07x11 - The Knockouts Premiere, Part 2

[bunniefuu]

Daly: During the
blind auditions...

These artists blew
our coaches away.

When we see that
quality in somebody...

Coming out here like it
was their last time...

We know that that's how
determined they are to make it.

Then they won their battles.

That was unbelievable.

You have a career for sure.

Daly: Only the best of the
best have made it this far.

And now our coaches' teams
are only one step away

from the live playoffs.

Adam: This is when
the stars are born.

Everything leading up
to this was just tryouts.

Welcome to the knockouts.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Our coaches must
cut their teams in half

by pairing teammates
against one another

in dueling solo performances.

Blake: The best
part of the knockouts

is the level of competition
that you get to see.

I mean, this is the last step
before they go into the lives.

Daly: For the artists,
it's their first chance

at one-on-one
coaching.

The song choice will be theirs.

"Saving all my love for
you" by Whitney Houston.

"Hey ya" by outkast.

Wow.

"Crazy in love."

Mm. That's a big one.

Pharrell: As a producer,
the song choice,

it's about more than technique,
this is about personality.

All right! Daly: And
advising them all...

Oh!

One of the biggest
names in music...

Seven-time grammy award-winning
singer-songwriter Taylor swift.

Swift: What I like
about "the voice"

is that the level of
talent is incredible.

They all have
intricate story lines

that have led them here,

and they all want to
make their own mark.

Pick when you're gonna
notice the audience.

You look at them,

and then you start
moving around.

You played guitar for
about seven seconds

in the entire song.

I think it's a Teddy bear.

Blake: It's extremely
important to have Taylor here.

There's absolutely no
questioning her credibility.

And I know she's gonna
have a ton of great advice.

Daly: The pairings
will be shocking...

And no one is safe.

Clearly, there were things there

that we aren't hearing yet.

I think you way overdid it.

I just don't want
it to seem like

you brought a
knife to a gunfight.

Gwen: The knockouts
are anybody's game.

We're getting down to
the best of the best.

♪ Oh, you're a rich girl ♪

♪ savin' all my
love for you ♪ yeah!

Every single person
has stepped up so much

and made this a
real competition.

That was definitely your best,

and I think it's
only gonna get better.

Daly: Our coaches will have
to make agonizing decisions.

You just tore this place down.

What am I gonna
do?! That is crazy!

Blake: Gwen and pharrell
had a... had a difficult time

making their decisions
in the battle rounds,

but they haven't
seen anything yet.

Daly: And in the knockouts,

our coaches will have
one last final steal.

Pharrell: I only have one steal.

I got to hold out until I
feel like it's the right thing.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I feel like I just
won "the voice."

Watch this.

[ Laughs ]

Blake: Knockouts start right...

Now.

Daly: Let's meet our
first knockout pairing.

Some of the singers
are like, "wow!"

All of us have Taylor
swift as our adviser.

She's really smart.
She really knows music.

She's bringing, like, a whole
different element to my team.

And at this part
of the competition,

they're choosing their songs.

And the right song
really is a big deal

because it's so important

to have a personality
and uniqueness.

Those are the things
that people connect to.

I've paired together
sugar joans with bryana

because they both are
able to work the stage

and they have great voices,
but they both need to work on

finding who they
are and connecting.

Bryana: My dad's in the
military, so I move all the time.

We moved to Illinois

and then to north Carolina
and then to Illinois.

But music has always
been there for me.

♪ I got one less
problem without you ♪

♪ I got one less,
one less problem ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Adam: How old are you?

I'm 16.

When I was your age,
I wasn't even close

to touching what
you got going on.

Gwen.

Aah!

Gwen knows what kind
of artist I should be.

I've done a lot of
different competitions,

but nothing really
compared to "the voice."

You have that stage presence.

Bryana.

This girl has star
quality, I think.

Awesome.

There will never be
another Gwen Stefani.

Men, women,
children... you name it.

Everybody loves her

because she made such
an effortless transition

from being in a band that
had a very specific sound

to creating her own sound.

[ Sings fanfare ]

[ Laughing ] What?!

Bryana: When I walked in the
room and saw Taylor swift,

oh, my God, I freaked out.

Gwen Stefani and Taylor swift.

What is this? It's a girls' day.

Bryana: And to have
someone like that

giving me advice

is a once-in-a-lifetime,
incredible opportunity.

We want to know what
you're gonna sing.

"Heart attack" by demi lovato.

Love that song. Okay.

If you were making a record,

this would be the record you'd
make. Oh, totally. Oh, yeah.

This song gives me
a chance to have fun

while showing who I am onstage.

♪ You make
me glo-o-o-w ♪

Bryana has the pipes to belt

from the very
beginning of the song

to the end of the song.

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

Swift: But this is a song
about a very complex emotion.

It's more about conveying
that than showing off.

Think about the lyrics
that you're singing.

This girl is very conflicted.

She's scared, but she's
being drawn in by someone.

You're talking to
yourself, almost.

You're talking to him,
but you're talking to God.

You're just like, "you make..."

You're praying. You know what I
mean? That's when it gets real.

Then you break out at the end.

That could be really good
if that part of your voice

is strong enough to be able
to sing really vulnerably.

Gwen: She's so prepped that
it sometimes comes off like

she's performing it, as
opposed to feeling it.

I think she's been amazing,

but the one thing that's
missing is the rawness.

So how can she bring
that out of herself?

This song can get kind of
shouty live. Yeah. Sure.

So what I would love
to hear is you go

♪ you make me
glo-o-o-o-w ♪

Okay.

And just go to falsetto

for the first two. Yeah. Okay.

Stay really, really
soft, and then... yeah.

Don't go so quickly
into the medium one.

You were going too
hard too soon. Okay.

You want to go full throttle
all the time. Yeah. [ Laughs ]

What is exciting for an audience

is if you go slow, medium, fast,

really slow, fast! Yeah.

I'm just a regular
high-school student,

and I've never, like, had
a boyfriend or anything.

♪ Won't wash my hair ♪

♪ then make him bounce
like a basketball ♪

But I think it's very important
for me to connect in this song

♪ you make
me glo-o-o-w ♪

And I really hope
that I get a chance

to perform on the live stage.

That was my favorite of
everything you've done so far.

It felt like your song.

The restraint is gonna be
what shapes you as a performer.

I think you sound great.

Thank you. And you
picked the right song.

I think she's super
smart. Thank you.

I'm also getting
mommy-ish with you

because I know you so good now.

Yeah. And I'm rooting for you.

So good thing she was here.

Whew. I got this.

Every step I take
in this competition,

it just feels so good.

♪ Chain, chain, chain ♪

My dad had a wonderful
career as a musician,

so I really want
to make him proud.

The thought of going
back to being a manager

at a shoe store is
not a fun thought.

♪ Ohhh ♪

♪ yeah ♪

Why didn't you push your button?

You kept telling me to, too!

The soul-singer thing,
it's so impressive,

but we could find the
personality of who you are,

because that's
what makes a star.

I have to pick Gwen.

It's the best thing
ever working with Gwen.

She's very nurturing.

Being able to advance this far

really reaffirms to me why
I wanted to be a musician

in the first place.

Aah! Team Gwen!

Hello!

Yay!

When I saw Taylor
swift, I was in shock.

I'm just like, "okay,

better do a good job
at rehearsal today."

What song are you doing?

"Love on top."

Beyoncé.

I love, like,
old-soul, old r&B.

Yeah, I really love a throwback.

So I love that this
song was, like, popular,

but had such an
old-school flair to it.

Yeah.

She's already done
a Beyoncé song.

So that kind of surprised me.

♪ Baby, it's you ♪

Gwen: But I think
it's so up her street.

I mean, it's really
perfect for her.

♪ You're the one I need ♪

Sugar is a stunning performer.

♪ Finally, you put
my love on top ♪

Swift: There's a
professionalism there

mixed with a level
of raw emotion.

You know that tone that
you do where it's, like,

♪ it's you ♪ yeah.

It's a little overdone in
the end because your tone,

when you don't growl,
is crystal-clear.

I would take that growl...

I know it's your
signature thing.

Yeah.

But I think you way
overdid it. Okay.

It's almost distracting for me.

Sugar is so good,
it's just shocking.

But the most important
thing is uniqueness,

and I want people to feel like

they know her after
she sings a song.

This has got to be
a pressure cooker.

I could never do what they
do. No, I could never do this.

Sugar: It makes me feel
really good to show my dad

how much he inspired me.

I need to show tonight

that I can step out of
my father's spotlight

and prove that I
can do it on my own.

Bryana: I'm about to
graduate high school,

and I really don't
have a backup plan.

So this is my opportunity

to show that I belong
in this industry,

and I'm ready for
whatever they throw at me.

[ Cheers and applause ]

With "heart attack,"
here's bryana salaz.

♪ Putting my defenses up ♪

♪ 'cause I don't
wanna fall in love ♪

♪ if I ever did that ♪

♪ I think I'd have
a heart attack ♪

♪ I never put my
love out on the line ♪

♪ I never said yes
to the right guy ♪

♪ never had trouble
getting what I want ♪

♪ but when it comes to
you, I'm never good enough ♪

♪ when I don't care ♪

♪ I can play him
like a Ken doll ♪

♪ won't wash my hair ♪

♪ make him bounce
like a basketball ♪

♪ but you make me
wanna act like a girl ♪

♪ paint my nails
and wear perfume ♪

♪ boy, you make
me so nervous ♪

♪ that I just can't
hold your hand ♪

♪ you make me
glo-o-o-o-w ♪

♪ but I cover up ♪

♪ won't let
it sho-o-o-w ♪

♪ so I'm putting
my defenses up ♪

♪ cause I don't
wanna fall in love ♪

♪ if I ever did that ♪

♪ I think I'd have
a heart attack ♪

♪ the feelings got
lost in my lungs ♪

♪ they're burning,
I'd rather be numb ♪

♪ yeah, there's no
one else to blame ♪

♪ so scared I'll
take off and run ♪

♪ I'm flying too
close to the sun ♪

♪ and I'll burst
into fla-a-a-a-mes ♪

Whoa!

♪ You make
me glo-o-o-w ♪

Whoo! ♪ but I cover up ♪

♪ won't let
it sho-o-o-w ♪

♪ so I'm putting
my defenses up ♪

♪ cause I don't
wanna fall in love ♪

♪ if I ever did that ♪

♪ I think I'd have
a heart attack ♪

Whoo!

♪ I think I'd have a
heart atta-a-a-a-ck ♪

♪ I think I'd have
a heart attack ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

That's your girl
right there, man.

She's good, right? She's good.

With "love on top,"
here is sugar joans.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Da-da-da-da,
da-da-da-da ♪

♪
da-da-da ♪

♪ honey, honey ♪

♪ I can see the stars
all the way from here ♪

♪ can't you see the
glow on the windowpane? ♪

♪ I can feel the sun
whenever you're near ♪

♪ every time you touch
me, I just melt away ♪

♪ everybody asks me ♪

♪ why I'm smiling
out from ear to ear ♪

♪ but I know, yeah ♪

♪ oh, whoa ♪

♪ nothing's perfect,
but it's worth it ♪

♪ after fighting
through my tears ♪

♪ and finally
you put me first ♪

♪ baby, it's you ♪

♪ you're the one I love ♪

♪ you're the one I need ♪

♪ you're the
only one I see ♪

♪ come on, baby, it's you ♪

♪ one that gives your all ♪

♪ one I can always call ♪

♪ when I need to
make everything stop ♪

♪ finally you put
my love on top ♪

♪ baby, 'cause you're
the one that I love ♪

♪ baby, you're the
one that I need ♪

♪ you're the only
one I see, yeah ♪

♪ come on, baby, it's you ♪

Whoo-hoo-hoo! ♪ one
that gives your all ♪

♪ one I can always call ♪

♪ when I need to
make everything stop ♪

♪ finally you put
my love on to-o-o-p ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Give it up.

Sugar joans, bryana...

The knockout round
for team Gwen.

Oh, my God! That's
a hard decision.

What am I supposed to do?

Yeah, sugar!

Wow!

"Wow" is right. Gwen...

Owie! What am I gonna
do?! That is crazy!

Here's why this is
the crappiest decision

Gwen has ever had
to make on the show.

Basically, what she's faced
with is having to choose between

ridiculously incredible
and unbelievably amazing.

It's like it's the same thing,
but different words, you know?

Like, I don't know what
the hell she's gonna do,

and I'm sorry, Gwen, for this.

Thank you, Adam, for actually
caring about me right now.

But, it... I... I'm gonna say,

taste-wise, I might have
more in common with sugar,

but at the end of the day,
I-I would choose bryana.

Daly: Blake.

Blake: Bryana...

It's not normal for someone
as young as you to do that.

And it's the talk of every town.

I mean, it's unbelievable.
She's only 17.

O.M.G. L.O.L. I'm
downloading her song.

So of course, I mean, you
have to think about that.

Sugar, on the other hand,
also has the same opportunity,

but just in a different way.

I think I'm saying the exact
same thing that Adam was saying.

I'm just saying it the
inbred way over here.

[ Laughs ] When
you insult yourself,

it's like you're
doing my job for me.

[ Laughs ]

Thank you, Blake. Pharrell.

Bryana, you're primed
and ready to go.

My advice to you... do things

that feel really natural
and ... and original to you,

and you'll be in this
game for 20-plus years.

Thank you. Sugar...

I was upset that I
did not turn around.

So, if in the event

that you go anywhere,

I'm gonna press
my button so fast.

[ Laughter ]

Ohh!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: All right, coaches,
thank you very much.

Gwen, what do you think?

I'm so conflicted
because, sugar,

I was disappointed when you
chose a Beyoncé song again.

Then you did the
performance tonight

and you did, like, the
key-change thing at the end,

and everyone was like [Gasps]

It was so well-done.

You know what I mean? Yeah.

And... and that proves to me

that you know what kind
of music you want to make.

And you listened to me and
you held back on your growls,

which I appreciate.

And it was really perfect.

Thank you so much.

But you... what made
me so happy tonight

was when Taylor swift told you,

"let's go into your soft
voice and get dynamic,"

you did it, and you
did it perfect tonight.

Thank you. It was
so good. So good.

[ Applause ]

Daly: Tough one for you, Gwen.

Who is the winner
of this knockout?

I honestly, swear
to you right now,

have no idea what to do.

The winner of the
knockout tonight...

Is bryana.

Daly: Bryana!

Gwen: I feel like bryana
has grown a lot already.

Thank you so much!

She has so much potential.

Having a 17-year-old girl
that can do what she does...

Go change pop music.

I'm excited to see what
we're gonna do together.

Congratulations. Thank you!

Bryana: I'm the
happiest person on earth.

This means a lot to see that
someone can see my hard work.

[ Squeals ] Oh, my God!

[ Exhales sharply ]

Coaches, let me remind you

that sugar is
available to steal.

Anything you'd like
to say to coach Gwen?

I just want to say that...

[ Laughs ] There's a steal!

[ Cheers and applause ] Yes!

All right. On to the lives.

[ Laughs ]

Thank you.

Daly: Pharrell, what
was it about sugar?

You only have one
steal in the knockouts.

He's been talking
about her forever.

Pharrell: When people
ask me about the show,

I'm like, "man, I'm
having so much fun."

"Who do you have?"

"Well, I don't have this
girl sugar joans, but..."

[ Laughter ]

Well, you do now.

The thing that
really blew me away

is your affinity
for, like, soul music.

I don't want to have you
repeat the past of what soul is,

but let's do what
soul would sound like

in a couple of years from now.

See how smart this guy is?

Pharrell Williams...

Come on.

Steals sugar joans
from Gwen! Come on.

Come home.

I'm so happy! Come home!

I had to steal sugar because
sugar joans is soul music.

Come on. Where's
your mom and dad at?

Love you.

She's amazing.

Obviously, bryana's
incredible and amazing,

but I just feel so lucky that
pharrell sees what I can do.

[ Laughing ] I'm sorry.

Yeah, I just feel
really grateful.

I like this show.

[ Laughs ]

Daly: Still to come...

If you can find a place
to have a big note...

Our superstar coaches...

You don't want it
to feel repetitive.

Daly: And adviser, music
icon Taylor swift...

Hello. Oh, my gosh!

Prepare the artists...

Make it, like, "you
got me looking so crazy

I'm not myself."

♪ I'm lookin' so
crazy, your love's... ♪

Daly: For the most powerful
knockouts we've seen yet...

This crazy look...

I mean, you just
tore this place down.

Daly: Making our coaches
more eager than ever to steal.

[ Blowing ]

Watch this.

Daly: We got two steals!

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are heating up.

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Daly: Welcome back
to the knockouts.

My experience, I think,

really comes into
play in the knockouts

because it's really an
opportunity to step back

and watch these artists.

And you want to pick people
that are as close to being ready

to be a superstar
as they can be.

I paired Griffin versus James.

Genre-wise, they
are nothing alike,

but these two guys

are the most experienced
male vocalists on my team,

and I have to decide

which artist has a better
grasp of who they are.

Hello. You aren't
gonna believe this.

It was really cool to
walk in and see Taylor.

Nice to meet you. I'm
a hugger. How we doing?

Oh, that's nice.

James: She's on top
of the world right now.

She plays, you know,
sold-out stadiums.

And, you know, this is a
once-in-a-lifetime kind of chance.

Growing up, I remember
really loving country music.

I became a working musician
at this country h*nky-tonk.

As I've gotten older,
thoughts creep in.

"Maybe I should
go back to school

and pursue something else."

But being able to be on
"the voice" is confirmation

that I have been doing

what I should have
been doing all along.

♪ I'll be loving you still ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

That may be the
best country audition

that I have ever heard.

I have to go with
Mr. Blake Shelton.

Yes! Yes!

So, what song are
you gonna be doing?

"You've got a friend"
by James Taylor.

When I first started
learning how to play guitar,

you know, I was listening
to James Taylor records.

I feel like the
singer-songwriter part

is kind of a
portion of who I am.

I wanted to show
that side of me.

Yeah. I can't wait
to hear it. Cool.

I'm really surprised
at this song choice

because, vocally, it
doesn't really push you.

♪ You just call
out my name ♪

When I sing this
song, I want it to show

how I would have recorded
the song as an artist,

so I did the country version.

♪ And I'll come runnin' ♪

Swift: James did an amazing job

delivering the sentiment
behind the song.

If you can find a place to
have a big note at some point,

so you're just like, "hey,

not only can I do
this, but watch this."

[ Vocalizes ] And it's...

You know what I'm saying?

Or in your case... [ vocal run ]

You're doing these
really, really cool riffs,

and I think that was
what changed the dynamic.

If he doesn't create
a-a-a big moment somewhere

and hit a big, high note,

it's gonna be easy to forget
that he's a great singer.

And he's just gonna
be reminding us

that this is a great song.

Griffin's gonna do
something big vocally

at some point in
his performance.

I just don't want
it to seem like

you brought a
knife to a gunfight.

James: Taking Blake's advice,
I'm definitely gonna take

some time and sit
with the song more.

I've been fighting for my dreams
in music for the past 13 years.

And if I lose this
knockout round,

I go back to the grind.

Blake: Come on in here, Griffin.

I am new to team Blake,

and I've definitely
worked hard to be here.

♪ I'm a man ♪

♪ I'm a lonely man ♪

♪ who's in the
middle of something ♪

What?! Whoa!

I'm gonna go with Luke.

Griffin: When pharrell
called Luke for the battle,

I was just hoping that
someone would steal me.

Daly: We got a steal!

I have to go with Blake Shelton.

Yes!

Living in Nashville,

I've definitely gone through
so many ups and downs.

And I'm hoping
everything I've learned

will take me all
the way to the end.

I went to one of your shows
probably like three years ago.

And I met your parents.

Oh, my God.

They were really, really nice.

Oh, thank you. I'll
tell them you said that.

That's so sweet.

Seeing Taylor swift was
a really cool moment.

I mean, she has done some
pretty remarkable things.

What song are you doing? I'm
singing "as long as you love me"

by Justin bieber.

[ Laughing ] Ohh!

Yeah, the biebs. Wait
a minute. Wait a minute.

Bublé. Right.

And then in the
battles... Paul McCartney.

Which you didn't pick. Correct.

So basically, you're
going from bublé to...

So we're getting sort
of, like, a glimpse

into your musical
taste right now.

Yeah.

I chose this song

'cause it's a really
catchy pop song.

And I'm hoping that I'm able
to put my own twist on it.

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ we're under pressure ♪

Blake: Yeah, I think this is
a smart choice for Griffin.

He has the opportunity
here to... to take a song

and totally make it his own.

♪ As long as you love me ♪

Blake: There's a
thing about this song

that you're gonna
have to figure out.

It's when you go in the

♪ lo-lo-lo-lo-lo
lo-lo-lo ♪

Going to that falsetto...

'Cause there's nowhere for you
to stop and go [Inhales deeply]

Yeah.

One thing I would love to see...

♪ As long as you
lo-lo-lo-lo-lo ♪

I wanted to go like this.

Okay, for sure.

And it turns it
more rock with it,

rather than what bieber does.

Okay.

Swift: I wanted
him to incorporate

the audience into building
the energy of the song.

Let me see those hands. Come on.

♪ As long as you
lo-lo-lo-lo-lo ♪

Blake: Griffin
heard what she said

and completely changed
his performance.

♪ Love me ♪

James is a phenomenal
country artist.

I have my work set
out for me for sure.

[ Cheers and applause ]

With "you've got a friend,"
here is James David Carter.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ When you're
down and troubled ♪

♪ and you need
a helping hand ♪

♪ and nothin', no
nothin' is goin' right ♪

Hey!

♪ Close your eyes
and think of me ♪

♪ and soon I will be there ♪

♪ to brighten up even
your darkest night ♪

♪ you just call
out my name ♪

♪ and you know
wherever I am ♪

♪ I'll come runnin' ♪

♪ oh, to see you again ♪

♪ baby, don't
you know about ♪

♪ winter, spring,
summer, or fall? ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh ♪

Wow! ♪ all you've
got to do is call ♪

♪ and I'll be
there, yes, I will ♪

♪ you've got a friend ♪

Yeah!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Coming up...

♪ As long as you
lo-lo-lo-lo-lo ♪

Daly: Incredible song choices...

♪ I'm a super woman ♪

♪ with all, with
all of your heart ♪

♪ you can't shake me ♪ daly:
...Produce epic performances...

You gave it 200%.

She's a perfect singer.

And the first three-button
steal of the knockouts.

Yeah!

I'm shocked that
you're available.

Want to come to team Gwen?
It's so fun on my team!

Daly: Welcome back.

And now with "as
long as you love me,"

here is Griffin.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ we're under pressure ♪

♪ seven billion
people in the world ♪

♪ trying to fit in ♪

♪ keep it together ♪

♪ smile on your face ♪

♪ even though your
heart is frowning ♪

♪ but, hey, now ♪

♪ you know, girl ♪

♪ we both know
it's a cruel world ♪

♪ but I will
take my chances ♪

♪ as long as you love me ♪

♪ we could be starving ♪

♪ we could be homeless ♪

♪ we could be broke ♪

♪ as long as you love me ♪

♪ I'll be your platinum ♪

♪ I'll be your silver ♪

♪ and I'll be your gold ♪

Come on!

♪ As long as you
lo-lo-lo-lo-lo ♪

♪ lo-lo-lo-lo-lo
lo-lo-lo-lo-love me ♪

♪ as long as you
lo-lo-lo-lo-lo ♪

♪ lo-lo-lo-lo-lo
lo-lo-lo-lo ♪

♪ as long as
you lo-o-o-ve ♪

♪ yeah ♪

♪ as long as you love me ♪

Daly: Give it up
for Griffin and James

in a knockout for team Blake.

Whoo!

Well, let's hear

what our coaches have to
say about those performances.

Pharrell, we'll start with you.

Man, James, you definitely
brought your own flavor to it,

and that was a
great performance.

Thank you. Appreciate it.

Former member of your
team here... Griffin.

Pharrell: That
was something else.

I was like, "wow. He...
He... Justin bieber.

Huh, okay."

[ Laughs ] And then
you go out there,

and you just turned
it into your own thing.

It's a very, very,
very tough call.

I don't know what
you're gonna do.

Just... it's awesome. I don't,
either, no thanks to you, now.

James, that was a
crazy performance.

Amazing.

Thank you. Appreciate it.

I had goose bumps.

And I believed
every second of it.

And then you surprised me

because your voice
is super powerful.

When you came in, it
was just like, "whoa.

Knives. I'm here."

A really good performance.

Thank you.

For me, your performance
was so believable,

and I feel like you're
still trying to find

exactly who you are,

so I would have
to go with James.

Daly: Adam.

James, I expected this coming
from you, so congratulations.

You just did more
amazing work. Thanks, man.

Whoo!

And, Griffin, you
know, that was, like,

a man version of... of that.

Oh, no, you didn't!

I did.

I think that the problem for me
was that we were super surprised

by your last performance

and the things you could
do in your upper register.

And it seemed like this
song was a little bit safer

in a lower register for you.

I just wanted to see
you kind of go for it.

But I have to
hand this to James.

Thank you, Adam. Thanks.

Griffin, it's funny to
hear the other three coaches

talk about how
surprised they are

that... that you did that song.

Imagine my surprise.

But you definitely
made that song your own.

And also, I commend
you because Taylor...

This was Taylor's
idea for Griffin to do.

I would have chickened
out. [ Laughter ]

James, I'm man enough
to sit here and tell you

I was wrong about
you doing that song.

You came out here and sat on a
chair and told a-a great story.

And I stand corrected.

That's the only time I'll
ever be wrong. [ Laughs ]

That's the first time I've ever
been wrong in my whole life.

Who are you, and what did you
do to my friend Blake Shelton?

I don't even know
what to say to that.

[ Laughter ]

Just kidding. Love you.

Now, look. Look.

Your friend's back all
of a sudden. Thank God.

[ Laughter ]

You both did a-a great job.

Thank you. That's
what I know for sure.

[ Applause ]

But when it comes down to
a situation that, you know,

both guys are great...

Uh...

I got to stick
with my man, James.

James, you're the
winner of this knockout.

[ Cheers and applause ]

James moves on to
the live playoffs,

winner of the knockout
for team Blake.

Great job, dude.

James: I'm super excited
about going to lives

and just to keep continuing
to grow on this show.

[ Cheers and applause ]

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

Griffin, anything you'd
like to say to coach Blake?

Blake, thank you so
much for stealing me.

And I really
appreciate this time.

Thank you, buddy. Good
to have you on the show.

Give it up for
Griffin, everybody!

Blake: Griffin...
he did a good job,

but he didn't do the job that
he did in... in the battle round.

James, on the other hand...

He took a big chance,
and that was a big deal.

Great job, brother.

Looking forward to it.

I'm so happy.

Blake, thanks for
investing your time in him.

This is gonna be a lot of fun.

It will. Thanks a lot.

Daly: Coming up...

♪ No other man's gonna do ♪

Daly: Two of pharrell's
powerhouses...

♪ 'Cause I'm a super woman ♪

Daly: Give the
performances of their lives,

hoping to make it
to the live playoffs.

How do you keep raising the bar?

Daly: Welcome back
to the knockouts.

Swift: I love this.

You interact with so
many talented people.

I didn't know what it was gonna
be like, and it's really cool.

Like, it makes you remember

these lessons
that you've learned

over the years. Yes, yes.

It's kind of great.
It's a sharpening.

This is my first knockout round,

and as a coach, I'm
trying to help my team

understand the difference
between being a great singer

and being someone
who entertains.

The stakes are just
getting higher and higher.

I paired danica
and katriz together

because they're two powerhouses.

This particular round
is gonna be about

who can make us feel
what she's feeling.

The battles was
the very first time

my daughter ever saw me perform.

♪ Baby, I can
see your halo ♪

Because for the last 3 years,

I quit singing because of,
you know, my dad passing away.

Every time I sing this
song, I think about my dad.

Your father's watching you.

[ Voice breaking ] I'm
just happy to be here.

Pharrell helped me open up

and show the world
exactly who I am.

Nice to meet you,
danica. Nice to meet you.

Hello.

What song are you
singing? I'm gonna be doing

"saving all my love for
you" by Whitney Houston.

Fantastic.

This was her very first
number-one hit in 1985.

I love that you
know that! I know.

You music geek!

I would not be the singer
that I am without her.

Is there someone
in your life now?

Yeah, my fiancé, Christopher.

Okay. It's very important
that you see him in your head.

You have to sing
with exclamation.

♪ No other woman ♪

♪ is gonna love you more ♪

Pharrell paired me with katriz.

She's so young,
and she's amazing.

And this song is
definitely really hard.

So I have to really
bring my "a" game.

♪ Oooooh ♪

[ Laughs ]

We just need a minute before
we can move our legs again.

We don't want to touch that
scorching-hot stage right now.

I was scared because...

No, I couldn't even let
you finish the sentence.

You were like, "well, because
I was doubting and da-da-da."

You sang that,

and it all started
with the visualization.

You made us feel what you
wanted us to feel. Yes.

Danica is a classic case

of someone whose
insecurity fuels her talent.

And it's nice when someone
is doubtful of themself

because if you're coasting,
you're backsliding.

I don't like too many runs
all the time. No, me neither.

It was just so
tasteful. That was...

Yeah.

Danica's connecting in
such an incredible way.

It's just unbelievable
to see the change in her.

That thing that you have...

When you plug that in,

it takes you wherever
you want to go.

Katriz: My parents moved
here from the Philippines

to have a better life.

Never in my dreams
would I have thought

I would have worked
with pharrell.

♪ Never, never known ♪

♪ you
smi-I-I-le ♪

I've been dreaming for an
artist like you all my career.

I'm going to pick pharrell.

For the knockouts, I
really want to show pharrell

that I'm hardworking
and dedicated,

but I have fun
with what I'm doing.

♪ 'Cause I am
a super woman ♪

I chose "superwoman"
by Alicia keys

because I want to
dedicate this to my mom.

She's always there for me.

♪ Woman ♪

Swift: Katriz has
this incredible voice.

♪ 'Cause no one knows ♪

It's effortless and powerful,
and she's very polished.

♪ Yes, you are ♪

Nice. Wow!

Pharrell: It was beautiful.

But how much am
I seeing training

versus, "oh, my God. I'm
having the time of my life"?

You could go a little rawer.

You can go forward if you want.

You can throw your head around.

When you sing, it's like
you're carrying eggs.

You're being delicate
with the singing.

Your voice is so clear,

so when you get a little
grittier with your movement,

it just makes all
the difference.

Yes.

The most important thing

is exhibiting that ability
to let go when necessary.

She could be on the
pop charts right now,

but it's gonna require
the personality onstage.

Katriz: I'm a bit intimidated

because danica is
so very talented.

I'm 15, but I do
know that singing

is what I want to do
for the rest of my life.

Danica: I did well in rehearsal,
but I'm so nervous today.

I just want to continue
on, and this is my chance

to get back to
what I want to do.

Daly: For this team
pharrell knockout,

with "saving all my love for
you," here is danica shirey.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ A few stolen moments ♪

♪ is all that we share ♪

♪ you've got your family ♪

♪ and they need you there ♪

♪ though I try to resist ♪

♪ being last on your list ♪

♪ but no other
man's gonna do ♪

♪ so I'm saving all
my love for you ♪

♪ you used to tell me ♪

♪ we'd run away together ♪

♪ and love gives you
the right to be free ♪

♪ you said be patient ♪

♪ just wait a
little longer ♪

♪ but that's just an
old fantasy-y-y-y ♪

♪ I've got to get ready ♪

♪ just a few minutes more ♪

♪ gonna get that
old feeling ♪

♪ when you walk
through that door ♪

♪ 'cause tonight
is the night ♪

♪ that I'm
feeling all right ♪

♪ we'll be making love
the whole night through ♪

♪ so I'm saving
all my love ♪

♪ yes, I'm saving
all my lovin' ♪

♪ saving all my love ♪

♪ for
yo-o-o-o-o-o-u ♪

♪ ooooooooh ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Wow.

Whoo!

Daly: Coming up...

♪
Fly-y-y-y-y-y-y ♪

Daly: Katriz Trinidad
gives it her all

to stay in the competition.

I don't think we
can celebrate enough

how much you've stepped up.

Daly: Welcome back
to the knockouts.

With "superwoman,"
here is katriz Trinidad.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Mmmm ♪

♪ hey, yeah ♪

♪ everywhere I'm turning ♪

♪ nothing seems complete ♪

♪ I stand up, and
I'm searching ♪

♪ for the better
part of me ♪

♪ 'cause I am
a super woman ♪

♪ yes, I am ♪

♪ yes, she is
♪
♪ oh, yeah ♪

♪ 'cause even when I'm a
mess, I still put on a vest ♪

♪ with an "s" on my chest ♪

♪ oh, yes, I'm
a super woman ♪

♪ 'cause no one knows me
underneath these clothes ♪

♪ but I can fly ♪

♪ we can
fly-y-y-y-y-y ♪

♪ super woman ♪

♪ yes, I am ♪

♪ yes, she is ♪
♪
oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ 'cause even when I'm a
mess, I still put on a vest ♪

♪ with an "s" on my chest ♪

♪ 'cause I'm a super woman ♪

♪ yes, she is ♪
♪
oh, let me tell you ♪

♪ that I am a super woman ♪

♪ yes, I am ♪

♪ yes, she is
♪
♪ oh, yeah ♪

♪ super woman ♪

♪ yes, you are ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Danica and katriz

for team pharrell
in the knockouts.

All right, Whitney
Houston, Alicia keys...

Some tall orders there.

Let's see how they did.
Gwen, we'll start with you.

Danica, I've always thought
you were just off-the-chart.

Thank you. So I kind of got

this attitude, like, "whatever.

She's gonna blow away
katriz. Like, watch this."

And then, katriz,
like, you come in,

and you have so much
stage presence and control.

And when you went
down on your knees...

First of all, watch your
knees. Like, I was like,

"oh, no, the knee's
gonna go out."

And then you came back up,

and your voice
didn't even change.

Amazing job, both you guys.

Adam. Thank you. Thank you.

Adam: The fact that,
you know, katriz,

you're 15, it's amazing.

Like, how do you even
sing like that? Shocking.

Danica, I've kind of felt
like from the beginning,

you were kind of
the one to beat,

so you sang the crap
out of that song.

Thank you so much. And
that's a hard thing to do,

you know, but I think
that moving forward,

it's gonna be definitely,
like, a challenge of how do you

keep raising the bar for
someone in your position?

I promise I have
more. I promise.

Daly: Thank you, Adam.

Blake Shelton.

Katriz, I don't think
we can celebrate enough

how much you've stepped up.

You gave it 200%.

And, by the way, you
literally, humanly,

couldn't look any
cuter. Thank you.

Danica, your control

over what has to be so
much power is unbelievable.

She's a perfect singer.

Thank you, Blake.

All right, pharrell,
it's up to you.

[ Applause ]

Katriz, I've watched you
grow in every performance,

and this last performance
that you just did...

Really just, like,
living in the moment

and just unbelievable.

And, yes, you're 15
years old. That's amazing.

Thank you.

Danica, you're
like... a unicorn.

When you realized

that you didn't need
to feel guilt anymore

and that, like, you
could sing for you,

it's just been this
incredible transformation.

So this is a really
tough decision.

[ Sighs ]

Pharrell, who's the
winner of this knockout?

The winner of
this knockout round

is gonna be...

Danica.

Danica, congratulations.
You're moving on

representing team pharrell
in the live playoffs.

That was definitely
a hard decision,

but today we had a breakthrough.

Thank you so much.

I really honestly
think she could be

one of the people who wins.

Danica: For the longest time,

I just didn't feel like
I could do it anymore.

And this just, like, exceeded
all of my expectations.

Katriz, anything you
want to say to your coach?

It's been such a
pleasure and an honor,

and I can't be any more
blessed and thankful.

Katriz is just a
blossoming spirit.

She's 15, and this
is only the beginning.

I chose danica
because I felt like

she's much more
familiar with who she is.

You're incredible. Wow.

Gwen: Katriz was
really, really good,

but you really only get
one steal in the knockouts,

so you have to be super choosy.

Daly: Coming up...

♪ How do I live
without you? ♪

Daly: Team Adam delivers...

♪ Ohhhhhhh, your love ♪

Daly: As they fight for a
spot in the live playoffs.

That was a flawless performance.

I'm just blown away.

Daly: And later...

That's a move I call
"working the cute-boy factor."

Daly: Taylor swift helps
Blake work with his artists.

[ Sighs ]

Having Taylor refer to
me as a cute boy was...

Very cool.

Daly: Welcome back
to the knockouts.

Let's check out Adam's first
knockout pairing of the night.

Actually, I'm part cyborg, so...

What is part cyborg?
I'm cybergenic.

You'll have to teach me
what that means fully.

That means that there's
parts of my body that are...

That are technically robot.

It's complicated.

It does sound
complicated. Yeah, like...

It sounds like a
conversation for maybe never.

Next person?

My team is willing
to be coached,

which is very good news.

Now is the time where you
want to start to see people

kind of coming into their own
and standing out from the crowd.

Song choice is massive.

And that will definitely
kind of show me

where they're coming
from musically.

Damien and toia is
my favorite pairing.

They have such great voices.

I've just gotten to know toia,

but she's got a
big, powerful voice.

Damien is smooth.

Kind of reminds me a
little like a Marvin gaye.

I think it's gonna be good.

Damien: Making it in
music has been very hard.

I've been told no and
rejected so many times.

♪ To be my sunshine ♪

I thought I would never make
it onto a stage this big.

♪ After the rain ♪

[ Voice breaking ] It just feels good
to see you guys turn around for me.

Adam: You burst into tears,
because that's how you sing.

That's what I love
about what you do.

Adam. Yes!

I've actually learned
some different things

about myself as an artist.

♪ I think you better knock ♪

♪ on wood ♪ for the battle
rounds, I've sang rock 'n' roll.

It was a challenge.

♪ Yeah, yeah, ah ♪

Being on team Adam is
really the best thing

that has happened to
me so far in my life.

The winner of this
battle is Damien.

I'm just grateful
for this opportunity.

What are you gonna sing for us?

"How do I live" by leann rimes.

Oh, my God. That was my
preteen karaoke go-to. Really?

Yes. Okay.

[ Hums melody ]

Uh-huh. [ Laughs ]

How does it go?

[ Hums melody ]

[ Laughs ] Wow. That was good.

I've sung r&B. Now
I'm gonna sing country.

[ Laughing ] So this
is another side of me.

♪ How do I ♪

♪ get through one
night without you? ♪

I always lean toward the
songs that have deep meaning.

♪ Oh, if you ever leave ♪

Losing people I've
cared about in the past

is something that I
can always tap into.

♪ How do I live
without you? ♪

Adam: I love Damien's choice.

It's not a vocal you'd
expect a guy to do.

So, the juxtaposition's
really nice.

♪ Ever
survi-I-I-ve ♪

[ Grunts ]

You are so amazing.

I want to cry.

Oh, thank you so much.

Damien really got me.

He is so vulnerable and
so strong at the same time.

Every single note, every
single thing you did

not only sounded great,
but we felt it all.

And emotionally channel exactly
what you channeled today,

whatever it was,
'cause I could tell

it was coming from a memory,

and you weren't putting
on a show for us.

I don't want you to think

that now you can go and
do even more than that

'cause that's the ceiling

of what you can get
away with run-wise.

That's it. Okay.

Adam: If Damien can
stick to the program

and not overdo it,
he's gonna be golden.

Unh!

I've worked so hard to
get to this point here.

I sing at casinos,
parties, clubs.

I started my band
with my boyfriend.

For years, I was struggling.

♪ The
e-e-end ♪

I felt your spirit,
like, somebody

that was singing for
their life with their life.

[ Sniffles ]

Pharrell has definitely
prepared me for this next step.

You cried because
you felt something.

It's in there.

We've got a steal!

Toia: I've had the chance to
actually have two megastars

give me such great advice.

And I'm gonna win this knockout.

What song are you doing, toia?

I'm doing "crazy in love."

Mm. That's a big one.

I feel like "crazy in
love" will show Adam

the type of artist I want to
be as far as my performance.

♪ I look and stare
so deep in your eyes ♪

So many people,
they put me in a box

and say that I'm churchy,

but I really want him
to see the versatility.

♪ So crazy, your love ♪

No one has more power than toia.
However, Beyoncé's a tall order.

All right, so, clearly,
there were things there

that we aren't hearing yet.

Okay. We all know there
are gonna be backgrounds.

But there are gaps in there
that are big. Taylor: Yeah.

Right. So what I
would tell you is,

choose the parts that
are the most iconic,

and you have to
sing those. Okay.

She wasn't singing
enough of the major hooks

that the song has.

That's problematic 'cause if
you don't sing those parts,

it doesn't have the same impact.

When I think of her
performance during this,

she's kind of playing off of the
"in love" part of the song. Mm-hmm.

I want you to play off the
"crazy" part of the song. Right.

She's right. It's, like,
turn it into something else.

That's a big thing. Okay.

Make it, like, you're absolutely

out of your mind.

"You've got me looking
so crazy. I'm not myself.

I'm foolish. I don't know."

Which I think could be a
really interesting twist

'cause you have the
ability to be theatrical.

I saw that in your performance.

She was trying to go
for the Beyoncé thing.

And she needed to
go somewhere new.

♪ Lookin'
crazy-y-y ♪

Chorus one, you want
to establish the melody.

♪ Got me lookin'
so crazy right now ♪

Rather than doing all
the runs and the riffs.

Save those as, like, a present for
us at the end of the song. Okay.

And if you do those things,
I think it's gonna be...

Impossible to deny.

Adam: Once she was
empowered by Taylor,

toia is a force up there.

There's nobody on my team like
that. Thank you, guys, so much.

But Damien's on fire right now,

see you later. So toia's got
a big challenge ahead of her.

With "how do I
live," here's Damien.

♪ How do I ♪

♪ get through one
night without you? ♪

♪ If I had to
live without you ♪

♪ what kind of life
would that be? ♪

♪ Oh, I ♪

♪ I need you in my arms ♪

♪ need you to hold ♪

♪ you're my world,
my heart, my soul ♪

♪ if you ever leave ♪

♪ baby, you would
take away everything ♪

♪ I need you with me ♪

♪ baby, don't you know
that you're everything ♪

♪ good in my life? ♪

♪ Yeah, tell me now ♪

♪ how do I live
without you? ♪

♪ Yeah, I want to know ♪

♪ how do I breathe
without you? ♪

♪ If you ever go ♪

♪ how do I ever ♪

♪ ever
survi-I-I-I-ve? ♪

♪ How do I ♪

♪ oh, how do I live? ♪

♪ How do I live? ♪

♪ How do I live? ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Really good.

Daly: Still to come...

♪ Your love's got
the best of me ♪

♪ and, baby, you're
makin' a fool of me ♪

Daly: Performances
that have our coaches

pulling out all of the stops

to steal new members
for their team.

This guy is a
magician. Watch this.

[ Laughs ]

Daly: Welcome back to
the knockout rounds.

And now with "crazy in
love," here is toia Jones.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Are y'all ready over there?

Are you ready over here?

Are y'all ready over here?

Okay, here we go. Hey.

♪ Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh,
we're gonna ♪ get it!

♪ Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh,
we're gonna ♪ listen.

♪ I look and stare
so deep in your eyes ♪

♪ I touch on you more
and more every time ♪

♪ when you leave, I'm
begging you not to go ♪

♪ I call your name two,
three times in a row ♪

♪ such a funny thing for
me to try to explain ♪

♪ how I'm feeling, and my
pride is the one to blame ♪

♪ yeah, I still
don't understand ♪

♪ just how your love can
do what no one else can ♪

♪ got me lookin'
so crazy right now ♪

♪ your love's got me
lookin' so crazy right now ♪

♪ your love ♪
♪ got me
lookin' so crazy right now ♪

♪ your touch got me
lookin' so crazy right now ♪

♪ your touch ♪
♪ got me
hoping you page me right now ♪

♪ your kiss got me hoping
you save me right now ♪

♪ I'm lookin' so crazy,
your love's got me lookin' ♪

♪ got me lookin'
so crazy in love ♪

♪ hey! When I talk to
my friends so quietly ♪

♪ who he think he is? ♪

♪ Look at what
you did to me ♪

♪ tennis shoes, don't even
need to buy a new dress ♪

♪ if you ain't there, ain't
nobody else to impress ♪

Hey! ♪ it's the way that I
know what I thought I knew ♪

♪ the beat in my heart
beats right now with you ♪

♪ yeah! ♪

♪ I still don't understand ♪

♪ you got me looking
so crazy, my baby ♪

♪ I'm not myself lately ♪

♪ I'm foolish,
I don't do this ♪

♪ I've been playing myself ♪

♪ baby, I don't care ♪

♪ your love's got
the best of me ♪

♪ and, baby, you're
makin' a fool of me ♪

♪ you got me sprung, and
I don't care who sees ♪

♪ baby, you got me, you got me
so crazy, baby ♪
♪ ohhhhhhh ♪

♪ got me lookin'
so crazy right now ♪

♪ your love's got me lookin' so crazy
right now ♪
♪ ohhhh, your love ♪

♪ your love got me lookin' so crazy
right now ♪
♪ going crazy-y-y-y ♪

♪ your touch has got me
lookin' so crazy right now ♪

♪ your touch got me hoping you
page me right now ♪
♪ ohhhhh ♪

♪ your kiss has got me hoping you
save me right now ♪
♪ ohhhhh ♪

♪ lookin' so crazy, your
love's got me lookin' ♪

♪ got me lookin'
so crazy in love ♪

♪ lookin' so crazy ♪
♪
I'm lookin', your love ♪

♪ your love's got me lookin',
got me lookin' so crazy ♪

♪ in love ♪
♪ your love ♪

Daly: Give it up in a
knockout for team Adam.

Toia, Damien.

That was crazy.

[ Laughs ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

All right, in this
knockout round...

We're gonna give
Adam a second...

Blake, what did
you think? Toia...

You have to excuse
me. I can't breathe.

That song's for skinny
girls. I'm not...

[ Laughing ] Oh, my God!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Blake: You know what?

When she did that run,
every coach was like,

"[ gasps ] What the
hell just happened?"

And that was so good.

So, great singing,

and, man, entertainment-wise,
great, great job.

Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Damien, man, I love
that song, for one thing,

and it's not that often

that I actually know
a song on this show.

[ Laughter ]

You did a great job. I
mean, no question about it.

I think the problem is

and what toia did was
just so over-the-top,

so I think for that
reason, I give that to toia

just 'cause I had a
blast watching it happen.

Daly: Thank you, Blake.

Toia's former coach,
pharrell, what did you think?

I'm gonna start with Damien.

That honestly was a
flawless performance.

Thank you.

But the problem is

I just feel like you just
had to bring all the g*ns out.

When I first picked toia,

toia had a great
voice and got stolen.

And she dug in and came back
with, like, a serious vengeance.

I mean, this crazy look, like...

[ Laughter ]

You just tore this place down.

And so for that reason,
my choice is toia.

Thank you, pharrell.

Gwen Stefani.

Damien, that was amazing.

I mean, your voice
is so beautiful,

and I thought that was
a great song for you,

really, because... thank
you. I appreciate it.

It just showed a different side.

[ Cheers and applause ]

But, toia, that was sh...
Like, I was in shock.

I feel like toia's
onto something

with how animated she was,

and I would maybe
have to go with toia,

if I had to choose.

Daly: All right,
Adam, only you can take

one of these great singers
into the live playoffs.

Adam: Here's how I saw it...

You're picking your songs to
show us a side of who you are.

And when I see these
choices, what I see is,

I see Damien singing
a leann rimes song.

That song actually does
tip its hat to r&B,

and so I thought it was
a really smart choice

because no one ever would
have come up with that choice

other than Damien.
Thank you. Appreciate it.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Toia, I was very skeptical
about your song choice

because I was hoping

maybe the choice itself
would have been something

that was more kind
of... revelatory.

The good news is, though,

you obviously gave an
incredible performance.

Thank you.

This makes the decision harder

because you guys are
both so fantastic.

Daly: Adam, sorry,
but it's time.

Who's the winner
of this knockout?

Sometimes when you
make decisions based on

what you have heard

versus what you've hoped to
hear in the future, it's scary,

but the winner of
this knockout...

Daly: Welcome back to
the knockout rounds.

Before the break,
Damien and toia

gave powerful performances.

And now Adam has the
difficult decision

of picking who will
remain on his team.

I have to go with the
person that I think

is the most prepared
for the future rounds.

The winner of this knockout...

Is Damien.

Damien. Congratulations.

Thank you!

That means you're moving
on to the live playoffs.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Adam: Damien's connection to
whatever song he's singing,

the vulnerability that he shows,

that's the type of
stuff that I think

is really valuable as a singer
to have and beautiful to watch.

Yeah! Yeah! Happy tears.

Damien: [ Crying ]
These are tears of joy.

I'm so glad that
he gave me a chance.

Toia, anything you want
to say to your coach?

Thank you so much for
showing me who I actually was.

And I'm blessed,

even still, just
to be standing here.

Toia Jones, everybody!

Give it up for her!
Thank you, toia.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Blake: You know, I feel
like toia owned this stage,

but I didn't use my steal
this time because, as a coach,

I don't feel like I
had anything to offer.

Daly: Let's take a look at
Blake's next knockout pairing.

Blake: I paired Tanner
and jessie together

because this is about
second-chance artists.

I got the opportunity to steal
jessie in the battle rounds,

and Tanner didn't make it
first time he came through.

So I want to give
them one more chance

to move into the live shows.

I'm so blessed to be
working with Blake.

It's crazy.

♪ I need your love ♪

In my battle, I went
up against Ryan sill,

and I lost.

So happy for him.

When you come from a big
family, it's hard to stand out.

Daly: Whoa! We got a
steal! Blake Shelton!

My dream was to
just make it to lives

and be able to be on
that stage by myself

and have a huge production

and be able to really
come out as an artist.

Oh, my gosh! Hi!

I guess I don't even need
to introduce this person

to you, do I?

When I saw Taylor
swift, I'm just thinking,

like, "this is actually her."

It's kind of unbelievable.
I feel like I know you.

I follow you on instagram,
and I'm obsessed with your cat.

I have two now. I
have cats, plural.

I don't have a
cat, but I do have

a Bradford pear tree in my
yard, and in the springtime,

it smells like cat
pee when it blooms,

and it's like, "ooh, that's
why I don't have a cat."

That's not the same.

You're right. It's not the same.

But I just wanted in on
this conversation somehow.

We'd love to hear you
sing. What are you singing?

I'm singing "your
song" by Elton John

with my own little twist.

Cool. Let's do it. I'm excited.

Jessie: I chose the Ellie goulding
arrangement of "your song."

It's got the perfect amount
of space for me to add in

who I am as an artist.

♪ So excuse me forgetting ♪

♪ 'cause these things I do ♪

Blake: Jessie has chosen a song
that's perfect for her voice.

And that's important
to me as a coach,

when I'm working with an artist

that has their
finger on the pulse

of exactly what they want to do.

I love that you used Ellie
goulding's version of this

because I think it's
so beautiful. Yeah.

The song is about opening up

and confessing
something to somebody.

And you're so open and smiley.

It's just so
endearing and sweet.

It just lights you up.

But one thing that I did notice

is you have some comfort
moves that you do.

Mm-hmm.

You've got the Mike here,
and you're going this.

We all have things
we love to do.

When I hit a high note,
I go back like this.

The way to think of more things
to do with your mannerisms

is to think about the lyrics.

So it could be,

"and you can tell everybody
this is your song."

I think that the
tip Taylor gave me

is gonna be really helpful

because every little
movement that I make

is gonna make a big difference.

Some of the parts where
you go into your falsetto,

I kind of wish they
were a little bit louder

just because of the environment
you're gonna be in in here.

I'll work on that for sure.

In order for jessie to move on,

she's gonna have to
sing like I know she can

and with great pitch
and great emotion

and just be that
storyteller that she is.

Considering last season I didn't
even make it past the blinds,

I'm just so grateful to
be here at this point.

You got to live this song.

If take that and apply
it to your performance,

it's gonna be something that you're
gonna be really happy with in the future.

♪ When you say
nothing at a-a-all ♪

It was a little nerve-racking
coming back a second time.

I know you!

Knowing that Blake
had faith in me...

Tanner!

And he wants to
move forward with me

is just so amazing and humbling.

Come in here, Tanner.

Hey.

Hello.

Oh, man. Oh!

I know. I did the same thing.

I did the same thing when
I saw her. I did, too.

Tanner: Going into
rehearsal today,

I was not expecting
Taylor swift at all.

I was star-struck.

I-I should have hugged her or
something. I didn't even hug her.

You know what song
you want to do?

Yeah. I want to do "calling
all angels" by train.

Cool. Excellent.

I think this song
really represents

the artist that I want to be.

I love the message
behind the song

to not give up.

[ Sighs ]

♪ I need a sign ♪

♪ let me know you're here ♪

When he told me he was gonna
be performing that song,

it shocked me a little bit

'cause that's a heck
of a vocal for that kid.

♪ And I'm ♪

Swift: Tanner has an amazing
voice, but it's more than that.

You have to sell yourself.
You have to sell your message.

You have to sell a feeling.

Blake: Is it because she's here?

That's what it is, isn't it?
You're showing off for Taylor?

[ Laughs ] I've never
heard you sing like that.

It was like you
just finally let go.

There was one half a second
where you glanced up at me.

That's a move I call
"working the cute-boy factor,"

which I think you
should do more of. Okay.

Having Taylor refer to
me as a cute boy was...

Very cool.

There's this line
in the end that says,

"I won't give up if
you don't give up."

That's a major moment where
you should be making eye contact

with the audience because
what you're saying to them is,

"you want to believe in me."
You got to own that moment.

Have fun with it and...
And sing to the people.

Awesome.

You know, Tanner's
starting to come

out of his shell a
little bit at a time,

and it's exciting to me.

♪ And I won't give up
if you don't give up ♪

I want to prove to Blake

that I've learned from him
and that I deserve to be here.

♪ Calling all you angels ♪

With "your song,"
here is jessie pitts.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ It's a little bit funny ♪

♪ this feeling inside ♪

♪ I'm not one of those
who can easily hide ♪

♪ I don't have much money ♪

♪ but, boy, if I did ♪

♪ I'd buy a big house
where we both could live ♪

♪ so excuse me forgetting ♪

♪ 'cause these things I do ♪

♪ you see, I've forgotten ♪

♪ if they're green
or they're blue ♪

♪ anyway, the thing is ♪

♪ what I really mean ♪

♪ yours are the
sweetest eyes ♪

♪ I've ever
see-e-e-n ♪

♪ and you can
tell everybody ♪

♪ this is your song ♪

♪ it may be quite simple ♪

♪ but now that it's done ♪

♪ whoa ♪

♪ I hope you don't mind,
I hope you don't mind ♪

♪ that I put down in words ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ How wonderful life is ♪

♪ while you're
in the world ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Wow.

Wow.

I'm getting emotional.

[ Laughs ]

You're good.

Daly: Coming up...

♪ I won't give up if
you don't give up ♪

Daly: Tanner linford
gives everything he's got

to make it to the live playoff.

When you realize that
this guy's 17 years old,

it's just, like,
super impressive.

He sings like he's 6'3", 250.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Welcome back
to the knockouts.

And now with
"calling all angels,"

here is Tanner linford.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ I need a sign ♪

♪ to let me know
you're here ♪

♪ all of these lines
are being crossed ♪

♪ over the atmosphere ♪

♪ I need to know ♪

♪ that things are
gonna look up ♪

♪ 'cause I feel us drowning
in a sea spilled from a cup ♪

♪ when there is
no place safe ♪

♪ and no safe place
to put my head ♪

♪ you can feel
the world shake ♪

♪ from the words
that are said ♪

♪
I-I-I-I-I'm ♪

♪ calling all angels ♪

♪ and
I-I-I-I-I'm ♪

♪ calling all you angels ♪

♪ I won't give up if
you don't give up ♪

Come on!

♪ I won't give up if
you don't give u-u-u-up ♪

♪ calling all you angels ♪

♪ calling all you angels ♪

Daly: Give it up
for Tanner and jessie

in a knockout for team Blake.

[ Cheers and applause ]

All right, coach Blake,
we'll give you a second.

Pharrell, let's start with you.

What did you think of
this knockout round?

Tanner, I just think what
you brought to that song

just made me look
at it differently.

And when you realize that
this guy is 17 years old,

it's just, like,
super impressive.

Thank you.

Jessie, today you showed
us such melodic topography.

I mean, it was here.

It went up. It went down.

You converted me.

I thought you were one note,

and today you showed
us all the keys.

In my opinion, I'm
gonna give this to you,

but I do feel like you guys
have really bright futures.

Thank you so much.

Thank you. Thank
you, pharrell. Gwen?

Tanner, you... your
voice is so powerful.

To be as young as you
are and to be able to work

the stage the way you just did,

you've come really far
from what I've seen.

So I thought it was a
really great performance.

Jessie, I was
devastated to lose you.

Blake, you are good

because whatever
you must have done,

that performance
was off-the-chart.

It was so convincing.

Amazing job.

I'm so happy for you.
Thank you so much.

Adam?

Tanner, you have this
cherub-like presence.

It's really confusing sometimes.

He sings like he's
6'3", 250, you know?

[ Laughter ]

I-I'm a grown-a*s man,
and my voice sounds high.

[ Laughter ]

It's weird to me,
but it's so cool.

That's what makes you so
great, is, like, total dichotomy

between what you look like
and what you sound like.

Jessie, that was a great song.

I think you're a great singer.

But I still think

that there's more of
you that is coming,

and I think it's only
gonna get better from here.

Thank you, Adam.

All right, coach Blake,
it all comes down to you.

Well, I-I don't totally
disagree with Adam.

I mean, there's more to come
from everybody on this show.

It's interesting, her voice...

And you know better than
I do, as a producer...

As it comes out
into the microphone,

it sounds like it's
already been, like, e.Q.Ed.

Yes. It's already gone through

everything we do in the studio.

It's crazy.

Tanner, man, I can't tell you
h-how proud I am of you, man.

You've always
been a good singer.

You're now starting to become
a presence on the stage.

This one actually hurts me.

Blake, who's the
winner of this knockout?

I have to go with...
with who I think

has a clearer vision of
the artist they want to be.

The winner of this
knockout is jessie.

Thank you. Congratulations
to jessie pitts,

moving on the live playoffs,
representing team Blake.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Congratulations,
sweetie. Thank you.

I couldn't be more
proud of Tanner,

but I just feel like jessie
is a little more ready

for the lives.

Tanner, anything you
want to say to your coach?

It's been amazing
working with you.

I've learned so much.

I got further than last
time, so that's perfect.

Thank you so much.

Give it up for Tanner
linford, everybody!

[ Cheers and applause ] Whoo!

All right, man,
I'll see you around.

All right, thank you.

Tanner: I'm so happy
that I came back,

and I'm definitely
not done, you know?

You couldn't stop me from
singing if you wanted to.

♪ Winter, spring,
summer, or fall ♪

Daly: You can download
the winners' full versions

of tonight's knockout
performances...

♪ Saving all my for you ♪

Daly: And Taylor swift's
critically acclaimed new album

"1989" now on iTunes.

♪ Shake it off,
shake it off ♪

Daly: Coming up...

♪ If you gave me a
chance, I would take it ♪

Daly: Two of
pharrell's strongest

deliver the night's biggest
knockout performances...

♪ 'Cause you know it
don't matter anyway ♪

Daly: And have three coaches
racing to push their buttons.

I'm shocked that
you're available.

Want to come to team Gwen?
It's so fun on my team!

Daly: Welcome back
to the knockouts.

Let's look at which
artists have advanced

to the live playoffs so far.

Oh, my God.

Daly: Gwen kept pop
vocalist bryana salaz.

Blake picked country
artist James David Carter

and indie pop
singer jessie pitts.

Adam picked r&B
and pop artist Damien.

Whoo! Daly: And pharrell stole
r&B vocalist sugar joans

from team Gwen

and picked soul
singer danica shirey.

Now it's time for the
final knockout of the night.

Pharrell: I paired
Luke and Taylor together

'cause there's a bit
of soul in both of them,

but there's a bit of
rock-'n'-roll attitude

in them, too.

They're both four chairs.

I'm not really sure who is
gonna stay and who's gonna go.

I'm understanding more every day
the gravity of this opportunity.

♪ I'll be the moon
when the sun goes down ♪

Especially since I've been on
the road for half of my life.

What?!

We did it! We won "the voice"!

I know what to do

with that soulful
voice of yours.

I choose pharrell.

I consider myself a soul artist

because I want to
show people my soul.

I'm gonna go with Luke.

Luke: I'm in the hands of an amazing
coach in the form of pharrell.

He has years and
years of experience.

He has so much that
I want to learn.

It could change
the rest of my life.

Hello. This show is awesome!

[ Laughter ]

Seeing Taylor swift
standing there,

I was speechless.

The quality of her songwriting

and its ability to connect
with people is amazing,

and that's what I want to do.

What song are you singing?

I'm doing "rich girl"
by hall & Oates.

Love that. Okay.

I've been singing soul
songs, but what I intend to do

is show people that
I can take a pop song,

and I can make it mine.

♪ There's too much to
give, you'd rather live ♪

♪ for the thrill of it all ♪

His tone... I can't
even describe it to you.

It's perfect.

Luke is the one I'd want
to hear on the radio.

Luke is the one whose
album I would buy.

I would caution you,

whenever you go up, you pick
two to three notes in your runs.

Something that just demonstrates

the other, like,
inflections of your tone.

'Cause although it's amazing,

you don't want it
to feel repetitive.

I just think it's important
for him to give people variation

because it's interesting
to hear those colors

behind that kind of voice.

Can you start out... be like

♪ you're a rich girl ♪

♪ and it's gone
too far ♪ ooh!

♪ 'Cause you know it
don't matter anyway ♪ yeah.

Pick when you're gonna
notice the audience.

You look at them and
you're gonna smile

and then you start
moving around.

Taylor's advice is something
that is invaluable to me.

I'm gonna have to go up
against Taylor phelan,

who's amazingly talented,

and it's gonna take
everything that I can give

to get through this round.

♪ It's a b*tch, girl,
and it's gone too far ♪

♪ 'cause you know it
don't matter anyway ♪

Luke is definitely,
like, an anomaly.

We can never have
too many characters

in the music industry...

The Amy winehouses,
the cee lo Greens.

As a producer, when
you come across someone

that just has a unique spirit
and, like, a unique voice,

it just takes it somewhere else.

Whoo!

My wife and my daughter
are a huge inspiration

for every performance.

Between working full time

as a graphic designer and
trying to be a good dad,

there's really no
time left for music.

♪ Well, it's
too co-o-o-o-ld ♪

♪ for you here ♪

Pharrell: The guitar
was a part of your body,

and... and it's crazy because
half of your performance,

you weren't even using it.

I turned around first,
just keep that in your head.

You belong on my team.

Pharrell. Ah, yes!

Taylor: Being able to
continue into live rounds

could really change
my family's life.

I generally tend to have
rapport with other Taylors.

Right, right.

You can call me tay.
I'll call you Taylor.

Okay.

But we can... what
are you singing?

I'm singing "rather
be" by clean bandit.

Love that song. Yeah, me too.

[ Laughter ]

What I really like to do

is marry indie rock with
more '80s synth tones.

And so this song, it's different

for the other pop songs
that are out right now.

♪ No place I'd rather be ♪

♪ n-n-no,
no, no ♪

And the chorus is a
really great representation

of where we all
are in this journey.

There's no place
that I would rather be

than here at "the
voice" performing.

I love your voice so much,

but you played guitar
for about seven seconds

in the entire song.

I think it's a Teddy bear.

If you pick this song,
you got to commit to it.

And I want to commit
to what I've chosen.

If that means putting
down the guitar,

I want to commit
to what I've chosen.

You know what I mean?

I give you credit for having
just put the guitar down

because I started off, and I had
that same exact comfort object.

I classify Taylor
as an indie-rock guy,

but it's cool that
he chose that song.

It does show his
eclectic diversity.

♪ And if you gave me a
chance, I would take it ♪

Taylor improved so drastically
once he put the guitar down.

How do you feel about that?

Way better performance.

But loosen up a
little bit more, man,

and, like, while
you're doing that,

like, give them the emotion.

If you feel like you
should be smiling, smile.

The thing is, I know what to do.

I just have never done it.

I have always performed
with a small band.

And putting down my guitar...
It's outside of my comfort zone.

Luke's gonna put on a
really stellar performance.

I need to loosen
up, or this will be

the end of the road
for me on team pharrell.

If you don't commit to
the tools that you have,

you're gonna lose this battle.

This is gonna be a knockout
round to be reckoned with.

I believe in their
talent so much,

but they need to be able
to go with the feeling.

With "rich girl,"
here's Luke wade.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ You're a rich girl,
and he's gone too far ♪

♪ 'cause you know it
don't matter anyway ♪

♪ you can rely on
the old man's money ♪

♪ you can rely on
the old man's money ♪

♪ it's a b*tch, girl,
and he's gone too far ♪

♪ 'cause you know it
don't matter anyway ♪

♪ you can say money, but
it won't get you too far ♪

♪ get you too far ♪

♪ and don't you know ♪

♪ don't you know ♪

♪ that it's wrong ♪

♪ ohh ♪

♪ to take what
he's giving you? ♪

♪ Don't you know ♪

♪ that... that... that...
That a love can't grow? ♪

♪ But it's too much to
give, you'd rather live ♪

♪ for the thrill of it all ♪

♪ you're a rich girl,
and he's gone too far ♪

♪ 'cause you know it
don't matter anyway ♪

♪ you can rely on
the old man's money ♪

♪ you can rely on
the old man's money ♪

♪ it's a b*tch, girl ♪

♪ you're a rich girl ♪

♪ oh, yeah ♪

♪ a rich, rich girl ♪

♪ you can say money, but
it won't get you too far ♪

♪ say money, but it
won't get you too far ♪

♪ say money, but it
won't get you too ♪

♪ get you too far today ♪

Whoo!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Coming up...

♪ When I am with you ♪

♪ there's no place
I'd rather be ♪

♪ n-n-no, no, no ♪ daly:
The night's final knockout...

♪ No place I'd rather be ♪

Daly: Has three coaches
forcing an artist

to answer this tough question.

Who do you pick
as your new coach?

Daly: Welcome back to
the knockout rounds.

And now with "rather be,"
here is Taylor phelan.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ And we're a thousand
Miles from comfort ♪

♪ and we have
traveled land and sea ♪

♪ but as long as
I am with you ♪

♪ there's no place
I'd rather be ♪

♪ and I would wait forever ♪

♪ exalted in the scene ♪

♪ but as long as
I am with you ♪

♪ well, my heart
continues to beat ♪

♪ with every step you take ♪

♪ kyoto to the bay ♪

♪ strolling so casually ♪

♪ we're different
and the same ♪

♪ get you another name ♪

♪ switch up the batteries ♪

♪ well, if you gave me a
chance, I would take it ♪

♪ it's a shot in the
dark, but I'll make it ♪

♪ know with all
of your heart ♪

♪ you can't shake me ♪

♪ when I am with you ♪

♪ there's no place
I'd rather be ♪

♪ n-n-no,
no, no ♪

♪ no place I'd rather be ♪

♪ n-n-no,
no, no ♪

♪ no place I'd rather be ♪

♪ when I am with you ♪

♪ there's no place
I'd rather be ♪

Daly: That is Luke and Taylor

going for it in
the knockout rounds.

All right, your coach,
pharrell's, got a tough choice

to make coming up,
but first, let's hear

what the other coaches
thought about that performance.

Gwen Stefani.

Wow. You guys are
both really good.

Like, seriously good.

Believe me.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Luke, that was a perfect
song for your voice.

And then on top of it,

you have such
command of the stage.

You know, I just thought
that was just incredible.

Thank you so much.

Taylor, it was fun to
see you without the guitar

and to see how you
move onstage like that

because you can't really teach
someone to do what you just did.

Like, that's who you are.
It's totally unique to you.

I can picture that performance
in a festival setting,

and it was really good.

Thanks. Thank you, Gwen. Adam.

This is a really interesting
one because the two of you guys

are the two major, major, major
losses for me in the blinds.

Luke, you're just Luke,
and... and it's enough.

It's really incredible,
honest to God.

But I did get to see kind
of another side of Taylor

that I really enjoyed.

I didn't know

that all these dimensions
were part of who you were.

But I don't think
there's a winner

because it's apples and oranges.

But it's the best apples
and the best oranges

this show has.

So I am fired up right now

'cause someone's
coming to my team.

[ Cheers and applause ]
Taylor: Thank you, sir.

Blake.

Blake: I'll start
with you, Luke.

It's literally unbelievable
h-how good you are.

Having said that,

there was so much ad-libbing
going on in that performance.

I kind of felt like,
"wow, okay, I get it.

"You can do all that stuff.

I get it. I want to hear... I
want to hear you do the song."

And I feel like you
left the door open

for us to all watch
Taylor then perform

and actually perform
the message of the song.

And I would go with Taylor.

Daly: Well, pharrell,
the decision is yours.

What are your thoughts?

Pharrell: Taylor...

You really let,
like, the world in.

You got to let them
see what makes you tick.

Luke, I understand
what Blake is saying.

I probably would have shaved
off 25% of some of those things

and left it for the
most special parts.

But you went with a feeling.

Daly: Pharrell,
sorry, tough decision.

Who is the winner
of this knockout?

The winner of
this knockout is...

Is Luke.

Luke is the winner

in the knockout...

They love you, dude.

Moving on to the live playoffs

representing team pharrell!

Pharrell: I chose Luke
because I felt like

there was something a little bit
more unique about what he does.

I think Luke can
win this. [ Blowing ]

[ Laughs ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughs ]

Daly: Coaches, let me remind you

that Taylor is
available to steal.

Yo!

We got two steals
in the knockout!

Adam levine, Gwen Stefani
both in to steal Taylor!

Ow!

[ Cheers and applause ]

You don't want me
to push my button.

You're an idiot!

Watch this.

Oh, we've got a third!

Blake Shelton!

It's a full fight in
the knockout for Taylor!

Congratulations, Taylor.

Thank you so much. Wow.

Adam's dying to say something.

I'm shocked that you're
available to be stolen.

What am I supposed to do? Yeah, he
had no choice but to make the mistake.

However, a mistake it was.

Don't use me in
your sales pitch.

[ Laughs ]

Yes! Yes!

You should keep your mouth,
cowboy, shut up right now.

[ Laughter ]

You were a loss.

I remember thinking back in
the blinds, I was like, "man,

I feel like that dude
should have been on my team."

And I fought really
hard for you, too.

And I remember when
you made the choice,

I was genuinely let down

'cause I think that
you're one of the best,

and continue to impress me.

All right, thank you, Adam.

Gwen?

Well, first of all,

I've never made a
mistake on this show.

So you should just go with me.

That's true.

I think the reason why
we all like you so much

is that you can tell
that you're a real artist.

It would be really
fun to coach you

because I-I feel like
we have similar taste.

And so, want to
come to team Gwen?

It's so fun on my team!

All right, let's
move on down to Blake.

This guy is a
magician. Watch this.

I know.

I chose who I thought
displayed the most artistry,

and I made no bones about it.

Taylor won that knockout round.

No question about it.

He did do that. He did do
that. Yes, he did say that.

Whatever I can do to
shine the spotlight on you,

all the way to the finale, dude.

I can do that. I promise you.

Well, Taylor, there you go.

Some hard sells from
all three of our coaches.

It's up to you now.

Who do you pick
as your new coach?

Taylor: I respect all of you.

Babe, who do we go with?

[ Laughs ]

Who do we go with?
No, no, no, no, no.

[ Audience shouting ]

Adam, you've been fighting
for me every round.

So I'm gonna put my trust
in your coaching ability.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Adam levine steals
Taylor... Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

From team pharrell.

Congratulations. We'll see
you in the live playoffs.

Dude, you're so awesome, man.

Adam: I used my one and
only steal on Taylor,

and, honestly, made my
team 10 times stronger.

Yes, sir.

Taylor has thrived
throughout the competition

doing things that
are totally different.

And you need to have diversity.

I just can't believe
he's made it this far.

Say hi. Say hi. Can you say hi?

I'm super excited. I'm very
fortunate. I'm... I'm super stoked.

Yes, we are, too. And thank you,
thank you, thank you for choosing me.

Thank you. Nice
to meet you guys.