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00:00:31Hey, Blues fans, Benji Madden, my surprise little mentor situation.

00:00:35Adam is oftentimes my advisor.

00:00:38What is he talking about?

00:00:39We carpooled here.

00:00:40I know it's cute.

00:00:42Make sure you make a pee-pee before we leave, Benji.

00:00:44How about the mark?

00:00:44Oh, nice.

00:00:45It's battle time, and that means it's time for me to bring in the big guns.

00:00:50Money long.

00:00:51Money long is here, y'all.

00:00:52You always wonder what people are looking for when they say that it factor.

00:00:56Like, what is that?

00:00:56What is it?

00:00:57You know, you feel it when certain people just have it.

00:00:59It's like, that thing.

00:01:02Man, at the boys' family, it is me, Jay Hudge.

00:01:06Kelly, I got your back.

00:01:07I've been a coach, a mega mentor.

00:01:10You got the double trouble now.

00:01:12Y'all better look out.

00:01:13Y'all know I brought a shoe just in case.

00:01:16The last shoe I threw, the person who I threw the shoe at, guess what?

00:01:20Day one.

00:01:21Will it take a lot for you to throw a shoe today?

00:01:23I can't tell you.

00:01:24It's my spirit, and I don't even know I threw it.

00:01:27There it go.

00:01:32Our friendship is kind of like me and Blake Sheldon, if I liked Blake Sheldon.

00:01:36Does your wife ever, like, because sometimes when we're texting.

00:01:40No, she'll be like, who are you talking to?

00:01:42Sometimes when we're texting.

00:01:42Why are you giggling?

00:01:43I'm like, I'm just talking to Benji.

00:01:46So, I put these people together, Drew and Jared, and they're both so good.

00:01:49Like, what have I done?

00:01:50You got to let them fight it out.

00:01:52Drew has a cool tone.

00:01:54He's got a great sound.

00:01:55Just a cool vibe in general.

00:01:57Jared, I mean, I can tell there's soul, and there's a story.

00:02:00I think that there's a country element that connects them.

00:02:05It's really awesome Benji Madden's here.

00:02:07I mean, I grew up on his music.

00:02:09Good Charlotte, that's where I listened to in high school.

00:02:11All the alternative rock.

00:02:13Nice to meet you.

00:02:13Jared, Benji.

00:02:15Jared.

00:02:15Good to meet you.

00:02:16So, to get his guidance and to meet him is awesome.

00:02:20We're excited about this pairing, so.

00:02:22I feel like you did a great job.

00:02:23Well, I'm going to cry, though, because you guys are both going to be so good.

00:02:26You guys look cool as hell.

00:02:28You really do.

00:02:29I'm feeling some rock energy today.

00:02:30You guys look pretty badass together.

00:02:31It's already, you look the part.

00:02:32We look good.

00:02:33We're ready.

00:02:34So, this song.

00:02:37Make me cry.

00:02:38I've heard you sing it, by the way.

00:02:39You have?

00:02:40I've sang.

00:02:40I've heard it.

00:02:41A couple times.

00:02:41Have you ever heard him sing it on a voicemail, though?

00:02:43Because I have.

00:02:43I sing it to Benji on a voicemail.

00:02:46I gave Drew and Jared Leather and Lace by Stevie Nicks and Don Henley.

00:02:49It's folky, it's country, it's rock and roll.

00:02:51It's a lot of other things you love, you know?

00:02:53Of all the songs in the world, this might be a song that I have the most experience with.

00:02:57I sang the song with Stevie Nicks to my wife at our wedding.

00:03:01If you don't like this song, then I don't like you.

00:03:06I know it means a lot to him, so there's always that little nervousness, I guess, to perform

00:03:12a song that means a lot to my coach.

00:03:14But this is the kind of music that I love as an artist, so I'm just really happy we got

00:03:18it.

00:03:19Let's do it.

00:03:20All right.

00:03:22Lovers forever, face to face.

00:03:26The song is kind of what helped me put them together.

00:03:29Country, rock and roll, I feel like they both are cut from that same cloth.

00:03:33I need you to love me, I need you today.

00:03:39Drew has kind of a cool lane, because I don't hate anybody that sounds like her.

00:03:43She can really bring something special to the song that you don't hear every day.

00:03:47I need you to love me, I need you.

00:03:50Jared's got such a cool, sort of like country, sort of rocky voice.

00:03:55And he has range that I didn't know he had, you know?

00:03:58Because he didn't sing that high in a blind audition.

00:04:02It's good to push yourself, and I think he sounds really cool in his upper register, too.

00:04:07That was beautiful, guys.

00:04:09A couple stars.

00:04:10You guys both have your own swagger.

00:04:12I'm such a fan of you guys.

00:04:13I think that for me, you never want to be copying, right?

00:04:16But at the same time, you have to be reverent to the record, too, because it's such a special

00:04:21record that holds a place in so many people's hearts.

00:04:23The power of the song is in the simplicity.

00:04:26So all of that emotion and power is there without trying to do too much.

00:04:29This is a big choice.

00:04:31It's exciting, but it's also maybe a little bit nerve-wracking.

00:04:34You want to keep the respect on it.

00:04:35Yeah, because it's such a classic and such an all-time great song.

00:04:39I feel like it's going to stand out if you can tap into where that song in your soul sits

00:04:45and what it means to you.

00:04:46To win this battle, I need to completely let go and relate to that feeling of that vulnerability

00:04:52and that rawness that comes with falling in love with someone.

00:04:56My husband and I got married in 2022, and we are very opposite in a lot of ways.

00:05:01Leather and lace.

00:05:02I don't know.

00:05:03Sometimes I'm leather.

00:05:03Sometimes I'm lace.

00:05:05Ben, as a father, is amazing.

00:05:06He is crazy supportive of me, especially my musicianship.

00:05:10I can take the space and the time that I need to pursue what's important to me.

00:05:13And as a mom and a wife or just a partner in general, that's not something that a lot

00:05:17of people get, and I'm really grateful for that.

00:05:19This is obviously an epic love song, and I love Jared, but we're not in love.

00:05:24So where do you go to really sell that story?

00:05:28I don't see it like you're playing a part because then it can be fake.

00:05:31It's the love of music.

00:05:32Like I said, I've sung the song with all the people, and our love of the song is kind of

00:05:38the romantic part of it, right?

00:05:39It's not targeted at each other.

00:05:41If Benji and I were singing it, it would definitely be a love song for each other.

00:05:45Wait, hold up, Adam.

00:05:46I was going to say, when we sing it together, you both do make each other feel even more

00:05:52special, you know, singing together, because your voices are so different.

00:05:56It's also not bad if it scares you a little bit.

00:05:58Those nerves can be really good.

00:05:59It's just raw.

00:06:01It's real.

00:06:0190% of this game is comfort.

00:06:03You know, if you can feel good about yourself, and then it helps you propel what you're

00:06:07trying to sing.

00:06:11And Benji's good at helping me unlock that in some of these singers.

00:06:16That was infinitely better.

00:06:18It just immediately jumped the level.

00:06:20You guys are already starting to feel that chemistry.

00:06:22Just get lost in the lyrics.

00:06:24The more kind of intimate it can feel, the better people will react to it.

00:06:27Yeah.

00:06:28I got to really focus on pouring more of that soul and that feeling into the song.

00:06:33For me, this song is about a complicated relationship that's had its ups and downs.

00:06:38My girlfriend's name is Chapin.

00:06:39Most of the challenges in our relationship center around my life as a musician.

00:06:45Every weekend, I'm in a different town, so being gone a lot, it's very difficult, but

00:06:50she's here to back me all the way.

00:06:52She's the one that pushed me to sign up, so if it wasn't for her, I would not be here.

00:06:57You know, we just gave you the note, and while you're singing it, you're thinking,

00:07:00all right, how am I applying that?

00:07:01But the more you do it, you're going to get locked in.

00:07:03Just keep running this repetition.

00:07:05Ten more times, and we'll be ready.

00:07:07You know what I'm saying?

00:07:07We're very excited.

00:07:08Thank you guys so much.

00:07:10The stakes are high for this battle.

00:07:12We're performing on this massive stage for millions of people watching at home.

00:07:18Ready?

00:07:19Here we go.

00:07:22This song, it requires a very clear vulnerability that takes time to build.

00:07:32My dad, David Thomas, is in the jazz a cappella group, Take Six.

00:07:37I always want to make my dad proud whenever I'm doing anything musical.

00:07:40He knows I've been working hard at this, and for him to hear that all come together on stage

00:07:45for the battles is going to be really cool.

00:07:49I definitely don't think the coaches have seen what I can do yet.

00:07:52We're just going to go out there, and we're going to crush it.

00:07:58We're like a good-looking couple.

00:08:00Yeah.

00:08:02This battle begins right now.

00:08:04This battle begins right now.

00:08:16Is love so fragile

00:08:19And a heart so hollow

00:08:22A shadow of the world

00:08:25It's impossible to follow

00:08:28Yeah

00:08:29You're saying I'm fragile

00:08:31Try not to be

00:08:34I search on me

00:08:36For something I can't see

00:08:38Nice

00:08:40Still I carry this feeling

00:08:43When you walked into my house

00:08:48That I won't be walking out the door

00:08:53Lovers forever

00:08:57Face to face

00:08:59My city or mountains

00:09:02Stay with me, stay

00:09:05I need you to love me

00:09:08I need you today

00:09:11Get to me or ever

00:09:14Take from me my place

00:09:19You in the moonlight

00:09:22With your sleepy eyes

00:09:26Could you ever love a man like me

00:09:29And you were right

00:09:34When I walked into your house

00:09:38I knew I was never gonna leave

00:09:43But that time I saw you

00:09:47I knew with you

00:09:48The light of my night

00:09:50Oh, somehow I get by

00:09:54Nice, yeah

00:09:56Lovers forever

00:10:00Face to face

00:10:02My city or mountain

00:10:05Stay with me

00:10:07Stay with me

00:10:08I need you to love me

00:10:11I need you today

00:10:13I love his voice

00:10:15Give me your leather

00:10:17Take from me

00:10:19My lace

00:10:22Take from me

00:10:24My lace

00:10:27Sing, boy

00:10:28Take from me

00:10:35My lace

00:10:35I love that was damn good

00:10:37So good

00:10:40Yeah

00:10:41Yeah

00:10:43That was so cool

00:10:45First of all, not to be superficial

00:10:46But you guys would make a hot couple

00:10:48I don't know what your dating status is

00:10:49Honestly, after hearing you

00:10:51I think you should be a duo

00:10:52You sound great together

00:10:53You look good together

00:10:54Let's think about it

00:10:55Drew's married

00:10:56Drew's married

00:10:57Never mind, never mind

00:10:58You can still have a group, though

00:11:00It was really beautiful

00:11:01Your harmony sounded so great

00:11:03That was such a great song choice

00:11:04I thought for both of you

00:11:05Drew, I really loved

00:11:07At the top of your range

00:11:08That little shred that was in your voice

00:11:11It sounded so cool

00:11:12Jared, I just decided

00:11:14That you're one of my favorite male vocalists

00:11:16This season

00:11:16Thank you

00:11:17I just love the tone of your voice

00:11:20Like the rasp in it

00:11:21You just sound like a star to me

00:11:23You're like the real deal

00:11:25It was the perfect song

00:11:27So well done, Adam, for that

00:11:29It was the perfect song for both of you

00:11:32How John was talking about your ache

00:11:35That was breaking your voice, Drew

00:11:36But also the vibrato

00:11:38It was perfect

00:11:39And Jared, you open your mouth

00:11:41And it's like

00:11:42I feel like I'm at your concert

00:11:43I actually think the both of you

00:11:45Compliment each other

00:11:46And you actually make each other better

00:11:49That's why I said the group thing

00:11:51And it's unexpected

00:11:52Which makes it more exciting

00:11:53As a fan

00:11:54Thank you coaches

00:11:56Adam, tough decision coming up

00:11:58Give us some thoughts first

00:11:59This song to me

00:12:00Is just a heavyweight champion

00:12:02Of songs in my life

00:12:04Like I sang this song

00:12:05With Stevie Nicks

00:12:05To my wife

00:12:06At our wedding

00:12:07You know what I mean

00:12:07Like what?

00:12:08Like I did

00:12:09That happened

00:12:09It really happened

00:12:10I think it really happened

00:12:11I pinch myself sometimes

00:12:13So it made it even harder

00:12:14I think for you guys

00:12:15Because I was going to go

00:12:16And be uber critical of it

00:12:17And in the rehearsals

00:12:18To be completely honest

00:12:20The promise was there

00:12:21And the vibe was there

00:12:23But it just wasn't

00:12:24Where it needed to be yet

00:12:25And I was hoping

00:12:26That it would

00:12:27Really come to fruition

00:12:28In time for this thing

00:12:29And it really did

00:12:30It was so beautiful

00:12:31Thank you guys

00:12:32For really doing it

00:12:33Doing it right

00:12:33Beautiful

00:12:35Drew, like

00:12:36There were moments

00:12:37Where it was so Stevie-esque

00:12:38And she is

00:12:40Obviously

00:12:41One of the greatest

00:12:42Ever to do it

00:12:43And Jared

00:12:43Don Henley's a beast

00:12:45It's really, really rangy

00:12:47For a male vocalist

00:12:48And you crushed it

00:12:49You guys really stepped up

00:12:50And you're both

00:12:51Just incredible

00:12:52Great job

00:12:53Great job

00:12:54Thank you

00:12:55Adam, congrats

00:12:56On a great battle

00:12:56But the time has come

00:12:58Who is the winner

00:12:59Of this battle?

00:13:00You know

00:13:02Something happened to me

00:13:03When I listened

00:13:04To this one today

00:13:06It really hit me

00:13:07Out of left field

00:13:08The winner of this battle

00:13:11Is Jared

00:13:13Jared

00:13:13Moving on to the knockouts

00:13:15For Team Adam

00:13:15Congratulations

00:13:16I got a duo

00:13:17In mind for you

00:13:18Thank you

00:13:20Excellent job, buddy

00:13:20Thank you

00:13:21Amazing, dude

00:13:22Jared can win this thing

00:13:23Like, there's something

00:13:24About him

00:13:25Like, he's special

00:13:26I can't wait

00:13:27To get into it

00:13:28With Jared

00:13:28I think we're gonna

00:13:28Have a lot of taste

00:13:29In common

00:13:29Believe it or not

00:13:30And I think

00:13:30That's gonna be

00:13:31Really, really fun

00:13:32Drew, anything

00:13:32You wanna say

00:13:33To your coach

00:13:34I am just

00:13:35So incredibly grateful

00:13:36For this opportunity

00:13:37And honestly

00:13:38Your taste

00:13:39The song choice

00:13:39Jared as a partner

00:13:40Was also incredible

00:13:41And I couldn't be

00:13:42More thankful

00:13:43So thank you

00:13:43For everything

00:13:44You were awesome

00:13:45Give it up

00:13:45One more time

00:13:46For Drew Russell

00:13:47Everybody

00:13:48I wish I could've

00:13:49Taken you both

00:13:50You guys

00:13:50You're both so great

00:13:51Thank you

00:13:51It was really

00:13:52Really special

00:13:52Thank you

00:13:53That was so good

00:13:54Drew

00:13:54It was beautiful

00:13:55Just think about it

00:13:56Russell and Shoemaker

00:13:58I'm just saying

00:13:59I wish I not only had a steal

00:14:01But I don't know if it's ever been done on this show

00:14:02I wish you could just be like pairing

00:14:06And you could like pair people together

00:14:08They really sounded great together

00:14:09They would brush it together in comfort

00:14:12I know

00:14:13They would

00:14:14Man, Team Adam is stronger

00:14:16Than I remember in the blinds

00:14:17I just was like

00:14:18That was amazing

00:14:19They looked and sounded great together

00:14:20Yeah

00:14:20We have people that keep surprising us

00:14:23So that's fun

00:14:24Coming up

00:14:27Incredible performances

00:14:36Difficult decisions

00:14:37You are so screwed

00:14:39Yeah, I know

00:14:40Adam, the time has come

00:14:42Just give me a second

00:14:43Let's go to commercial

00:14:44Yeah

00:14:44We'll be back

00:14:45I wish I could steal

00:14:47And the final steal of the battles

00:14:55Just have gifts of that

00:15:05Welcome back to The Voice

00:15:07Battle of Champions

00:15:11Hi, Carson

00:15:14Carson

00:15:15Carson Daly

00:15:19Carson Daly

00:15:24Carson Daly

00:15:27All decisions are final

00:15:28Not excited

00:15:29Oh no, you can't steal somebody now

00:15:31No

00:15:32It's just you

00:15:33Thanks for the pressure

00:15:36My people are going next

00:15:37It's Houston and Tia

00:15:39And they're both so good

00:15:40But they're both very different

00:15:41Really don't know which one I'm going to pick

00:15:47It's The Voice Battle of Champions

00:15:48And it feels like a battle of champions right now

00:15:51Father Hilton

00:15:52Anxiety before I go out

00:15:53It's just starting to get to me a little

00:15:54Um, could I have a moment

00:15:56I just need to

00:15:57I want to take a minute, please

00:15:59Yeah, because I don't want to cry

00:16:06Breathe

00:16:07Breathe

00:16:07This song is very challenging for me

00:16:09And I just want to be able to perform it the way I know that I can

00:16:12I'm ready to go sing my tush off

00:16:14That's for sure

00:16:15This is a different genre than what I normally sing

00:16:18I want to show Kelly my versatility

00:16:22Entry now from Team Kelly

00:16:24Houston Kelly

00:16:28Versus Tia Durant

00:16:31To win this battle

00:16:32I'm going to put everything I've got out on the line

00:16:34And I'm going to hope that's enough

00:16:35You ready, girl?

00:16:36Opportunities like this don't come very often

00:16:38Losing is not an option

00:16:49When it was announced

00:16:50That we were going to be battling each other

00:16:52I was initially thinking like

00:16:53What are they thinking?

00:16:54Me, girl

00:16:56I wonder if something

00:16:58Like that would work

00:17:00Clyde

00:17:01Is he soulful?

00:17:03He said he'd sing gospel, did he not?

00:17:05So Houston

00:17:06Leans heavily towards Chris Staple

00:17:08Oh

00:17:09Oh

00:17:10There you go

00:17:10Listen, she can sing anything

00:17:12Yeah

00:17:13This is meant to be then

00:17:14Okay

00:17:14I'm going to put Houston and Tia together

00:17:16I think this

00:17:17Mix between country and soul

00:17:20I never heard it until we started singing

00:17:23But it works

00:17:23We have to come up with a name for it

00:17:25Oh, yeah

00:17:26Suntry or something

00:17:27Soul and country

00:17:28Something we'll come up with it

00:17:29I think I am ready

00:17:33It's me, Jennifer

00:17:35I came to see about you

00:17:37Can I give you a hug first, Tia?

00:17:39Nice to meet you

00:17:40Oh, wow

00:17:40Today, seeing Jennifer Hudson

00:17:43It was definitely a surreal moment

00:17:45Not only is she an incredible singer

00:17:47She is an incredible actress

00:17:49She is doing things that I am inspired to do

00:17:53Unfortunately, Kelly couldn't be here today

00:17:56So she asked me to step in

00:17:58I hear y'all got a gospel background

00:18:00Both of you

00:18:01Yes, ma'am

00:18:01So my dad, he was a gospel singer

00:18:03And when he was in college

00:18:05He toured with a little group

00:18:06And they would go to local churches

00:18:07And sing around

00:18:08And then he was in a quartet when I was a kid

00:18:10I love to write

00:18:11And I love to be creative in that way

00:18:12And I think that came from my dad

00:18:13He put it in you

00:18:15I love that

00:18:15Now tell me about you, Tia

00:18:17What's your roots?

00:18:18My upbringing is in church

00:18:19I'm from a small town

00:18:20So faith, faith, faith

00:18:22Yes

00:18:23My grandfather used to sing

00:18:25And of course, he pushed me up there to do it

00:18:26So definitely, I got a lot of my confidence

00:18:28In church and my

00:18:30Yeah, go ahead, baby

00:18:31You got it

00:18:32That type of thing

00:18:32That's all right, baby

00:18:33Go head on

00:18:34Definitely

00:18:34I love that

00:18:35I see Miss Kelly put y'all together

00:18:37For that reason

00:18:38And she also picked a Chris Stapleton song

00:18:41For you guys

00:18:42Because it has a blend of country

00:18:44Blues, soul, gospel

00:18:46Now we know

00:18:46So put your faith in that

00:18:48All right

00:18:49Now take it away, Houston

00:18:51The only time we ever talk

00:18:54Is when the monthly bills are due

00:18:58We go to work

00:19:00We go to church

00:19:02They're singing

00:19:03Either Way by Chris Stapleton

00:19:05Kelly knew exactly

00:19:07What she was doing

00:19:08When she made this pairing

00:19:09The world will call

00:19:11See, it has a pop soul vibe

00:19:14With a touch of gospel

00:19:15Baby, you can go

00:19:19Or you can stay

00:19:21Houston has this huge country gritty voice

00:19:26But I won't love you either way

00:19:29It's just

00:19:31It works

00:19:34I won't love you

00:19:35Either way

00:19:36Either way

00:19:39Holy smokes

00:19:42Thank you

00:19:43Don't y'all come up in here with all of this

00:19:45Yeah

00:19:46I was very honored to have a shoe thrown at me

00:19:49By Miss Hudson

00:19:50I need my collection plate now

00:19:52Okay

00:19:54Listen

00:19:54This is what I'm talking about

00:19:56Tell the story

00:19:58Thank you so much

00:19:59Because it's so powerful

00:20:01I would love to hear

00:20:03Your testimony

00:20:04And what you're singing

00:20:05And then hearing your testimony

00:20:06And what you're singing

00:20:07Where you're going through

00:20:09What you're going through

00:20:09But you're going through it

00:20:10In your own tracks

00:20:11Does that make sense?

00:20:13Yeah

00:20:13The song is so emotional

00:20:15Not only is it about love

00:20:17And storytelling

00:20:18Which is what soul is about

00:20:19It's about a deep vulnerability

00:20:22That I haven't always been open to

00:20:24And there is power in vulnerability

00:20:27What's the very end?

00:20:28On stage

00:20:29We definitely want to give it some dramatic

00:20:31So I suggested the turn away

00:20:33Right

00:20:34Like the

00:20:35I won't love you either way

00:20:37So how you physically did that?

00:20:39Okay now put it in the vocal

00:20:41You're contemplating

00:20:42So let it be a thought

00:20:43You see what I'm saying?

00:20:44You over here

00:20:45When you do separate

00:20:46That's what I mean by

00:20:47Put it in the lyrics

00:20:48So it's like

00:20:48What do I want either way

00:20:50That's taking them on that journey

00:20:51Where you're figuring it out like

00:20:54Either way

00:20:55So it doesn't have to be collective

00:20:56No

00:20:57It doesn't have to be that

00:20:57At the end

00:20:58Because that's you

00:20:59Yeah

00:20:59Contemplating your journey

00:21:00I don't want to go

00:21:03Either way

00:21:05Either way

00:21:08It's like a conversational

00:21:09Emotional ending

00:21:10Either way

00:21:11Yeah

00:21:12Whatever

00:21:12Whatever you feel

00:21:13Put it out there

00:21:15Yo granddaddy

00:21:16Yo daddy

00:21:17Taught y'all well

00:21:18Yeah

00:21:19Okay

00:21:19They gonna be proud

00:21:20Thank you

00:21:21I'm proud

00:21:22So Kelly gonna be real proud

00:21:23Did I throw enough shoes?

00:21:25Yeah you did

00:21:25Y'all got some more?

00:21:27Tia and Houston

00:21:29How is Kelly gonna pick

00:21:30Between the two of them?

00:21:33I'm so glad I'm not Kelly

00:21:34This is gonna be tough

00:21:36Just keep in mind

00:21:37It's a competition

00:21:39Sound wonderful together

00:21:41But this is called

00:21:42The Voice

00:21:43Not voices

00:21:43The Voice

00:21:44Now my heart's beating fast

00:21:46You won't talk about

00:21:47Nervous

00:21:48I got put up against

00:21:49The Riffle

00:21:50What I do know

00:21:51Is the coaches

00:21:52Better get their shoes

00:21:53And their tissues ready

00:21:56That's what I know

00:21:57Thank you so much

00:21:58Yes

00:21:59Yes

00:22:00That went pretty solid

00:22:02Who would you pick

00:22:03As the winner

00:22:04Of this battle?

00:22:05Get the Voice app now

00:22:06And play along

00:22:16Welcome back to night two

00:22:18Of the battles

00:22:21Oh yes

00:22:24Ding y'all

00:22:25This battle starts now

00:22:27Alright

00:22:36We pass in the hall

00:22:39On our way to every race

00:22:42The only time we ever talk

00:22:46Is when the monthly bills are due

00:22:49We go to work

00:22:53We go to church

00:22:54We fade the perfect line

00:22:57Sing girl

00:23:02I pass the point

00:23:05Of give a dance

00:23:08And all my tears are crying

00:23:15We can just go home

00:23:20Like this

00:23:23Say the word

00:23:25We'll call

00:23:27Liquid

00:23:29Baby you can go

00:23:34Or you can stay

00:23:37Wow

00:23:40But I won't love you either way

00:23:45Beautiful

00:23:47Yeah

00:23:50I used to cry

00:23:52And stay up nights

00:23:56And wonder what we're wrong

00:24:03Thank you

00:24:07It's been hard

00:24:09With hearts

00:24:10And only do that

00:24:12For so long

00:24:14For so long

00:24:17For so long

00:24:19We can't just go home

00:24:21Like this

00:24:24Say the word

00:24:27We'll call it quits

00:24:32Baby you can go

00:24:36Or you

00:24:37You can stay

00:24:40I won't love you either way

00:24:46Oh no no

00:24:48No no no

00:24:51Either way

00:24:58We're doing good performances today

00:25:00It's a good day

00:25:02It's a good day

00:25:03Oh man

00:25:05You're amazing

00:25:07You're amazing

00:25:08Phenomenal

00:25:09Thank God

00:25:11Yeah

00:25:12Man, that was crazy

00:25:14You guys did great

00:25:15Thank you

00:25:16Tia, I turned for you

00:25:17I lost

00:25:20Houston, I didn't turn for you

00:25:22But I gotta tell you

00:25:23I was really, really blown away

00:25:24You were a major revelation

00:25:25Houston for me today

00:25:26That rasp in your voice

00:25:27In your upper register

00:25:28Especially when you're singing

00:25:29Chris Stapleton

00:25:29Who is like the master of that

00:25:31Right?

00:25:31You really fulfilled a tall order

00:25:33In being able to stay with that

00:25:35And do those big

00:25:36Gutty high notes

00:25:37With rasp

00:25:38But I'm jealous of that

00:25:39Tia, I love you

00:25:40But I think if I was choosing

00:25:42I might actually go with Houston today

00:25:44Thank you so much

00:25:45You're both great

00:25:46I'm not trying to choose favorites

00:25:47Oh no, I need help

00:25:48Well, y'all made it hard for her

00:25:50So congratulations for making it hard for her

00:25:52Houston, I was very impressed with you

00:25:54That higher part of your voice

00:25:56Just really crackled

00:25:57In a really beautiful way

00:25:58But I will say

00:25:59I would choose Tia

00:26:00In this battle

00:26:02Not to contradict my friend over there

00:26:04But I just feel like

00:26:05The tone was perfect

00:26:07I loved your runs

00:26:08They were just so tastefully done

00:26:10Interesting and subtle

00:26:12Your tone was just liquid gold

00:26:14I just wanted to listen to you sing all day

00:26:17Like I couldn't see her going home after that

00:26:19Thank you so much

00:26:21Thank you coaches

00:26:22Thank you

00:26:24Wow, Kelly

00:26:24I can see the anguish on your face already

00:26:26Yeah

00:26:27Battle of the champions

00:26:28They've all been really good

00:26:29And they make for difficult decisions

00:26:30What did you think about the whole battle first?

00:26:32This has been the hardest battles for me

00:26:34Because I wasn't able to be there

00:26:36At rehearsals

00:26:38You know, Jennifer

00:26:38I do remember her telling me

00:26:39She threw her shoe

00:26:40In y'all's rehearsal

00:26:41She was like

00:26:42She was

00:26:43The shoe was thrown

00:26:44She doesn't do that for everyone

00:26:45That's how you know you did it right

00:26:46She just said it was such a great pairing

00:26:48And so I knew that you could both handle this song

00:26:51Handled it

00:26:51You both did such a great job

00:26:53Like Tia, once again

00:26:54You did some really interesting stuff

00:26:55That was really cool

00:26:56I think that's what's special about you

00:26:58Is where your brain takes you

00:27:00Melodically

00:27:00I think is very interesting

00:27:02And not many singers do

00:27:03Thank you

00:27:04And Houston

00:27:04Your subtle vibrato

00:27:06And the emotion behind that

00:27:07Was something unexpected

00:27:09I knew you would be able to do the big stuff

00:27:11But that really intimate stuff

00:27:13Was really special

00:27:14And I think just as powerful

00:27:15Oh man

00:27:18I am like shaking

00:27:20Okay

00:27:20Kelly, tough one for you

00:27:22I honestly don't know

00:27:23I hate this right now

00:27:27Oh my god

00:27:28Somebody's stalling

00:27:29And you both

00:27:30I know you both chose different people

00:27:32Yeah, we didn't help

00:27:33Kelly, who is the winner of this battle

00:27:35Um

00:27:37Just give me a second

00:27:38Let's go to commercial

00:27:39Yeah

00:27:40We'll be back

00:27:41This is so hard

00:27:42I know, I know, I know, I know

00:27:43This is so hard

00:27:44This is so hard

00:27:53Welcome back to the battles

00:27:55Oh

00:27:57Okay

00:28:00The winner of this battle

00:28:04Is Houston

00:28:06Is Houston

00:28:07Houston

00:28:08Shocked

00:28:08Is moving on

00:28:09To the knockouts

00:28:10With Team Kelly

00:28:11This was by far

00:28:12My hardest decision

00:28:14Both are incredible singers

00:28:15But Houston showed me

00:28:17In the battles

00:28:18That he's got even more

00:28:19In his arsenal

00:28:20That I did not know about

00:28:21Thank you

00:28:21I'm excited to work with you team

00:28:22I'm sweating

00:28:23Houston may have some more

00:28:24Shoes thrown at him

00:28:25Y'all

00:28:25Thank you so much

00:28:27Thank y'all guys

00:28:28Great job brother

00:28:28It makes me feel really good

00:28:30That she wants to take me

00:28:31To the knockouts

00:28:32And I'm very hopeful

00:28:33That I can deliver

00:28:33What she's hoping for

00:28:34Oh that was very hard

00:28:36I just was so surprised by him

00:28:38I just loved how he sounded

00:28:39In the very beginning

00:28:40I feel like he won that

00:28:41I'm really looking forward

00:28:42To work under Kelly

00:28:43I know I didn't get to work

00:28:44With her this first time

00:28:45So I'm really excited

00:28:46To get her expertise

00:28:47And her insight

00:28:48Got Team Kelly

00:28:49Going to the knockouts

00:28:50Thank y'all so much

00:28:52I love the song

00:28:53You have a Spanish song

00:28:54Coming up

00:28:55Oh my sharia more

00:28:57Oh yeah

00:28:57My sharia more

00:29:00Mi querido amor

00:29:04Having fun?

00:29:05I'm having a great time man

00:29:06It's like we've just been

00:29:08Doing this together for years

00:29:09Feels right

00:29:10Like almost like

00:29:11We're brothers

00:29:11Like we're bros

00:29:12Yeah

00:29:15Buenas buenas

00:29:15This is Aziz Guerra

00:29:16And I'm about to find out

00:29:18Who I'm going to be paired with

00:29:19For battles

00:29:20I got the best singing partner

00:29:22Y'all give me

00:29:22Oh my god

00:29:23I got Jeremy

00:29:25Jeremy's voice

00:29:26I love how smooth it is

00:29:27He's always on pitch

00:29:28That is something

00:29:29That I got to focus

00:29:30A little bit more on

00:29:31It's just getting super competitive

00:29:32I just want to make it

00:29:34To knockouts

00:29:35Aziz

00:29:36His baritone voice

00:29:37Is so rich

00:29:38He's very delicate

00:29:39At the same time

00:29:40He does everything well

00:29:41You know

00:29:41He just makes me want

00:29:42To step my game up

00:29:43Even more

00:29:43It's going to be amazing

00:29:44Amazing, amazing, amazing

00:29:46Yes

00:29:46This was my hardest pairing

00:29:48Because Aziz

00:29:48He sang entirely in Spanish

00:29:50And he's so singularly

00:29:51His own thing

00:29:52But I felt like

00:29:53Jeremy would be

00:29:54Maybe a good person

00:29:55And the song

00:29:56Helps me decide

00:29:57Oh my god

00:29:59It's Benji

00:30:00Benji Madden

00:30:01Ladies and gentlemen

00:30:02Benji Madden

00:30:02Legend

00:30:03Benji

00:30:04This is Benji Madden

00:30:06Right here

00:30:06Like I was not expecting that

00:30:08Huge fan

00:30:09Seeing Benji

00:30:11Was my childhood

00:30:12All over again

00:30:13MTV

00:30:14There was no way

00:30:15You could avoid

00:30:16Good Charlotte

00:30:17I love this song

00:30:17It's beautiful

00:30:18And the fact that

00:30:18We can sing it in English

00:30:19And Spanish

00:30:20I know I love that

00:30:21It's just you in Spanish

00:30:21Or you can do Spanish too

00:30:22He's going to sing in Spanish

00:30:24I gave Aziz and Jeremy

00:30:26My Sharia Amor

00:30:26By Stevie Wonder

00:30:27Big shoes to fill

00:30:28As Stevie is literally

00:30:29The baddest singer

00:30:30Of all time

00:30:31It's nice when a song

00:30:32Comes around

00:30:32And like makes sense

00:30:33For two people

00:30:34On my team

00:30:34It also is great

00:30:36Because it's a challenge

00:30:37For you Jeremy

00:30:38I love that you're

00:30:39Singing in Spanish

00:30:39I've been wanting

00:30:41To sing a song

00:30:41In Spanish

00:30:42For a minute

00:30:43So

00:30:43Jeremy

00:30:44Do you speak Spanish?

00:30:45A little bit

00:30:46I'm not like fluent

00:30:47But

00:30:48A poquito

00:30:49Yeah

00:30:49Okay

00:30:50I love it

00:30:51Let's sing

00:30:52My Sharia Amor

00:30:55Pretty little one

00:30:58That I adore

00:30:59Jeremy

00:31:00You can just tell

00:31:01That he's put the hours

00:31:03And hours

00:31:04And hours

00:31:04And hours in

00:31:04It's a really rich tone

00:31:05Yeah

00:31:06Sweet

00:31:07Soulful

00:31:07But deep

00:31:08That's a big voice

00:31:09To take on

00:31:19Aziz's voice

00:31:20I kind of felt like

00:31:21There was like

00:31:22A little bit of

00:31:22Old school crooner

00:31:24Kind of vibe

00:31:25Aziz is like

00:31:25The latin Josh Groban

00:31:27Yeah

00:31:27That's a great comp

00:31:28Right?

00:31:29Yeah

00:31:29If he leans into that

00:31:31Then he'll shine

00:31:34Sounded good in Spanish

00:31:35Thank you

00:31:36Okay

00:31:37Started off great

00:31:38Towards the end

00:31:41It started to get

00:31:42Too over harmonized

00:31:44Okay

00:31:44I don't want to sacrifice

00:31:46Energy for harmony

00:31:47Jeremy

00:31:48Being a background singer

00:31:49Every once in a while

00:31:50I hear you go

00:31:51Into a very safe place

00:31:52Yes

00:31:53Because that's what

00:31:53You're used to doing

00:31:54But I would say

00:31:55Like try your best

00:31:56To break out of that

00:31:57You have the license

00:31:58To be freer

00:32:00And not be restricted

00:32:01By what you've had to do

00:32:02In the past

00:32:02To be a support system

00:32:03Being a backup singer

00:32:05Is a really tough gig

00:32:06Definitely

00:32:07You're there

00:32:08You know in service

00:32:09Of a different record

00:32:10And you know

00:32:11To get to go out

00:32:12Behind your own music

00:32:13Yeah

00:32:14I think like

00:32:14Make sure

00:32:15You don't hold yourself

00:32:17Back either

00:32:18Right

00:32:18And yeah

00:32:18Don't let it be a weakness

00:32:19Make it a strength

00:32:20Outside of the voice

00:32:22I worked on a cruise ship

00:32:23Three shows a night

00:32:25Six nights a week

00:32:26I don't think

00:32:27You work harder

00:32:28Anywhere else

00:32:29I've also

00:32:30Been a background vocalist

00:32:31Pretty much my whole career

00:32:33And this time

00:32:34It's about me

00:32:35It's about preparing

00:32:36Jeremy

00:32:37The lights are on me

00:32:38The pressure is on me

00:32:40I want to show Adam

00:32:41That I am an artist

00:32:43And I take risks

00:32:44Aziz

00:32:45I just don't want it

00:32:46To be too chill

00:32:49You know what I'm saying

00:32:49Okay

00:32:50A little bit more urgency

00:32:51Everybody's different

00:32:52You'll have something

00:32:53That's unique to you

00:32:54Get to know yourself

00:32:55As you go

00:32:56Right

00:32:56Definitely

00:32:57Gotcha

00:32:57I'm currently studying

00:32:59At Berklee College of Music

00:33:00In Boston

00:33:01Being here

00:33:02Is just so much

00:33:03Different

00:33:04Right now

00:33:05I'm just singing

00:33:06Casually

00:33:07In front of

00:33:07Adam Levine

00:33:08I would love

00:33:09To win the battle

00:33:09Just being here

00:33:10Is literally

00:33:11A dream come true

00:33:12Right on

00:33:13Yeah guys

00:33:13Awesome

00:33:14Thank you guys

00:33:14Great work

00:33:15Let's go

00:33:16I think if Jeremy

00:33:18Can really step up

00:33:20And be the lead singer

00:33:20You know

00:33:21He's got the voice for it

00:33:22I don't like to pick sides

00:33:24I don't like to pick sides

00:33:24So early

00:33:24But yes

00:33:25I don't disagree with you

00:33:26Jeremy is definitely

00:33:28In the lead

00:33:29But there's been so many times

00:33:30Someone's been in the lead

00:33:31Yeah

00:33:31And all of a sudden

00:33:32You just don't know

00:33:45Welcome back

00:33:50This battle starts now

00:33:58My Cheri Amor

00:34:02Lovely as a summer day

00:34:06Alright

00:34:07My Cheri Amor

00:34:12Distant as the Milky Way

00:34:17My Cheri Amor

00:34:21Pretty little one that I adore

00:34:25You're the only girl

00:34:28My heart beats for

00:34:30How I wish that you were mine

00:34:36Por la calle voy

00:34:40Pregunto a todos al pasar

00:34:46Yo te busco

00:34:49Y no te puedo encontrar

00:34:55My Cheri Amor

00:34:59Won't you tell me

00:35:01How could you ignore

00:35:03Not behind a little smile

00:35:07I want

00:35:08How I wish that you were mine

00:35:12Someday, okay

00:35:14La la la la la la

00:35:19La la la la

00:35:22Mi querido amor

00:35:27No sabes cuánto pienso en ti

00:35:33Mi querido amor

00:35:36Podría hacerte tan feliz

00:35:42Mi querido amor

00:35:46Eres tú la flor

00:35:48Eres tú la flor que yo soñé

00:35:50You're the only girl

00:35:53My heart beats for

00:35:55How I wish that you were mine

00:36:01La la la la la la

00:36:07La la la la la

00:36:10La la la la la

00:36:15La la la la la

00:36:22La la la la

00:36:23La la la la

00:36:37I'd like to have a talk with Adam briefly before we get into this.

00:36:42Jeremy and I sang Ordinary People together, and my heart was broken after that when he

00:36:50chose Team Adam.

00:36:51Oh yeah, remember that?

00:36:53I get it.

00:36:54Well, that was beautiful, guys.

00:36:55Both of you sounded magnificent.

00:36:57If I were to choose, I would pick Jeremy as much as it breaks my heart that he's even

00:37:03on your team.

00:37:10Just have GIFs of that.

00:37:12All of my GIFs online are from The Voice.

00:37:15Same.

00:37:16Same.

00:37:17I think that you both did a really great job.

00:37:20I loved your runs equally.

00:37:22I thought they were very different.

00:37:23Obviously, you have very different voices.

00:37:24Adeed, your voice, especially when you hold it out on those big, soaring notes, that

00:37:28vibrato that comes into play.

00:37:30It's beautiful.

00:37:31Thank you so much, Kelly.

00:37:33And then, Jeremy, every time you just started a phrase, it was like, oh, I thought it was

00:37:37an equal playing field.

00:37:38I thought both of you did a great job.

00:37:41It's a tough one.

00:37:42I don't like it.

00:37:42Thank you, coaches.

00:37:43Appreciate it.

00:37:44Adam, you got a tough one here.

00:37:46Both of you guys did everything that was asked of you and more.

00:37:50And that is always, you know, like what makes this whole thing brutal to have to make a decision.

00:37:54I want you both to know I'm really, really, really happy and proud of both of you guys.

00:37:59You're doing a great job.

00:38:00Yeah.

00:38:02Adam, the time has come.

00:38:04Yeah.

00:38:05Who is the winner of this battle?

00:38:07I think that this person is ready now.

00:38:11And so that's why the winner of this battle is Jeremy.

00:38:17Jeremy, you're moved on to the broadcast for Team Adam.

00:38:19Congratulations.

00:38:21Jeremy is no longer a background singer.

00:38:23He's coming into the foreground, and I'm really proud of him because he's doing all the things.

00:38:26Thank you, man.

00:38:27Thank you very much.

00:38:28Jeremy's voice has presence.

00:38:29And Jeremy was just so good and so right on the money, and just, he deserved to advance.

00:38:34Nuna's on Duolingo.

00:38:35Oh, you're on Duolingo?

00:38:36Nice.

00:38:36What do you learn in Spanish?

00:38:37Yeah.

00:38:38Do you know, like, colors yet?

00:38:41Or, like, azul?

00:38:42Yeah.

00:38:43What's verde, Lou?

00:38:43What's verde?

00:38:45Blanco.

00:38:46I like the Spanish.

00:38:47I thought he was sweet.

00:38:55Welcome back to the Battles.

00:38:58Drewski, these battles, they've been so intense.

00:39:01It kind of reminds me of the 95 Eastern Conference semifinals.

00:39:05That's the year I was born.

00:39:07What?

00:39:08It reminds me of my family get-togethers.

00:39:10A lot of yelling, fighting, and stealing.

00:39:12Speaking of stealing, Adam is the only coach with a steal left.

00:39:16Adam has attempted a steal before, but it hasn't worked out yet, you know?

00:39:19What do you mean?

00:39:20I know what he's going through mentally, but he needs to use that pressure.

00:39:24Dig deep.

00:39:25Hit that button at the right time.

00:39:27Well, let's see what happens.

00:39:28I'm next.

00:39:29Oh, my God, they're doing Walk On By?

00:39:31They sound really good on it.

00:39:32I love that song.

00:39:33The country girl sounds amazing on it.

00:39:35Our team is so lucky to have Money Long.

00:39:39I'm so grateful to be here.

00:39:40I'm super excited to share my knowledge with this next generation of artists,

00:39:44and be a trailblazer and chop down the trees and make the path, so that it's not as tough

00:39:49for people that come behind me.

00:39:51So, let's talk about these artists.

00:39:53We've got Kendra versus Natasha.

00:39:56We are partnering together for battle.

00:40:00She can moonwalk?

00:40:01She's got to do this in the performance.

00:40:03How do you do that?

00:40:04It's all in the ankles.

00:40:05Natasha and I couldn't be different on so many levels to where I'm always hot and I need a fan.

00:40:10I'm freezing, so I'm putting on a rope.

00:40:13They are so different, and I was like, how do I find a song for the both of them?

00:40:18And I went to Dionne Warwick, Walk On By.

00:40:21Yeah, Dionne's got smooth and she's got grit.

00:40:23Exactly.

00:40:24Let's do it.

00:40:26Hello, ladies.

00:40:28So, there's John Legend and there's Money Long.

00:40:31This is sick.

00:40:32She's written amazing songs, like California King Bed by Rihanna.

00:40:39I'm a songwriter back in Nashville for movies and TV shows.

00:40:43I am so excited to hear input from such an accomplished writer.

00:40:49Both of you got your boots on today.

00:40:51We're ready to walk on by.

00:40:52Walk on by.

00:40:53I know she did there.

00:40:54When we got this song, I was like, let's go.

00:40:57This is so in my wheelhouse.

00:40:58I was like, let me look it up.

00:41:01Well, this is a classic.

00:41:02And the thing about great songwriting is you can translate it to different genres.

00:41:08Yeah.

00:41:09Let's do it.

00:41:09If you see me walking down the street.

00:41:12I love Natasha because she's got such style in her voice.

00:41:15It has like a grace to it.

00:41:17It's just silky, slinky.

00:41:19And I really love that she owns it.

00:41:21She doesn't try to do anything that doesn't feel like it's her.

00:41:25Walk on by.

00:41:28Kendra is so raspy and like gritty.

00:41:30She kind of gives me a little Amy Winehouse vibe.

00:41:33And it just kind of sounds like vinyl cracking.

00:41:35Smokey.

00:41:35She just sings the melody in a way that is so full.

00:41:41Kendra, I like how you broke up the walk on by.

00:41:46When the call and response, don't stop.

00:41:49You're not stepping on each other, so sing it.

00:41:52Can we address the harmonics in the bridge?

00:41:55Something was rubbing to me.

00:41:57We just arranged it to what we thought.

00:41:59I'll help you like compose something together.

00:42:16That's it.

00:42:17That's the vibe.

00:42:18I love that.

00:42:18It's just simpler, you know?

00:42:20Yeah.

00:42:20John Legend truly is a master at his craft.

00:42:24And how lucky am I to have a person like that as my coach.

00:42:30Back home, I was a dental hygienist in Nashville.

00:42:34I'll see you next time, girl.

00:42:36I lost my job coming out here to follow my dreams.

00:42:41If I'm going to win this battle, I'm going to need to show John everything that I'm made of.

00:42:45Thank you both so much.

00:42:48Both of them are really great at what they do.

00:42:50On the day of battles, it's going to be about who shows up being their best self.

00:42:55Let's go!

00:42:58Great, Jack.

00:42:59Let the battle begin.

00:43:04Let the battle begin.

00:43:08If you see me walking down the street, and I start to cry, each time we meet, walk on back,

00:43:19walk on back.

00:43:23Okay.

00:43:24And I believe that you don't see the tears, just let me breathe, and probably cause each time I sing,

00:43:35I break down and cry, walk on back.

00:43:41Don't stop, walk on back.

00:43:45Walk on back.

00:43:46Walk on back.

00:43:46Don't stop, walk on back.

00:43:50Baby, walk on back.

00:43:53Bye, yeah.

00:43:54I just can't get over losing you.

00:43:59And so if I seem broken and blow, walk on back.

00:44:08Walk on back.

00:44:09Oh, walk on back.

00:44:13Foolish pride is all that I have loved, so let me hide this feeling inside.

00:44:22And I tell you, when you say goodbye, walk on back.

00:44:29Don't stop.

00:44:32Walk on back.

00:44:33Walk on back.

00:44:34Don't stop.

00:44:35Oh, don't you walk on by.

00:44:45Oh, don't you walk on by.

00:44:50Oh, don't you walk on by.

00:44:50Hey, walk on by.

00:44:55Oh, don't you walk on by.

00:44:58Oh, don't you walk on by.

00:44:59Oh, don't you walk on by.

00:45:00Oh, don't you walk on by.

00:45:05So every heart is feeling inside me

00:45:10I can't help but tell you goodbye

00:45:16Oh, goodbye

00:45:20Oh, goodbye

00:45:25Oh, goodbye

00:45:36Beautiful, well done

00:45:38Great job, I love that song

00:45:39It was so cool

00:45:40I feel like you guys couldn't possibly be more different

00:45:44Natasha, this song may be a little more in your zone

00:45:47Kendra, it still showed me things about your voice I would want to hear

00:45:51It's going to be a tough one and it really just boils down to preference

00:45:54I don't know what to tell you, Jon

00:45:55I'm sorry, man

00:45:56Useless

00:45:57Useless

00:45:57I'm useless

00:46:00Kendra, you are ready to release the firecrackers

00:46:03Like that little rasp in your voice

00:46:05There is a level of feistiness

00:46:07Thank you so much

00:46:08And Natasha, like you just have more of a smoothness to your voice and an ease to it

00:46:13I would lean towards Kendra a little bit more

00:46:16Thank you coaches

00:46:19Alright Jon, give us some thoughts on the battle please

00:46:21Kendra came to us singing Little Big Town

00:46:24But I told her she's a very soulful singer

00:46:26Like I hear that edge in her voice

00:46:29And then Natasha, you're very smooth, very sultry

00:46:33Well done both of you

00:46:35Jon, who is the winner of this battle?

00:46:40The winner of this battle is Natasha

00:46:45Natasha, congratulations

00:46:47Kendra and Natasha

00:46:49They both sounded great

00:46:50And I just slightly prefer Natasha's approach

00:46:54Well done

00:46:55I love the subtleties in their voice

00:46:58It has this smoothness that I really appreciate

00:47:00Thank you so much

00:47:01I'm so excited for the knockouts

00:47:03Because that's when they choose their own song again

00:47:07We really get to start to round out our image of these artists

00:47:11And what their taste is and what style they want to sing

00:47:13So I'm really excited to see Natasha

00:47:23Welcome back to the battles

00:47:26Hi

00:47:27I'm Jennifer

00:47:28Oh my god, the one and only

00:47:29Kelly called me

00:47:30And she said can you come see about my fabulous team

00:47:33Woo

00:47:33You are in great hands

00:47:35Yes

00:47:35Because I was once a coach

00:47:38Oh yeah

00:47:38On The Voice

00:47:39She's beautiful

00:47:40Am I cute?

00:47:41Oh my god, you're great

00:47:41And I'm doing okay

00:47:43Kelly told me you can really sing

00:47:44We gotta make her proud

00:47:46Yeah

00:47:46All right

00:47:47I'll go take away Chacha

00:47:49A kiss, a touch

00:47:51Aaron and Jonah

00:47:53They're singing the first time from Damiano Davids

00:47:56Kelly picked this song because it's relatively new

00:47:58And she thought this song would be a big challenge for them

00:48:01And I think she's right

00:48:02Their powerhouse voice is from two completely different genres

00:48:07You have rock and the stage world

00:48:09First time we met

00:48:12Which is an interesting mash up but they both have range that does not end

00:48:16Which makes it, oof, a competition

00:48:19First time we met

00:48:23I ain't got no shoes so I had to throw the paper

00:48:25I love that

00:48:27Jonah

00:48:27Yeah

00:48:27You're so captivating to watch

00:48:30Thank you

00:48:30You see the story as you're singing it

00:48:33and you're creating that picture.

00:48:34I know Kelly wanted to hear you venture off into, like, rock

00:48:38and, you know, outside of classical or opera.

00:48:40Would you say that is a challenge for you?

00:48:42Oh, 1,000%, yeah.

00:48:43Because my first song was more like a Italian popper

00:48:46and Gerbatelli-style song.

00:48:49Just sing.

00:48:49Okay.

00:48:50Don't think about it.

00:48:51As my grandmama would say,

00:48:52stay in flat foot and sing

00:48:53because you have the gift naturally.

00:48:55I miss Kelly, but...

00:48:57Oh, my God, J-Hud is my happy place.

00:49:00She was saying to me,

00:49:01I'm okay, I can trust myself.

00:49:03I had three to four jobs.

00:49:04I've been singing at weddings, funerals.

00:49:07Sounds a little grim,

00:49:07but everything that I've been doing

00:49:09has been leading up to this moment.

00:49:11And as beautiful as a voice as Erin's,

00:49:14is that's not my voice.

00:49:15And I am happy to show them

00:49:16what I can do with my voice in this song.

00:49:18And then for you, Erin,

00:49:19all you got to do is know the song.

00:49:21Let it just be the wind beneath your wings, okay?

00:49:23Yeah.

00:49:23Because you want to perform it, become it,

00:49:26and you want the people to feel like,

00:49:28I could do anything.

00:49:29Oh, my God, you know?

00:49:31But somewhere in there, Erin,

00:49:33you need to find a way

00:49:33to get yourself a good little note.

00:49:35It's going to take it to another level.

00:49:37This is a competition.

00:49:39You got to let him know, baby, I am still here.

00:49:41There is a magnetism about Jennifer Hudson,

00:49:43and she reminded me this is a competition.

00:49:45I've performed in all 50 states

00:49:47and all throughout the world.

00:49:48If I lose the battle,

00:49:49I'll definitely be disappointed.

00:49:51Jonah's an amazing performer.

00:49:52He has a great voice.

00:49:53And there really isn't anyone else

00:49:55like him in this competition.

00:49:56Time to step it up a little bit.

00:49:57Be you, both of you,

00:49:59to the fullest,

00:50:00because what?

00:50:01That's what got you here.

00:50:02Amen.

00:50:03Erin and Jonah,

00:50:04it is going to be a true battle for Kelly.

00:50:07And I'm glad I'm not Kelly.

00:50:09Okay?

00:50:10Let the competition begin.

00:50:14Battling now from Team Kelly,

00:50:16Erin LaVigny

00:50:18versus Jonah Mayer.

00:50:23Whoa.

00:50:26This battle starts now.

00:50:34I thought my heart had felt it all.

00:50:42I swam for miles across the ocean,

00:50:47never been sure.

00:50:49My eyes were closed.

00:50:54My eyes were low.

00:50:58I was just getting drunk on peels and forces,

00:51:02craving something more.

00:51:06Trouble for the world,

00:51:07but it got me nowhere.

00:51:10Nothing could ever compare.

00:51:12A kiss,

00:51:14a touch,

00:51:15a summoning and crying.

00:51:16All the drugs I've done,

00:51:19they couldn't get me higher

00:51:20than the first time we met.

00:51:23There's nothing like the first time we met.

00:51:27Yeah,

00:51:28I crashed my car.

00:51:30Oh,

00:51:30baby,

00:51:30I was flying.

00:51:32And I talked to God.

00:51:34He couldn't get me higher

00:51:35than the first time we met.

00:51:38There's nothing like the first time,

00:51:41the first time we met.

00:51:47You set the room on fire.

00:51:51You take the angels higher.

00:51:55I heard a thousand choirs.

00:51:59Oh,

00:51:59baby,

00:52:00you ain't seen nothing yet.

00:52:03Traveled the world,

00:52:04that got me nowhere.

00:52:06Nothing could ever compare.

00:52:09A kiss,

00:52:10a touch,

00:52:11a song that made me cry.

00:52:13And the drugs I've done,

00:52:14could never get me higher

00:52:16than the first time we met.

00:52:19There's nothing like the first time we met.

00:52:24I crashed my car.

00:52:26Oh,

00:52:26baby,

00:52:26I was flying.

00:52:27And I talked to God.

00:52:29He couldn't get me higher

00:52:31than the first time we met.

00:52:34There's nothing like the first time,

00:52:37the first time we met.

00:52:43The first time we met.

00:52:51The first time we met.

00:52:54The first time we met.

00:53:07Honestly,

00:53:07a lot of this game of singing is performance.

00:53:10If you can't kind of go for it,

00:53:12then you won't be able to succeed in this business.

00:53:14But I also think that there's this weird balance

00:53:16you have to strike between having that energy

00:53:19that I know you guys had

00:53:20and also containing it enough

00:53:23to maintain control of your instrument.

00:53:25And that sounds so lame.

00:53:27But what I was thinking the whole time was like,

00:53:30I wish we could like get our breathing

00:53:31under control right now

00:53:32so I could hear some more

00:53:33that you guys have to offer

00:53:34because you guys are both really powerful singers.

00:53:36Yeah.

00:53:36I think both of you,

00:53:37when you hit those big, glorious high notes,

00:53:39that's what I love.

00:53:40I just feel like Jonah's opera angle,

00:53:44we could explore his strengths

00:53:46in the competition.

00:53:49Thank you, coaches.

00:53:50All right, Kelly,

00:53:51got a tough decision here in a minute.

00:53:53Give us some thoughts on the battle first, please.

00:53:55You're both like firecrackers.

00:53:57And I think both of you

00:53:59equally had some pitch issues.

00:54:02But Aaron, man,

00:54:03I mean, we all heard it.

00:54:04That note that you went up for,

00:54:06that's incredible.

00:54:07Your range is incredible.

00:54:08And then even Jonah,

00:54:09whenever you went for your big notes,

00:54:11you have this roundness

00:54:13that just fills the space.

00:54:15You got a tough decision here.

00:54:16Who is the winner of this battle?

00:54:18I'm going to have to go

00:54:19on what I think

00:54:20will stand out a little more in the end.

00:54:23So the winner of this battle is Jonah.

00:54:27Jonah, congratulations!

00:54:29You both are very talented,

00:54:30but there is something

00:54:31very special to me about Jonah.

00:54:33I feel like he had

00:54:33a little bit more edge than Aaron.

00:54:35Jonah's special.

00:54:36I like his energy.

00:54:37I'm so excited!

00:54:39Woo!

00:54:41That's Jonah.

00:54:42I think that's Jonah, yeah.

00:54:43That's Jonah.

00:54:44That's not.

00:54:45He's a firecracker.

00:54:55Welcome back!

00:54:57I don't know about you,

00:54:58I'm feeling kind of nervous.

00:54:58Like, just with these doors right now,

00:55:00I'm like, okay,

00:55:00so it's real, got it?

00:55:02Yeah, I wasn't really

00:55:03feeling nervous.

00:55:04Now I'm like,

00:55:04until this moment.

00:55:05It's keeping in a little bit.

00:55:07Yeah.

00:55:07So, I want to introduce you

00:55:08to Ashley and Syd.

00:55:10Ashley did a kind of

00:55:11country pop, country rock vibe.

00:55:13There's pictures of you and I

00:55:16on the walls around me.

00:55:19We heard your tone,

00:55:21the way you jump between

00:55:22different parts of your voice,

00:55:23and the fact that you're doing

00:55:24all that at the age of 18

00:55:25is just so impressive.

00:55:26And then Syd is like a whaler.

00:55:30She sang Jesse J, which is not easy.

00:55:33Well, there is something going down

00:55:38Like the storm in the sky

00:55:40Did you just win the voice?

00:55:43Is the voice over?

00:55:44My team is full.

00:55:46I'm so angry.

00:55:47I literally have one spot

00:55:48left on my team.

00:55:49You were sent from heaven, Syd,

00:55:52to fill that final spot

00:55:53and you can win this competition.

00:55:58So, we'll see.

00:55:59I'm excited.

00:56:00Yeah, it's good to be here.

00:56:02Ashley and Syd, you know,

00:56:03I felt like they would both

00:56:04give me a powerful,

00:56:06big pop diva performance

00:56:08and I gave them

00:56:10the mother of all

00:56:11pop diva performances

00:56:12with a really classic

00:56:14Mariah Carey song

00:56:15called Love Takes Time.

00:56:17This song is

00:56:18seduzey.

00:56:19I can't wait to hear

00:56:20what you do with it.

00:56:21Definitely.

00:56:22This is the voice.

00:56:23I want y'all to come out here

00:56:24and flex on them.

00:56:26I don't wanna be here

00:56:29Mariah has that

00:56:30belty chest voice.

00:56:32She's got a deep

00:56:33lower register as well.

00:56:34And I think both

00:56:35Syd and Ashley

00:56:36have those things.

00:56:38I love when

00:56:40Ashley's doing

00:56:41the attitude

00:56:41and Syd,

00:56:43it's like her tone

00:56:44just hits you in the face.

00:56:46I mean, every time

00:56:47they sang together,

00:56:48I kept getting chills.

00:56:50All right!

00:56:51It was amazing.

00:56:52It's really good.

00:56:53It's like, you're

00:56:53super passionate,

00:56:54you have attitude.

00:56:56I got love when you like,

00:56:58you gotta do it.

00:56:59Yeah.

00:57:00When you do that

00:57:00super long high note,

00:57:02just take it back a little

00:57:03just to let the lead

00:57:04because she's really

00:57:05doing the lead

00:57:05at that point.

00:57:06So it's not too

00:57:07clashing, you know?

00:57:08Yeah.

00:57:09It feels very humbling

00:57:11to learn from people

00:57:14with such

00:57:14out-of-this-world talent.

00:57:16I'm like pinching myself

00:57:17by like going home

00:57:18and sobbing.

00:57:19I've been a wedding singer

00:57:20now for about

00:57:22three years.

00:57:23It's so fun.

00:57:24It's like,

00:57:25I don't even go to work,

00:57:26which is so cool.

00:57:27The voice is a really

00:57:28big step for me

00:57:29just so people

00:57:30could see me

00:57:31as an artist.

00:57:33Running this battle

00:57:34would prove to myself

00:57:35that you're here

00:57:36for a reason

00:57:37and you just

00:57:38gotta keep going.

00:57:39Ashley,

00:57:40my main advice

00:57:41would be just

00:57:42thinking about

00:57:42how you transition

00:57:43between your head voice

00:57:44and your chest voice

00:57:45because it felt

00:57:45a little bit disjointed

00:57:47and maybe just decide

00:57:48stay in my chest voice

00:57:49because it'll be easier

00:57:50to keep it smooth.

00:57:51Sure.

00:57:52Can we do?

00:57:53I don't wanna be there.

00:57:55I don't wanna be there.

00:57:57You want to sing

00:57:58with the harmony at the end.

00:57:59So,

00:57:59sit first.

00:58:00I don't wanna be there.

00:58:02I don't wanna be there.

00:58:04And then together.

00:58:05I don't wanna be there.

00:58:09Oh, yes.

00:58:10That'd be tasty.

00:58:11Taking Love Takes Time

00:58:12and really trying

00:58:13to make it my own

00:58:14is kind of hard.

00:58:16It's Mariah Carey.

00:58:17You can't get

00:58:17any harder than that.

00:58:19But I wanna show

00:58:20John with this performance.

00:58:21I am very versatile

00:58:23and I can go

00:58:24into a different genre

00:58:25but still be myself.

00:58:27Now it's just all about

00:58:28getting it into your body

00:58:29and feeling it.

00:58:31Like, you've practiced it so much

00:58:32it's second nature,

00:58:33you know?

00:58:34Y'all got some pipes, honey.

00:58:36I love it.

00:58:37I'm having a hard time

00:58:39thinking who you gonna pick.

00:58:41Ashley!

00:58:43I just wanna see

00:58:43who goes out there

00:58:44and shows the world

00:58:45that they need to be

00:58:46in the next round.

00:58:48This song

00:58:49is demanding.

00:58:51It requires a lot

00:58:52of natural ability

00:58:53and skill.

00:58:55and you just wanna see

00:58:56somebody that isn't afraid

00:58:57of this kind of challenge

00:58:58and goes out there

00:58:59and just nails it.

00:59:02Love takes time

00:59:03to hear

00:59:05when you heard it so much

00:59:07Couldn't see that

00:59:08when I was blind

00:59:11to let you go

00:59:14I can't escape this pain

00:59:17inside

00:59:18Cause love takes time

00:59:22I don't wanna be here

00:59:27I don't wanna be here

00:59:30alone

00:59:35You might say

00:59:37That it's over

00:59:42And you might say

00:59:45That you don't care

00:59:47That you don't care

00:59:49Baby

00:59:50And you might say

00:59:53You don't miss me

00:59:55You don't miss me

00:59:56You know you need me

00:59:57But I know that you do

00:59:59And I feel that you do

01:00:01And I want me

01:00:06Take time

01:00:08To hear what you're hurting so much

01:00:12I couldn't say that I

01:00:14I was so blind

01:00:16To let you go

01:00:19I can't escape this pain

01:00:21I can't escape this pain

01:00:24I can't escape this pain

01:00:24Cause love takes time

01:00:27Cause

01:00:29I don't wanna be there

01:00:32I don't wanna be there

01:00:36I don't wanna be there

01:00:42Alone

01:00:58I saw this song

01:00:59Before I walked out

01:01:00And I was like

01:01:01That is a tall order

01:01:02I love this song so much

01:01:04I'm gonna start with you

01:01:05Ashley

01:01:05I did feel like

01:01:06There were some

01:01:06Pitchy parts here and there

01:01:08There were also

01:01:09Some really beautiful moments

01:01:10Girl your voice

01:01:10When it gets really big

01:01:11And you open up that roundness

01:01:13It's beautiful

01:01:14It is a really beautiful

01:01:16Big old sound

01:01:18And Syd

01:01:19I'm still angry

01:01:21For not even being able

01:01:22To possibly turn for you

01:01:23I like to think

01:01:24She would have chosen me anyway

01:01:25At least you have an excuse

01:01:26I was in it

01:01:27And I still lost

01:01:29Thank you coaches

01:01:31Alright John

01:01:31Give us some thoughts

01:01:32On that battle

01:01:33Before he tells who won

01:01:34Both of you are such

01:01:35Wonderful singers

01:01:36And Ashley

01:01:37You really do have

01:01:38An amazing voice

01:01:39When you have

01:01:40This powerful instrument

01:01:41Part of what you're doing

01:01:43Is learning how to harness it

01:01:44And controlling

01:01:45This gift that you have

01:01:46It just takes time

01:01:47As Mariah said

01:01:49It takes time

01:01:51And Syd

01:01:52It is that

01:01:53Interesting combination

01:01:55Of going to the

01:01:56The heights of what

01:01:57You're able to do

01:01:58With your voice

01:01:59But not sounding shrill

01:02:00It's a remarkable

01:02:01Like rare thing

01:02:02That you have

01:02:03Thank you so much

01:02:04Thank you

01:02:04John

01:02:05Who is the winner

01:02:06Of this battle

01:02:08The winner of this battle

01:02:12Is Syd

01:02:13Say Syd

01:02:14Congratulations

01:02:16You are moving on

01:02:17To the knockouts

01:02:18For Team Legend

01:02:19Ashley and Syd

01:02:20Both of these girls

01:02:21Are really talented

01:02:22But Syd is just

01:02:23Such a phenomenal performer

01:02:25She had

01:02:26Some of the highest notes

01:02:27You will ever hear

01:02:27An artist sing

01:02:28As she does it

01:02:29Effortlessly

01:02:30It's really remarkable

01:02:31She belongs

01:02:32In the finale of this show

01:02:34She's really special

01:02:44Welcome back to the battles

01:02:45At Universal Studios

01:02:47Hollywood

01:02:49All right, Abigail

01:02:50All right, thank you

01:02:51All right

01:02:51Have fun

01:02:52All right

01:02:53All right, stay by folks

01:02:54It's only about a minute

01:02:54And we'll go

01:02:55Yes, ma'am

01:02:56All right, here we go, everybody

01:02:58Last time I was in this room

01:03:00Was the blind audition

01:03:01And I got a three chair turn

01:03:03But there's still a lot

01:03:05That I want to show

01:03:06I want to work with Kelly

01:03:07And I hope to stay around

01:03:09For some more rounds

01:03:10And learn all that I can

01:03:12From her

01:03:13The voice is such

01:03:15A huge opportunity for me

01:03:16I'm from a really small town

01:03:17And getting on a stage

01:03:18That can be seen

01:03:19All across America

01:03:20Is something that

01:03:21I am so blessed to experience

01:03:23When I walk on stage

01:03:24I'm going to be thinking

01:03:25About doing my best

01:03:27Being myself

01:03:27And making my family proud

01:03:29I am so excited for this

01:03:31Who will win this team

01:03:32Kelly battle

01:03:33Will it be Abigail Oakley

01:03:35Or Julia Goldman

01:03:44Abigail versus Julia

01:03:50The voices are similar

01:03:51In some ways

01:03:52But still different

01:03:53Abigail is more folk

01:03:56Julia is more country

01:03:58They're singing

01:03:59Rihannon by Fleetwood Mac

01:04:01I think this is the perfect song

01:04:03Because it kind of bridges them

01:04:04Can you tell me a little bit

01:04:05About yourselves

01:04:06Who wants to start?

01:04:08I can go

01:04:09Abigail you go first

01:04:10Because she said

01:04:10You're a little shy

01:04:11I'm a little shy

01:04:12She told me

01:04:13Yes

01:04:13I'm a songwriter

01:04:15I live in Nashville

01:04:16I've done music

01:04:17All my life

01:04:18Tell me a little bit

01:04:19About you Julia

01:04:19I'm 19

01:04:21I'm from North Carolina

01:04:22I sing country music

01:04:23But I love everything

01:04:24Rock Americana

01:04:25Stevie Nicks is like my idol

01:04:26So I'm really excited

01:04:27To be singing this song

01:04:28Speaking of the song

01:04:29I want to hear you ladies sing it

01:04:31Oh your life

01:04:32You've never seen a woman

01:04:34Taking back

01:04:36You know what's interesting

01:04:37Abigail naturally has a yodel

01:04:39In her voice

01:04:40Which normally comes

01:04:42From more of a country

01:04:43Style of singing

01:04:44That Julia does

01:04:45She is like a cat

01:04:48In the dark

01:04:49And then she is

01:04:50Which maybe

01:04:50Is why they work

01:04:51So well together

01:04:55Julia

01:04:55Her vibrato is special

01:04:57And then

01:04:58The energy

01:04:59That she exudes

01:05:00When she's singing

01:05:02It's infectious

01:05:03It takes the womb

01:05:04Two completely

01:05:06Different personalities

01:05:08They're both

01:05:09Captivating

01:05:10In their own way

01:05:13Yes y'all

01:05:15Yes

01:05:16You are so interesting

01:05:19And captivating

01:05:20Oh wow

01:05:21I tend to be one

01:05:22With a big personality

01:05:23Right

01:05:24But it's the people

01:05:25Who are so quiet

01:05:26Are the most interesting

01:05:27As an artist

01:05:28Take us into that world

01:05:29I'm big on like

01:05:30Owning who you are

01:05:32And the energy you bring

01:05:34I saw this bubble

01:05:35It's like you were like

01:05:36You like you want

01:05:36To just twirl around

01:05:37Twirl around

01:05:37If that's what you feel

01:05:39Let this is your moment

01:05:40Make sure you're

01:05:41The focal point

01:05:42Allow yourself

01:05:43To be every bit of you

01:05:44Cause you're the stars

01:05:46It's y'all's for the taking

01:05:48Both of them

01:05:49Have the star power

01:05:50So what this comes down to

01:05:52Is who shines the brightest

01:05:54On the day

01:05:54All your life

01:05:56You've never seen

01:05:57A woman

01:05:58Taken by the wind

01:06:01Would you stay up?

01:06:03She promised you heaven

01:06:05Will you ever win?

01:06:09Will you ever win?

01:06:31She rings like a bell

01:06:34Through the night

01:06:35And wouldn't you love to love her

01:06:38She holds your life

01:06:40She holds your life

01:06:40Like a bird in a flight

01:06:42And who will be her lover?

01:06:46All your life

01:06:48You've never seen a woman

01:06:50Taken by the wind

01:06:54Would you stay up?

01:06:55She promised you heaven

01:06:57Will you ever win

01:07:01Will you ever win?

01:07:06Will you ever win?

01:07:11Will you ever win?

01:07:30Rihanna

01:07:56I loved the verse a lot with you, like you had like a really nice round tone, it just felt

01:08:02really solid and like comfortable, and then I felt like that part of the song was weaker for you Julia,

01:08:08but then when you came in on the higher parts it felt really good, and the energy you were giving

01:08:13on stage felt right. I'm gonna say Julia.

01:08:15Okay.

01:08:16Thank you coaches!

01:08:19Alright Kelly, give us a few thoughts before you pick a winner.

01:08:21There were moments that both of you were the reason why you're here, you both have something really magical with

01:08:26your tone, you both have something really magical about your voices that are very different.

01:08:30I thought that you did a good job with the song, I do like both of your blinds better, but

01:08:35I think that you're both artists that really benefit from space, like in a song of it not all the

01:08:40things kind of happening at once and fighting against it, especially having to battle someone you've never sung with before,

01:08:46you know?

01:08:47Kelly, who is the winner of this battle?

01:08:55The winner of this battle is Abigail.

01:09:01Abigail!

01:09:03Congratulations, you're on the knockout for Team Kelly!

01:09:07Abigail and Julia are both very talented, but Abigail is a true storyteller, that's the thing that wins me over

01:09:13about her.

01:09:13She has this intensity that is purposeful, but it's intimate, and she has this way of like being soft, but

01:09:20also very pointed.

01:09:21I have six incredible artists coming into the knockouts, my team crushed it, so I'm pretty stoked about today.

01:09:27We love you so much Kelly!

01:09:29Oh, thank you!

01:09:39Welcome back!

01:09:40KJ and Mike, our last pairing.

01:09:43Gentlemen!

01:09:44Y'all, how lucky are we to have Money Long here?

01:09:46Oh, we're blessed to have Money Long here.

01:09:49Yes!

01:09:49I'm so excited she is going to be giving you guys advice on your battle.

01:09:53We're having a good time today.

01:09:54All right, absolutely.

01:09:55Yeah, last but not least.

01:09:58KJ and Mike, they're both R&B singers.

01:10:00It just felt naturally, they would sound great together.

01:10:03What you guys been up to?

01:10:05Man, I've been at home with my babies, with my kids.

01:10:08Yeah, how many babies you got?

01:10:09Just two.

01:10:09Two?

01:10:10Just two.

01:10:10How old are they?

01:10:11I have a five-year-old daughter and my son is seven months.

01:10:21My daughter was really stoked when I got a triple chair turn.

01:10:25Triple turn, baby!

01:10:27And that was validating that I can make it in this industry.

01:10:30But you know, it's been kind of hard trying to balance school and being on the show because

01:10:34it's non-stop.

01:10:36But it's so worth it because it will mean more than the world to me to bring home that

01:10:41degree and that trophy for my baby girl and her little brother.

01:10:44I love you.

01:10:49Love you.

01:10:50Mwah!

01:10:52When I'm at home and I'm in my downtime, we're doing shows and we gigging and making

01:10:56it happen.

01:10:57I love it.

01:10:59I try to sing every day, all day, and gig as much as I can.

01:11:03I'm real structured.

01:11:04I'm really just adamant about taking this opportunity and putting my best foot forward.

01:11:11Making my parents proud is the thing that I live for.

01:11:15They've sacrificed so much.

01:11:17My daddy was in the military.

01:11:19It was a choice made to provide for a family.

01:11:22My dad's background taught me a strong work ethic.

01:11:25I've been the kid, you know, who was super creative but didn't like school.

01:11:32Now that I've found something that I'm focused on, I'm really harnessing it to let it push me

01:11:36to work more.

01:11:37Well, I'm so excited to hear y'all sing Let Me Love You, written by the great Neo, performed

01:11:42by the great Mario.

01:11:44This is one of the great classic R&B songs truly of this last 25 years.

01:11:49Both of y'all are really good R&B singers but with really different tones.

01:11:53I felt like this song would be a great song for both of you to sing, so I'm excited to

01:11:58hear you.

01:12:04Mike has all this air around his voice.

01:12:06His tone is so distinctive.

01:12:08A lot of guys with that kind of tone don't have the range that Mike has.

01:12:12So the combination of his tone and the range he has is really exceptional.

01:12:17So can we make this thing go?

01:12:19And he also has power.

01:12:22He was hitting the high notes nicely.

01:12:23Yeah, no, he can belt a little bit.

01:12:24Yeah.

01:12:24It was good.

01:12:26You should let me love you.

01:12:28KJ has all of the runs.

01:12:31The scales are crazy.

01:12:34And his ability to pick where to do it and how he could fit so many notes in one little

01:12:40tiny part.

01:12:42And it doesn't sound cluttered.

01:12:44That is very, very skillful ability.

01:12:48Let me love you.

01:12:54Yeah.

01:12:56Yeah, this is gonna be really good.

01:12:59Both of y'all really sound good together.

01:13:01And I like the back and forth.

01:13:03And I like that you guys were more answering each other than trying to harmonize most of the time.

01:13:07That's my new favorite of the day.

01:13:10Neither of you need to try to worry about being better than the other at what you do because your

01:13:15styles are so different from each other.

01:13:17Like just be the best you.

01:13:19Be mindful of what you do on stage because part of how you convince the audience to fall in love

01:13:24with you is just your demeanor, your swag, the way you physically carry yourselves.

01:13:28The tiebreaker will be charisma, stage presence, all that good stuff.

01:13:33Don't they call that dirty mackin'?

01:13:34That's what they call that. Dirty mackin'.

01:13:36I'm happy. It's really good.

01:13:38Yeah, so I'm gonna give you a little secret.

01:13:40When you freestyle singing like the way that we do, the rule is eight notes.

01:13:45Mm.

01:13:46Right?

01:13:46Do, re, mi, fa, sol, latino.

01:13:48Mm-hmm.

01:13:48Don't do more than that.

01:13:50If you're gonna do a run, finish it at eight. Just count it. You know what I'm saying?

01:13:55Okay.

01:13:56That's interesting. I've never heard that.

01:13:58Yeah. I just gave you something.

01:13:59Now I'm gonna go back and listen to my records and count, start counting.

01:14:02No, seriously. All of the hit songs in the main melody will not have more than eight notes.

01:14:09Yeah.

01:14:10Mani's coaching is good because Mani understands all of the ingredients that go into hits.

01:14:15She kept us electrifying.

01:14:17I'm excited, y'all. This is gonna be a great performance.

01:14:19Yeah, this is really good.

01:14:19Somebody's getting stolen, so.

01:14:21Oh, Lord.

01:14:21So don't think of it like you're competing with each other.

01:14:24Right.

01:14:24Just be your best self and somebody will get stolen. I guarantee it.

01:14:28It's gonna be dope, y'all.

01:14:29Hey, Jay. Mike.

01:14:31Oh, yeah.

01:14:32I got legend jackets for you, your team legend for life.

01:14:34Oh, yeah. That's what's up, man.

01:14:36After rehearsing, I feel like I picked the best coach. His advice, his energy. It was everything. Everything. So nice

01:14:48to meet you.

01:14:48Best of luck to you all.

01:14:49We wanted to make it hard for our coach to send any one of us home.

01:14:53You think you're gonna be able to pick? I don't know.

01:14:55I don't know.

01:14:56I always wait till the day and see how it goes that day, because some people just step up when

01:15:00it's time.

01:15:01When the light's on, the pressure's on, and that's when I decide.

01:15:04Because based on rehearsal, I could go either way.

01:15:13Welcome back to The Voice Battle of Champions.

01:15:18It's a nice battle. It's been such a fun battle round. I'm excited for the knockouts now.

01:15:25It's my team coming. This is the guy that wore the suit that you liked.

01:15:32Wait, KJ's gonna be good, too. They were both really good.

01:15:35Oh, my God. Mario? I haven't heard this song in a long time.

01:15:38It's such a great song. Yeah.

01:15:39KJ Willis! Mike Steele!

01:15:42The guys look clean! The fits are nice.

01:15:46Let the battle begin.

01:15:50Mmm, yeah. Ooh, yeah. Mmm, yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:16:02Baby, I just don't get it. Do you enjoy being hurt?

01:16:07I know you smell the perfume, the makeup on your shirt.

01:16:11You don't believe your stories. You know that there are lies.

01:16:17As bad as you are, stick around. And I just don't know why.

01:16:21Cause if I was your man, you'd never worry about what I do.

01:16:26And I'd be coming home back to you every night.

01:16:30Do what you're right. You're the type of one.

01:16:33You deserve good things. This full of diamonds.

01:16:35Handful of rings. Baby, you're the star.

01:16:38I just wanna show you who you are. You should let me love you.

01:16:43Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need, yeah.

01:16:50Oh, baby, good love and protection. No, make me your selection.

01:16:55Show you the way love's supposed to be.

01:17:00Baby, you deserve better, girl.

01:17:06You know you deserve better.

01:17:08Couldn't be together, girl.

01:17:11Baby, with me and you it's whatever, girl.

01:17:17Hey, can we make this thing go?

01:17:23You should let me love you. I'm gonna be the one to give you everything you want and need, yeah.

01:17:33Baby, good love and protection.

01:17:36Baby, good love and protection. Make me your selection.

01:17:39Show you the way love's supposed to be, yeah.

01:17:44Ooh, love you. Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need, yeah.

01:17:53Baby, good love and protection. Ooh, make me your selection.

01:17:58So you the way love's supposed to be, baby.

01:18:04Baby, you should let me love you. Love you, yeah. Love you, yeah. Love you, yeah.

01:18:15Yeah.

01:18:16Welly.

01:18:21Welly.

01:18:22Welly.

01:18:23Yeah.

01:18:24Yeah.

01:18:26Yeah.

01:18:27Yeah.

01:18:28Wow.

01:18:29That was really good.

01:18:31Yeah.

01:18:31You are so screwed.

01:18:34Yeah, I know, I know, I know, I know.

01:18:35I mean, that was incredible. That was so, so good and tasteful. The whole time I was like, tennis. I

01:18:41was like, oh, damn. And then I'd be like, oh, damn. Going back and forth. And especially, oh, my God,

01:18:46Mike, this one run you just did towards the end that went all the way down.

01:18:49Yeah.

01:18:51It was so good. I loved it. I thought, KJ, you're a little more, like, higher. Even when you're doing

01:18:56the high stuff, there's just such a body to it. Honestly, guys, you're both incredible. I mean, great job.

01:19:03Yeah.

01:19:04I don't know which way I'd leave.

01:19:05Thank you so much, Kelly.

01:19:07I know.

01:19:08Thank you so much.

01:19:08I know.

01:19:09Yes.

01:19:09I'm just mad at myself for pairing them now.

01:19:12First of all, the swag that's going on right now with these fits.

01:19:15Yeah.

01:19:15The fellas look good. They look good.

01:19:17You guys were great. KJ, you were a big surprise to me. I didn't turn for you in the blinds,

01:19:22but you've since then made me a believer.

01:19:24But, Mike, when you create a moment that makes us all go, oh, my God, which was that big rundown

01:19:29that you did, it was the most memorable for me moment of the entire thing.

01:19:33So I think maybe I would lean towards Mike, but it will be a very, very tough choice for you.

01:19:36Okay, I will lean towards KJ to even it out because I like both.

01:19:39Oh, my God.

01:19:40Thank you, coaches.

01:19:42Oh, my goodness.

01:19:43All right, Johnny, got the final decision. Give us some thoughts on it first.

01:19:46This is hard.

01:19:47Hmm.

01:19:48Because you guys both are just phenomenal singers. Your tones are so different from each other.

01:19:55Mike, your tone has so much air around it, and it's so, like, round and beautiful.

01:20:00And then I love that vibe of your tone, KJ. Like, it's really dope. Like, some of the best R

01:20:06&B and soul singers have that.

01:20:07And grew up on Stevie Wonder and tried to sound like him. And, like, that's the kind of tone you

01:20:12have. And I love it.

01:20:13Both of you are just phenomenally talented. And it was just a really great performance. And I'm really proud of

01:20:18both of you.

01:20:19Good job.

01:20:19And I'm excited for both of you.

01:20:22Good job.

01:20:22Johnny got a difficult decision, but the time has come. Who is the winner of this battle?

01:20:28The winner of this battle is KJ.

01:20:37KJ, congratulations. You're moving on to the knockout.

01:20:40KJ and Mike make me so proud. You know, I chose KJ as the winner. KJ's such a real singer.

01:20:45Like, he has so much range and flexibility in his voice.

01:20:48You killed it. Well done.

01:20:49And I really do enjoy his tone. It reminds me of some of the singers I grew up listening to.

01:20:53I'm excited to see what KJ will do next.

01:20:56I wish I could see him.

01:20:57Good to remind you that Mike's available to steal. Mike, anything you want to say to John?

01:21:02Man, I'm Joe. I'm so grateful to be here. I thank you for turning your chair around for me. I

01:21:06can truly say, you know, it's a dream come true, for sure.

01:21:09Whoa, hold everything. We got a steal. It's a steal for Mike Steele. Adam uses his one and only steal

01:21:19for Mike. Adam, talk to us.

01:21:21Man, I really did think he was going to pick you. And when he didn't, I was so shook. I

01:21:26was like, that means, like, I can have him on my team. Like, I was so surprised.

01:21:30There's a tone in your voice that I love. So, man, welcome to my team.

01:21:35Yeah. Go meet your new coach, Mike. Congratulations. Adam Levine steals Mike from John.

01:21:43I'm a Mike fan. I turned for Mike in the Blind. I thought Mike won that one, so it was

01:21:46really kind of easy to try and steal him.

01:21:48Mike adds definitely a facet that I do not have, which is a really strong male vocalist in the kind

01:21:54of R&B vein.

01:21:56And I'm just really happy he's on my team. Man, that was a good one. I was surprised. What do

01:22:01you want with Mike?

01:22:02What I want to learn. Everything. He wants to learn everything.

01:22:07Yo, we're going to have fun, man. I missed you the first time, but I got you the second time.

01:22:11Most definitely. Yeah, man. Yes, sir. Let's go. All right, man. See you soon.

01:22:17Oh, man, that's crazy. That's crazy. That's it. Friends, that's the last battle. Did y'all enjoy yourselves?

01:22:25Good music.

01:22:28Oh. Yeah.

01:22:32Who needs score?

01:22:38Get ready for this, y'all. I'm super excited for knockouts.

01:22:41Let's go. I think the knockouts are going to be so competitive.

01:22:45Oh, my God.

01:22:48Look, I'm excited to work with my whole team because I didn't get to work with them in the battles.

01:22:52Dude. I love my mega mentor.

01:22:54And we have some twists and turns coming our way.

01:22:58CeeLo Green.

01:23:02CeeLo's a wizard. A wizard.

01:23:04He's a wild man.

01:23:14Hey, I'm good.

01:23:41You're a wizard.

01:23:41M

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