing
00:29:47It's pretty tough this season because in the knockouts
00:29:49Usually there's a save, maybe a steal or something like that
00:29:51There's nothing like that this season
00:29:52It's the name of the game
00:29:53It's a competition, I get it
00:29:54But at that point, you know
00:29:56You've worked with them a couple of times
00:29:57To where you really get to know them
00:29:58And it's even harder to see them go home
00:30:01J.W. is like, he's just so good
00:30:03I want to listen to him sing
00:30:04It's that simple all day, all day long
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
00:30:18And 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
00:30:25And they were like, I'm coming to your show tomorrow
00:30:26And I was like, well, I'll see you again
00:30:36Welcome back to The Voice Battle of Champions
00:30:42John, I didn't sign this morning
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?
00:30:53This 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, CeeLo Green
00:31:21Hello, sir
00:31:21How you doing?
00:31:22I'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, I make myself available
00:31:35Man, thanks for having me back, bro
00:31:37You know what I'm saying?
00:31:38I love you, man
00:31:38You know I love you
00:31:39I live to entertain people for, you know, fabulosity
00:31:43You know what I'm saying?
00:31:44Wow
00:31:44Yeah
00:31:44You get it?
00:31:46That'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 CeeLo as the mega mentor
00:32:01CeeLo, man
00:32:02Great to meet you, bro
00:32:03Oh, you look great today
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
00:32:15Oh yeah, no big deal at all
00:32:16I am singing
00:32:19You Give Good Love by Whitney Houston
00:32:21Tell me about why you chose the song
00:32:22Because her songs was some of the songs that my mom made me sing as a kid
00:32:26It's 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
00:32:37She was like, hey, if you win, we could go get a burger
00:32:40I was like, 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
00:32:50I am so proud of you
00:32:51And so now I get to sing Whitney on a huge stage
00:32:55I'm excited
00:32:57Sing to us
00:32:58Make Whitney proud
00:32:59Come on, let's go
00:32:59All right
00:33:00I know she will
00:33:02Baby, you give good love
00:33:10Normally it's a bold move to do Whitney
00:33:12But there is no singer that Whitney has been better hands with
00:33:16Alexia is special
00:33:18I 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
00:33:31All right
00:33:35All right
00:33:36Bye-bye
00:33:37That was pretty good
00:33:38Thank you
00:33:38Let me just begin by saying what a blessing to be able to hear true talent
00:33:44It sounded unique, it sounded fresh
00:33:46We don't hear this song often enough
00:33:48This was her humble beginning
00:33:49This one song introduced 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
00:33:57There's only one little thing I can tell you
00:33:59Okay
00:33:59When it first comes in
00:34:02Settle
00:34:02Yeah, the edit doesn't give you the opportunity to slip down into it
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
00:34:14Like 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
00:34:22Alexia, 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
00:34:33A song everybody wants to sing when it comes on
00:34:34I love Jacob Dillon
00:34:35I 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
00:34:43Life'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 when 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
00:35:07I 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
00:35:27Man Bay'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
00:36:01Starting 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
00:36:17And
00:36:19I love that
00:36:20That one
00:36:23Wait, what did they say?
00:36:24Art 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
00:36:32When I think about it
00:36:34I hate these decisions
00:36:35But this one's going to be especially tough
00:36:37Amazing, 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
00:36:45I'm biased to the guy
00:36:46He's my dude, man
00:36:47Of course he's biased
00:36:48We started this
00:36:50Get ready for this, y'all
00:37:02With You Give Good Love, here's Alexia J
00:37:13I found out what I've been missing
00:37:19Oh my God
00:37:20Always on the run
00:37:24Stop
00:37:25I've been looking for someone
00:37:32Yeah
00:37:34Ooh, that you give good love to me
00:37:39Baby
00:37:41So good
00:37:43Take this heart of mine
00:37:45Into your hand
00:37:47You give good love to me
00:37:51Never too much
00:37:59Baby
00:38:00You give good love
00:38:06No, I can't stop
00:38:12I'm looking around
00:38:15It's not what this love's going about
00:38:21Our love is here to stay
00:38:24To stay
00:38:26Ooh, you give good love
00:38:31Ooh, you give good love
00:38:34So good
00:38:37Take this heart of mine
00:38:40Into your hand
00:38:41Into your hand
00:38:42You give good love
00:38:44To me
00:38:45Love to me
00:38:46Never too much
00:38:53Baby, you give good love
00:38:58No, no
00:39:00Baby, you give good love
00:39:07Baby, you give good love
00:39:10Baby, you give good love
00:39:11Baby, you give good love
00:39:16Yeah!
00:39:18She's gonna win
00:39:20Yes, beautiful
00:39:21Jesus
00:39:23Sing, Lexi
00:39:24Sing, girl
00:39:25Sing, girl
00:39:25You so cool?
00:39:26Yeah
00:39:36Welcome back to the Knockouts
00:39:42Now with one headlight
00:39:44Here's Bay Simpson
00:39:50Let's go, Bay
00:39:52Hey!
00:39:53So long ago
00:39:53I don't remember when
00:39:56That's when they say
00:39:57I lost my only friend
00:40:00They said she died easier
00:40:03From broken heart disease
00:40:05Cause I listened through
00:40:06The cemetery trees
00:40:11Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
00:40:16Hey!
00:40:19Come on, child
00:40:20Nothing is forever
00:40:23There's got to be something better than
00:40:26In the middle
00:40:27Leave us in the room
00:40:29And put it all together
00:40:31We can drive it home
00:40:36With one headlight
00:40:45I'm so lonelyends
00:40:48I
00:40:49don't know Somebody
00:40:49else Man,
00:40:51I haven't changed Oh,
00:40:52I know I ain't the same Somewhere here
00:40:56In between
00:40:57these city walls We've
00:40:59died
00:40:59I think her death must be killing me
00:41:13Come on, try alone
00:41:15Nothing is forever
00:41:17There's got to be something better than in the middle
00:41:22Be a cigarette
00:41:23We'll put it all together
00:41:26We can drive it home
00:41:29We'll want it to fly
00:41:38We'll want it to fly
00:41:46Yeah!
00:41:51Good idea.
00:41:52Oh, man!
00:41:55Congratulations both of you.
00:41:56Bae, I'm gonna 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 because 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.
00:42:22I want to say that I've hugged you.
00:42:24I want to say that I knew you before.
00:42:26Like, you'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, I
00:42:35know 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.
00:42:42At 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.
00:42:52Alexia, I talked about you being weird in the last round.
00:42:55A good weird.
00:42:56A good weird.
00:42:56A good weird.
00:42:57Music is really in you and it's super cool and weird in all the right ways.
00:43:03Thank you so much.
00:43:04Yes.
00:43:05And Alexia, the Lauryn Hill comment really works for me.
00:43:09There'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.
00:43:19Yeah.
00:43:19The choices you're making, it's just all working.
00:43:22Thank you, coaches.
00:43:24All right, Adam.
00:43:24What did 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 to be someone who is equally viable as an artist.
00:43:38I don't have a voice like Alexia's.
00:43:39You were incredible today.
00:43:42And Alexia, it's a shame that these two coaches didn't like what she did up there.
00:43:45Yeah.
00:43:47I got to go see Lauryn, I think like 98, you know, Miss Education Tour.
00:43:53I played on that album, you know.
00:43:54Shut up, both of you.
00:43:55I feel like I knew that.
00:43:57Oh my God, that's amazing.
00:43:59She 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, who is the winner of this knockout?
00:44:12I love you both.
00:44:15The winner of this knockout is Alexia.
00:44:20Alexia!
00:44:21There are no saves, no steals, and I don't like that.
00:44:24She's crazy.
00:44:26I had to go with Alexia because she has one of the best voices I've ever heard in my life.
00:44:30Amazing.
00:44:31Alexia has that rare ability to sing anything.
00:44:34I think she could win this entire competition very easily.
00:44:37I heard that CeeLo came with a lot of zippers too.
00:44:39Did you all talk to each other?
00:44:40Maybe he influenced me.
00:44:41Oh.
00:44:41Now 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?
00:44:48CeeLo was like people's fortunes.
00:44:50He had the fortune cookie messages in each pocket.
00:44:51Would he open different pockets?
00:44:53Yes, he opened different pockets.
00:44:54Oh.
00:44:55CeeLo'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.
00:45:11When did I see you last?
00:45:12It was on my show.
00:45:13It was on my show.
00:45:14I hosted your show.
00:45:14Yep.
00:45:15Oh, good. We're back.
00:45:16All right.
00:45:16Okay, so next up is Abigail and Liv.
00:45:19Okay.
00:45:20Abigail has this really cool singer-songwriter, special 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, it was the most crazy moment of my life.
00:45:31Coach, let me remind you that Liv's available to steal.
00:45:34Whoa!
00:45:34Immediately!
00:45:35We got a steal!
00:45:36What do you mean?
00:45:38Oh, no!
00:45:39When Kelly pressed her super steal, it was such a crazy moment.
00:45:42And one thing I'm gonna make sure is to not let Kelly down.
00:45:46What's up?
00:45:47Oh, my gosh!
00:45:48Walking in to see Michael Buble as the mega mentor was absolutely insane.
00:45:53Michael's won Grammys, two seasons of The Voice.
00:45:56He's an amazing recording artist.
00:45:58Like, he puts his own spin on things.
00:46:00All right, who's gonna 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 as someone who's in their head a lot to sing about.
00:46:09I feel light as a feather.
00:46:11Let's hear it.
00:46:12Life is so much lighter like a feather with you off my mind.
00:46:17I love Abigail Forrest.
00:46:18I think she has such a sweet, lovely tone.
00:46:20It's really angelic.
00:46:22Like a kid, you fit every stereotype in the pic.
00:46:27She was great.
00:46:28Really great dance.
00:46:29She was good at flipping songs.
00:46:30This song is about letting go of someone who doesn't serve you anymore.
00:46:36I've had my fair share of breakups, but ultimately you get to exactly who you want to be with.
00:46:41When I met Tom, we were both still in college.
00:46:44He's the best.
00:46:45He's a musician as well.
00:46:46Tom is my biggest supporter.
00:46:49It was really effortless.
00:46:50Like two feathers floating together.
00:46:56It's so angelic.
00:46:58You seemed shy at first in the blinds, and I'm like, oh, you're a little punk rock.
00:47:02You got a little sass in there, and I love that.
00:47:04You're like a cross between Joni Mitchell and Melanie Martinez.
00:47:08Oh, yeah.
00:47:09You're very unique.
00:47:10If I'm you, I 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 like a feather with you off my arm.
00:47:23You're on the voice scene with Kelly Clarkson right now.
00:47:25You just want to pinch yourself.
00:47:27This is the best show I've ever seen.
00:47:30You act like a kid.
00:47:32You fit every stereotype.
00:47:35Send a pic.
00:47:37Yeah, since they're going quiet, you can make that little sexy sound that you're making.
00:47:41Send a pic to have that little pause right there.
00:47:44Because your little sass on it is such great sauce.
00:47:48I love it.
00:47:48As an artist, Abigail is so unique.
00:47:51The control is insane.
00:47:53She's just so amazing, and I'm so glad I get to hear her and work with her.
00:47:56Hey, Liv.
00:47:57Hi.
00:47:58Hey.
00:47:59Can I ask you something stupid?
00:48:01Of course.
00:48:01We didn't work together.
00:48:02We didn't work together, but I did audition last season, and I didn't get a chair turn.
00:48:07I was the one who had the connection with, like, the suckers.
00:48:11Of 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, this is an interesting song to pick.
00:48:20Obviously, I'm a fan of it.
00:48:22I will be singing Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson.
00:48:24I will say, this was not one of my favorites to record, but it's one of my favorites to perform
00:48:29live.
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 for the original arrangement.
00:48:37It's amazing.
00:48:38Oh, throw the OG out.
00:48:39Let's do something.
00:48:45Liv has a beautiful voice.
00:48:47She has great control.
00:48:48It seems pretty effortless for her.
00:48:54And if she's this good at 16, I can't even imagine what this girl is going to sound like
00:48:59when she's 18, 19, 20.
00:49:00Yeah.
00:49:01Already great.
00:49:05You have such a good voice.
00:49:07This song could be yours now.
00:49:08I just want you to tell me that you're really going to be as genuine and honest as you can
00:49:13be.
00:49:14Yeah.
00:49:14It's a gorgeous song.
00:49:15And if this message really does mean something to you, it'll serve you well.
00:49:19Yeah.
00:49:19Knowing that this round we get to pick our songs, it's kind of a breath of relief because this is
00:49:23the song that I feel represents me the most.
00:49:26This song is about stepping out of your comfort zone, pursuing your dreams.
00:49:29I grew up in an average household with, you know, friends and family.
00:49:33We would always talk about homework and school, just casual teenager things.
00:49:37But now I have this incredible opportunity and I kind of want to break away and, you know, pursue my
00:49:42dream, but always keep the people that, you know, brought me up in my heart.
00:49:45I could go on a rant of why I love the song so much.
00:49:48I just wanted to slow the very beginning down a tiny bit.
00:49:52I could break away.
00:49:56It 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 one of you.
00:50:02There's no save.
00:50:02There's no steals.
00:50:03If I'm you, I want to make it impossible.
00:50:07Thank you ladies so much.
00:50:08Abigail and Liv.
00:50:09Who'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 in front of Kelly.
00:50:18Kelly's super steel artist.
00:50:19I have to use the nerves and turn them into excitement because in this round there are no second chances.
00:50:24Versus Abigail Oakley.
00:50:26I really want to make it to this next round.
00:50:29So this needs to be the best I've ever performed this song.
00:50:33They look so cool.
00:50:34This is really hard.
00:50:36Mm-hmm.
00:50:39Now with break away, here's Liv Sierra.
00:50:49Grew up in a small town, and when the rain would fall down, I'd just stare out my window, dreaming
00:50:59of what could be, and if I'd end up happy, I would pray I could break away.
00:51:14I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly, I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky
00:51:22and I'll make a wish, and take a chance, and make a change, and break away.
00:51:32Buildings with a hundred floors, swinging around revolving us, maybe I don't know where they take me, gotta keep moving
00:51:43on, moving on, fly away, break away.
00:51:49I'll spread my wings and I'll break away.
00:51:55I'll spread my wings and I'll break away.
00:51:55No, it's not easy to tell you goodbye, make a change, and break away.
00:52:09Out of darkness and into the sun, I won't forget the place I'd come from.
00:52:28Oh
00:52:46Yeah, beautiful
00:52:58Welcome back to the knockouts
00:53:02Yeah, let's go
00:53:08With Feather, here's Abigail Oakley
00:53:16It feels so good
00:53:19Not caring
00:53:20Where you are tonight
00:53:22Oh
00:53:24And it feels so good
00:53:27Not pretending to like the wine
00:53:30That you like
00:53:32I
00:53:34Slam the door
00:53:35I
00:53:37Say
00:53:38Say
00:53:39No, no, no more
00:53:41I
00:53:42Got you blocked, excited to never talk
00:53:46I
00:53:46I'm so sorry for your loss
00:53:50Because I feel so much lighter
00:53:52Like a feather
00:53:53With you off my mind
00:53:56Ah
00:53:58Floating through the memories
00:54:00Like whatever you're a waste of time
00:54:04Ah
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01:12:27on. I am singing How You Gonna Act Like That by Tyrese. Growing up in Mississippi, the entire
01:12:33family used to meet up at my grandma's house and have everything there from barbecues to fish fries,
01:12:39hosting car games, and Tyrese's music will always be playing in the background. His songs is just,
01:12:45that's how I always saw myself as an artist. How you gonna act like that? Mike sounds great.
01:12:53There's a quality in his voice. Unique. Yeah, it's very unique. It's this beast of a vocal tone.
01:13:05That's what I'm hoping that he realizes in himself, that quality to be the king of the jungle. Yeah.
01:13:13All right, so look, we know you have a great voice. This will 150% come down to the performance.
01:13:20Right. It's a sexy song, and you need to perform it, and you need to make everyone fall in love
01:13:24with
01:13:24you. It's like an audio chick flick. It's like, when you do this, you gotta unleash. You cannot just stand
01:13:29there and sing the song, right? Okay. Move your mic stand to the side. Hold the mic. You know what
01:13:34I'm saying? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Give yourself a little bit more space. You have to look to the right,
01:13:37to your left, to the center. Exactly. This audience is your friend. Sing it to them. I guess. Just have
01:13:42fun.
01:13:42I got it. Yeah. So, before you guys go, there is a message in each pocket on my morning jacket.
01:13:50It's deep down in there.
01:13:51I need some help. Yeah. Yeah. Where did it go? Man, come on.
01:13:57This is for you. Come, my child. Take that. Be well. Come to me.
01:14:07Thank you. Thank you so much.
01:14:16CeeLo gave me a fortune, and it said, talent borrows, genius steals. Let's go!
01:14:21Just meant, don't be afraid to use things that inspire you, because nobody else can be you but you.
01:14:27I'll never forget it. CeeLo gave me the fortune. Art is what you can get away with.
01:14:32Mike Steele! I'm going to implement this fortune into this knockout, because I get to show them something different.
01:14:39Let's go!
01:14:41He has good fashion taste. Yeah!
01:14:44What was with the fit?
01:14:45Now singing, how are you going to act like that? This is Mike Steele.
01:14:54It seems like just the other day that we hooked up I was driving, you were walking, then I shook
01:15:02you up From that moment on, I knew you were the one
01:15:07You were walking, you were walking, and we fell in love. We would sit and talk for hours about anything.
01:15:17Baby, you hang up on free, wake up. I bought you with my pager, and I gave you everything.
01:15:27How are you going to change? How are you going to up and leave me now? How are you going
01:15:34to act like that? How are you going to change it all? We just need to speak love. How are
01:15:42you going to act like that?
01:15:59How are you going to act like that? How are you going to act like that? How are you going
01:16:01to act like that? How are you going to act like that? How are you going to act like that?
01:16:02How are you going to act like that? How are you going to act like that? How are you going
01:16:02to act like that? How are you going to act like that? How are you going to act like that?
01:16:02How are you going to act like that? How are you going to act like that? How are you going
01:16:02to act like that? How are you going to act like that? How are you going to act like that?
01:16:02How are you going to act like that? How are you going to act like that? How are you going
01:16:02to act like that? How are you going to act like that? How are you going to act like that?
01:16:05How are you going to act like that? How are you going to act like that? How are you going
01:16:07to act like that? How are you going to act like that? How are you going to
01:16:17How are you going to act like that, baby?
01:16:21How are you going to treat me so wrong?
01:16:26Can't somebody tell me why, baby?
01:16:36How are you going to trip?
01:16:39How can you forget?
01:16:41How are you going to act like that?
01:16:45Oh, oh, oh, oh.
01:16:49Yeah!
01:17:02Welcome back.
01:17:09With Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing, here's Jeremy Keith.
01:17:19Ooh, hey.
01:17:22Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby.
01:17:27Ain't nothing like the real thing.
01:17:31No, no.
01:17:32Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby.
01:17:41I've got your picture hanging on the wall, but you can't see or come to me when I call your
01:17:48name.
01:17:49I realize you're just a picture in a frame.
01:17:53And I'll read your letters when you're not here, but they don't move me and they don't prove me like
01:18:00when I hear your sweet voice whispering in my ear.
01:18:06Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
01:18:11ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
01:18:13ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
01:18:14ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
01:18:14ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
01:18:15ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
01:18:24I need the shelter of your arms to come for me
01:18:29No other, yeah
01:18:31Your name, no touch
01:18:35Can you have this much
01:18:37To make me feel better
01:18:39So let's stay together
01:18:47Baby
01:18:49Nothing like the real thing
01:18:52No soul
01:19:00Nothing like the real, real, real
01:19:05The real thing
01:19:11Go, Jimmy!
01:19:14Good singer.
01:19:16Good, good.
01:19:17Good.
01:19:19Good.
01:19:19That was very close.
01:19:20Oh my gosh!
01:19:25How are you gonna choose?
01:19:28I don't know.
01:19:29How you gonna 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 Joey 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, man
01:20:05You're screwed
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, in my mind
01:20:13You'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
01:20:34Alright 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 because 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 was 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
01:21:08And 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
01:21:21Take me now
01:21:23Jeremy, 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
01:21:34Man, thank 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
01:21:49For all the đóngers
01:21:55That's the hardest
01:21:56That just happened
01:21:59Which one of the most
01:21:59I'm not the hardest
01:21:59You're not the hardest
01:22:00Nice
01:22:01To win
01:22:01Is that we have a challenge
01:22:13I think you might think
01:22:14You're gonna be
01:22:14You're not the hardest
01:22:14You're not the hardest
01:22:15But we can't do
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