20x10 - The Knockouts Premiere

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♪ Snoop ♪

♪♪

♪ When the pimp's in the crib,
ma ♪

♪ Drop it like it's hot,
drop it like it's hot ♪

♪ Drop it like it's hot ♪

♪ When the pigs
try to get at you ♪

♪ Park it like it's hot ♪

♪ Park it like it's hot,
park it like it's hot ♪

♪ And if a... get a attitude,
pop it like it's hot ♪

♪ Pop it like it's hot,
pop it like it's hot ♪

♪ I got the Rolly on my arm ♪

Oh, hey,
hey! ♪ And I'm pouring Chandon ♪

Hey. What's going on, brother?

What's up, man? How you doing?

I'm doing good.
How are you doing?

What you listening to? Nothing.

I will just... I got...
It was my ringtone.

It's just... It's all good,
brother.

I was just... Uh, you...

What, we twins today?

Yeah. You got one, too, huh?

I see you do. Wow.

You want to go... You
want to go get to work?

Let's get it,
man. I'm sorry about that.

It's all good. That's just,
uh...

I like what your phone was playing,
though.

Blake: Our mega
mentor is none other

than Snoop Dogg.

Snoop: ♪ It's the bow to the wow,
creepin' and crawlin' ♪

♪ Yiggy yes y'allin,
Snoop Doggy Dogg ♪

Blake: Snoop Dogg is
way more than just a rapper.

He knows so much about music,
all different genres.

I'm kind of freaking out.
We got Snoop in the house.

I think my brothers
are pretty jealous

that we're getting to hang.
Y'all with the same last name,

but everybody can't
be Slick Nick. [ Laughs ]

Snoop knows every single
song ever written and recorded.

He's just got the Rolodex
of songs in his mind.

Next step is the live shows,

and his perspective
and experiences

is gonna be really
great for all these artists.

Yes, yes.

John: Snoop is a
great collaborator.

He is so influential

and has been so
iconic for so long.

Snoop Dogg, thank you so
much for coming! I'm so excited.

Hey,
thank you for having me, KC.

Kelly: Snoop Dogg
...D-O-double-G.

I can't even believe my life.

He knows how to produce a song,

enhance it, make it better.

And he's Snoop Dogg,

so maybe we'll sip
on some gin and juice.

[ Laughs ]

This set is dope. It
looks so huge on TV.

I know. Look like y'all
in a big spaceship.

[ Laughs ] Kelly,
I got something for you.

Oh, you did? Come on now.
I got to get you something.

I can't come on the show
without giving you a gift.

Yeah! Oh, boy.

Oh,
my God! My brother's gonna die!

Ah-ha, she got one. You don't have one. Oh,
my God. It looks so good.

[ Laughs ] Now.

I look just as cool as Snoop Dogg,
right?

Nothin' but a G thang, baby.

♪ Nothin' but a G thang, baby ♪

[ Chuckles ] Um, alright, cool.

Well,
I'm excited for you to meet my team.

You're gonna find Ryleigh
absolutely adorable.

She's so cute and, like,
kind of punk at the same time.

Really intimate kind of voice.

And then Corey has, like,
a really sensitive side

to him that comes out,
which is interesting

'cause he actually is
gonna sing one of my songs

and it's a very sweet song. Oh.

"Already Gone."
How does that feel

when someone comes
and sings your song

in front of you? I love it because,
generally,

they change it up a bit,
but it is a little bit

of added pressure. It is.

Alright, let's bring them out.

What's up,
y'all? It's Snoop Dogg!

What?! ♪ Da, da, da, da, da ♪

♪ It's the one and
only D-O-double-G ♪

It's Snoop.

Okay, I see Snoop Dogg,
and I'm like...

That's my guy right there. What?

Corey: I mean,
this man's a legend.

Endless, like,
résumé for Snoop Dogg, right?

So when I walked
in... I'm... I'm shocked.

...I had to watch
my mouth. [ Laughs ]

My mind was blown.

I am more excited
for me than you

'cause I get to sit this
close to him all day. Yeah.

It's a groovy situation
to see you guys,

you know,
display your talent. Yeah.

Who's gonna go
first out of y'all?

Ryleigh.

Ryleigh, what's happening?

Hi. [ Laughs ] Alright,
Corey, you can go sit down.

Thank you. Ryleigh,

well, I've been telling him
you have this sweetness

about you,
like an edge. [ Squeals ]

So nice. And I'm so excited.

♪ I've been roaming around,
always looking down ♪

For knockouts,
I chose "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon.

It's a little bit different.

I think it's important
for people to see

that I can be a kind
of versatile artist.

When I first came out,
I would hide in the bathroom

and I would hear people talking
about it and they'd be laughing,

and that definitely stings
because that is the time

that I needed somebody the most.

♪ Someone like you
and all you know ♪

It also feels almost
like a healing experience

getting to let all of
these emotions out

and leaving them on stage.

♪ Use somebody ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

Snoop: This is a competition
to be the last one standing,

so you got to come
with your best work.

It's excellence
that we pushing for,

and I think Ryleigh's dynamic
and I feel like her vocals

are soulfully strong.

When I look at you,
I do not know

that you could
project all of that.

Out of that little bitty thing.

And you come up here,
like, all like...

And then when the mic is on,
you like gigantic.

Thank you. And you know
how to hold them notes, too.

Thank you! Girl.

I love it. The only
thing I am missing

is those little intimate little
things that you do. Yeah.

Like,
moody vibes and then move into

that kind of big place,

the complete juxtaposition
of what the end of the song

is gonna be. More of that,
like... Yeah.

♪ I've been roaming around,
always looking down ♪

♪ At all I see ♪ Yeah.

Yeah. Let the
music find you. Okay.

Yes. You've got
to look at yourself

as one of those instruments
being played. Yeah.

Don't try to catch the beat,
they'll catch you.

You just find your groove

and make it smooth
and converse with us.

Make us feel what you sing.

♪ Someone like you ♪

What?! Yeah.

Kelly: Ryleigh is a lot of vibe,
and it is all cool.

Her spirit is so
moving and captivating.

I think that's what
makes her special.

Damn!

That is coming together
so well! Do you love it?

I like it a lot. Alright.

Well, Corey, come on up here.

Corey,
I love that you are singing my song.

Okay, yes. Good.

I've done nothing
but female songs.

I know. I love that. Yeah.

Why did you choose this song?

I think in life things don't
go as well as you planned.

Amen. And no matter
how good things may be,

they're not meant
to be. I want to see

if you gonna take me on
an emotional roller coaster.

♪ I didn't come
here to hurt you ♪

♪ Now I can't stop ♪

I've been through a lot
of struggle with my family.

It's been a roller coaster of
a life and a... and a career.

I started a band at 17 to 19.

We toured for two years,
almost got signed.

Those guys became my family.

So when we broke up
and it didn't go as planned,

just like the song
kind of talks about,

it was that bittersweet moment

when you realize that it's over.

♪ It doesn't matter ♪

♪ Where we take this road ♪

I love to sing things that
connect with me emotionally,

and to have Kelly believe
in me with this song,

pbht,
you can't ask for anything better.

How dare you come
out here and k*ll my song.

Snoop: He just put a chill
on my arm. Look here, Kelly,

I don't get chills from men,
man.

From men? [ Laughs ]

Man, what was that all about?

Wow, that was so different.

Mine is very, like, much in,
like, an ethereal place.

It's very, like, head voicey.

And, like,
that was from the gut,

like, oh, I feel like that's
how it should have been sung.

Tell me what I can
fix. Don't think about it.

Just... Like,
you're being the vessel right now

for how you want
to interpret this song,

and it is beautiful and magical.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Exactly.

♪ You couldn't have
loved me better ♪

Kelly: When I wrote
"Already Gone,"

I was going through something
that I thought, "It's okay.

You don't... We
don't always have to...

It doesn't have to work out."

And hearing him sing
that to me in my life now...

Geez.

...are you, like,
smacking me in the face with my message?

♪ I'm already gone ♪

Okay.

It's interesting when
you write something...

Mm... you don't
feel it till years later.

When you can get the songwriter

to lose emotional control,

that's when you're doing your job,
brother. Thank you, man.

He made the songwriter cry.
That's enough said right there.

One thing about my emotions,

I held my tear right here.

[ Laughter ] And
pushed it back up.

I told him to hold on
till commercial break.

Snoop Dogg. Hello.

This one is gonna
be so hard for me

'cause Corey and
Ryleigh are so different.

At this point,
I'm trying to get the other one stolen.

I'm blessed to
have heard you guys

before you guys
become big old stars

and forget about me,
so... I could never forget about you.

When I see y'all at the
Grammys or something,

don't act like you
don't know me.

[ Laughs ]

John: This is the
first day of knockouts,

and Kelly's back. I'm
back. You're welcome.

How much did we miss
her? We absolutely...

Oh! You missed me.

So much. Absolutely.

No, we really missed you.

It's good to have you
back. We all have a steal.

What are we gonna
do with them? Yes.

I don't know where...
Who's gonna make a mistake

that I can take advantage of?

I'm not gonna make a mistake,
but I have stealable people.

Okay. Do we have
to use the steal?

Yeah. [ Laughs ] Man: Okay,
here we go.

Alright,
let's go. It's knockout time.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Corey! Whoo-whoo-whoo!

Team Kelly.

Daly: Singing "Already Gone,"

here's Corey Ward.

♪♪

♪ Remember all the
things we wanted? ♪

♪ Now all our memories,
they're haunted ♪

♪ We were always
meant to say goodbye ♪

It's really pretty.

♪ I didn't want us to burn out ♪

♪ I ♪

♪ I didn't come
here to hurt you ♪

♪ Now I can't stop ♪

♪ I want you to know ♪

♪ It doesn't matter ♪

♪ Where we take this road ♪

♪ Someone's gotta go ♪

♪ And I want you to know ♪

♪ You couldn't have
loved me better ♪

♪ And I want you to move on ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm already gone ♪

♪ You know that I love you ♪

♪ So ♪

♪ I love you enough ♪

♪ To let you go ♪

♪ And I want you to know ♪

♪ You couldn't have
loved me better ♪

♪ And I want you to move on ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm already gone ♪

Sing it, Corey!

♪ I'm already gone ♪

♪♪

♪ Remember all the
things we wanted? ♪

♪ Now all our memories,
they're haunted ♪

♪ We were always
meant to say goodbye ♪

[ Cheers and
applause ] Fantastic.

Beautiful. Oh, Lord.

k*lled my song, it's fine.

Get it, Ryleigh.

And now with "Use Somebody,"
here is Ryleigh Modig. John: Yeah.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ I've been roaming around,
I was looking down ♪

♪ At all I see ♪

♪ Painted faces ♪

♪ Fill the places ♪

♪ I can't reach ♪

♪ You know that I
could use somebody ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Someone like you,
and all you know ♪

♪ And how you speak ♪

Hey.

♪ Countless lovers ♪

♪ Under cover of the street ♪

♪ You know that I
could use somebody ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ You know that I
could use somebody ♪

Whoo!

♪ Someone like you ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Someone like you ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Off in the night ♪

♪ While you live it up ♪

♪ I'm off to sleep ♪

Whoo!

♪ Waging wars ♪

♪ To shake the poet ♪

♪ And the beat ♪

♪ I hope it's gonna
make you notice ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Someone like me ♪

♪ Someone like me ♪

Whoo!

♪ I've been roaming around,
I was looking down ♪

♪ At all I see ♪

Yeah,
Ryleigh! John: Yeah. Beautiful.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Phew! I love my team!

Your team is good.

Both of you two did incredible.

Ryleigh,
I never could have imagined your voice

with that slow vibrato you
have working on a song like this.

It sounded great.
Good job. Thank you.

Corey, for me,
it was all just about you

getting lost in that moment. Man,
when that happens,

that's all you can
ask for as a fan,

and so I would go
with Corey here.

What a way to kick
off the knockouts.

Yeah. Both just set the bar very,
very high.

Corey,
I just want to give you a hug, man.

I know. You inspire me
every time you get on stage.

Every performance, you show up

and you're willing to
be vulnerable with us

and it really
connects. Thank you.

Ryleigh,
you found a way to make the song your own,

to tell a story and
not just sing it well.

You also brought
your "A" game today.

I'm gonna say something
controversial here,

which is I don't know. Blake: Oh,
no.

Oh, no!

Sorry.

That's docking your pay, buddy.

It's quite typical of
Nick to not commit.

Ryleigh, you have a special way

of making us feel your
presence as an artist,

and I think it's
just super cool.

Corey, it's always bold to
sing the song of your coach,

but you made it your own.

So I think that was a
remarkable thing to accomplish,

and I loved it. I
would pick you.

Thank you,
sir. Thank you, Coaches.

Kel, give us some thoughts
before you tell us who won.

Well, first of all,
it was really exciting

to get to see both of
you perform in person.

Ryleigh,
you have this really cool vibe

that no one can duplicate.

Your voice is leading
the entire record.

Like, everything else just
complements your voice.

You know,
that's what this show is about,

it's about finding
someone so special.

And then, you know,
this one over here,

the coolest thing a
songwriter can experience.

I literally was like,
"Well, he just k*lled

my song in front of me." Like,
I was like,

"Feel like that's maybe how
that was supposed to sound."

This is really hard,
and I'm hoping

that no one's going
home 'cause I'm stressed.

The time has come.

Kelly,
who is the winner of this knockout?

[ Dramatic music plays ]

Literally, just for today,

I have to go with
my gut decision.

♪♪

The winner of this
knockout is Corey.

Daly: Corey Ward,
congratulations.

Thank you. You're moving
on to the live playoffs.

I'm dying. I wish we had a save.

Kelly: Corey versus Ryleigh
...that was hard for me,

but when Corey came
out singing my song

better than me,
how do you not pick that artist?

I cannot wait to
see him in the lives.

Corey: I'm excited to continue
on with Kelly. I love her.

I don't even know what to
think. It's a dream. I'm dreaming.

Daly: Coaches, let me remind you,
Ryleigh is available to steal.

Ryleigh,
what would you like to say to Kelly?

I just want to say thank
you so much for this...

Daly: Whoa! We
got a double steal!

I love you! Nick and John!

If I could hug you right now...

Both attempting
to steal Ryleigh.

I'll go, too.

And here comes the cowboy
in for the steal! I'm going in, too.

Yes! She got stolen.
She deserves it.

I knew it, I knew it!

Daly: A triple steal!

I'm going in for Ryleigh!

I can't even speak.

I went first because I
would love to work with you

and help you navigate through
the live portion of this show.

And America's voting,
and there's a lot of pressure,

but I feel like I can
help you handle that.

And I'll let these
other two people,

that were a little slower
in pressing their button,

to make their case. I think we can
roll the tape back to see who went first.

Yeah, we'll roll the tape back.

Ryleigh, you're 18 years old,
is that right?

I started in this business
when I was quite young

and have navigated
...I was also 18 once.

[ Laughter ]

And I have navigated
a-a lot of things

as a young person in the
business... "I was 18 once."

...and I feel like
that could be helpful.

You can't make a
wrong decision here

'cause everyone
just believes in you.

You could make a wrong decision.

You have a lane to
yourself on my team.

Oh, my God.

You have the entire
interstate on my team.

I want to see you win this show.

And Nick hasn't
posed for a picture

with the winner of "The
Voice" or... or hold the trophy.

Nick doesn't even possess
the decision-making abilities

to even say what he would
do in a "what if" scenario.

Oh, my God, I love you. Or maybe
Ryleigh doesn't want to hear that

Corey won because I know
that I could be working with her.

So you're saying
...you're saying

you weren't being
completely honest.

Sometimes, just to be real,

it's better to keep
your opinion to yourself

if you can just let something
play out and see how it ends up.

Alright, Ryleigh,
who do you pick is your new coach?

[ Audience shouting ]

I have to go with...

♪♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back.

Alright, Ryleigh,
who do you pick as your new coach?

[ Audience shouting ]

I have to go with...

♪♪

...John.

Whoo! Daly: John Legend
steals Ryleigh Modig!

Can't help you now.

I'm not going because I
want to defeat Nick again,

beat Blake again,
but it's a nice bonus.

I had to steal Ryleigh.

She's young,
but she's got such maturity in her voice

and flavor.

She had to come to Team Legend.

I got to switch my sound.

Switch songs, too.

[ Laughter ]

♪ You know,
I had to steal for you ♪

Whoa!

[ Laughs ]

♪ Welcome to Team Legend ♪

♪ You made your choice ♪

♪ Now let's go and
win "The Voice" ♪

Uh-huh!

♪ Welcome to Team Legend ♪

♪ Ryleigh and Team Legend ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Imitates rap air horn ]

The final time I get
to sing that song.

[ Cheers and applause
] Ryleigh: Thank you!

I'm on Team Legend.
He sang me a song.

I thought I was going home.

I still have no words.

I'm still trying to process.

Unbelievable.

Oh,
she truly has a lane to herself on my team.

Do you think Nick
blew it? [ Laughs ]

Yeah. He's like, "Oh, oh,
but I said what she wanted to hear,

so you'll pick me."

That is not at all
what happened.

They give me a hard
time about not picking,

and when they do it,
I don't give them a hard time.

No, I'm not surprised.

John gets another artist
and sings that stupid song.

You guys have, like, bad memory.

Thank you again for being here,
man.

Hey, my pleasure, brother Blake.

My pleasure. You're
gonna be great at this.

This show was a great idea,
dawg, and a great depiction

of what a show is
supposed to be musically.

What I love about this show
is they want the information

and they use the
information right now.

That's hard to do, too.

I know that you probably picked

some of the wildest,
craziest vocalists,

and I know there's
some country in there.

You like country?
I love country.

Okay. I l... I don't like it,
I love it.

Snoop: Country
music is great music.

I've been able to work
with some of the greats,

from Brad Paisley to Willie Nelson,
Kris Kristofferson,

and I understand that
our worlds are the same.

It's like me and Blake.

Well,
we make two different genres of music,

but we like blood brothers.

I think you're gonna like this.

These are my two country guys.

Oh! Yeah.

I like diverse country music,
if you know what I mean.

Well, these... these guys
are on two different ends

of the country spectrum.

Ethan, he's just a kid,
almost no experience,

but he's got that hard, like,
George Strait kind of voice.

Mm. Mm. You know what I mean?

And then Jordan is
more of a Texas red dirt,

like, maybe some blues rock
mixed in with his country. Yeah, yeah.

You know what I'm saying?

Get my country artists in here,

my country artists to meet their adviser,
Snoop Dogg.

Well, howdy, cowboys.

[ Both laugh ]

Well, what the hell you expect?

Like damn, dude!

Jordan: I love Snoop.

I get, like,
people kind of consider like,

"Oh, yeah,
he's just a rap guy or whatever."

But as far as music goes,

I think he would be considered,
like, kind of a genius,

you know? I listen
to a lot of hip-hop.

It took us 20 seasons... Right.

...to finally get Snoop Dogg here,
but it was worth the wait.

I'm here, cowboy,
and I'm ready to ride with y'all, man.

I was telling Snoop that
this is my country knockout.

Yeah. Even though, Jordan,
I know you're not totally just country.

Look at you. I'll sing
just about anything

in that genre, so...

Man, I love your voice, dawg.

[ Laughs ] Thank
you. I appreciate it.

You went old-school country
when you started talking on me.

Damn! [ Laughter ]

How old are you again, Ethan?



Yes.

You got more
bass to get in place.

You know what I'm talking about?

"Bass to get in place."

Oh,
man. I want to hear what they sound like.

Who's singing first?

You are,
right? I believe I am, yeah.

Alright, Ethan,
come on. Let's hear something.

Take the lead, Easy E.

♪ Help me hold on ♪

♪ To what we had ♪

For the knockouts,
I chose to sing

"Help Me Hold
On" by Travis Tritt.

I grew up mostly listening
to more classic country.

I can thank my dad
for that. [ Chuckles ]

He really showed me the
whole era of country music.

I've played in church.

I had a little bluegrass
band for a little while,

but it's not the same
feeling as classic country.

♪ Help me hold on ♪

Snoop: Ethan
gonna have a career.

He's the perfect example of
what country music should be,

somebody who understands
the old and is young enough

to put some new flavor in it.

As good as your voice is,

something is,
like, off right now.

We've got to get you
settled down enough

to stay in the pocket.

Sometimes I feel like you're
a little bit ahead of the beat.

Yeah. I would have a
talking element at some point.

Old-school country musicians
used to talk on they records

because they voice was so slick
that when they said something,

you paid attention.

What's your last words?

You're right all along,
so help me hold on.

You say it like that, come on,
man. With that voice?

Okay. You could even split them,
too. You could talk,

like he said,
"You were right all along,

♪ So help me hold on ♪

Right. You know what I mean?

That's what Conway
Twitty would have done.

Come on, man,
that's old-school country music.

That's what I grew up off of.

Conversation
beats demonstration.

[ Laughs ] It's nerve-racking
to sing for Snoop Dogg.

Trust me. It is. [ Laughs ]

I'm not, like,
strictly a country guy.

Come on up here, Jordan.

And I have been fronting

a rock 'n' roll band
for a long time.

Ethan, he's so young,
so talented.

He's actual, authentic country.

It's awesome. I
love the challenge.

What are you gonna be singing?

The Black Crowes song,
"She Talks to Angels."

This is a tough one. Yeah.

Alright. Tighten up your
belt buckle and let's hear it.

Let's do it. [ Laughs ]

♪ She never mentions
the word addiction ♪

This song is about
substance abuse.

About a year ago, I lost

one of my very best friends,
Ezra, to addiction.

He picked me up when I was really,
really down.

I didn't have any money.

Ezra gave me a job,
a place to sleep,

but he was really sort
of silently struggling.

So this song just reminds me

to just be mindful
of people around you

and what they might
be going through.

♪ Ooh ♪

Blake: Jordan's
voice suits this song

because he has the range

and he's got that gravelly,
raspy thing.

♪ Don't you know
that they call her out ♪

Blake: He's got a little rock
and a little blues in there.

This is another great
song choice for Jordan.

Your voice sounds
incredible on this song.

Thank you. If I
would say anything,

would be the opposite of
what we were saying to Ethan...

I think you can kind of
loosen up a little bit, you know?

Yeah,
yeah. Especially the opening.

♪ Never mentions
the word addiction ♪

Mm-hmm. That intro line should
be more psychedelic hippie.

Totally. Yeah. Think of me, man,

when you open them lines up.

Find that Snoop Dogg about it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know
what I'm saying? Throw it away.

You throwing... You throwing
them lines away. Cool.

Ethan and Jordan,
they're my two country dudes.

♪ She says she talks to angels ♪

I found in the past that
it's important to kind of clear

that path for somebody,
and I've got to figure out

who can survive under
this kind of pressure.

Say bye to Snoop Dogg. This is sad,
isn't it?

It's happy and sad.

I'll see you in the green room
in 4 minutes and 20 seconds.

Let's roll, bro.

[ Laughter ] Let's roll.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoo!

Yeah!

John: Alright.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Ethan!

Hey!

Alright with that shirt. Yeah!

Here we go.

Now singing "She
Talks to Angels,"

here is Jordan Matthew Young.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ She never mentions
the word addiction ♪

♪ In certain company ♪

♪ Yes,
she'll tell you she's an orphan ♪

♪ After you meet her family ♪

♪ Mm-hmm ♪

♪ Says she talks to angels ♪

♪ They call her
out by her name ♪

♪ Oh, yeah,
she talks to angels ♪

♪ Says they call her
out by her name ♪

♪ Ohh ♪

♪ She don't know no lover ♪

♪ None that I've ever seen ♪

♪ Yeah,
to her that ain't nothin' ♪

♪ But to me, yeah, me ♪

♪ It means everything ♪

♪ Oh, Lord,
she talks to angels ♪

♪ They call her
out by her name ♪

♪ Oh, yeah,
she talks to angels ♪

♪ They call her out ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Yeah,
they call her out ♪ Alright.

♪ Don't you know
that they call her out ♪

♪ By her name ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Alright, alright!

Yeah!

Alright, alright!

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back to
night one of the knockouts.

[ Cheers and applause ]

With "Help Me Hold On,"
here's Ethan Lively.

♪♪

♪ Baby,
close that suitcase you've been packin' ♪

♪ Just sit down and
talk to me awhile ♪

♪ I know you tried to
tell me what was lackin' ♪

♪ But I guess I must
have missed it by a mile ♪

♪ Well, this time, girl,
I swear to you I'll listen ♪

♪ Help me understand
where I went wrong ♪

♪ It's hard to find
myself in this position ♪

♪ Scared that I'll go
crazy once you're gone ♪

♪ Help me hold on ♪

♪ To what we had ♪

♪ Once our love was strong ♪

♪ It can be again ♪

♪ You said it takes two ♪

♪ To make love last ♪

♪ You were right all along ♪

♪ So help me hold on ♪

♪ Help me hold on ♪

♪ To what we had ♪

♪ Once our love was strong ♪

♪ It can be again ♪

♪ You said it takes two ♪

♪ To make love last ♪

You were right all along.

Alright.

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ Help me hold on ♪

Yeah! Alright.

Yeah.

John: Alright.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Come on.

Nick: Wow. I got to start with you,
Jordan.

That was awesome. Thank you.

And that's the
most soulful I think

I've heard you sing
yet. Thank you so much.

Ethan,
I thought it was really strong,

and you continue to
surprise me... Thank you.

...and make me smile
every time you sing.

You've got such a
unique instrument.

Thank you.

Ethan,
I just think your voice is so cool.

Thanks. Just truly enjoy
watching you perform.

You know who you are
and you deliver it really well.

Jordan, you were in your zone.

It felt passionate.
It felt energetic.

I felt like it was the more
compelling performance.

Thank you.

It's just shocking
to me that you're 17.

How deep your voice
is. You are very special.

Thank you. Jordan, I will say,

I think today showcased
the rock 'n' roll side of you.

It was a really
well-thought-out performance.

I would go with Jordan.

Thank you, Coaches. Blake,
you've got the final word.

Now that I know that as coaches,
we can take sick days...

Oh, my God... I really wish I
would have taken my sick day

like Kelly did today
because this sucks.

I'll just start with you, Ethan.

From a country fan standpoint,
your voice is so crazy.

It's so cool. There's just
not anybody out there...

Maybe Trace, maybe Josh Turner.

There's not one right now
that takes up your lane.

And, Jordan, not to mention

how freaking cool your voice is,
too...

Thank you... and that
thing that I'm so jealous of,

which is that raspy,
gravelly thing that you have.

Blake, tough decision,
but the time has come.

Who is the winner
of this knockout?

I'm going to go with who I
think is ready for this right now.

[ Dramatic music plays ]

Winner of this knockout...

is Jordan.

Jordan Matthew Young,
you're moving to...

Blake: That was a
heartbreaker for me

because Ethan has
a once-in-a-lifetime

kind of voice,
but I chose Jordan

because he's
done this for so long

that I know he's just
gonna be great every time

he gets on that stage.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[ Laughs ] I'm going
to the lives. It's insane.

Coaches, let me remind you,
Ethan is available to steal.

It's been a great
experience. I'm really thankful.

You are really talented.

John: Yes, Ethan.

Nick: At this level,
you're seeing the cream of the crop.

They all understand how
important this moment is

and they want to get
to those live shows.

Blake: Hey, man,
I've got too many miles in these chairs.

They need to make them recline.

Now, that'd be great,
wouldn't it? We could recline.

That'd be sick. [ Laughter ]

Daly: Still to come in
the knockout premiere...

♪ I gets busy,
I make your head dizzy ♪

Daly: ...Snoop brings his
genius and unique style

to help the artists craft more
jaw-dropping performances.

Put some Snoop Dogg on it.

Lay back. Lean. Yeah,
lay back in pocket, baby.

You got to feel
it like a rapper.

♪ I fell by the
wayside ♪ Totally.

Who better than Snoop Dogg

to advise you on
rapping with melody?

You know, you've got them
pieces that's gonna come up big,

and then when I take
you on that roller coaster,

hold on,
'cause you might fall off.

♪ Hey, Nutbush ♪

♪ Hey, hey,
they call it Nutbush City Limits ♪

Whoo! Huh!

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome
back to the knockouts

at Universal Studios Hollywood.

♪♪

Snoop: ♪ This is for the Gz,
and this is for the hustlas ♪

♪ This is for the hustlas,
now back to the Gz ♪

♪ So check it, I gets busy,
I make your head dizzy ♪

♪ I blow up your mouth
like I was Dizzy Gillespie ♪

♪ I'm crazy,
you can't phase me ♪

♪ I'm all about the chronic,
bionic, you see? ♪

♪ Every single day,
I'm chillin' with the P-O-U-N-Ds ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ That's my clique ♪

Shout-out to the band.

Man: Okay, guys, here we go.

And...

Snoop, I want to welcome you.

Hey, man, thank you.

I love to be able
to give information

to people who sponge it up.

I've worked with
Snoop over the years.

The first time we collaborated
was for my first album,

"Get Lifted." I played
you some songs.

Once you heard "I Can Change,"
you were like,

"That's the one
I want to get on."

It's got to have a
feeling that I can match.

John Legend makes
music that feels good to you.

Thank you. 'Cause if it feel good to you,
it must be good for you.

He's a global icon,

and I think he's gonna give
some great advice to our artists.

I'm gonna introduce
you to our first two artists,

Ciana and Pia. Here we go.

Oh. Da... Oh, wow.

Snoop Dogg is here, y'all.

Well, hello now.

Snoop Doggy Dogg. Uncle Snoop!

The legendary Uncle
Snoop D-O-double-G.

He's touched reggae.
He's touched R&B.

He's touch pop.
He's a musical genius.

What you gonna sing for us, Pia?

The song "What the
World Needs Now is Love."

Well,
the world do need some love right now.

Yeah, it do. [ Laughs ]

What made you
decide on this song?

Shortly after we got
here to prepare for battles,

my mother passed away.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Mama's smiling
down on you right now.

That's right. You
hear me? Thank you.

So you make her proud.

Thank you. Absolutely.

My mother represented
and embodied love,

so while I'm performing,
I will be thinking about her.

♪ What the world needs now ♪

To lose my mom
and to have to still be

in the process of battles,
that was very challenging.

I woke up and I realized I
wouldn't be able to call her.

I wouldn't be able to talk
to her no matter how...

Which way it went.

♪ Love sweet love ♪

I know that if I was to ever
call my mom about anything,

there was nothing she
wouldn't do to make sure

that... I'm okay.

I miss that.

♪ Lord,
we don't need another meadow ♪

Hey! Talk that talk, baby.

Snoop: That's a standard
song for every genre.

But when you take it
and put that salt on it

and drip it in the sauce,

it gives it a
different perspective.

Beautiful.

Yes, Lord,
I'm holding this tear back right now.

Yes. I'm trying to hold
it. I'm trying to hold it.

You let us see you
cry on television.

The emotional thug tears,
let them out.

Oh! I love you ending so soft.

I don't like how when you go
way up and then go way down.

Okay. Once you go up there...

Stay up there.
...you stay up there.

Okay. ♪ What the
world needs now ♪

♪ Is love sweet love ♪

♪ What the world needs now ♪

♪ Is love sweet love ♪

Mm. Yeah.

You made me feel like Whitney
was up there for a minute.

That's who I study. I
love her. You hear me?

I love her. I had
to open my left eye

to see if that was
Whitney up there.

That's what we supposed to feel.

Yeah. Make this yours, sis.

Okay. I can't wait to
tell my daddy I saw you.

[ Laughter ]

Tell your daddy I said,
"What's crack-a-lackin'?"

I sure will. [ Laughs
] You hear me?

Ciana. Ciana: Yes.

What are you gonna be
performing for us tonight?

"Cuz I Love You" by Lizzo.

Oh! Lizzo. Yes.

I've been wanting to sing
this song for the longest time.

♪ 'Cause I love you ♪

This is something
very different for me.

I grew up doing ballads.

♪ Ohh ♪

When I sing this song,
I think of my parents' relationship.

My dad,
he served in the military for 26 years.

He would be overseas
for a long stretch of time.

My mom told me they used
to write letters to each other

'cause that was the
only way to communicate.

I just want something
similar to that.

♪ Gotta get my
hair pressed again ♪

Pia: Ciana, she's very spirited,

and she's doing
an up-tempo song,

something that's real sassy.

♪ I don't know
what I'm gon' do ♪

Pia: So I better
come equally strong,

not stronger,
because I want to make it

to the live playoffs.

Yes. Drip it with some sauce.

[ Chuckles ] The singing
and all of that big note,

you was k*lling all of that...

Thank you... but it's just
something with the rap part,

I felt it could have
been a little bit stronger.

We do rap with melody,

so you can still rap
it with a little melody

so that way you in the middle,
where it's like you talking...

Okay... but you putting
your melodies on there

to make it make sense.

Who better than Snoop Dogg

to advise you on
rapping with melody?

[ Laughter ] ♪ Never
been in love before ♪

[ Vocalizing ]

It just needs to be a
little more rhythmic.

You don't have
to sing it as much

because you're going into
some big singing. Yeah.

Okay. Put some Snoop Dogg on it.

Lay back. Lean. Yeah,
lay back in pocket, baby.

[ Laughs ]

Snoop: When I'm rapping,
I'm just singing while talking

and just not using
as much of my vocals

to project my vocal,
and that's what she got to do.

Great work,
ladies. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

John: Yes! It's sparkling!

Ladies are shining!

Never seen one of them
yellow snakes before.

[ Laughter ]

Love you.

Singing "Cuz I Love You,"

here's Ciana Pelekai.

♪ I'm cryin' ♪

♪ 'Cause I love ♪

♪ You ♪

Hey!

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Huh ♪

♪ Never been in love before ♪

♪ What the hell are stupid feelings,
yo ♪

♪ Once upon a time I was alone ♪

♪ I don't wanna
be alone no mo' ♪

♪ Got you somethin'
from the liquor store ♪

♪ Little bit of ana
and some mo' ♪

♪ Tryin' to open
up a little mo' ♪

♪ Sorry if my
heart a little slow ♪

♪ Thought that I didn't care ♪

♪ I thought I was
love impaired ♪

♪ But, baby ♪

Baby!

♪ Baby ♪

♪ I don't know
what I'm gon' do ♪

♪ I'm cryin' ♪

♪ 'Cause I love ♪

♪ You ♪

Yeah! ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Got me standin' in the rain ♪

♪ Gotta get my
hair pressed again ♪

♪ I would do it for you all,
my friend ♪

♪ Ready, baby,
will you be my man? ♪

♪ I thought that I didn't care ♪

♪ I thought I was
love impaired ♪

♪ But, baby ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ I don't know
what I'm gon' do ♪

♪ I'm cryin' ♪

♪ 'Cause I love ♪

♪ You ♪

Yeah!

♪ Whoa, oh ♪

♪ I'm cryin' ♪

♪ 'Cause I love ♪

♪ You ♪

Yeah!

Yes, Ciana! Yeah!

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back to
night one of the knockouts.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Come on, Pia!

Now,
with "What the World Needs Now Is Love,"

here's Pia Renee.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ What the world needs now ♪

♪ Is love sweet love ♪

♪ It's the only thing ♪

♪ That there's
just too little of ♪

♪ What the world needs now ♪

♪ Is love sweet love ♪

♪ No, not just for some ♪

♪ But for everyone ♪

♪ Lord ♪

♪ We don't need another meadow ♪

Alright! You better sang!

♪ There are corn fields ♪

♪ And wheat fields ♪

♪ Enough to grow ♪ Yes, Pia!

♪ There are sunbeams ♪

♪ And moonbeams ♪

♪ Enough to shine ♪

♪ Listen, Lord ♪

♪ If you want to know ♪

♪ What the world needs now ♪

♪ Is love sweet love ♪

♪ It's the only thing ♪

♪ That there's
just too little of ♪

♪ What the world needs now ♪

♪ Is love ♪

♪ Not just for some ♪

♪ But for everyone ♪

♪ No, not just for some ♪

♪ But for everyone ♪

♪ What the world needs ♪

♪ Now ♪

♪ Is love ♪

♪ Sweet love ♪

♪ Mmmm ♪

Beautiful.

Kelly: Whoo! What?!

Gorgeous, gorgeous,
gorgeous. Wow.

I am gonna start with you, Pia.

It was so beautiful.

It sounded like you loved being
the vessel for that message.

That's my favorite thing,
when I hear a singer

and you can tell they've
experienced tragedy or pain.

Ciana,
that was... [ Sneezes ] Excuse me.

Sorry. Oh. [ Laughs ]

Sneeze. I was
trying to hold it in.

What kind of sneeze was that?

It was like a vacuum sucked in.

[ Laughter ]

You know,
you're allowed to take sick days

here on this show. I promise you,
I wasn't having fun.

Ciana,
you picked a hell of a song to sing.

I thought you hit the notes.

There were a couple
parts that were pitchy,

but I think that's
just lack of air.

I just felt like, Pia, yours was,
like, really authentic.

Thank you.

Blake: Ciana,
I loved your determination.

It was a knockout. I mean,
that was like, "Wow.

I mean,
that girl is up there fighting

for her spot on the show."
And I think Pia did that, too.

But it was just very calm,
very collected, very authentic.

It just felt like you were
in complete control.

I thought you won this knockout.

Thank you.

Ciana, you came out swinging.

It just got turned up to 11.

The verse stuff kind
of got lost in that,

but I think you're an
exceptional vocalist.

Thank you. And, Pia,
I was sitting here and closing my eyes

and thinking I was
listening to Whitney Houston.

It was exceptional. Thank you.

Whoo! Let's just
let that sink in.

He just said it.
Snoop said it as well.

You just raised the
bar for this whole thing.

John, you've got, of course,
the final say here.

Give us some thoughts first.

Ciana,
this song is so hard to do,

and I thought you
did a fantastic job.

You came with your
"A" game today...

Thank you... and you
should be incredibly proud.

Pia, people don't know how
meaningful the song was to you.

Pia lost her mother
recently... Oh.

...and the fact that
everyone on this dais felt it

and you managed to
flawlessly deliver the song

without getting overwhelmed
by the emotion of it...

Mm... it was remarkable.

Thank you. John,
the time has come.

Who is the winner
of this knockout?

[ Dramatic music plays ]

The winner of this knockout...

♪♪

...is Pia.

Daly: Pia Renee,
congratulations.

Thank you. You're moving on...

Kelly: With Pia,
it felt like it was her song

and it felt so authentic.

Pia is definitely someone

to look out for and
maybe be threatened by.

What?

Coaches, let me remind you

that Ciana's available to steal.

Ciana,
anything you want to say to your coach?

Well, I just want to say

thank you for being
an amazing coach.

Thank you,
Ciana. Give it up one more time...

You're fantastic.
...for Ciana Pelekai.

Moving forward makes me happy
and relieved at the same time.

It's overwhelming.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back.

John: We're colorful.

I went with a...

a freedom bohemian theme.

Yeah. Is this a
new look for you?

Yeah, yeah. [ Laughs ]

That's a fresh take. We got
to talk about your Andes Mints.

I love Andes. And surprisingly,
you're wearing denim.

Shocked. Shocking.

When something works for me,
I go with it.

John: Yeah.

It's good to see you, man.

Slick Nick,
what's happening with you, baby?

Nick: Me and Snoop go way back.

Last year,
me and the brothers went on his show

with Martha Stewart.

Last year,
we got to hang... Yes, sir.

...for a wild barbecue.

Boy, was it ever. [ Laughs ]

Alright,
so let me tell you about my first pairing,

Dana Monique,
and she is my first artist

I got on my team,
and then Keegan is new.

I stole him in the last round.

Let's get them out here
and see what they do.

Let's do it. Ooh!

Wait a minute!

Man,
I walked out there... Hello.

...and I saw Snoop Doggy Dogg.

Team Nick is in the house.

He is a hit maker.

Gospel, R&B, country,
even cooking,

and I cook.

Keegan, what are we singing?

The Temptations. What?

It's a song that my dad
used to play on repeat,

as a little kid with
him in his truck.

Nice. Shout-out to your dad

for playing that
real gangsta music.

Shout-out to the real
dads in the house.

♪ Each day through my window,
I watch her... ♪

The song's about a
guy who's just imagining

what it would be
like to be with a girl.

I can certainly
relate to the song

because I am a shy person.

It takes a lot for
me to just go up

and strike up a conversation
with somebody I don't know.

But being here on "The
Voice" has been super helpful.

Hopefully one day I'll work
up the courage to go say hi

and make it not
just my imagination.

♪ Runnin' away with me ♪

Nice, really smooth.

Within that smoothness, though,

you got to find moments
to... to just pop a little bit.

Little sparkles of showbiz,

whether it's a run or connect
with the audience a little more,

and add a little
more oomph to it.

Your father loves this song.

People all over the
world love this song.

Now is your chance to
give people that same feeling

that you got when
you used to hear

this song riding in
the car with your dad.

You get what I'm saying? Yeah,
makes perfect sense.

♪ Runnin' away with me ♪

Keegan,
his voice is like smooth operator.

There you go. And with him being that good,
honey,

I definitely know I got
to be on top of my game.

Nice! Keegan: Thank you.

I remember all at once why
I was so quick to steal you.

Some of the greatest
vocalists in the world

have sung that song.

Them boys was "sanging."

Keegan has to make
sure he's not singing,

but he's "sanging."

Dana Monique. In the house.

All hail the queen. [ Laughs ]

What are you singing this round?

I'm a Southern soul,
R&B kind of girl,

but then I'm a wild child, too,

so I'm singing "Nutbush."

"Nutbush City Limits"...
It's a good old country song,

just like me. [ Laughs ]

Reminds me of them dirt roads,
barbecue,

and just being out there going,
"Hey, y'all," like I do.

♪ Church house, gin house ♪

Tina definitely represents

the type of artist
that I want to be.

Back in the '90s,

I had an opportunity
to be a front-line singer

with this amazing
world-renowned girl group,

and this song
definitely embodies

like girl power kind of vibe.

♪ Hey, Nutbush ♪

Dana Monique singing any
Tina Turner song is money.

She is so electric
and so fun to watch.

♪ Nutbush ♪

Whoo!

Huh.

Heavens to Murgatroyd.

I felt Tina in
here for a minute.

[ Laughs ] I like that.

So much power,

but I think choose
two or three moments

where the real growl comes in

and soften one or two
of the other moments.

This one just has to be dialed
in because it cannot be 11

the entire time. You know,
you've got them pieces

that's gonna come up big
and you setting them up.

I know that I'mma hit this
and I'm finna ride with y'all

and get y'all engaged,
and then when I take you

on that roller coaster, hold on,
'cause you might fall off.

And when you
singing how you feel,

when you sing,
you move when you sing.

You may get this off or
get this off or whatever.

You know,
I'm not a dancer. [ Laughs ]

I can't really dance. Well,
I can.

You can dance. Yeah, do it.

Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Nick: These are
totally different singers,

and both bring
something really special

and unique to the table,
so I'm just gonna

have to see on the day
how I feel and go with my gut.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Dana! Whoo! Dana!

With "Nutbush City Limits,"

here is Dana Monique.

Ooh, I'm excited for this.

Sing, Dana!

♪♪

♪ Church house, gin house ♪

♪ School house, outhouse ♪

♪ On highway number 19 ♪

♪ The people keep
the city clean ♪

♪ They call it Nutbush ♪

♪ Oh, Nutbush ♪

♪ They call it
Nutbush City Limits ♪

♪ 25 was the speed limit ♪

♪ A motorcycle
not allowed in it ♪

♪ Go to store on Friday ♪

♪ And go to church on Sunday ♪

♪ They call it Nutbush ♪

♪ Oh, Nutbush ♪

♪ Hey, hey,
they call it Nutbush City Limits ♪

♪ Hey, yeah ♪

♪ Go to field on weekday ♪

♪ And go to picnic
on Labor Day ♪

♪ Go to town on Saturday ♪

♪ And go to church every Sunday,
yeah ♪

♪ They call it Nutbush ♪

♪ Oh, Nutbush ♪

♪ Hey, hey,
they call it Nutbush City Limits ♪

Hey!

♪ Hey, yeah ♪

♪ No whiskey for sale ♪

♪ You get caught, no bail ♪

♪ Salt pork and molasses ♪

♪ Is all you get in jail ♪

♪ They call it Nutbush ♪

♪ Oh, Nutbush ♪

♪ Hey, hey,
they call it Nutbush City Limits ♪

Whoo!

♪ Hey, yeah ♪

♪ They call it Nutbush ♪

♪ Nutbush ♪

♪ Nutbush ♪

Huh!

Huh! John: Huh!

Alright,
Dana! That's a knockout.

Knockout! Yes!

Keegan!

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome
back to the knockouts.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Keegan!

I like Keegan.

Now, with "Just My Imagination
[Running Away With Me],"

here is Keegan Ferrell.

Yes, I love this song.

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Each day through my window ♪

♪ I watch her as she passes by ♪

Alright. Kelly: Hey!

♪ I say to myself,
you're such a lucky guy ♪

♪ To have a girl like her ♪

♪ Is truly a dream come true ♪

♪ Out of all the
fellas in the world ♪

♪ She belongs to you ♪

♪ But it was just
my imagination ♪

♪ Runnin' away with me ♪

♪ Oh,
it was just my imagination ♪

♪ Runnin' away with me ♪

♪ Her love is heavenly ♪

♪ When her arms enfold me ♪

♪ I hear a tender rhapsody ♪

♪ But in reality ♪

♪ She doesn't even know me ♪

♪ Oh, once again ♪

♪ Runnin' way with me ♪

♪ Oooh,
tell you it was just my imagination ♪

♪ Runnin' away, ooooh ♪

♪ Oh,
it was just my imagination ♪

♪ Runnin' away with me ♪

Alright.

I liked it. Whoo.

[ Cheers and applause ]

What excellent song choices.

Keegan,
I really love the tone of your voice.

I really feel like the timbre
is really cool to listen to.

I have a lot of respect
for you as an artist.

Dana, this song was just all
about giving the full throttle

the whole time,
and you nailed it.

You should be doing this
on all the biggest stages.

Thank you. Keegan,
I love your sweet tone.

I like you with
the guitar as well,

doing the little dance moves.

I think the only thing
that happened here today

is Dana Monique just sang
the hell out of that song.

I mean, you went like Aretha,
Aerosmith, Tina.

It was like all the amazing
people I loved growing up.

I think Dana Monique won out
for me in this knockout round.

Blake: Hi, Keegan. Hey, Blake.

I'm sorry you ended
up on Nick's team,

but it's how things
work out. [ Laughs ]

In the knockouts,
it's really our first chance

to wrap our head around what
kind of artist you want to be.

You never seemed happier
as you did singing that song.

You were holding him back,
I think, Blake.

[ Laughs ] Nick
coached him really well.

You know what? Even though
he's dressed like an Easter egg,

he's still a great coach.

But anyway, Dana,
God doesn't make mistakes. We know that.

But maybe somebody bumped
his elbow when he was pouring

talent on you, like,
"Oh, my gosh."

A little too much
talent. [ Laughs ]

Nick, it all comes down to you,
buddy.

Blake, I happen to love Easter.

Clearly. Let's just
make sure that's clear.

You look like a Peep. Keegan,
you, uh...

I look like a Peep,
is that what you said?

[ Laughter ]

The marshmallow bunnies? Yes,
yes.

Keegan,
you've got a phenomenal voice.

You surprise me every time,
where you can pop up

to these higher notes

that I'm sitting here going,
"Can I hit that note?"

I cannot, I cannot.

Dana Monique,
I'm so thrilled that you're on my team

just finding those
moments to let that build

and your trust in me as
a teammate means a lot

'cause you're already
an unbelievable vocalist.

I'm just really grateful

to have gotten the chance
to work with both of you.

Nick,
who is the winner of this knockout?

[ Dramatic music plays ]

The winner of this knockout...

...is Dana Monique.
John: Alright.

Daly: Dana Monique,
congratulations.

Nick: The worst part
about the knockouts is that

sometimes that
means saying goodbye

to someone who
is also excellent.

Dana Monique is just one
of the most exciting vocalists

to listen to on the
show. Great job.

She got so much energy
when she performed.

I feel really good taking Dana
Monique into the live shows.

I can't wait to go call
my kids and my granny.

[ Laughs ]

Mama, I did it! I'm so excited.

Keegan,
anything you want to say to your coach?

I just want to say
thank you so much

for making a dream come true.

Give it up for Keegan Ferrell
one more time... Bye, Keegan.

...ladies and gentlemen. Good job,
man.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Alright, I got to think of new
stuff to make fun of you on.

There's always something.

I'm certain.

[ Laughs ]

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back to
night one of the knockouts.

Well, let me let y'all know,

I usually steal something from each
set. Man: Okay, guys, stand by. Stand by.

I've decided I'm going
to steal this. Okay.

It's nothing major,
just an instrument or something.

Grab an amp. [ Laughs ]

Let's bring them out.
Let's bring them out.

Oh! Look who's here!

Yes, sir!

The icon is here. What it do? What up,
dawg?

What up,
Snoop? Oh! I definitely freaked out

when I saw Snoop Dogg.

What's up,
man? He's such a huge artist.

Two legends on the stage.

Victor, what you gonna play now?

"My Girl" by The Temptations.

Oh, a classic.

Do you need backgrounds?
[ Clears throat ]

[ Laughs ] We'll
just hit a step or two.

You understand me? Yes,
sir. Yes, sir.

This was a song my dad
would serenade my mother to

when I was growing
up. Wow. Okay.

And whenever he wanted
to croon to my mother,

he went, ♪ I got sunshine ♪

I'm actually dedicating
this song to my girl as well.

Yes. Yeah,
let her know she's heavy on your mind.

She's heavy every single day.

Me and my girlfriend, Ciara,
we met on campus in 2019.

We both attend
the same university.

♪ I've got sunshine ♪

♪ On a cloudy day ♪

She is a dancer.

That is, you know,
where the music comes in.

She could teach
me a couple moves

and I could teach her a
few things about singing.

♪ I've got the month of May ♪

Sometimes when I'm
not having a good day,

I know I can call her.

We do want to spend the
rest of our lives with each other.

She's the one for me.

♪ My girl ♪

Yes, yes. Hey!

John: Victor,
I love the little runs he's doing.

♪ Yeah ♪

John: Snoop was feeling it,
he was up dancing.

I was feeling it.

♪ My girl ♪

Oh, it's so good. Thank you.

It's good when
you can hear a song

that you heard a million times,

and then hear it like
you've never heard it before.

Yes. I wish you would had on
some bell bottoms or the afro.

You can be a little,
you know, smoother

and do the, "Ooh, ooh, ooh."

Might play with this
mic stand a little bit.

Yes, sir, yes, sir.

I'm not in love with you
ending on that false note.

Okay. I agree,
because that merry-go-round

you put us on, that's special.

Okay. You got to
find that special feeling

for the end so that way
we want... we want more.

♪ Talkin' bout my girl ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah.

That's how they used to
end it back in the diz-nay.

You hear me? I'mma make
sure my daddy watches that.

That's how you sang "My Girl,"
Pops.

Gean just joined my team.
He was on Team Kelly.

Very blessed for that.

The battles were intense.

Ryleigh. Daly: Ryleigh Modig.

Gean: I was ready
to accept my fate.

Daly: Whoa! We've got a steal!

All of a sudden,
I wasn't gonna go home.

Team Legend. Yes!

I'm so excited to be working
with Snoop and John... Yes!

...so I can stay here
and prove myself.

So what's the song?

"Afterglow" by Ed Sheeran.

I want to dedicate
this song to my mother.

This about Mom at
home watching this.

You hear me? Take your time. Yes,
sir.

That's what she
raised you to do.

This song speaks
highly of a woman

and how you love someone so much

and you forget about
the rest of the world.

♪ Stop the clocks,
it's amazing ♪

I love my mom. She
had me when she was 17.

Her friends were
going off to school

and starting their new lives,

and my mom was
just taking care of me.

She sacrificed a lot of
things in her life for me.

♪ To the afterglow ♪

Gean is soulful,
but he's also got

the singer-songwriter pop vibe,
too.

He has a really cool
individuality about him.

♪ To the afterglow ♪

Such a beautiful voice.

My main thing with you
...pronouncing the words,

enunciating as well as you can.

Yeah. You should be
a little bit more relaxed.

Take your time. Man,
don't be up there nervous.

Get your thing
together. Shake it off.

Baby, it's your world. Yes, sir.

And then it needs
to be more climatic.

Yeah, exactly.

You want to make sure
that you end with "La-da!"

And maybe just do like
claps and percussion.

♪ Hold on to the afterglow ♪ Yep,
yep, yep.

The clap is the engagement
between me and you

'cause if I'm clapping,
then you got to clap

and then before you know it,
the whole room is clapping.

Now you got them right
where you want them.

Pharrell slapped
that on "Beautiful."

♪ I just want you ♪

Both: ♪ To know that
you are really special ♪

[ Laughs ] Are you
not entertained?

Of course.

♪ So alone in love till the
darkness disappeared ♪

Working with two superstars,
getting advice

and knowledge,
was very motivating.

I'm one step away
from live playoffs,

so I'm gonna give
it everything I've got.

Well,
that's it. You sound great.

Thank y'all for entertaining me.

Victor: Thank you, Snoop Dogg.

John: It's always
a tough choice.

Part of it is just
you don't know

who's going to
bring their "A" game

when it comes time
to perform on stage.

♪ We were love drunk,
waiting on a miracle ♪

♪♪

What song... What are you doing?

Huh?

I was playing "Uptown
Funk" in my head.

Oh, yeah?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Blue Gean!

Nice jacket. Alright, Victor.

He's got the right name to win,
right?

If you're trying
to win something,

it's good to be called Victor.

Alright.

Now singing "My Girl,"

here's Victor Solomon.

♪♪

♪ I've got sunshine ♪

♪ On a cloudy day ♪

Whoa! ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ And when it's cold outside ♪

♪ I've got the month of May ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I guess you'd say ♪

♪ What can make
me feel this way ♪

♪ My girl ♪

♪ My girl, my girl, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Talkin' 'bout my girl ♪

♪ My girl ♪ Whoo!

♪ I've got so much honey ♪

♪ The bees envy me ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ And I've got a sweet,
sweet song ♪

♪ Than,
than the birds in the trees ♪

♪ Yeah, well ♪

♪ I guess you'd say ♪

♪ What can make
me feel this way ♪

♪ Yeah, I guess you'd say ♪

♪ What can make
me feel this way ♪

♪ My girl ♪

♪ My girl, my girl, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Talkin' 'bout my girl ♪

♪ My girl ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Talkin' 'bout my girl ♪

♪ I've got sunshine
on a cloudy day ♪

♪ With my girl ♪

♪ I've even got
the month of May ♪

♪ With my girl ♪

♪ Talkin' 'bout,
talkin' 'bout her ♪

♪ You know that I'm
talkin' 'bout my girl ♪

Yeah! Alright, Victor.

Alright. Victor!

Yes. I liked that.

Alright, alright.

Cool.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome
back to the knockouts.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I feel like you would
wear both these outfits.

John: Yeah.

With "Afterglow,"

here's Gean Garcia.

♪♪

♪ Stop the clocks,
it's amazing ♪

♪ You should see
the way the light ♪

♪ Dances off your hair ♪

♪ A million colors of hazel ♪

♪ Golden and red ♪

♪ We were love drunk,
waiting on a miracle ♪

♪ Trying to find ourselves
in the winter snow ♪

♪ And we'll burn so bright ♪

♪ Till the darkness
softly clears ♪

♪ Oh, I will hold on ♪

♪ To the afterglow ♪

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ Oh, I will hold on ♪

♪ To the afterglow ♪

♪♪

♪ This is a new dimension ♪

♪ This is a level where
we're losing track of time ♪

♪ I'm holding
nothing against it ♪

♪ Except you and I ♪

♪ We were love drunk,
waiting on a miracle ♪

♪ Trying to find ourselves
in the winter snow ♪

♪ So alone in love ♪

♪ Like the world
has disappeared ♪

♪ Oh,
I will hold on to the afterglow ♪

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ Oh, I will hold on ♪

♪ To the afterglow ♪

[ Cheers and applause ] Yeah. Alright,
Gean.

Get it, Gean!

Blue Gean!

That was amazing!

Victor,
I'm gonna start with you.

I love where you went vocally.

I saw, like,
you on tour with the total,

like,
all the dancers and doing, like,

this whole throwback vibe.

Gean, you just have a really cool,
magical tone.

I have to go with Gean 'cause
he was Team Kelly originally,

and I love both of you
equally. Thank you.

Gean, last time you were here,
you inspired a song idea.

Wow. I wanted to write a
song about a guy named Gean

who's really sad and
call it "Blue Gean."

[ Laughs ] I also keep thinking
that you're on Nick's team,

because he's hit his button
so many times for you...

[ Laughter ]

...and you refuse to
choose him as your coach.

I think that's why. I love Nick,
I love Nick.

Kelly: Oh,
my God. You're such a jerk!

I'm sorry. I got
sidetracked there.

[ Laughing ] No,
that was actually amazing.

There was something
about your performance,

I was really drawn to it. And then,
Victor,

I don't think you ever did
the same dance move twice.

Man, it was wow. I just thought
your singing was incredible.

And to me,
the victor was Victor.

Oh, my God. John: Oh, okay.

He was waiting
for that. Dad joke.

To Blake's point,
I have turned my chair quite a few times.

Yes. I don't think it was totally
necessary to bring that up.

I feel like he purposely
tried to embarrass you.

But listen,
you're not gonna get to me, Shelton,

but I thought you k*lled it.

I think that when you're
going up against "My Girl,"

it's just a little difficult

to feel that urgency
that we wanted to feel.

But you still did a great job.

Victor, you just made it
feel like it was your song.

I would go with Victor.

You're saying the
victor would be Victor.

Oh, my God.

John,
give us some thoughts before

you tell us who
won this knockout.

It's just good to repeat jokes.

It makes it harder for
them to... to edit it out.

Oh. We joke, but I am so happy.

Gean, I didn't know if
this moment would be, like,

overwhelming for you,
but it just came together.

It just felt like you
were in your zone.

Thank you. Victor,
you made the song your own

and Snoop was, like, so excited.

Snoop would look at me like,
"Oh! Ooh, yeah.

Okay, yes, I love that." And
I love all the dance moves

that I choreographed
for you. I just...

"I'm amazing." I'm so impressed.

You're a regular Paula Abdul.

Honestly,
it was great. Thank you.

Daly: John,
you got a tough decision here.

Who is the winner
of this knockout?

[ Dramatic music plays ]

I truly loved both of
these performances,

and this is not easy.

But the winner of
this knockout is Victor.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Victor Solomon. Thank you.

I am having so much
fun in the knockouts.

Gean was fantastic,

but I love the fact that
Victor picked a classic

and really gave it a new spin.

I'm so excited to go into
the live rounds with Victor.

Let's go Team Legend!
Live playoffs is here.

I'm ready to go. I'm
ready to take it all the way.

Daly: Coaches, let me remind
you that Gean's available to steal.

Gean,
anything you want to say to John?

Yeah,
I just want to say that the fact

that you guys accepted
me with open arms

is just amazing. Thank you.

Great job. Great job.

Daly: Give it up
for Gean Garcia.

Oh, my gosh.

I thought for sure Nick was
gonna come in just to be funny

and be like,
"It's working this time."

Victor was great.
Gean is super talented,

but the reason I didn't
use my steal on Gean today

was because I'm thinking
about who I want to take

to that next step
in this competition.

I want them to fully embody
the urgency it requires

to make it to this next level.

You didn't say,
"The victor is Victor."

Oh, my gosh. Oh, man,
you could have been sure

that it really got in there.

[ Laughs ]

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome
back to the knockouts.

♪♪

You've worked with some of the other teams,
right?

Yes, I have. The coaching,
it's not that great, right?

Blake... I mean,
th-they're lucky to have you there to help.

Blake,
they didn't ask me anything about you,

so it feels kind of crazy. I know.
It's just between you and me.

It's just between
me and you? Yeah.

Yeah, you're right. Thank you.

[ Laughs ]

I got him to say it on TV.

It's so wild just
switching teams like this.

I woke up this morning,
I was like, "Uh-oh, it's Andrew."

Let's get these
two cats out here,

see what they're working with.

Come on. Ohh!

This is Snoop Dogg.

Pete: Seeing Snoop
Dogg and Blake Shelton

standing next to each other,

I was like, "What?"

This combination... You thought
Snoop and Martha Stewart

was a weird combination.

I did.

We on a whole nother scale right now,
baby.

Absolute icon, legend,

and very good-looking guy,
too, I will say, you know?

Thank you,
brother. You're gonna be singing first?

I'm going first.

Team Blake, let's go, baby.

I stole you from Nick's team,

but I like to say I saved you.

It is unbelievable to be here right now,
honestly.

Being a one-chair turn...

Blake: I thought
about hitting my button,

but then I didn't.

...and then getting
stolen by Blake.

I'll keep him, I'll keep him.
Daly: That is the sound of a steal!

Whoo!

Five minutes before
I came up here,

one of my close friends,
he texted me.

We met when we were
both inpatient in the hospital

getting chemotherapy,
and I've been able to work

through a lot of my mental,
emotional trauma,

but I've been worried about him.

I know what he's going through

and I'm just dedicating
this song to him today.

Wow. That's really cool.

That's a win-win right there.

Yeah,
totally. We've known each other

when we were both in
moments of uncertainty

where I'd look in the mirror,

my hair was gone or
I had chubby cheeks

'cause I was on steroids,
and I'd just start crying.

♪ When I look into your eyes ♪

Blake: Andrew's singing "I
Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz.

He's gonna do a k*ller job.

He's a great
addition to my team.

That's why I used
my steal on him.

♪ I won't give up ♪

♪ On us ♪

Pete: Andrew is a
phenomenal singer.

I was really blown away
'cause he has such a great voice,

but don't count the old man out.

Wow. Heavy.

Man, I think it's really emotional,
powerful,

and your voice actually
slapped me in the face.

But the first two verses,
I feel like I hear quivering

in your voice a
little bit. Totally.

I know that when I get nervous,
I start losing my breath.

It's causing a couple of little
pitch things here and there.

I totally agree. Totally.
In the beginning,

just picture the beauty of
your friend hearing the song.

You got to become
these lyrics to where

we feel what you sing,
we don't hear what you sing.

Yeah. Don't even
pay attention to us.

Sing it to him. Yeah.

As far as connecting,
you got to fall into the song.

You've got to make
the song a part of you.

You have to look at your vocals

as being an
instrument in the song.

Thank you. No,
thank you for receiving information.

You do that, you're gonna
make this im-impossible for me.

Come on up here, Pete.

Alright, alright.

I was 17 years old when
I moved to Nashville,

and I got to be a member
of this group of songwriters.

And Pete was in that group,
and I haven't seen him.

For all I knew, he was dead.

Thought I was dead. And
he ended up on the show?

Yeah. He had hair
like yours back then.

He had that mullet? You
was working that mullet?

He did, man. He did. Let me lay
that right there on my shoulders.

Yes. [ Laughter ]

What are you gonna
sing? "Before You Go"

by Lewis Capaldi.

♪ I fell by the wayside ♪

This song is different
because it's modern.

I'm hoping to show my voice can be classic,
but also current.

There's a lot of meaning behind the song,
but for me,

my father passed away
from having a heart attack,

but I was with him
four or five days

right before he left this world.

And you always wonder,
"Should I have said something more?"

♪ So ♪

I mean,
that's what I'm thinking about when I sing.

♪ Before you go ♪

Blake: The song
is great for the Pete.

It challenges him,
and if he's able to step up

to the challenge,
we're going to see a lot of growth.

♪ Before you go ♪

Yeah.

I've never been happier than
to have Snoop Dogg here,

because that verse is
almost a version of a rap.

That's a tricky part.
Don't make it so singy.

Make it more about
the cadence of it

because you sing it so good
when you get to the other end.

Make that chop,
chop, chop, bang!

Yeah,
yeah. You got to feel like a rapper.

Yeah. You talk in the beginning,

but the out is "I
fell by the wayside."

♪ Like everyone else ♪

♪ I hate you,
I hate you, I hate you ♪

♪ But I was just
kidding myself ♪

There you go. Yeah, man.

It's simple. I'm depending on you,
rapper.

Yeah, there you go.

Snoop: Pete and Andrew,
it's hard to say

who's the best
'cause you never know

who's gonna prepare the best.

It's based off of whose
confidence is right,

who went in and
did all the things

that they were told to do

and just to fine-tune
they whole act in general.

You got the tall order right now,
though.

No, no, no,
no. You got a tall order.

I told you, I said,
for the last 25 years,

I thought he was dead,
so I'm just glad he's still here.

Blake,
you a damn fool. [ Laughter ]

"Hey, man,
what are you doing here?

I thought you was dead."

That's the greatest comeback of all time,
isn't it?

Whoo! "No, I'm not.

I'm actually here."

That's right. [ Laughter ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

Blake: There's Pete!

We got Andrew singing
Mraz against Mroz.

Oh. Has this been discussed?

I think there were some Dad jokes in there,
yeah.

With "I Won't Give Up,"
here's Andrew Marshall.

♪♪

♪ When I look into your eyes ♪

♪ It's like watching
the night sky ♪

♪ Or a beautiful sunrise ♪

♪ Well,
there's so much they hold ♪

♪ And just like them old stars ♪

♪ I see that you've
come so far ♪

♪ To be right where you are ♪

♪ How old is your soul ♪

♪ 'Cause even the stars,
they burn ♪

♪ Some even fall to the Earth ♪

♪ We've got a lot to learn ♪

♪ And God knows we're worth it ♪

♪ And in the end,
you're still my friend ♪

♪ At least we did
intend for us to work ♪

♪ We didn't break,
we didn't burn ♪

♪ We had to learn ♪

♪ How to bend without
the world caving in ♪

♪ I had to learn what I got ♪

♪ And what I'm not ♪

♪ And who I am ♪

♪ I won't give up on us ♪

♪ God knows I'm tough,
tough enough ♪

♪ We've got a lot to learn ♪

♪ God knows we're worth it ♪

♪ I won't give up on us ♪

♪ I'm still looking up ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Alright.

Alright, alright. Yeah.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back.

Alright, now.

Now singing "Before You Go,"
here's Pete Mroz.

♪♪

♪ I fell by the wayside ♪

♪ Like everyone else ♪

♪ I hate you,
I hate you, I hate you ♪

♪ But I was just
kidding myself ♪

♪ Our every moment ♪

♪ I start to replay ♪

♪ 'Cause now that they're gone,
all I hear were the words ♪

♪ That I needed to say ♪

♪ When you hurt
under the surface ♪

♪ Like troubled
water running cold ♪

♪ Well,
time can heal but this won't ♪

♪ So ♪

♪ Before you go ♪

♪ Was there something
I could've said ♪

♪ To make your
heart beat better ♪

♪ If only I had known ♪

♪ You had a storm to weather ♪

♪ So ♪

♪ Before you go ♪

♪ Was there something
I could've said ♪

♪ To make it all stop hurting ♪

♪ It kills me how your mind ♪

♪ Can make you
feel so worthless ♪

♪ So ♪

♪ Before you go ♪

♪ Would we be
better off by now ♪

♪ If I let my walls come down? ♪

Okay.

♪ Maybe,
I guess we'll never know ♪

♪ You know ♪

♪ You know ♪

♪ So ♪

♪ Before you go ♪

♪ Was there something
I could've said ♪

♪ To make it all stop hurting ♪

♪ It kills me how your mind ♪

♪ Can make you
feel so worthless ♪

♪ So ♪

♪ Before you go ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoo!

John: Yeah! Nick: Come on, Pete.

Alright, Alright.

Okay! Alright.

Pete,
let me start with you. I like that suit.

Thank you,
sir. First time anybody said that today.

[ Laughter ] Oh, my God.

Somebody's jealous.

I love Lewis Capaldi.

I think that it gives you

the ability to
showcase that big belt.

You're someone I
always like to watch,

and, Andrew, miss you a lot.

I've wrestled with it since
we last saw each other

and just trying to
reason with myself

and feel like I made
the right choice.

But when you come out and give a
performance that solid, I don't know.

If I had to pick,
which I know he's gonna say I have to...

You're contractually obligated,

or else we're gonna have to
dock your pay. Contractually.

You've had multiple breaches,
so...

I will say, Andrew,
I think you won this knockout.

Thank you. Wow.
It was interesting

because Pete was more compelling

on the lower end of the song.

Andrew,
it felt like you didn't get your footing

until you got to the higher
parts of the song. Yeah.

But then once you got there,
it was, like, really good.

It was extremely
close to being even.

Kelly: I got to see
y'all last week in battles

from a different vantage point
than I've ever watched the show.

Like, I was watching in my PJs,
in bed.

Oh,
on the cruise? On the... On the cruise?

Pete,
there's something real special about you.

You're just, like,
meandering around the stage,

nailing all these high parts
and seems so effortless.

And, Andrew,
your falsetto is magical.

It was a nice thing

to get to see your
versatility as a vocalist.

I think I'd lean towards Pete

just because I gravitate
towards your voice.

Thank you, Coaches. Blake,
you got the final decision here,

but give us some
thoughts on the knockout.

This one's tough. You know,
in rehearsal,

Pete's issue was trying
to figure out this rap.

But I thought you stepped up to the plate,
and then with you,

Andrew, it was just a-a struggle
of getting some presence there.

Yeah. I honestly think that you
guys both had great moments.

It almost comes down to a tie here,
you know?

Blake, the time has come.

Who is the winner
of this knockout?

[ Dramatic music plays ]

The winner of this
knockout is Pete.

Daly: Pete Mroz, congrats!

You're moving on
to the live playoffs.

I chose Pete because every
time he gets on the stage,

he gives a solid performance,

and I know that he's gonna be
able to handle these live shows

and he's going to
knock it out of the park.

Coaches, let me remind you
that Andrew's available to steal.

Andrew,
what would you like to say to your coach?

Never mind,
'cause that's a steal!

Yeah! He's back!

What would you like
to say to your coach?

Oh, my God. Daly: Nick,
why do you want Andrew

to join you for
the live playoffs?

Nick: He's got to come home.

I was dealt a really bad hand

that I dealt myself
on the battle rounds,

and Blake made
a terrible choice,

you know,
and I get to capitalize on that

and have Andrew back on my team.

Congratulations,
Andrew! Kelly: Yeah!

Thank you so much. Oh,
my gosh. Thank you.

I love it when a
plan comes together.

Daly: Andrew is
back on Team Nick.

Nick: I was just hoping that
there would be a chance for me

to work with Andrew again
because he's so impressive.

The Lord works in
mysterious ways.

[ Sighs ] It's great.

Whoo! I'm back.

Let's go!

Live playoffs. Oh,
my gosh. Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my gosh. This is crazy.

"What would you like to
say to your coach?" Unh!

Awesome. Happy for him.

"I'm your coach. Ma!"

Just great.

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