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♪♪

Kelly: Ready.
John: Showtime, America.

It's the Battles of the
Battle of the Champions.

Yes! Battle time!

Let's go battle!
Let's go.

Adam.
Y'all are on me today.
I love it.

♪♪

John: I was waiting
for the beat to drop.

Let the beat drop.

Kelly: I think these Battles are
more competitive than ever

because it's just a very
powerful artistic season.

Daly:
Give it up for our coaches!

Kelly:
But we also want to win.

John: Yay!
Adam: Hey, "Voice" fans.

Benji Madden, my surprise
little mentor situation.

Adam is oftentimes
my advisor.

What is he talking about?
There they are.

We carpooled here.
I know. It's cute.

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

Common mark.
Oh, nice.

John: It's Battle time,
and that means it's time

for me to bring in
the big guns.

Muni Long.

Muni Long is here,
y'all.

You always wonder, like,
what people are looking for

when they say
that "it" factor.

Like, what is that?
What is "it"?

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

It's, like, that thing!

Man: And...action.

"Voice" family,
it is me, J.Hud.

Kelly, I got your back.

I've been a coach,
made a mentor.

You got double trouble now.
Y'all better look out.

Y'all know I brought a shoe
just in case.

The last shoe I threw, the
person who I threw the shoe at.

Guess what. They won.

Boop! [ Laughs ]

I can't tell you.
It hitched my spirit.

And I don't even know
I threw it.

There it go! [ Laughs ]

♪ I've found another crush ♪

Adam: Our friendship is kind of
like me and Blake Shelton

if I liked
Blake Shelton.

Does your wife
ever, like--

'Cause sometimes
when we're texting...

No. She'll be like,
"Who are you talking to?"

Sometimes when
we're texting--

"Why are you giggling?"

I'm like, "I'm just
talking to Benji."

So, I put these people
together, Drew and Jared,

and they're both
so good.

Like, what have I done?

You gotta let 'em
fight it out.

Drew has a cool tone.

She's got a great sound.
Just a cool vibe in general.

Jared, I mean,
I can tell

there's soul
and there's a story.

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

Aaah!

Jared: It's really awesome
Benji Madden's here.

I mean, I grew up on his music.

Good Charlotte? That's what
I listened to in high school.

All the alternative rock.

Nice to meet you, man.
Jared, Benji.

Yeah.
Good to meet you, man.

So to get his guidance
and to meet him is awesome.

Drew: We're excited
about this pairing.

I feel like
you did a great job.

Well, I'm gonna cry,
though,

because you guys are
both gonna be so good.

Benji: You guys
look cool as hell.

Thank you.
Jared: Thank you.

Channeling some
rock energy today.

You guys look
pretty badass together.

It's already-- You look
the part. We look good.

We're ready.
So, this song...

...um, makes me cry.

I've heard you sing it,
by the way.
You have?

I've heard.
A couple times.

Have you ever heard him
sing it on a voicemail, though?

'Cause I have.

I sing it to Benji
on a voicemail.

Adam: I gave Drew and Jared
"Leather and Lace"

by Stevie Nicks
and Don Henley.

It's folky, it's country,
it's rock 'n' roll.

It's a lot of things
you love, you know?

Of all the songs
in the world,

this might be a song that
I have the most experience with.

I sang the song
with Stevie Nicks...

Epic.
...to my wife
at our wedding.

If you don't like this song,
then I don't like you.

[ Laughter ]

Jared:
I know it means a lot to him,

so there's always that little,
uh, nervousness, I guess,

to perform a song
that means a lot to my coach.

But this is the kind of music
that I love as an artist,

so I'm just really happy
we got it.

Adam: Let's do it.
Alright.

Both: ♪ Lovers forever ♪

♪ Face to face ♪

Adam: The song is kind of what
helped me put them together.

Country, rock 'n' roll,

I feel like they both are cut
from that same cloth.

♪ I need you to love me,
I need you today ♪

Drew has kind of
a cool lane

'cause I don't hate anybody
that sounds like her.

She can really bring
something special

to the song that
you don't hear every day.

♪ I need you to love me,
I need you today ♪

Benji: Jared's got such
a cool sort of, like, country,

sort of rocky voice.

Both:
♪ Give to me your leather ♪

And he has range that I didn't
know he had, you know?

'Cause he didn't sing that
high in the blind audition.

Jared: ♪ Take from me ♪

It's good
to push yourself,

and I think he sounds really
cool in his upper register, too.

♪♪

[ Squeals ]

Adam:
That was beautiful, guys.

Benji: A couple stars.

You guys both
have your own swagger.

Adam: I'm such
a fan of you guys.

I think that, for me, you never
want to be copying, right?

But at the same time, you have
to be reverent to the record,

too, because it's such
a special record

that, like, holds a place
in so many people's hearts.

The power of this song
is in the simplicity,

so all of that
emotion and power

is there without
trying to do too much.

This is a big choice.
It's exciting,

but it's also maybe
a little bit nerve-racking.

You want to keep
the respect on it, yeah.

Yeah, 'cause
it's such a classic

and it's such an
all-time great song.

I feel like
it's gonna stand out

if you can tap into where
that song in your soul sits

and what it means to you.

Drew: To win this battle,
I need to completely let go

and relate to that feeling
of that vulnerability

and that rawness that comes with
falling in love with someone.

My husband and I
got married in 2022,

and we are very opposite
in a lot of ways.

[ Laughs ] "Leather and Lace."
I don't know.

Sometimes I'm leather,
sometimes I'm lace.

Ben as a father is amazing.

He is crazy supportive of me,
especially my musicianship.

I can take the space
and the time that I need

to pursue
what's important to me.

And as a mom and a wife
or just a partner in general,

that's not something
that a lot of people get,

and I'm really grateful
for that.

This is obviously
an epic love song,

and I love Jared,
but we're not in love.

So, like, where do you go
to really sell that story?

I don't see it like
you're playing a part

'cause then
it can be fake.

It's the love of music.
Like I said,

I've sung this song
with all the people,

and our love
of the song...
Connects you.

...is kind of the romantic
part of it, right?

It's not targeted
at each other.

Like, if Benji and I
were singing it,

it would definitely be
a love song for each other.

I was gonna say.
Wait. Hold up, Adam.

I was gonna say,
when we sing it together...

You both do make each other
feel even more special,

you know,
singing together

because your voices
are so different.

It's also not bad
if it scares you a little bit.

Those nerves
can be really good.

It's just raw. It's real.

Adam: 90% of this game
is comfort.

You know, if you can
feel good about yourself...

and then helps you propel
what you're trying to sing.

♪ I need you to love me,
I need you today ♪

And Benji is good
at helping me unlock that

in some of these singers.

Both: ♪ My lace ♪

That was
infinitely better.

It just immediately
jumped a level.

You guys are already starting
to feel that chemistry.

Just get lost
in the lyrics.

The more kind of
intimate it can feel,

the better people
will react to it.
Yeah.

I got to really focus
on pouring more of that soul

and that feeling into the song.

For me, this song is about
a complicated relationship

that's had its ups and downs.

My girlfriend's name is Chapin.

Most of the challenges
in our relationship

center around my life
as a musician.

Every weekend,
I'm in a different town,

so being gone a lot,
it's very difficult,

but she's here
to back me all the way.

She's the one that
pushed me to sign up,

so if it wasn't for her,
I would not be here.

You know, we just
gave you the note,

and while you're singing it,
you're thinking,

"Alright, how am I
applying that?"

But the more you do it,
you're gonna get locked in.

Just keep running
this repetition.

10 more times,
and we'll be ready.

You know
what I'm saying?

We're very excited.
Awesome. Thank you, guys.

Thank you, guys,
so much.

Drew: The stakes
are high for this battle.

We're performing
on this massive stage

for millions of people
watching at home.

Alright.
Ready?

Here we go.

♪ Is love so fragile ♪

Drew: This song, it requires
a very clear vulnerability

that takes time to build.

♪ Impossible
to follow ♪

My dad, David Thomas,

is in the jazz
a cappella group Take 6.

I always want to
make my dad proud

whenever I'm doing
anything musical.

He knows I've been
working hard at this,

and for him to hear that
all come together on stage

for the Battles
is gonna be really cool.

Both:
♪ Give to me your leather ♪

♪ Take from me
my lace ♪

Jared: I definitely don't think
the coaches have seen

what I can do yet.

We're just gonna go out there
and we're gonna crush it.

Drew: Whoo!

They're like
a good-looking couple.

Yeah.
Yeah.

This Battle begins
right now.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪ Is love so fragile ♪

♪ And the heart
so hollow? ♪

♪ Shatter with words,
impossible to follow ♪

Kelly: Yeah.

♪ You're saying
I'm fragile ♪

♪ I try not to be ♪

♪ I search only ♪

♪ For something
I can't see ♪

Dang!
Nice!

♪ Still I carry
this feeling ♪

♪ When you walked
into my house ♪

♪ That I won't be
walking out the door ♪

♪♪

Both:
♪ Lovers forever ♪

♪ Face to face ♪

♪ My city, your mountains ♪

♪ Stay with me, stay ♪

♪ I need you to love me ♪

♪ I need you today ♪

♪ Give to me
your leather ♪

♪ Take from me my lace ♪

♪ You in the moonlight ♪

♪ With your
sleepy eyes ♪

♪ Could you ever
love a man like me? ♪

Whoo!

♪ Ooh, hoo ♪

♪ And you were right ♪

♪ When I walked
into your house ♪

♪ I knew I was
never gonna leave ♪

♪ But that time
I saw you ♪

♪ I knew with you
to light my night ♪

♪ Oh, somehow
I'd get by ♪

Nice! Yeah!

Both:
♪ Lovers forever ♪

♪ Face to face ♪

John: Hmm!

♪ My city, your mountain ♪

♪ Stay with me, stay ♪

♪ I need you
to love me ♪

♪ I need you today ♪

Hey!
I love his voice.

Both:
♪ Give to me your leather ♪

♪ Take from me my lace ♪

♪ Take from me
my lace ♪

Sing, boy!

♪ Take from me ♪

♪ My lace ♪

I know that was
damn good.

John: So good!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah!

Yeah!

That was so cool!

First of all,
not to be superficial,

but you guys would
make a hot couple.

I don't know what
your dating status is.

Honestly, after hearing you,
I think you should be a duo.

You sound great
together.

You look good together.
Let's think about it.

Drew's married.
Drew is married.

Never mind!
Never mind!

You can still have
a group, though.

It was really beautiful. Your
harmonies sounded so great.

That was such
a great song choice,

I thought,
for both of you.

Drew, I really loved
at the top of your range

that little shred
that was in your voice.

It sounded so cool.

Jared, I just decided
that you're one of

my favorite male
vocalists this season.

Thank you.

I just love the tone
of your voice,

like, the rasp in it.

You just sound
like a star to me.

You're, like,
the real deal.

Kelly:
It was the perfect song,

so well done, Adam,
for that.

John: Yeah.
It was the perfect
song for both of you.

How John was talking
about your ache,

that little break
in your voice, Drew,

but also the vibrato,
it was perfect.

Thank you.
And, Jared,
you open your mouth,

and it's like-- I feel like
I'm at your concert.

I actually think that both
of you complement each other

and you actually
make each other better.

That's why
I said the group thing.

And it's unexpected, which makes
it more exciting as a fan.

Daly: Thank you, Coaches.

Adam, tough decision
coming up.

Give us some thoughts first.

This song to me is just

a heavyweight champion
of songs in my life.

Like, I sang this song
with Stevie Nicks

to my wife
at our wedding.

What?!
Like, I did.
That happened.

It really happened.
I think it really happened.

I pinch myself
sometimes.

So it made it even harder,
I think, for you guys,

because I was gonna go
and be uber-critical of it.

And in the rehearsals,
to be completely honest,

the promise was there
and the vibe was there,

but it just wasn't where
it needed to be yet,

and I was hoping that it
would really come to fruition

in time for this thing,
and it really did.

It was so beautiful.

Thank you, guys, for really
doing it-- doing it right.

Beautiful.

Drew, like, there were moments
where it was so Stevie-esque,

and she is obviously one of
the greatest ever to do it.

And, Jared,
Don Henley is a beast.

It's really, really rangy
for a male vocalist,

and you crushed it.

You guys really stepped up
and you're both just incredible.

Great job. Great job.

Drew: Thank you.

Daly: Adam, congrats
on a great Battle,

but the time has come.

Who is the winner
of this battle?

You know, something
happened to me

when I listened
to this one today.

It really hit me
out of left field.

The winner
of this Battle...

is Jared.

Jared moving on to the Knockouts
for Team Adam!

Congratulations!

I got a duo in mind
for you.

Excellent job, brother.

Thank you.
Amazing, dude.

Adam:
Jared can win this thing.

Like, there's something
about him.

Like, he's special.

I can't wait to
get into it with Jared.

I think we're gonna have
a lot of taste in common,

believe it or not,
and I think that's gonna
be really, really fun.

Drew, anything you want
to say to your coach?

Drew: I am just so incredibly
grateful for this opportunity.

And, honestly, your taste,
the song choice,

Jared as a partner
was also incredible,

and I couldn't be more thankful,
so thank you for everything.

You are awesome.
You are so awesome.

Daly: Give it up one more time
for Drew Russell, everybody!

Ah, I wish I could
have taken you both.

You guys
were both so great.

Thank you.
It was really,
really special.

Thank you.

That was so good, Drew.
It was beautiful.

Just think about it!
Russell and Shoemaker!

I'm just saying.

Kelly: I wish
I not only had a steal,

but I don't know if it's ever
been done on this show.

I wish you could
just be, like, "Pairing,"

and you could, like,
pair people together.

They really sounded
great together.

They would crush it
together in country.

I know.
They would.

Man, Team Adam is stronger
than I remember in the Blinds.

I just was like,
"That was amazing."

They looked and sounded
great together.

Yeah.
Yeah.

We have people that keep
surprising us, so that's fun.

Daly: Coming up...

Both: ♪ We can just go home ♪

Daly:
...incredible performances...

♪ ...your selection ♪

♪ Show you the way
love's supposed... ♪

Wow!

Daly:
...difficult decisions...

You are so screwed!
Yeah, I know.

Daly:
Adam, the time has come.

Just give me a second.
I'm thinking.

Let's go to commercial.
We'll be back.

I wish I could steal!

Daly: ...and the final
steal of the Battles.

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughs evilly ]

Just have GIFs of that.

♪ This is "The Voice ♪

Daly:
Welcome back to "The Voice:
Battle of Champions."

♪♪

Hi, Carson.

Man: Please stand by.

♪ Carson Daly ♪

Man: Whoo!

♪ Carson Daly ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Carson Daly ♪

♪ Daly ♪

All decisions
are final.

Not excited.

Oh, no, you can't
steal somebody now.

No.
It's just you.

Thanks for
the pressure.

[ Laughter ]

Kelly: It's Houston and Tia,
and they're both so good,

but they're both very different.

I really don't know
which one I'm gonna pick.

Oh, man.

♪♪

Houston: It's "The Voice:
Battle of Champions,"

and it feels like a battle
of champions right now.

Father, help me.
Anxiety before I go out

is just starting
to get to me a little.

Um, could I have a moment?

I just need to, uh--
I want to take a minute, please.

Yeah, 'cause
I don't want to cry.

♪♪

Thank you.

Breathe.
I'm breathing.

Houston: This song is
very challenging for me,

and I just want to be able
to perform it the way

I know that I can.

I'm ready to go sing
my tush off, that's for sure.

Tia:
This is a different genre

than what I normally sing.

I want to show Kelly
my versatility.

Entering now
from Team Kelly...

Houston Kelly...

[ Cheers and applause ]

...versus Tia Durant!

Houston: To win this Battle,
I'm gonna put

everything I've got
out on the line,

and I'm gonna hope
that's enough.

You ready, girl?

Tia: Opportunities like this
don't come very often.

Losing is not an option.

♪ Show 'em what
they're missing out on ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Houston:
When it was announced

that we were gonna
be battling each other,

I was initially thinking, like,
"What are they thinking?"

[ Laughs ] Me too!
I know.

I wonder if something
like that would work.

Clyde, is he soulful?

He said he'd sing gospel.
Did he not?

Oh.
Kelly: Oh.

There you go.

Listen, she can
sing anything.

Yeah. This is meant
to be, then. Okay.

I'm gonna put Houston
and Tia together.

I think this mix between
country and soul...

I never heard it until we
started singing, but it works.

We have to come up
with a name for it.

Uh, yeah.

"Suntry" or something.
Soul and cou--

Something--
We'll come up with it.

♪ I think I am ready ♪

It's me, Jennifer!

I came to see
about cha.

Can I give you
a hug first, Tia?

Please.
Nice to meet you.

Oh, wow.
It's a pleasure.

Today, seeing
Jennifer Hudson,

it was definitely
a surreal moment.

Not only is she
an incredible singer,

she is an incredible actress.

She is doing things
that I am inspired to do.

Unfortunately, Kelly
couldn't be here today,

so she asked me
to step in.

I hear y'all got a gospel
background, both of you?

Yes, ma'am. So, my dad,
he was a gospel singer.

And when he was in college,
he toured with a little group,

and they would go to local
churches and sing around.

And then he was in a quartet
when I was a kid.

I love to write, and I love
to be creative in that way,

and I think
that came from my dad.

He put it in ya.
I love that.
Absolutely.

Now, tell me about you, Tia.
What's your roots?

My upbringing is in church.
I'm from a small town.

So faith, faith, faith.
Yes.

My grandfather
used to sing,

and, of course, he pushed
me up there to do it.

So definitely I got a lot
of my confidence in church

and my "Yeah, go ahead, baby,
you got it" type of thing.

"That's alright, baby.
Go ahead on."

Definitely.
I love that.

I see Miss Kelly put y'all
together for that reason.

And she also picked

a Chris Stapleton song
for you guys

because it has a blend of
country, blues, soul, gospel.

Now we know.

So put your faith
in that, alright.

Houston: Yes, ma'am.
Now take it away,
Houston.

♪ The only time we ever talk ♪

♪ Is when the monthly bills
are due ♪

♪ We go to work,
we go to church ♪

Jennifer: They're singing
"Either Way" by Chris Stapleton.

Kelly knew exactly what she was
doing when she made this pair.

♪ Say the word,
we'll call it quits ♪

Tia has a pop-soul vibe
with a touch of gospel.

♪ Baby, you can go
or you can stay ♪

Houston has this huge
country, gritty voice.

Both: ♪ But I won't
love you either way ♪

It's just...hmm.
It works. [ Laughs ]

♪ I won't love you ♪

♪ Either way ♪
♪ Either way ♪

Houston: Holy smokes.

[ Laughter ]

Thank you.

Don't y'all come up
in here with all of this.

Yeah.

I was very honored
to have a shoe

thrown at me by Miss Hudson.

I need my collection
plate now! Okay!

Listen. This is what
I'm talking about.

Tell the story!

Thank you so much.

Because it's
so powerful.

I would love to
hear your testimony

in what you're singing

and then hearing your testimony
in what you're singing,

where you're going through,
what you're going through,

but you're going through it
in your own tracks.

Does that make sense?
Yeah.

Tia:
This song is so emotional.

Not only is it about
love and storytelling,

which is what soul is about,

it's about a deep vulnerability

that I haven't
always been open to.

And there is power
in vulnerability.

Jennifer:
What's the very end?

On stage, we definitely want
to give it some dramatics,

so I suggested
the turn-away.
Right.

Like the-- ♪ I won't
love you either way ♪

So how you
physically did that...

Okay, now put it
in the vocal.

You're contemplating.
So let it be a thought.

Ooh!
You see what I'm saying?

You over here.
When you do separate,

that's what I mean
by put it in the lyrics.

Yes!
So it's like, "What do
I want either way?"

That's taking them
on that journey

where you're
figuring it out, like...

"But either way."

So it doesn't
have to be collective.

No.
It doesn't have to be that.

Because that's you
contemplating your journey.

♪ I don't want to go ♪

♪ Either way ♪

♪ Either way ♪

It's like a conversational,
emotional ending.

♪ Either way ♪
Yeah. I like it.

Whatever. Whatever you
feel, put it out there.

Your granddaddy, your daddy
taught y'all well.

Okay?
They're gonna be proud.

Thank you.
I'm proud.

So Kelly gonna be
real proud.

Did I throw
enough shoes?

Yeah, you did.
Y'all got some more? Ha!

Jennifer: Tia and Houston?

How is Kelly gonna pick
between the two of them?

I'm so glad I'm not Kelly.
This is gonna be tough.

Just keep in mind
it's a competition.

Sound wonderful
together.

But this is called
"The Voice."

Not "Voices." "The Voice."

Now my heart's
beating fast.

You want to talk
about nervous?

I got put up
against the riffer.

Come on, now!

What I do know
is the coaches better get

their shoes
and their tissues ready.

That's what I know.

Thank you so much.
Yay!

Yes.
That went pretty solid.

Daly: Who would you pick
as the winner of this Battle?

Get the "Voice" app now
and play along.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back to
night two of the Battles.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh, yes!

Sing, y'all!

This Battle starts now.

Alright!

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ We pass in the hall ♪

♪ On our way
to separate rooms ♪

♪ The only time
we ever talk ♪

Hm!

♪ Is when the monthly
bills are due ♪

♪ We go to work,
we go to church ♪

♪ We fake
the perfect life ♪

Sing, girl!

♪♪

♪ And I'm past the point
of give-a-damns ♪

Hey!

♪ And all my tears
are cried ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

Hey!

♪ We can just go on
like this ♪

♪ Say the word,
we'll call it quits ♪

♪ Baby, you can go
or you can stay ♪

Wow.

♪ Mmm-hmm ♪

Both: ♪ But I won't
love you either way ♪

Beautiful!

Yeah.

♪♪

♪ I used to cry
and stay up nights ♪

♪ And wonder
what went wrong ♪

Sing, Tia!

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ It's been hard ♪

♪ But hearts can only
do that for so long ♪

♪ For so long ♪

Both:
♪ We can just go on like this ♪

♪ Say the word,
we'll call it quits ♪

♪ Baby, you can go
or you can stay ♪

♪ But I won't love you
either way ♪

♪ Oh, no, no ♪

♪ No, no, no ♪

♪ Either way ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

John: We're getting
good performances today!

It's a good day.
It's a good day!

Oh, man!

You're amazing.
You're amazing.

Phenomenal.

Great job.

Yeah!

Man, that was--
That was crazy.

You guys did great.
Thank you.

Tia, I turned for you.
I lost.

Houston, I didn't turn for you,
but I got to tell you,

I was really, really blown away.

Major revelation, Houston,
for me today.

That rasp in your voice
and your upper register,

especially when
you're singing Chris Stapleton,

who is, like,
the master of that, right?

You really fulfilled
a tall order

in being able to stay with that

and do those big, gutty
high notes with rasp.

And I'm jealous of that.

Tia, I love you,
but I think if I was choosing,

I might actually
go with Houston today.

Thank you so much.
You're both great.

I'm not trying
to choose favorites.

Oh, no, I need help.

Well, y'all made it
hard for her,

so congratulations
for making it hard for her.

Houston, I was
very impressed with you.

That higher part
of your voice

just really crackled
in a really beautiful way.

But I will say I would
choose Tia in this battle.

Not to contradict
my friend over there,

but I just feel like
the tone was perfect.

Oh, my God.
I loved your runs.

They were just
so tastefully done,

interesting, and subtle.

Your tone
was just liquid gold.

I just wanted to listen
to you sing all day.

Like, I couldn't see her
going home after that.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, Coaches.
Thank you.

Wow, Kelly. I can see the
anguish on your face already.

Battle of the Champions.
They've all been really good.

And they make for
difficult decisions.

What did you think
about the whole Battle first?

Kelly: This has been
the hardest Battles for me

because I wasn't able
to be there at rehearsals.

You know, Jennifer,
I do remember her telling me

she threw her shoe
in y'all's rehearsal.

She was like-- She was--
The shoe was thrown!

-She doesn't do that
for everyone.

That's how you know
you did it right!

She just said it was
such a great pairing,

and so I knew that you
could both handle this song.

Handled it.
You both did
such a great job.

Like, Tia, once again, you did
some really interesting stuff

that was really cool.

I think that's what's
special about you,

is where your brain
takes you melodically,

I think is very interesting
and not many singers do.

Thank you.
And, Houston,

your subtle vibrato
and the emotion behind that

was something unexpected.

I knew you would be able
to do the big stuff,

but that really intimate stuff
was really special

and I think just as powerful.

Oh, man!

John: Hm!

I am, like, shaking.
Okay.

Kelly, tough one
for you.

I honestly
don't know which one.

I hate this right now.
Oh, my God.

Somebody's stalling.
And you both--

I know you both
chose different people!

Yeah, we didn't help.

Daly: Kelly, who is the
winner of this Battle?

Kelly: Um...
just give me a second.

Let's go to commercial.
Yeah.

We'll be back.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know.

This is so hard.
This is so hard!

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly:
Welcome back to the Battles.

Kelly: Ohh! Okay.

♪♪

The winner of this Battle...

...is Houston.

Houston! Shocked!

Is moving on to the Knockouts
for Team Kelly!

This was by far
my hardest decision.

Both are incredible singers.

But Houston
showed me in the Battles

that he's got even more
in his arsenal

that I did not know about.

I'm excited to
work with you, too.
I'm sweating.

Houston may have some more
shoes thrown at him, y'all.

Thank you so much.
Thank y'all guys.

Great job, brother.

Houston:
It makes me feel really good

that she wants to take me
to the Knockouts,

and I'm very hopeful that I can
deliver what she's hoping for.

Oh, that was very hard.

I just was
so surprised by him.

I just loved how he sounded
at the very beginning.

I feel like he won that.

Houston: I'm really looking
forward to work under Kelly.

I know I didn't get to work
with her this first time,

so I'm really excited to get
her expertise and her insight.

Got Team Kelly
going to the knockouts.

Thank y'all so much.

[ Gasps ] I love this song.

You have a Spanish song
coming up!

Ooh. "My Cherie Amour"?
Oh, yeah!

♪ My cherie amour ♪

♪ Mi querido amor ♪

Adam: Having fun?

I'm having
a great time, man.

It's like we've just been
doing this together for years.

It feels right.

Like almost like
we're brothers.

Like we're bros.
Yeah.

Aziz: Buenos, buenos.
This is Aziz Guerra.

And I'm about to find out

who I'm gonna be
paired with for Battles.

I got the best
singing partner, y'all.

Oh, my God.
I got Jeremy.

Jeremy's voice,
I love how smooth it is.

He's always on pitch.

That is something that I got
to focus a little bit more on.

It's just getting
super competitive.

I just want to
make it to Knockouts.

Jeremy: Aziz,
his baritone voice is so rich.

It's very delicate
at the same time.

He does everything well,
you know?

He just makes me want to
step my game up even more.

It's gonna be amazing,
amazing, amazing.

Yes.

Adam: This was
my hardest pairing

because Aziz,
he's sang entirely in Spanish

and he's so singularly
his own thing.

But I felt like Jeremy
would be maybe a good person.

And the song
helps me decide.

Adam: What up?

Oh, my God!
It's Benji!

Benji Madden, ladies and
gentlemen. Benji Madden.

Legend.
It's such an honor.

This is Benji Madden right here.
Like, I was not expecting that.

Huge fan. Huge fan.

Seeing Benji was
my childhood all over again.

MTV, there was no way
you could avoid Good Charlotte.

I love this song.
Aziz: It's beautiful.

And the fact
that we can sing it

in English and Spanish
is amazing.

Is it just you in Spanish or
are you gonna do Spanish, too?

He's gonna sing
in Spanish, too.

Ooh!
Yes!

Adam: I gave Aziz and Jeremy "My
Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder.

Big shoes to fill,
as Stevie is literally

the baddest singer
of all time.

It's nice when
a song comes around

and, like, makes sense for
two people on my team.
Right.

It also is great because it's
a challenge for you, Jeremy.

I love that you're
singing in Spanish.

I've been wanting
to sing a song in
Spanish for a minute, so...

Alright.
Jeremy, do you
speak Spanish?

A little bit.
I'm not, like, fluent, but...

Un poquito.
Un poquito . Yeah.

Okay.
I love it.

Let's sing.

♪ My cherie amour ♪

♪ Pretty little one
that I adore ♪

Jeremy, you can
just tell that he's put

the hours and hours
and hours and hours in.

Adam:
It's a really rich tone.

Benji: Yeah. Sweet,
soulful, but deep.

That's a big voice
to take on.

♪ Mi querido amor ♪

Both: ♪ Eres tú la flor
que yo soñé ♪

Benji: Aziz's voice,
I kind of felt like there was,

like, a little bit of, like,
old-school crooner kind of vibe.

Aziz is like the Latin
Josh Groban.

Yeah.
That's a great comp.

Right?
Yeah.

If he leans into that,
then he'll shine.

You sounded good
in Spanish.
Thank you.

Okay.
Started off great.

Towards the end, it started
to get too over-harmonized.

Okay.
I don't want to

sacrifice energy
for harmony.

Jeremy, being a background
singer, every once in a while,

I hear you go into
a very safe place.

Yes.
Because that's what
you're used to doing.

But I would say, like, try
your best to break out of that.

Adam: You have the license
to be freer

and not be restricted by what
you've had to do in the past

to be a support system.

Being a backup singer
is a really tough gig.

Adam: Definitely.

You're there, you know, in
service of a different record.

And, you know, to get to go
out behind your own music,

I think, like, make sure you
don't hold yourself back either.

Right.
And, yeah, don't let it
be a weakness.

Make it a strength.

Outside of "The Voice,"
I worked on a cruise ship,

Three shows a night.
Six nights a week.

I don't think you work harder
anywhere else.

I've also been
a background vocalist

pretty much my whole career,
and this time it's about me.

It's about preparing Jeremy.

The lights are on me.
The pressure is on me.

I want to show Adam

that I am an artist
and I take risks.

Aziz, I just don't
want it to be too chill.

You know
what I'm saying?
Okay.

A little more urgency.
Everybody's different.

You'll have something
that's unique to you.

Get to know yourself
as you go.

Right.
Adam: Definitely.

Gotcha.

Aziz:
I'm currently studying

at Berklee College of Music
in Boston.

Being here is just
so much different.

Right now
I'm just singing casually

in front of Adam Levine.

I would love to win the Battle.

Just being here is literally
a dream come true.

Right on.
Okay, guys.

Awesome. Awesome.
Jeremy: Thank you, guys.

My guys! Let's go!

Benji: I think if Jeremy
can really step up

and be the lead singer, you
know, he's got the voice for it.

I don't like to pick sides
so early,

but, yes, I don't
disagree with you.

Jeremy is definitely
in the lead,

but there's been so many times
that somebody's been in the lead

and all of a sudden--

You just don't know.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back.

[ Cheers and applause ]

This Battle starts now.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ My cherie amour ♪

♪ Lovely as
a summer day ♪

Alright.

♪ My cherie amour ♪

♪ Distant as
the Milky Way ♪

♪ My cherie amour ♪

♪ Pretty little one
that I adore ♪

♪ You're the only girl
my heart beats for ♪

♪ How I wish
that you were mine ♪

♪ Por la calle voy ♪

♪ Pregunto
a todos al pasar ♪

♪ Yo te busco ♪

♪ Y no te puedo
encontrar ♪

♪ My cherie amour ♪

♪ Won't you tell me
how could you ignore ♪

♪ That behind
that little smile I wore ♪

♪ How I wish
that you were mine ♪

Okay, okay!

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la ♪

♪ Mi querido amor ♪

♪ No sabes cuanto
pienso en ti ♪

♪ Ohh ♪

♪ Mi querido amor ♪

♪ Podría hacerte
tan feliz ♪

♪ Mi querido amor ♪

♪ Eres tú la flor
que yo soñé ♪

♪ You're the only girl
my heart beats for ♪

♪ How I wish
that you were mine ♪

Both: ♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La ♪

♪ La ♪

Beautiful!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoo!
Adam: Yeah!

Whoo!

I'd like to have a talk
with Adam briefly

before we get into this.

Jeremy and I sang
"Ordinary People" together,

and my heart was
broken after that

when he chose Team Adam.

Oh, yeah.
Remember that?

I get it. Well, that
was beautiful, guys.

Both of you
sounded magnificent.

If I were to choose,
I would pick Jeremy,

as much as it breaks my heart
that he's even on your team.

[ Laughs evilly ]

Hee-hee-hee.

[ Laughs evilly ]

Just have GIFs of that.

All of my GIFs online
are from "The Voice."

Same. Same.

I think that you both
did a really great job.

I loved your runs equally.

I thought they were
very different.

Obviously, you have
very different voices.

Aziz, your voice,
especially when you hold it out

on those big, soaring notes,

that vibrato that comes
into play, it's beautiful.

Thank you so much,
Kelly.

And then, Jeremy, every time
you just started a phrase,

it was like, "Ohh!"

I thought it was
an equal playing field.

I thought both of you
did a great job.

It's a tough one.
I don't like it.

Thank you, Coaches.
Appreciate it.

Adam, you got
a tough one here.

Both of you guys
did everything

that was asked of you
and more.

Um, and that is always,
you know, like,

what makes
this whole thing brutal

to have to
make a decision.

I want you both to know I'm
really, really, really happy

and proud of both of you guys
for doing a great job.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Adam, the time has come.
Yeah.

Who is the winner
of this Battle?

I think that this person
is ready now,

and so that's why
the winner of this Battle...

is Jeremy.

Daly: Jeremy, you're moving on
to the Knockouts for Team Adam!

Congratulations!

Jeremy is no longer
a background singer.

He's coming into the foreground,
and I'm really proud of him

because he's doing
all the things.

Thank you, man.
Thank you very much.

Jeremy's voice
has presence,

and Jeremy was just so good
and so right on the money,

and he deserved to advance.

John:
Luna's on Duolingo.

Oh, you're
on Duolingo?

What are you learning?
Spanish?
Yeah.

Do you know, like, colors yet?
Like azul?
Yeah.

What's verde, Lu?
What's verde?

Blanco.

I liked the Spanish.
I thought he was sweet.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly:
Welcome back to the Battles.

Druski, these Battles,
they've been so intense.

It kind of reminds me of the '95
Eastern Conference semifinals.

That's the year
I was born.

What?

It reminds me of my
family get-togethers.

A lot of yelling,
fighting, and stealing.

Speaking of stealing,

Adam is the only coach
with a steal left.

Adam has attempted
to steal before,

but it hasn't
worked out yet, you know?

What do you mean?!

I know what he's
going through mentally,

but he needs to use
that pressure, dig deep,

hit that button
at the right time.

Well, let's see
what happens.

John: I'm next.

Kelly: Oh, my God!
They're doing "Walk On By"?

They sound
really good on it.

I love that song.

The country girl
sounds amazing on it.

Our team is so lucky
to have Muni Long.

And I'm so grateful
to be here.

I'm super excited
to share my knowledge

with this next
generation of artists

and be a trailblazer
and chop down the trees

and make the path
so that it's not as tough

for people
that come behind me.

So let's talk
about these artists.

We've got Kendra
versus Natasha.

Whoo!
We are partnered
together for battles!

She can moonwalk.

She's got to do this
in the performance.

-How do you do that?
-It's all in the ankles.

Kendra: Natasha and I couldn't
be different on so many levels

to where I'm always hot
and I need a fan.

I'm freezing, so
I'm putting on a robe.

[ Laughter ]

John:
They are so different.

And I was like, "How do I find
a song for the both of them?"

And I went to Dionne Warwick,
"Walk On By."

Yeah, Dionne's got smooth
and she's got grit.

Exactly.
Let's do it.

♪♪

Hello, ladies!
Hello, ladies!

So there's John Legend
and there's Muni long.

This is sick!

She's written amazing songs

like "California King Bed"
by Rihanna.

I'm a songwriter

back in Nashville
for movies and TV shows.

I am so excited to hear input

from such
an accomplished writer.

Both of you got
your boots on today.

We ready to walk on by,
you know?

You're ready.
I like what you did there.

Natasha: When we got
this song, I was like,

"Let's go. This is
so in my wheelhouse."

I was like,
"Let me look it up."

[ Laughter ]

John:
Well, this is a classic,

and the thing about
great songwriting

is you can translate it
to different genres.

Yeah.
Let's do it.

♪ If see me walking
down the street ♪

I love Natasha 'cause she's
got such style in her voice.

It has, like,
a grace to it.

Muni:
It's just silky, slinky,

and I really love
that she owns it.

She doesn't try
to do anything

that doesn't
feel like it's her.

Both: ♪ Walk on by ♪

Kendra is so raspy
and, like, gritty.

She kind of gives me
a little Amy Winehouse vibe.

It just kind of sounds
like vinyl cracking.

Smoky.

She just sings the melody
in a way that is so full.

Kendra, I like how
you broke up the...

♪ Walk on by ♪

When the call
and response...

♪ Don't stop ♪
Mm-hmm.

You're not stepping on
each other, so sing it.

Can we address the
harmonics in the bridge?

Something was
rubbing to me.

We just arranged it
to what we thought.

I hope you, like, compose
something together here.

♪♪

♪ Oh, don't stop ♪

♪♪

♪ Won't you walk on by? ♪

♪ Won't you walk on by? ♪

Hm!

That's it.
That's the vibe.

I love that.
It's just simpler, you know?

Yeah.

Kendra: John Legend truly
is a master at his craft.

And how lucky am I to have
a person like that as my coach?

Back home, I was a dental
hygienist in Nashville.

Aah!

I'll see you
next time, girl.

I lost my job coming out here
to follow my dreams.

If I'm gonna win this Battle,
I'm gonna need to show John

everything that I'm made of.

Thank you both
so much, seriously.
John: Thank you!

Both of them are really
great at what they do.

On the day of Battles,
it's gonna be about

who shows up
being their best self.

Let's go!

♪♪

Great dress.

Let the Battle begin.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ If you see me
walking down the street ♪

♪ And I start to cry
each time we meet ♪

Both: ♪ Walk on by ♪

John: Hey!

Both: ♪ Walk on by ♪

Okay.

♪ Make believe ♪

♪ That you don't see
the tears ♪

♪ Just let me grieve ♪

♪ In private ♪

♪ 'Cause each time
I see you ♪

♪ I break down and cry ♪

♪ Walk on by ♪

♪ Don't stop ♪

♪ Walk on by ♪

♪ Walk on by ♪

♪ Don't stop,
walk on by ♪

♪ Baby, walk on by ♪

♪ By, yeah ♪

♪ I just can't get over
losing you ♪

♪ And so if I seem
broken and blue ♪

Both: ♪ Walk on by ♪

♪ Ohh ♪

Both: ♪ Walk on by ♪

♪ Foolish pride ♪

♪ Is all that
I have left ♪

♪ So let me hide ♪

♪ This feeling inside ♪

♪ And I tell you,
when you said goodbye ♪

♪ Walk on by ♪

♪ Don't stop ♪

♪ Walk on by ♪

♪ Walk on by ♪

♪ Don't stop ♪

♪ Oh, don't stop ♪

♪ Oh, won't you
walk on by ♪

♪ Oh, why don't you
walk on by ♪

♪ Hey, walk on by ♪

♪ Oh, walk on by ♪

♪ Foolish pride ♪

♪ That's all that
I have left ♪

♪ So let me hide ♪

♪ This feeling
inside me ♪

♪ I can't help
but tell you goodbye ♪

Both: ♪ Walk on by ♪

♪ Walk on by ♪

♪ Walk on by ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Beautiful!
Well done.

Adam: Great job.
I love that song.

It was so cool.

I feel like you guys couldn't
possibly be more different.

Natasha, this song may be
a little more in your zone.

Kendra, it still showed me
things about your voice

I would want to hear.

It's gonna be
a tough one,

and it really just boils
down to preference.

I don't know
what to tell you, John.

I'm sorry, man.
Useless! Useless!

I'm gonna be helpful.
I am useless.

Kendra, you are ready
to release the firecrackers.

Like, that little rasp
in your voice.

There is a level of feistiness.

Thank you so much.
And, Natasha, like,

you just have more of
a smoothness to your voice

and an ease to it.

I would lean towards Kendra
a little bit more.

John: Mm-hmm.
Daly: Thank you, Coaches.

Alright, John, give us some
thoughts on the Battle, please.

Kendra came to us
singing Little Big Town,

but I told her she's
a very soulful singer.

Like, I hear that edge
in her voice.

And then, Natasha, you're
very smooth, very sultry.

Well done,
both of you.

John, who is the winner
of this Battle?

♪♪

The winner
of this Battle...

...is Natasha.

Daly: Natasha!
Congratulations!

John: Kendra and Natasha.
They both sounded great.

And I just slightly preferred
Natasha's approach.

Well done!
I did not expect that.

John: I love the subtleties
in her voice.

It has the smoothness
that I really appreciate.

Thank you so much!
Well done.

I'm so excited
for the Knockouts

because that's when they
choose their own song again.

We really get to start to round
out our image of these artists

and what their taste is and
what style they want to sing,

so I'm really excited
to see Natasha.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly:
Welcome back to the Battles.

Jennifer:
Hi! I'm Jennifer.

Oh, my God.
The one and only.

Kelly called me,
and she said,

"Can you come see
about my fabulous team?"
Ohh!

You are in great hands.
Yes.

Because, uh, I was once
a coach on "The Voice."

She's beautiful.
Am I cute?

Oh, my God.
You're gorgeous.

Am I doing okay?
Yeah, yeah.

Kelly told me
you can really sing.

We got to
make her proud.

Yeah.
Alright.

Go take it away,
Cheche.

♪ A kiss, a touch ♪

Jennifer: Aaron and Jonah.

They're singing "The First Time"
from Damiano David.

Kelly picked this song
because it's relatively new

and she thought this song would
be a big challenge for them.

And I think she's right.

Their powerhouse voices from
two completely different genres.

You have rock
and the stage world...

Both: ♪ We met ♪

Jennifer: ...which is
an interesting mashup,

but they both have range
that does not end,

which makes it, oof,
a competition.

Both:
♪ The first time we met ♪

[ Laughter ]

I ain't got no shoes,
so I had to throw the paper.

I love that. Jonah...
Yeah.

You're so captivating
to watch.
Thank you.

You see the story
as you're singing it

and you're creating
that picture.
Thank you.

I know Kelly wanted to hear you
venture off into, like, rock.

Yeah.

You know, outside of
classical or opera.

Would you say that is
a challenge for you?

Oh, 1,000%. Yeah.

Because my first song
was more like

Italian popera
and...style song.

Just sing.
Okay.

Don't think about it.

As my grandmama would say,
stand flat-footed and sing.

Because you have
the gift naturally.

Jonah: I miss Kelly,
but, oh, my God...

♪ J.Hud is my happy place ♪

She was saying to me,
I'm okay, I can trust myself.

I had three to four jobs.

I've been singing at weddings.
Funerals. Sounds a little grim.

But everything
that I've been doing

has been leading up
to this moment.

And as beautiful a voice as
Aaron's is, that's not my voice.

And I am happy to show them
what I can do

with my voice in this song.

And then for you, Aaron, all you
got to do is know the song.

Let it just be the wind
beneath your wings, okay?

Yeah.

Because you want to
perform it, become it.

And you want the people to
feel like I could do anything.

"Oh, my God!"
You know?

But somewhere
in there, Aaron,

you need to find a way to get
yourself a good little note

that's gonna take it
to another level.

This is a competition.

You got to let him know,
"Baby, I am still here."

Aaron: There is a magnetism
about Jennifer Hudson,

and she reminded me
this is a competition.

I've performed in all 50 states
and all throughout the world.

If I lose the Battle,
I'll definitely be disappointed.

Jonah's an amazing performer.
He has a great voice.

And there really isn't
anyone else like him
in this competition.

Time to step it up a little bit.

Be you, both of you,
to the fullest.

'Cause what?
That's what got you here.

Amen.

Aaron and Jonah, it is going
to be a true battle for Kelly.

And I'm glad I'm not Kelly.

[ Chuckles ] Okay?

Let the competition begin!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly:
Battling now from Team Kelly...

Aaron LaVigne
versus Jonah Mayor!

Whoo!

Yes!

[ Cheers and applause ]

This Battle starts now.

♪♪

♪ I thought
my heart ♪

♪ Had felt it all ♪

♪ I swam for miles ♪

♪ Across the ocean ♪

♪ Never met the shore ♪

♪ My eyes
were closed ♪

♪ My highs
were lows ♪

♪ Just getting drunk ♪

♪ On pills and potions ♪

♪ Craving
something more ♪

-♪ Traveled the world,
but it got me nowhere ♪

♪ Nothing could ever ♪

Both: ♪ Compare ♪

♪ A kiss, a touch, a song
that made me cry ♪

♪ And all the drugs
I've done ♪

♪ They couldn't
get me higher ♪

♪ Than the first time
we met ♪

♪ There's nothing like ♪

♪ The first time we met ♪

♪ Yeah, I crashed my car,
oh, baby, I was flying ♪

♪ And I talked to God ♪

♪ He couldn't get me higher ♪

♪ Than the first time
we met ♪

♪ There's nothing like
the first time ♪

♪ The first time we met ♪

♪ You set the room
on fire ♪

♪ You take the angels
higher ♪

♪ I heard
a thousand choirs ♪

♪ Oh, baby, you ain't
seen nothing yet ♪

♪ Traveled the world,
it got me nowhere ♪

♪ Nothing could
ever compare ♪

♪ A kiss, a touch, a song
that made me cry ♪

♪ And the drugs I've done
could never get me higher ♪

♪ Higher ♪

♪ Than the first time
we met ♪

♪ There's nothing like
the first time we met ♪

♪ When I crashed my car,
oh, baby, I was flying ♪

♪ And I talked to God ♪

♪ He couldn't
get me higher ♪

♪ Than the first time
we met ♪

♪ There's nothing
like the first time ♪

♪ The first time
we met ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ The first time
we met ♪

♪ The first time we met! ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Yeah!
Good job, buddy.

Alright, fellas!

Hello!

It was great.
The energy was amazing.

Honestly, like, a lot of this
game of singing is performance.

If you can't kind of
go for it,

then you won't be able to
succeed in this business.

But I also think that
there's this weird balance

you have to strike
between having that energy

that I know you guys had
and also containing it enough

to maintain control
of your instrument.

And that sounds so lame.

But what I was thinking
the whole time was, like,

I wish we could, like, get
our breathing under control

right now so I could hear some
more that you guys have to offer

because you guys are both
really powerful singers.

Yeah, I think both of you,
when you hit those

big, glorious high notes,
that's what I love.

I just feel like
Jonah's opera angle...

We could explore his strengths
in the competition.

Daly:
Thank you, Coaches!

Alright, Kelly, you got a tough
decision here in a minute.

Give us some thoughts
on the Battle first, please.

You're both
like firecrackers.

And I think both of you
equally had some pitch issues.

But Aaron, man,
I mean, we all heard it,

that note
that you went up for.

That's incredible.
Your range is incredible.

And then even, Jonah, whenever
you went for your big notes,

you have this roundness
that just fills the space.

You got
a tough decision here.

Who is the winner
of this Battle?

I'm gonna have to go on
what I think will stand out

a little more in the end,

so the winner
of this Battle is Jonah.

Jonah, congratulations!

Kelly:
They both are very talented,

but there is something
very special to me about Jonah.

I feel like he had a little bit
more edge than Aaron.

Jonah's special.
I like his energy.

I'm so excited!

Jonah: Whoo!

That's Jonah.
I think that's Jonah. Yeah.

That's Jonah. Told you.
He's a firecracker.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back.

I don't know about you.
I'm feeling kind of nervous.

Like, just with
these doors right now,

I'm like, "Okay.
So it's real. Got it."

Yeah, I wasn't
really feeling nervous.
Until this moment.

Now I'm like--
It's kicking in a little bit.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

So, I want to introduce you
to Ashley and Syd.

Ashley did a kind of country
pop, country rock vibe.

♪ There's pictures of you and I
on the wall around me ♪

John: We heard your tone,

the way you jump between
different parts of your voice.

And the fact that you're doing
all that at the age of 18

is just so impressive.

And then Syd
is like a wailer.

She sang Jessie J...

Oh!
...which is not easy.

♪ Oh, there is something
going down ♪

♪ Like the storm in the sky ♪

Did you just win
"The Voice"?

Ohh!
Is "The Voice" over?

My team is full.
I'm so angry.

John: I literally have
one spot left on my team.

You were sent from heaven,
Syd, to fill that final spot.

And you can win
this competition.

So we'll see.
I'm excited.

Yeah, let's get 'em in here.
Let's go.

Ashley and Syd,
you know,

I felt like
they would both give me

a powerful, big
pop-diva performance.

And I gave them
the mother of all...

Yeah.
...pop-diva performances

with a really classic
Mariah Carey song

called "Love Takes Time."

The song is a doozy.

I can't wait to hear
what you do with it.

Definitely.
This is "The Voice."

I want y'all to come
out here and flex on 'em.

Both:
♪ I don't want to be here ♪

Mariah has that
belty chest voice.

She's got a deep
lower register, as well,

and I think both Syd and
Ashley have those things.

♪ You might say ♪

I love when Ashley's
doing the attitude.

And Syd, it's like her tone
just hits you in the face.

Both: ♪ I know that you do
and I feel that you do ♪

I mean, every time they sang
together, I kept getting chills.

Mm-hmm.
Alright!

That was amazing.
It's really good.

It's, like,
you're super passionate.

You have attitude.

Like, I love when you, like--
Do it! Yeah.

When you do that
super-long high note,

just take it back a little
just to let the lead...

Because she's really doing
the lead at that point.

So it's not too
clashing, you know?
Yeah.

It feels very humbling
to learn from people

with such
"out of this world" talent.

I'm, like, pinching myself.

I, like--
Going home and sobbing.

I've been a wedding singer
now for about three years.

It's so fun.

It's like I don't even go
to work, which is so cool.

"The Voice" is a really
big step for me,

just so people
can see me as an artist.

Winning this battle
would prove to myself

that you're here for a reason
and you just got to keep going.

Ashley, my main advice
would be just thinking about

how you transition between your
head voice and your chest voice

because it felt
a little bit disjointed.

And maybe just decide
to stay in my chest voice

because it'll be easier
to keep it smooth.

Sure. Thank you.

Can we do--
♪ I don't want to be there ♪

Both: ♪ I don't want
to be there ♪

Unison with the harmony
at the end.

So, Syd, first.
♪ I don't want to be there ♪

♪ I don't want
to be there ♪

And then together.

Both:
♪ I don't want to be there ♪

Oh, yes.
That'd be tasty.

Ashley: Taking "Love Takes Time"
and really trying

to make it my own
is kind of hard.

It's Mariah Carey.

You can't get
any harder than that.

But I want to show John
with this performance

I am very versatile

and I can go into a different
genre but still be myself.

Now it's just all about
getting it into your body

and feeling it.

Like, you've practiced it
so much,

it's second nature,
you know?

Y'all got some pipes, honey.
I love it.

I'm having a hard time thinking
who you're gonna pick.

Ashley!

I just want to see
who goes out there

and shows the world that they
need to be in the next round.

This song is demanding.

It requires a lot
of natural ability and skill,

and you just want
to see somebody

that isn't afraid
of this kind of challenge

and goes out there
and just nails it.

Both: ♪ Love takes time ♪

♪ To heal when you're ♪

♪ Hurting so much ♪

♪ Couldn't see
that I was blind ♪

♪ To let you go ♪

♪ I can't escape
this pain inside ♪

♪ 'Cause love
takes time ♪

♪ I don't want to ♪

♪ Be here ♪

♪ I don't want
to be here ♪

♪ Alone ♪

♪ You might say
that it's over ♪

♪ And you might say
that you don't care ♪

♪ That you don't care,
baby ♪

♪ You might say ♪

♪ You don't miss me ♪

♪ You don't need me ♪

♪ But I know that you do
and I feel that you do ♪

♪ Inside ♪

♪ Ohh-ohh ♪

♪ Love takes time ♪

♪ To heal when you're
hurting so much ♪

-♪ I couldn't see that I,
I was so blind ♪

♪ To let you go ♪

♪ I can't escape
the pain inside ♪

♪ 'Cause love
takes time ♪

♪ Ohh ♪

♪ I don't want to
be there ♪

♪ I don't want to
be there ♪

♪ I don't want to be there ♪

♪ Alone ♪

Alright!

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

John: Yes!

Kelly: I saw the song
before y'all walked on.

I was like,
"That is a tall order."

I love this song so much.

I'm gonna start
with you, Ashley.

I did feel like there were some
pitchy parts here and there.

There were also some
really beautiful moments.

Girl, your voice,
when it gets really big

and you open up that roundness,
it's beautiful.

Thank you.
It is a really beautiful,

big, old sound.

And, Syd, I'm still angry

from not even being able
to possibly turn for you.

I like to think she would
have chosen me anyway.

At least you have an excuse.
I was in it, and I still lost.

Daly:
Thank you, Coaches.

Alright, John, give us
some thoughts on that Battle

before you tell us who won.

Both of you are such
wonderful singers.

And, Ashley, you really
do have an amazing voice.

When you have
this powerful instrument,

part of what you're doing
is learning how to harness it

and controlling
this gift that you have.

It just takes time.

As Mariah said.

Aww. Like love.
It takes time.

And, Syd, it is that
interesting combination

of going to the heights
of what you're able to do

with your voice
but not sounding shrill.

It's a remarkable, like,
rare thing that you have.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

John, who is the winner
of this Battle?

The winner
of this Battle...

...is Syd.

Daly:
Hey, Syd! Congratulations!

You are moving on to
the Knockouts for Team Legend!

John: Ashley and Syd, both of
these girls are really talented,

but Syd is just such
a phenomenal performer.

She hit some
of the highest notes

you'll ever hear an artist sing,
and she does it effortlessly.

It's really remarkable.

She belongs in the finale
of the show.

She's really special.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly:
Welcome back to the Battles

at Universal Studios Hollywood.

♪♪

Alright, Abigayle.
Alright. Thank you.

Have fun.
Alright.

Man:
Alright. Stand by, Coaches.

About a minute,
and we'll go.
Yes, ma'am.

Man: Alright.
Here we go, everybody.

Last time I was in this room
was the blind audition,

and I got a three-chair turn,

but there's still a lot
that I want to show.

I want to work with Kelly,
and I hope to stay around

for some more rounds and
learn all that I can from her.

Julia: "The Voice" is such
a huge opportunity for me.

I'm from a really small town,

and getting on a stage that
can be seen all across America

is something that I am
so blessed to experience.

When I walk on stage,
I'm going to be thinking

about doing my best,
being myself,

and making my family proud.

I am so excited for this.

Who will win
this Team Kelly battle?

Will it be Abigayle Oakley
or Julia Golden?!

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Jennifer:
Abigayle and Julia.

Hi, ladies!

Both: Hello!

Jennifer:
Abigayle versus Julia.

Their voices are similar
in some ways,

but still different.

Abigayle is more folk.
Julia is more country.

They're singing "Rhiannon"
by Fleetwood Mac.

I think this is the perfect song
because it kind of bridges them.

Can you tell me a little bit
about yourselves?

Who wants to start?

I can go.
Abigayle, you go first.

'Cause she said
you're a little shy.

I'm a little shy.
She told me.

Yes.
I'm a songwriter.

I live in Nashville.
I've done music all my life.

Tell me a little bit
about you, Julia.

I'm 19.
I'm from North Carolina.

I sing country music,

but I love everything,
rock, Americana.

Stevie Nicks is, like, my idol,

so I'm really excited
to be singing this song.

Speaking of the song, I want
to hear you ladies sing it.

♪ All your life,
you've never seen ♪

♪ A woman
taken by the wind ♪

Jennifer:
You know what's interesting?

Abigayle naturally has
a yodel in her voice,

which normally comes from more
of a country style of singing

than Julia does.

Both: ♪ She is like a cat
in the dark, and then... ♪

Which maybe is why
they work so well together.

♪ Would you stay if she
promised you heaven? ♪

Jennifer:
Julia, her vibrato is special.

And then the energy
that she exudes

when she's singing,
it's infectious.

It takes the room.

Two completely
different personalities.

They're both captivating
in their own way.

Both: ♪ Rhiannon ♪

Yes, y'all! Yes!

You are so interesting
and captivating.

Aww. Wow.

I tend to be one with
a big personality, right?

But it's the people
who are so quiet

who are the
most interesting.

As an artist, take us
into that world.
Cool.

I'm big on, like,
owning who you are.

And the energy you bring.
I saw this bubbliness.

Like, you were like--
You look like you want
to just twirl around.

Twirl around.
Yes, ma'am.

If that's what you feel--
This is your moment.

Make sure you're
the focal point.

Allow yourself to
be every bit of you.

Because you're the stars.
It's y'all's for the taking.

Both of them
have the star power,

so what this comes down to

is who shines the brightest
on the day.

♪ All your life
you've never seen ♪

♪ A woman taken
by the wind ♪

♪ Would you stay if she
promised you heaven? ♪

♪ Will you ever win? ♪

♪ Will you ever win? ♪

♪♪

Both: ♪ Rhiannon ♪

♪ Rhiannon ♪

♪♪

♪ She rings like a bell
through the night ♪

♪ And wouldn't you love
to love her? ♪

♪ She rules her life
like a bird in flight ♪

♪ And who will be
her lover? ♪

♪ All your life
you've never seen ♪

♪ A woman
taken by the wind ♪

♪ Would you stay if she
promised you heaven? ♪

♪ Will you ever win? ♪

♪ Will you ever win? ♪

♪ Rhiannon ♪

♪♪

♪ Rhiannon ♪

Both: ♪ Rhiannon ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Adam: Alright!

Abigayle, there's this
beautiful quality to your voice

when you get up there
in your upper register.

Beautiful transition
to falsetto.

I just want to hear more,
you know?

So I would
go with Abigayle.

But, Julia,
you did a great job.

Thank you so much.
Thank you. Thank you.

Abigayle, I love
the verse a lot with you.

Like, you had, like,
a really nice, round tone.

It just felt really solid
and, like, comfortable.

And then I felt like
that part of the song

was weaker for you,
Julia,

but then when you came in
on the higher parts,

it felt really good.

And the energy you were
giving on stage felt right.

I'm gonna say Julia.
Okay.

Daly: Thank you, Coaches.

Oh, my.
Alright, Kelly.

Give us a few thoughts
before you pick a winner.

There were moments
that both of you,

the reason
why you're here--

You both have something
really magical with your tone.

You both have something really
magical about your voices

that are very different.

I thought that you did
a good job with the song.

I do like both
of your Blinds better.

I think that you're both artists
that really benefit from space,

like, in a song,
not all the things kind of

happening at once
and fighting against it,

especially having to
battle someone

you've never sung
with before, you know?

Daly: Kelly, who is
the winner of this Battle?

♪♪

Kelly: Hm. Man.

The winner of this Battle...

...is Abigayle.

Daly:
Abigayle! Congratulations!

You're going to the Knockouts
for Team Kelly!

♪♪

Kelly: Abigayle and Julia
are both very talented,

but Abigayle
is a true storyteller.

That's the thing
that wins me over about her.

She has this intensity
that is purposeful,

but it's intimate,
and she has this way of, like,

being soft
but also very pointed.

I have six incredible artists
coming into the Knockouts.

My team crushed it, so
I'm pretty stoked about today.

Man:
We love you so much, Kelly!

Oh! Thank you!

♪ This is "The Voice ♪

Daly: Welcome back.

John: KJ and Mike.
Our last pairing.

Gentlemen! Y'all, how lucky are
we to have Muni long here?

Oh, we're blessed to
have Muni Long here.

I'm so excited.
She is gonna be

giving you guys advice
on your battle.

We're having
a good time today.

Alright. Absolutely.

Yeah, last
but not least.

John: KJ and Mike.
They're both R&B singers.

It just felt naturally
they would sound great together.

What you guys
been up to?

Man, I've been at home
with my babies, my kids.

Yeah, how many
babies you got?
Just two.

Two?
How old are they?

I have a 5-year old daughter,
and my son is 7 months.

♪ So deny the truth ♪

♪ Or stay behind ♪

Mike: My daughter
was really stoked

when I got a triple-chair turn.

Triple turn, baby!

And that was validating that
I can make it in this industry.

But, you know, it's been kind of
hard trying to balance school

and being on the show
because it's nonstop,

but it's so worth it
because it would mean

more than the world to me
to bring home that degree

and that trophy for my baby girl
and her little brother.

[ Laughs ]

I love you.
Love you.

Mwah!

KJ: When I'm at home
and I'm in my downtime,

we're doing shows and we giggin'
and making it happen.

I love it.

I try to sing
every day, all day.

I gig as much as I can.
I'm real structured.

I'm really just adamant
about taking this opportunity

and putting
my best foot forward.

♪ Yeah, ohh ♪

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

They've sacrificed so much.
My dad was in the military.

It was a choice made
to provide for a family.

My dad's background taught me
a strong work ethic.

I've been the kid, you know,

who was super creative
but didn't like school.

Now that I've found something
that I'm focused on,

I'm really harnessing it
to let it push me to work more.

John:
Well, I'm so excited to hear
y'all sing "Let Me Love You"

written by the great Ne-Yo,
performed by the great Mario.

This is one of the great
classic R&B songs

truly of this last
25 years.

Both of you all are
really good R&B singers,

but with
really different tones.

I felt like this song
would be a great song

for both of you to sing,
so I'm excited to hear you.

[ Vocalizing ]

♪ Baby, I just
don't get it ♪

Mike has all this air
around his voice.

His tone
is so distinctive.

A lot of guys
with that kind of tone

don't have the range
that Mike has,

so the combination
of his tone and the range

he has
is really exceptional.

♪ Can we
make thing ours? ♪

And he also has power.

He was hitting
the high notes.

Yeah, no, he can belt
a little bit, which is good.

♪ Yeah-ah, you should
let me love you ♪

KJ has all of the runs.

The scales are crazy.

♪ You want
and need, baby ♪

And his ability to
pick where to do it

and how he could fit so many
notes in one little tiny part.

And it doesn't
sound cluttered.

That is a very, very
skillful ability.

♪ Ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Let me love you ♪

[ Laughter ]

Man, this is gonna
be really good.

Both of y'all really
sound good together.

And I like
the back-and-forth.

And I like that you guys were
more answering each other

than trying to harmonize
most of the time.

It was like
a ping-pong match.

That's my new favorite
of the day.

Yes, sir.
Neither of you
need to try to worry

about being better than
the other at what you do

because your styles are
so different from each other.

Like, just be
the best you.

Be mindful of
what you do on stage

'cause part of how you
convince the audience

to fall in love with you
is just your demeanor,

your swag, the way you
physically carry yourselves.

The tiebreaker will be
charisma, stage presence,

all that good stuff.

Don't they call that
dirty mackin'?

That's what they call that.
Dirty mackin'.

I'm happy.
It's really good.

Yeah. So I'm gonna
give you a little secret.

When you're freestyle singing
like the way that we do,

the rule is
eight notes, right?

Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do.

Mm-hmm.
Don't do more than that.

If you're gonna do a run,
finish it at eight.

Just count it.
You know what I'm saying?

Okay.
That's interesting.

I've never heard that.

Yeah, I just gave you
something.

Now I'm gonna go back
and listen to my records

and start counting.

No. Seriously.
That's good.

All of the hit songs,
the main melody

will not have
more than eight notes.

Mike: Yeah.

Muni's coaching is good

because Muni understands

all of the ingredients
that go into hits.

She kept us electrifying.

I'm excited, y'all.
This is gonna be
a great performance.

Yeah, no, this is
gonna be really good.

Somebody's
getting stolen, so...

Oh, Lord.
So don't think of it

like you're competing
with each other.

KJ: Right.
Just be your best self,

and somebody will get stolen,
I guarantee it.

It's gonna be dope, y'all.

KJ, Mike.

Mike: Oh, yeah.

I got Legend jackets
for you.

You're Team Legend for life.

KJ: Oh, yeah.
That's what's up now.

After rehearsing, I feel like
I picked the best coach.

[ Laughs ]

His advice. His energy.
It was everything. Everything.

So nice to meet you.
Best of luck to you all.

We wanted to make it hard

for our coach to send
any one of us home.

You think you're
gonna be able to pick?

I don't know if you can.
I don't know.

Can always wait till the day
and see how it goes that day.

Because some people
just step up when it's time,

when the lights are on,
the pressure's on.

And that's
when I decide.

Because based on rehearsal,
I could go either way.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly:
Welcome back to "The Voice:
Battle of Champions."

[ Cheers and applause ]

It's the last Battle.

It's been such
a fun Battle round.

I'm excited
for the Knockouts now.

[ Cheers and applause ]

This is my team coming.

This is the guy that wore
the suit that you liked.

♪♪

KJ's gonna be good, too.
They're both really good.

Kelly: Oh, my God. Mario?

I haven't heard this song
in a long time.

It's such a great song.
Yeah.

Daly: KJ Willis! Mike Steele!

The guys look clean!

The fits are nice!

Let the Battle begin.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ Hmm, yeah ♪

♪ Ooh, yeah ♪

♪ Hmmmm ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Baby, I just
don't get it ♪

♪ Do you enjoy
bein' hurt? ♪

♪ I know you smelled
the perfume ♪

♪ The makeup
on his shirt ♪

♪ You don't believe
his stories ♪

♪ You know
that they're all lies ♪

♪ As bad as you are ♪

♪ You stick around,
and I just don't know why ♪

♪ 'Cause if I was your man ♪

♪ Baby, you'd ♪

♪ You'd never worry 'bout ♪

♪ What I do ♪

♪ And I'd be comin' home ♪

♪ Back to you ♪

♪ Every night,
doin' you right ♪

♪ You're the type of woman ♪

♪ You deserve
good things ♪

♪ Fistful of diamonds ♪

♪ Handful of rings ♪

♪ Baby, you're a star ♪

♪ I just wanna
show you you are ♪

♪ You should
let me love you ♪

♪ Let me be the one to ♪

♪ Give you everything
you want and need, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, baby, good love
and protection, oh ♪

♪ Make me
your selection ♪

♪ Show you the way
love's supposed to be ♪

♪ Baby,
you should let me ♪

♪ You deserve
better, girl ♪

♪ You know
you deserve better ♪

♪ We could be
together, girl ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ With me and you,
it's whatever, girl, hey ♪

♪ Can we make
this thing ours? ♪

♪ You should let me
love you ♪

♪ I could be the one to ♪

♪ Give you everything
you want and need, yeah ♪

♪ Baby, good love
and protection ♪

♪ Make me your selection ♪

♪ Show you the way
love's supposed to be ♪

♪ Let me love you ♪

♪ Let me be
the one to ♪

♪ Give you everything
you want and need, baby ♪

♪ Baby, good love
and protection ♪

♪ Ooh, make me
your selection ♪

♪ Show you the way
love's supposed to be ♪

♪ Baby, you should
let me love you ♪

♪ Love you, yeah ♪

♪ Love you ♪
♪ Ooh ♪

John: Yeah!
[ Cheers and applause ]

Fellas!
KJ: Good job, bro.

Fellas!

♪♪

Kelly: Wow!

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Yes!

Kelly: Wow!

That was really good!

Yeah.
You are so screwed!

I know, I know, I know.

I mean,
that was incredible.

That was so, so good
and tasteful.

The whole time,
it was like tennis.

I was like, "Oh, damn."

And then I'd be like,
"Oh, damn."

Going back and forth.
And especially--

Oh, my God, Mike,
this one run you just did

towards the end
that went all the way down.

I was like, "Aah!"
It was so good! I loved it.

I thought, KJ, you're
a little more, like, higher.

Even when you're doing
the high stuff,

there's just such a body to it.

Honestly, guys,
you're both incredible.

I mean, great job.

John: Yeah.

I don't know
which way I'd lean.

Thank you so much, Kelly.
I know. I know.

Thank you.
Thank you so much. Yes.

I'm just mad at myself
for pairing them now.

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

The fellas look good.
They look good!

You guys were great.

KJ, you were
a big surprise to me.

I didn't turn for you
in the Blinds,

but you've since then
made me a believer.

But, Mike, when you create
a moment that makes us all go,

"Oh, my God," which was
that big run down that you did,

it was the most memorable, for
me, moment of the entire thing,

so I think maybe
I would lean towards Mike,

but it will be a very, very
tough choice for you, John.

Okay, I will lean towards KJ
to even it out

because I like both.
Oh, my God.

Thank you, Coaches.
Oh, my goodness.

Alright, John,
you got the final decision.

Give us some thoughts
on it first.

This is hard
because you guys

both are just
phenomenal singers.

Your tones are so different
from each other.

Mike, your tone
has so much air around it,

and it's so, like,
round and beautiful.

And then I love that
vibe of your tone, KJ.

Like, it's really dope.

Like, some of the best R&B
and soul singers have that

and grew up on Stevie Wonder
and tried to sound like him.

And, like, that's the kind of
tone you have, and I love it.

Both of you are just
phenomenally talented,

and it was just
a really great performance.

And I'm really proud
of both of you.

Great job.

And I'm excited
for both of you.

Daly: John, you got a difficult
decision, but the time has come.

Who is the winner
of this Battle?

The winner of this Battle...

♪♪

...is KJ.

Daly: KJ! Congratulations!

You're moving on to the
Knockouts for Team Legend!

John:
KJ and Mike made me so proud.

You know,
I chose KJ as the winner.

KJ is such a real singer.

Like, he has so much range
and flexibility in his voice.

You killed it.
Well done.

I really do enjoy his tone.

It reminds me of some of the
singers I grew up listening to.

I'm excited to see
what KJ will do next.

I wish I could steal!

Coaches, a reminder that
Mike's available to steal.

Mike, anything you want
to say to John?

Man, I'm so grateful
to be here.

I thank you for turning
your chair around for me.

I can truly say, you know,
it's a dream come true for sure.

Whoa! Hold everything!
We got a steal!

[ Cheers and applause ]

It's a steal
for Mike Steele!

Adam uses his one
and only steal for Mike.

Adam, talk to us.

Man, I really did think
he was going to pick you,

and when he didn't,
I was so shook.

I was like, "That means, like,
I could have him on my team?"

Like, I was
so surprised.

There's a tone in your voice
that I love.

So, man,
welcome to my team.

Yeah!

Go meet
your new coach, Mike.

Congratulations!

Adam Levine
steals Mike from John!

Adam: I'm a Mike fan. I turned
for Mike in the Blinds.

I thought Mike won that one,

so it was really kind of easy
to try and steal him.

Mike adds definitely a facet
that I do not have,

which is a really strong
male vocalist

in the kind of R&B vein,

and I'm just really happy
he's on my team.

Man, that was
a good one!

I was surprised.

What I want to learn
from Adam--

Everything. He wants
to learn everything.

[ Laughs ]

Yeah. We're gonna
have fun, man.

I missed you the first time,
but I got you the second time.

Most definitely.
Yeah, man.

Yes, sir. Let's go.
Alright, man. See you soon.

[ Laughs ]

Oh, man. It's crazy.
That's crazy!

That's it, friends.
That's the last Battle.

Did y'all
enjoy yourselves?

[ Cheers and applause ]
Good music.

Ohh!

Yes! Who needs school?!

♪♪

Get ready for this, y'all.

I'm super excited
for Knockouts.

Let's go!

I think the Knockouts
are gonna be so competitive.

Oh, my gosh!

Kelly: Look, I'm excited to
work with my whole team

because I didn't get to work
with them in the Battles.

Dude!

And I love
my mega mentor.

Ha-ha-ha-ha!

And we have some twists
and turns coming our way.

CeeLo Green!

[ Cheers and applause ]

CeeLo's a wizard.
A wizard!

He's a wild man.

♪ I was born to win ♪

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