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♪ Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh-oh ♪

♪ Let's hear it for the ones who go too far ♪

♪ Let's hear it for the heroes that you are ♪

♪ Who go the extra mile every time, rain or shine ♪

Welcome to Season 30. Can you believe it?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Congratulations for being here.

You're all gonna be great.

Yeah! [ All cheering ]

Alright, I'm gonna come say hi to you guys.

What's up, y'all? Person: Hey.

How you feeling? I'm feeling so excited.

Good. Ready to kick it.

You know what you're doing. Nice to meet you guys.

Nice to meet you. Good luck.

I'll see you in a little bit. What's up, Brandon?

How you doing, man? How you doing, man?

Good to see you again. Welcome back.

It's been a while. Thank you.

You were here a long, long time ago.

15 years ago.

♪ Just saying it's fine by me if you never leave ♪

When I was 14, I was on Season 4.

I did not get a chair turn.

I remember being so nervous.

I didn't really know myself as an artist,

so I was kind of figuring myself out.

Getting that no made me go back and want to work even harder.

I got accepted to Berklee College of Music,

and now my wife and I, we are full time musicians.

She is my second connection with the show.

I am married to "Voice" alum Jackie Foster.

I know. Did you guys meet here?

No, we-- we met in college,

and then two years into us dating

was when I did "The Voice." I'm really nervous now,

because it's not my turn anymore. It's his.

Right. Well, how you feeling about this whole thing?

I'm feeling so good. Let's go do it, man. You ready?

Let's do it, man. Alright, thank you.

A chair turn is something I've been dreaming of since I was 15.

I'm taking Brandon, everybody. Go, Brandon!

Wish him good luck. Let's get some chairs to turn.

Come on. Alright, bro, it's time.

Here we go. It is time. Yeah.

This feels different. Can't believe it's been that many years.

Being back here feels incredible,

and I'm having, like, major déjà vu moments.

Been waiting for this for 15 years. My redemption.

Announcer: Okay, here we go. ♪ Taking me out of the ordinary ♪

Alright, alright, let's go.

I'm pressing. ♪ I want you laying me down ♪

Brandon: Doing this, it feels like

I'm living my dream all over again.

And now I'm back to show them I'm meant to be here.

♪ Bittersweet thing, could this be a dream ♪

♪ Or just the same nightmare that keeps me awake? ♪

♪ Feel it in my brain, a tall shot of pain ♪

♪ Pour a little out now for the love that we've made ♪

Got Queen Latifah! He made it!

♪ I feel it in the morning ♪ Yeah.

♪ You're still here in the morning ♪

♪ I see ya but you're gone, telephone the doctor ♪

♪ I'm not okay ♪

♪ Bottom of the bottle to fill this empty heart up ♪

♪ A thousand proof don't change the truth ♪

♪ I dive in, but I can't, I can't drink you away ♪

♪ I've tried Jack, I've tried Jim ♪

♪ I've tried all of their friends ♪

♪ But I can't drink you away ♪

♪ All these rocks, I can't swim outta this skin I'm living in ♪

♪ Say, tell me, baby ♪

♪ Don't they make a medicine for heartbreak? ♪

♪ Oh, oh, yeah, tell me, baby ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Make a medicine for heartbreak, yeah ♪

♪ I can't drink you

♪ I can't drink you away ♪

Wow.

Whoo!

Queen: Yes!

Oh, my goodness.

[ Both screaming ]

Whoo!

You can sing your behind off, sir.

Thank you so much. What's your name?

Brandon Diaz. I'm 29 years old,

and I'm from Ashburn, Virginia. Sorry.

Virginia!

Vocally, you're insane. Even getting to turn around first,

do you remember that time-- No, you turned around first.

Uh-huh. Don't remember that.

I turned first. Remember that.

Don't remember that. It doesn't matter.

It does matter. [ Laughter ]

No, I think you are so talented, man.

You have the soulfulness going on.

Mm-mm. What have you been doing?

This is actually not my first time on this stage.

I was here over a decade ago.

Adam, you were there. I'm sure I was.

Kelly, and Adam, my wife is Jackie Foster.

Oh, wow! She's great.

She was able to be on both of your guys' teams.

Of course. I remember her. Yeah. That's so awesome.

That's great. I wish I would have known all this before.

Well, he didn't turn around, but I'm here. Hi.

That's right.

As the song progressed, Riley, we were, like, about to go.

It got very difficult to not turn.

Correct. And yet they didn't.

I made a mistake.

Yeah, that was a big mistake

not to turn around for him immediately.

Hey, or it was a blessing,, 'cause I feel like

maybe he possibly would have gone on my team.

I'm just gonna say. Um, no, no, no.

I don't think he would. I think so. I think so.

I think he's been here.

I think he was gonna go-- Brandon.

He needs some new energy. The vibe is right.

He feels the strength coming from the Queen.

Yes! He's feeling like, listen,

she's been there. She's done that.

She knows the people who know the people

who can get you there. Honestly, I feel like you came

with everything you needed to to win this show.

This is allowing you to continue to do exactly what you did,

but better and better until you take the whole thing.

You owned that stage from the beginning.

You paused at the places you needed to to let us land on you.

The Queen would be happy to have you,

and I'll rock with you.

Brandon, I'm with Adam. I'm definitely kicking myself.

It was a huge performance. You filled the room up, man.

I think you're going to be fine with these two

if you put up with Kelly's yapping.

Yeah.

Thank you so much. I'm a talker, too.

Is Jackie here? [ Gasps ] Oh, no.

Jackie is here. She's right back there.

Jackie, get out here! Jackie!

Jackie!

Aah!

Oh, there we go. Yeah!

Hi, guys!

Like, are y'all gonna release some stuff together?

You have such killer voices.

It hasn't happened yet, but maybe after he wins.

Kelly: Oh, my God, yeah. That part. That part.

Brandon, you got a tough decision to make.

Who do you want to be your coach?

Come on. Whoever you feel.

Come on, come on, come on.

You're in.

Oh, come on, come on.

Can't go wrong.

I have to go with my gut,

and I have to go with the person that saw it

from the get-go. Ohh.

I choose Queen! What?

I love Brandon's confidence.

Brandon owned that song from the beginning to the end.

I thought he was great.

Oh, my gosh, you're fantastic.

I have three spots left,

so I'm really kind of looking to fill in what I'm missing.

I have such a wide musical taste

that I can listen to a bunch of different genres.

I know a good voice, and if I hear it, I'm turning for it.

Good to see you. Good to see you, too!

Well, it's funny, because the fact

that you could still be considered a rookie

after you've accomplished what they both accomplished

is hysterical to me. But yes, on this show,

I guess technically speaking, they are new.

Queen Latifah!

Queen is crushing. Let's go!

Adam: Feels like she's been doing this forever.

She's almost like a vet, you know?

Well, that was fun. Adam: Riley's so awesome.

He's picked this thing up almost instantly, as well,

so they don't need our help.

That's a great win for your team, man.

He's good. He's really good.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Work it. [ Laughs ]

Don't look at me.

Okay. Shoulder pads out. I hate you. I hate you.

Yeah. Okay, one not so smiley.

No, I hate when they do that,

when they're like, do serious sexy.

And I'm like, no. I just do that all the time.

I just got like a real confused, like--

Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen--

Give me one where you're at a costume party

that's for astronauts, and somebody comes in

dressed like a pirate.

That'd be fun.

I love your personal jewelry. I think it's so beautiful.

And I love this piece. And I love the boots all together.

Okay, great. I'm-- Honestly, I'm sold on these shoes now.

I'm so excited about the outfit that I'm wearing.

This is a vintage piece.

I just love finding unique pieces that allow me

to express myself and feel comfortable and confident.

♪ Boy, come on, put your lipstick on ♪

Before music, I was working in corporate fashion

in New York City.

We got to travel the world. We went to China.

We went to Mexico.

It was awesome.

I'm really excited.

I get to sing a song in Spanish. That is so cool.

Yeah, 'cause I'm Chilean-American.

What's your song? It's "La Tortura" by Shakira.

That's gonna be so cool. Oh, man.

Heck, yeah. I'm gonna turn the chair.

Marilyn: This song is about female empowerment.

I made the decision and took my fate into my own hands

and decided to pursue a career in music.

I think this is the perfect moment for me right now.

It would make me so happy,

and it would just open the door to a whole new journey

that I really feel that I'm ready for.

♪

♪ No pido que todos los días sean de sol ♪

♪ No pido que todos los viernes sean de fiesta ♪

She already got it! Got Queen Latifah immediately.

♪ Tampoco te pido que vuelvas rogando perdón ♪

♪ Si lloras con los ojos secos y hablando de ella ♪

Ooh. Pretty.

♪ Ay, amor, me duele tanto ♪

♪ Me duele tanto ♪

♪ To ♪ ♪ Que te fueras sin ♪

♪ Decir a dónde ♪

♪ Ay, amor, fue una tortura perderte ♪

♪ Yo sé que no he sido un santo ♪

♪ Pero lo puedo arreglar, amor ♪

Yeah!

♪ No solo de pan vive el hombre ♪

♪ Y no de excusas vivo yo ♪

♪ Solo de errores se aprende ♪

♪ Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón ♪

Go, go, go. Press your button.

♪ Mejor te guardas todo eso ♪

♪ A otro perro con ese hueso y nos decimos adiós ♪

♪ Yo sé que no he sido un santo ♪

♪ Y es que no estoy hecho de cartón ♪

There you go. Got Adam.

♪ Solo de errores se aprende ♪

♪ Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón ♪

♪ Sigue llorando "Perdón" ♪

[ Laughs ]

Congratulations. Congratulations. Happy for you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Sí, sí, sí, sí, sí, Mami.

Wow. What is your name?

My name is Marilyn Hucek. I'm 34 years old.

I'm from Washington, D.C.

You're very talented.

I love the song choice, but for me,

the hard thing whenever I was listening to you

is you can tend to sound like Shakira.

And I love her, too.

But I want to see you.

I want to know exactly who you are.

Yeah. And by the way, rad outfit.

I love your whole-- Like, the boots, the dress.

It's so good.

I almost wore the same boots.

Yep.

Now I'm going to need footage of him in those boots.

Foot-age. Foot-age. Shut up, you dad joke.

Walking in these is like no joke, though.

But you walking in them, though. You doing it.

Marilyn, I'm a fan. Shakira is so different.

A very difficult artist to come in and cover.

That was amazing. You're just such a breath of fresh air.

I love that you didn't come out here and sing in English.

Because I've heard enough English today.

Yes.

But just the power, the connection,

the emotion, the feeling of it.

Especially some of the vibrato stuff.

I loved that you were able to do your version of that

because it's very, very hard to do.

We are in agreement there.

We needed that. We needed that.

And you did do it in your style,

and you managed to catch that cadence, that pocket.

Pocket, yeah. Because part of that is real quick tongue.

You got to be able to get those words out

and still deliver it with that passion.

And you did that, and you did it your way.

So I can't wait to see what else you would like to do

right here to win "The Voice" on my team.

Wow. Thank you so much.

Or my-- Or my team. I mean, just saying. Or my team.

You know, or-- or my team. Or my-- Or my team.

Hold on a second. Or my team.

Marilyn, that was an awesome performance.

Thank you. Riley: I feel like one of

the best things you can be on this show is different.

And we've heard nothing like that.

It was a journey that we went on with you.

Congratulations. Thank you so much.

Marilyn, who do you want to be your coach on "The Voice"?

Aah!

This is so crazy.

Like, this is so surreal.

[ Audience shouting "Queen!" ]

Both of you would be such an honor.

Um, I think I choose Adam.

Yes!

Adam: I love that Marilyn came out singing in Spanish.

It's always something that makes our ears go,

oh, that's different.

I'm excited to show all the sides to myself.

Yeah, we have a lot to show.

I just love having that kind of diversity on the team.

The potential is kind of limitless with her.

I'm actually curious to know what she wants to do.

She's cool, though. Yeah, she's gonna be cool.

I want to hear what else she can sing.

Adam has excellent taste.

He is experienced. This is his house.

You know, he started this show, so I'm not mad at him.

Yeah, Adam.

[ Audience chanting "Adam! Adam!" ]

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Kelly: What's up?

Y'all are not gonna believe this,

but, you know, I love this show. Yeah.

And I kind of manifested this moment.

Did you? So, I had a talk show,

and I did a little skit.

I am on "The Voice."

Is this real? This was on the show.

Adam: You made it happen. Legit style.

Narrator: And it's more exciting than ever with

new coach, Queen Latifah.

[ Laughter ] Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

How come I don't get one of those fancy chairs?

Narrator: "The Voice: We Finally Ran Out of Chair Money."

[ Laughter ] That's so good.

We finally ran out of chair money.

That's crazy! I love that.

We're the only ones that have not had a talk show.

That would have been fun. It's talk show time.

Let's talk show. Yeah.

"Tool Time." "City and Country."

Which one am I? You're tool number one.

[ Laughter ]

Cut it.

Riley, this feels good.

I love it.

This is the one.

♪

♪ Kiss me beneath the milky twilight ♪

♪ Lead me out on the moonlit floor ♪

♪ Lift your open hand ♪

♪ Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance ♪

♪ The silver moon is sparkling ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Mm ♪

♪ So kiss me ♪

♪ Kiss me out of the bearded barley ♪

♪ Nightly beside the green, green grass ♪

♪ Swing, swing, swing that spinning step ♪

♪ You wear those shoes and I will wear that dress, oh ♪

♪ Kiss me beneath the milky twilight ♪

♪ Lead me out on the moonlit floor ♪

♪ Lift your open hand ♪

♪ Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance ♪

♪ The silver moon's sparkling ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ So kiss me ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

Kelly: Hello. Hi.

Hi. I'm Kelly. What's your name?

Where you from? My name's Keiyana Osmond.

I'm 32 years old, and I'm from Salt Lake City, Utah.

That was a very different version of that song.

I was singing with you, and then I was like, wait a minute.

You kept taking it like to a different place,

which I thought was cool. You made it your own.

Welcome to "The Voice." Thank you so much.

Keiyana, I'm so lucky that it's just me and you.

And I want to tell you I love the song

and the fact that you chose to live down here with it.

That was a unique choice.

I mean, that's not what everybody would have done.

And that's what I think is going to make somebody move on

in "The Voice" and go on to win "The Voice"

is doing something that's unique, you know?

So thank you so much for doing that.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

And, "overall"... Oh--

I'm just really excited... Oh!

...that you're gonna be on my team.

Keiyana is extremely talented, but even more so stylistically.

She did things that I think was very different.

I think my team needs to be pretty well rounded

and have a lot of different types of artists in it,

so I'm really glad I didn't have to fight anybody.

Thank you so much. I appreciate it.

I've only got three spots left. I've got a great team,

but I'm looking for like a really old school

country, twangy vibe,

something that kind of takes me back to where I grew up

and the music that I grew up listening to.

I love that song. Me, too.

Reminds me of those movies like early 2000s,

late '90s movies growing up. Yeah.

"She's All That." With Freddie Prinze Jr. and--

Yeah, it wasn't Jennifer Love Hewitt,

but she was the one I had a crush on back then, yeah.

It's amazing what you remember from that

and what I remember. [ Laughter ]

Daly: Coming up...

♪ When I call your name ♪

Daly: When the artists rise up...

♪ Love me ♪

Daly: ...our coaches pull out all the stops.

Pick me. Ohh.

I am gonna fight as hard as I've ever fought for you.

I'm the Queen L-A-T-I-F-A-H in command.

Together we can command "The Voice."

Adam, you had a lot of time to talk.

I'm gonna put you in a duck blind.

[ Duck call quacking ]

No, listen! Yes!

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Riley: Adam. Adam: Yo.

Oh, thank you so much. I got us, dawg.

Hey. Cheers. Cheers to you, brother.

Kelly: The bromance between Riley and Adam,

it's been a very easy thing,

but they love just riding each other.

It's been really funny.

That's not a Honeycrisp.

Oh, snap. That sounded good. Whatever it is, it's delicious.

It's a Gala.

Does taste kind of Gala-ish. You know what I mean?

Honeycrisp are bigger and kind of softer.

I'm bringing Honeycrisp tomorrow.

Bring some Fujis.

I love that you get it.

I love that you get it, Riley. Oh, I'm an apple guy.

You know how many apples Blake gave me? None.

Eat your apples, kids.

The next artist we have is Brandy Neelly.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Dakota Cohen.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Okay. Whoo!

We're moved in.

Roomies. Roomies.

♪ A never-ending midnight sun ♪

Season 30! Whoo-hoo!

Being with all these other artists

has been super inspiring.

And they're all pretty dang good, let me tell you.

We're learning. We're catching some rays,

even share practice rooms.

[ Laughs ]

I'm never gonna be able to live without her.

No, actually, I won't. I'm gonna be really sad.

♪ Midnight sun ♪

Season 30!

[ All cheering ]

♪ A never-ending midnight sun ♪

Oh, that was good. Hey, that's what I'm talking--

I'm gonna take you to interview her.

Oh, okay. Oh, have fun!

I'm Dakota Cohen. I'm 25 years old,

and I'm from Los Angeles, California.

[ Rock music playing ]

Growing up, I gravitated towards rock music.

I was listening to Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Guns N Roses.

That's what I wanted to sing.

I was in cover bands playing on the Sunset Strip.

I also do weddings and corporate gigs.

It's a legendary season. There's so many amazing coaches.

It would be super valuable to learn from someone

who is in the prime of their career.

Come on with it.

Okay, artist. Let's go.

Dakota: I'm just so honored to be here

and get this opportunity to sing in front of four superstars.

♪

♪ I feel unhappy ♪

♪ I feel so sad ♪

Yeah.

♪ I've lost the best friend ♪

♪ That I've ever had ♪

♪ I'm going through changes ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ We shared the years, we shared each day ♪

♪ My heart was blinded, love went astray ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I'm going through changes ♪

Come on, guys. Come on.

♪ I'm going through changes ♪

Ooh.

♪ I'm going through changes ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

Got it! Yes! Yes!

♪ Yeah ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪

Ohh.

Fourth quarter comeback, baby.

Ooh.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Well, clearly, you did that, girl.

Thank you. Tell me what your name is.

My name's Dakota Cohen. I'm 25 years old,

and I'm from Los Angeles. Adam: Yay!

I'm so happy you're from L.A. and not from Alabama.

This is so awesome. [ Laughter ]

Queen: Your voice is astounding. Thank you.

Beautiful, raspy, raw, gritty.

That was an insane performance. Thank you.

And clearly, you roped in the audience,

because they were going nuts out here.

Welcome to "The Voice." Thanks, guys.

It's on.

Riley: Dakota, that was a perfect song choice for you.

I feel like I got to know a lot about you

through a short performance, and also got to see your range

and everything about it. It was awesome.

I loved everything about it. And Adam tried to wait

till the last second, but it didn't work.

Well, the only person who pushed later than me was Riley.

So it was you first. It was me first.

Okay. That was a millisecond.

Yeah, it was close. Really close.

Can I take both of you?

Don't take that lightly about the crowd's reaction, too.

Like, we're not able to see you.

But when they get excited,

we know you're doing something right,

'cause they're a real audience, so...

Queen: They were screaming.

You have such a great voice, man.

And what's interesting for me, as I was listening,

most people sustaining those big, huge notes,

that's when they get pitchy.

Like you solidly sustain notes

like beast mode. Thank you.

You have a really great voice. That little rasp in your voice,

It is so rock 'n' roll and cool,

and I really feel like you should keep that going.

Totally. Thank you.

The song choice for me says so much.

I've never heard anybody cover that song.

That's instantly something out the gates,

before I hear you sing a note, that I want to be part of,

because I love that on my team. That's where I come from,

and that's a big part of my background.

I love rock 'n' roll.

There was something about your voice

that was-- it was a rock 'n' roll voice,

but it also had this like, you know, Miley, who's the best.

She's-- She's an incredible singer, like--

Yes, she is.

Some of that influence in there for sure.

I just love what you're out here doing.

And I truly believe that this is your home.

I believe that I'm going to be your coach.

I do think that I understand what you're going for,

and I can help you make that all happen for yourself.

Thank you.

Solid pitch.

I wanted to mention really quickly

that I did run into you over a year ago.

I was singing at a restaurant in Montecito.

No way. I actually opened my set

with "Sunday Morning."

I remember that.

And you gave me a thumbs up, and I was like oh, my God.

I did. I was walking by, and I came in,

and I'm like, awesome.

That was you. No way.

That was me. [ Laughs ]

Yes. Nice to see you again. Let's get this over with.

Well, just so you know, if I'd have been at that restaurant

that day...

I would have gave you two thumbs up.

Oh!

That was good.

Alright, Dakota, who are you going to choose?

[ Audience shouting "Adam!" ]

♪

I love you, Riley.

But I pick Adam.

Yay!

[ PillowTok's "Green Light" playing ]

♪

Adam: Dakota, I love that she wanted to do Ozzy.

She sang the crap out of it.

I just get a feeling she's kind of down to,

like, do some rock 'n' roll stuff.

You're gonna do well. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

It's always fun to win against Riley.

Riley has such a hold on country,

but I really want a country artist this season.

I'm gonna make it happen for myself.

Hey, man, I'm here for you, man.

I mean, I don't like that. I don't like how that goes down.

Makes me feel bad inside, but--

It's sad. I'm gonna write about it in my affirmations--

My journal, listen, there's gonna be

smoke coming off the pages tonight right here.

I'm gonna have a feather pen.

Especially when the entire audience yelled, "Adam."

Yeah, thanks for that, guys.

I don't know. He's a sensitive cowboy.

Good for him to share his feelings.

God knows he's had a lot of defeats,

so I'm sure he's licking his wounds.

I'm sure he's really sad, super, super sad.

And it's good to write about it. And it's good to journal,

so I'm just happy he has an outlet.

Is my name even on the back of my chair?

Queen: No.

Welcome my dad, Luke Cope!

Luke: My wife and I, we have three kids.

They're a wild bunch.

Our oldest is Eloise.

She's wicked smart.

He works long hours, gets up early, gets home late,

still has time to be a great dad.

And he would do anything for us.

It's okay, Mommy. You're allowed to cry.

It's a very emotional moment.

Yep.

Luke: I'm from Kernersville, North Carolina.

This is it. Don't blink or you'll miss it.

I've been there my whole life.

As I grew older and got married and had kids,

music kind of settled into more of just a hobby.

I never thought in a million years

that a 33-year-old dad who cuts grass for a living

would get an opportunity like this.

I've always felt like music was my calling in life.

And there was a period of time

the dream had sort of left the ship.

For the blind auditions,

I'm singing "Burning House" by Cam.

This song is about a relationship gone bad.

For me, I've experienced a lot of that same up and down

with my relationship with alcohol.

When I sing the words of this song,

I really feel an emotional connection to that struggle

that I experience daily.

Being able to write music kind of kept that kid alive in me,

and I made a decision to quit drinking alcohol,

just trying to be a better version of myself

for my family and for my friends.

Here we are five years later,

and I've got an opportunity of a lifetime

to be in front of the world and tell my story.

Follow me up here.

My family means everything to me.

I just-- I just want to be a good dad.

Um...

I just want my kids to maybe have an opportunity

like this one day, um,

to step into who they've been called to be.

And-- And if I get to lead that charge

for my family, you know, I'm-- I'm honored.

Go, Daddy! Go, Daddy! Go, Daddy! Go, Daddy!

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

♪

♪ I had a dream about a burning house ♪

Oh, I like this song.

♪ You were stuck inside, I couldn't get you out ♪

♪ I laid beside you and pulled you close ♪

Yeah.

♪ And then the two of us went up in smoke ♪

That's beautiful. That's beautiful.

♪ Love isn't all that it seems, I did you wrong ♪

♪ I'll stay here with you until this dream is gone ♪

♪ I've been sleepwalking ♪

♪ Wandering all night ♪

♪ Trying to take what's lost and broke ♪

♪ And make it right ♪

Ooh. Come on, now. Give it to me.

♪ I've been sleepwalking ♪

Come on, Riley. ♪ Too close to the fire ♪

♪ But it's the only place where I can hold you tight ♪

♪ In this burning house ♪

♪ Oh, the flames are getting bigger now ♪

♪ In this burning house ♪

♪ Oh, I don't want to wake up ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ In this burning house ♪

I had to. I liked it.

He did it. Congratulations!

See? They ended.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Man, that was great. Tell us your name.

Where are you from? My name is Luke Cope.

I'm 33 years old and I'm from Kernersville, North Carolina.

North Carolina. Love the song choice.

Absolutely nailed it at the end for me.

There was a little bit of tempo issues at the beginning,

but obviously you're on "The Voice now," so.

Thank you, man. I appreciate it.

Kelly: Hi, Luke. I love that song.

While I was listening to you,

it almost sounded, like, so emotional.

Is this song pretty important to you?

Every time I sing, I think about my family.

It's hard for me not to get emotional every time I sing.

My Nana was a great singer.

Kind of the matriarch of the family.

She's no longer with us,

so this is overwhelming and so unreal.

And so--

Believe it or not, I've been singing a long time.

I just don't get to do it all the time.

I'm a landscaper by trade, so-- Not anymore.

Yeah. It was a great song.

I loved the emotion behind it.

Please keep that going.

Absolutely. Thank you. Welcome to "The Voice."

Thank you.

Luke, you're a really interesting one.

When I'm listening to music,

I have my-- my technical, boring brain

that wants to hear things be in the perfect pocket.

And then there's another side of me. Yeah.

You really grabbed a hold of that other side of me

that was like, "Listen to what the person feels."

And that just kind of took over.

Even though there were things that I think do need work,

the big power was amazing at the end.

What's at the core of what you do is something

that is extremely unique and very special.

And as far as what I want to represent on my team

this season, it's just having a voice

when I first hear it, I go, "Wow, man.

I've never-- I've never heard that before."

And I believe you have that in spades.

So I'm just super happy I wound up turning around for you,

and I'm really hopefully excited to have you on my team.

Thank you so much. I appreciate that.

You just sang to my heart.

Next time, you better fall down on that stage.

If you gonna make me feel like that,

you better lean all the way into it.

I don't care because you brought me where I needed to go.

Thank you. You're not cutting grass today.

Although I will take some tips. [ Laughter ]

But-- But we can figure out all the other things

that you'd like to do with that voice

and with that skill on that guitar.

When I think about all the things that I do as an actor,

as a singer, as a performer,

it always comes back to music for me.

And it's something that simple

that will bring the tears out my eyes.

And that's what I want to feel.

I want to feel moved. And you moved me.

Thank you. I really appreciate that.

Congratulations. Now you got to pick your coach.

[ Audience shouting indistinctly ]

What do you think? Adam?

Decisions, decisions, decisions, decisions.

I'm so conflicted in this moment.

♪

But I gotta go with the Queen.

Oh! What? What?

[ Cheers and applause ] Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Queen: I'm so excited about Luke.

Whenever there's emotion involved,

we know he can go there.

He should use that as a superpower,

definitely not as a weakness.

What?

When I first heard that you were coming,

I was like, "Yes! Yes!"

And you've been doing such a great job, honestly.

I mean, you've been taking people from me,

so I don't-- Like, that bothers me a little bit.

But other than that--

Yeah, but you got some good ones today.

He better break my heart every time.

Queen Latifah's team is pretty stacked.

That's the team I'm worried about right now.

Man, you got it. Like he's gonna cry every time.

I'm gonna need him to. Let's go.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Say "This is 'The Voice'" in different ways.

- Enthusiastic. - This is "The Voice"!

This is "The Voice"!

This is "The Voice"!

- Angry. - This is "The Voice."

This is "The Voice." This is "The Voice."

Man: Sarcastic.

This is "The Voice."

[ Scoffs ] This is "The Voice."

This is "The Voice." This is "The Voice."

Man: Flirty. This is "The Voice."

This is "The Voice." This is "The Voice."

Man: Encouraging/coaching.

- This is "The Voice." - This is "The Voice."

This is "The Voice"!

Come on. This is "The Voice."

I didn't know I could do that many things like that.

You don't know what you can do until

somebody asks you to do it, right?

Alright. Good luck, folks.

Thank you very much, Carson.

We'll watch with you. Of course.

Thank you.

Give me someone.

♪

There you go. Been waiting on some blues.

♪ Man that I've been seeing, babe ♪

♪ Got their soul up on the shelf ♪

♪ You know they could never love me ♪

♪ When they can't even love themselves ♪

♪ But I need someone to love me ♪

♪ Someone to really understand me ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Who won't put himself above me ♪

♪ And just loves me like a man ♪

Oh! ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I come home sad and lonely ♪

♪ Feeling like I wanna cry ♪

♪ I want a man to hold me ♪

♪ Not some fool to ask me why ♪

♪ I need someone to love me ♪

♪ And, darling, I know you can ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Don't you put yourself above me ♪

♪ Just love me ♪

♪ Like a man ♪

♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah!

Daly: Four-chair turn, baby.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪8

What?

Oh, my gosh.

Dude, that's my favorite Bonnie Raitt song.

Girl, I know. The live version.

It sounded like you did her live version.

Not even the one on the record.

Thank you. Oh [bleep] Pick me!

[ Laughter ]

Throw that hair again. Throw that hair again.

My gosh. Riley: So what's your name?

Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Nina Howland.

I'm 24 years old, and I'm from New York, New York.

[ Cheers and applause ]

That's where I live, that's where I live.

I'm just letting you know. [ Laughter ]

What kind of performing do you do?

I know you got to be performing the way

you put that show on right there.

I actually do musical theater in New York.

Okay.

I am currently in the national tour

of "The Great Gatsby" on Broadway.

Wow, wow.

[ Cheers and applause ]

The first audition that I ever went to

was at Radio City Music Hall with Hugh Jackman

singing "Never Enough" from "The Greatest Showman."

You're about to be sung to by an amazing young woman who,

on her very first audition, got her very first job.

Nina: Doing that with Hugh Jackman was very telling for me

that I needed to do this.

I've spent a lot of my career in an ensemble setting,

and this is quite different because it is just me on stage.

This feels like the moment

where I'm really committing to taking more of a pop route.

And so I think doing "The Voice" is a huge deal.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I'll tell you, we've seen a lot of great performances today,

but that had the most attitude by far.

That was awesome.

I don't think there was any way we weren't going to turn

for that one. Thank you.

Hi. I am Kelly, your future coach.

Um, you know, people are like, what do you sing in the shower?

That's the song I sing in the shower.

It is. There's one Aretha.

I sing that song the shower, too.

I'm telling you. I sing it every day.

Girl, I have won this show.

I've won another show. I win, I can win, I can win.

Okay, enough, enough, enough.

I love you. Enough.

I've had just about enough of this.

[ Laughter ]

Hi. Hi.

How are you, Nina? I'm good, Adam.

How are you? I'm doing well.

I could be doing better if you chose me to be your coach.

[ Laughter ]

And look, at the beginning of people turning,

I know Kelly turned, Queen turned.

I felt like I was like I didn't want to go to a party

I wasn't invited to, and then Riley turned.

I'm like, "Well, if Riley can go to the party."

Yeah, I sing that song when I'm fishing.

I love it.

I actually duet that song with Riley sometimes in private.

It got weird. Just a little.

Just a little. It's getting weird.

I'm just gonna stop.

It will not be weird on my team. Okay.

You have a big, beautiful voice

that can kind of do anything.

Last season of "The Voice",

I won with a wonderful female artist

who was one of the best singers I've ever heard in my life.

And she had a big, beautiful, bold, brazen voice.

Tessanne Chin was another winner of ours

a long time ago on my team.

She was one of the best voices on the show.

I do believe you can fill those shoes of just a big,

powerful, beautiful, amazing, soulful,

bluesy, incredible voice.

And we do well here on Team Adam with those.

So you're amazing.

Thank you, thank you.

Let's go Knicks.

Go, Knicks!

Whoo! Whoo!

I had to get that out of the way.

Nina, tell me more about yourself.

Do you come from a musical family?

My whole family actually works in theater,

so I grew up singing all the time with my parents

and my brother and all around the piano,

and just having a jam sesh. I love that.

One of the things I love most about this performance

was your command of that song.

By the time that song was over, the way you threw your head,

you were telling us all what you needed.

Did we not hear what she needed?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Love her like a man. I mean, I believed you.

You had command. I'm the Queen L-A-T-I-F-A-H

in command. I do believe...

I believe that together we can command "The Voice."

The only reason it took me so long to turn was

I just wanted the music to hurry up and play

so I could hear your voice.

I was like, "Okay, we got some blues,

we gonna get into it now."

And then you come on singing like that.

You're going to do that to that song in front of all of us.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I want to see you do it again and again and again on my team,

if you'll have me as a coach.

Thank you. Queen Latifah, thank you.

Solid pitch. Good pitch.

Well, Nina, this is not an easy thing to do,

to come out here in front of everybody

and in front of the coaches and win everybody over.

But you did. So you can relax. You did a great job.

Congratulations on that. Thank you, thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Now you got to pick who you want your coach to be.

[ Audience shouting indistinctly ]

♪

Alright.

♪

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Now you got to pick who you want your coach to be.

[ Audience shouting indistinctly ]

Alright.

♪

Kelly, I gotta go with you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I should have took out the robe. I knew it. Of course.

That's my song. No, girl, I know.

Oh, my God.

Nina is so good. She has a soulfulness to her.

To have an artist that is willing to go

and play in different genres

and be inspired by an artist that is of different genres

is incredibly fun to work with.

I love her.

She's dope.

I might have lost last season,

but I might win this season, y'all.

I'm feeling it.

When I won a Grammy,

I used my whole acceptance speech

to talk to Bonnie Raitt about that song.

I picked Kelly because she's my idol,

and I chose that song because I know she loves that song,

and she's going to be an amazing coach.

Welcome to the show. Thank you so much.

Alright. We'll see you in the battle rounds.

Thank you.

None of us are just stuck to one genre of music.

We all know good voices when we hear them.

You know, not a country performer,

but I know a good voice.

That's who makes me hit that button.

Sorry. Not sorry.

[ Laughter ]

Well, she didn't pick Riley, so we won.

I'm playing guitar, so I got to keep my hands warm

for shredding purposes, obviously.

I'm Luke Curran.

I'm 31 years old, and I'm from Sarasota, Florida.

I heard you playing earlier.

You play. I play a little bit. Yeah.

I started playing before I started singing.

I knew Luke could sing really from about the time

that he was 2 and we started doing karaoke in our garage.

And I totally remember you doing "Whip It" by Devo.

♪ Crack that whip ♪

And you were way into it.

You had the moves too.

I wish I remembered that.

[ Laughter ]

Hi, y'all.

Woman: Come on down.

Okay right there? Yep.

Alright. Thank you. Perfect. Thank you.

I watched the show with my mom and my sister growing up,

and I remember, like, talking with my mom about, like,

"Oh, maybe I could be someone walking in through there,"

and to actually just kind of do it is-- it's crazy.

If I see one of those chairs turn around,

it's going to be a huge roller coaster of emotion.

I mean, I always thought, like, this was a dream

for somebody else, but now here I am.

♪

♪

Yeah.

♪ Operator, could you help me place this call? ♪

♪ The number on the matchbook is old and faded ♪

♪

♪ But isn't that the way they say it goes? ♪

♪ Well, let's forget all that ♪

♪ And give me the number if you can find it ♪

♪ So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine, and to show ♪

♪ I've overcome the blow ♪

♪ I've learned to take it well ♪

♪ I only wish my words could just convince myself ♪

♪ That it just wasn't real ♪

♪ But that's not the way it feels ♪

♪

♪ But isn't that the way they say it goes? ♪

♪ Well, let's forget all that ♪

♪ And give me the number if you can find it ♪

♪ So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine, and to show ♪

Yeah. ♪ I've overcome the blow ♪

♪ I've learned to take it well ♪

♪ I only wish my words could just convince myself ♪

♪ That it just wasn't real ♪

♪ But that's not the way it feels ♪

♪ No, no, no, no, no ♪

♪ That's not the way it feels ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah!

♪

Yeah!

I love that you did Jim Croce.

Man, what a legend he was.

Absolutely. What's your name?

My name is Luke Curran.

I'm 31 years old and I'm from Sarasota, Florida.

Right on. Hey.

I love your voice and I love that you chose that song.

I really felt like that made me understand you

and a lot about your taste and what you wanted to accomplish.

My contender on this is a country singer,

but I had the courage to turn around,

and then when he turned around, I was like,

"This is not pure country.

It's folky. It's got a lot going on."

That song choice kind of speaks volumes to me.

So, man, I would love to be your coach, man.

I really would. Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Well, I love that he would love to be your coach.

[ Laughter ]

You got everyone to feel something,

particularly these two guys right here.

So I'm going to get out the way.

Tell you you did a great job.

I'm going to duck and watch the fireworks happen.

Thank you. Let him earn you. Let him earn you.

Let's go.

First off, I want to thank Adam for bringing up

who turned first, because I did.

Adam: Yeah. By quite a bit, I might add.

As soon as I realized what song you were singing

and heard the first few notes, I was in, man.

I love storytelling, and you told a story just now.

It was awesome.

Thank you so much.

I love Adam. You know, he's great.

[ Laughter ]

He's one of my favorite coaches on "The Voice."

[ Laughter ]

But I just don't see a world where you don't come with me

and us go and try to-- Oh, I see a world.

Oh, I see a world where he comes with me.

Well, you also saw a world where you turned first.

And that's not the world we live in.

Hey, hey, hey!

Maybe it's just the world I wanted to see.

And that's called delusion.

And it's that kind of delusion

that brings you all the way to the top.

Hold on. You're going in a place that's

not where everybody's going.

Everybody here is a great singer.

So to stand out, you've got to have your own lane.

And I think you certainly do.

And I also just want to throw in there too,

like, I grew up with Jim Croce.

I grew up folk heavy. Both my parents went to Berklee.

They were like hippies.

Adam literally grew up with Jim Croce.

I grew up-- Jim Croce, he's my father.

But all the music in my house growing up was very much like--

Kelly, take it easy.

He literally grew up with Jim Croce.

No, he did. Yeah.

You see what they're trying to do here?

Don't listen to them. I grew up with a lot of that stuff.

You know, Dylan's my favorite. One of my favorites.

Seriously, shut up. It's really good. I'm sorry.

Kelly got tickled over here.

Oh, God. Anyway, you're the best, man.

I would let Kelly ask,

but I don't know if she can speak yet.

Okay. Whew. Okay. Mm. Mm.

Okay, I got it. Okay.

Hey, Luke--

[ Laughter ]

Queen: Here comes the question.

Who do you pick to be your coach?

[ Audience shouting "Riley" ]

Riley?!

Come on, Luke. Come home.

I'm gonna be honest. I can't hear what you guys are saying.

Um, I appreciate you guys both so much returning,

but I'm a day-one "Voice" fan.

I gotta go Team Adam. I'm so sorry.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Adam: I love Luke, man.

Really cool old folky voice.

Yeah, dude. Thank you so much.

You know, I just felt connected to him immediately.

Gotta get you a hoodie. That's sick.

I think that Luke is gonna stand out a lot,

which is important on this show.

Awesome. Thanks, brother. Thank you.

I love that.

Adam is getting everybody right now,

and it's kind of bothering me.

We got to go at each other every once in a while.

But he's been doing this for like 60 years,

so he's gonna be tough to beat, you know?

It's-- This is a lot of competition here.

"I'm a day-one 'Voice' fan." I like that. Oh, man.

That was good.

Queen: Whew. Adam: I love that

I literally forgot who turned first.

Riley: I turned, like, right at the beginning.

I don't even know if he sang before I turned.

It was really funny.

Man: 30 seconds, guys. 30 seconds.

Come on with me. Alright. Oh, God, I'm so nervous.

I've always sung in some sort of group,

like in chorus and my a cappella group.

Are you ready? I'm ready.

So it feels pretty unreal that my first solo performance

will be a blind audition on "The Voice."

I'm shaking a little bit, but it's now or never,

and I'm at a point in my life where I said,

"Yeah, why not? Just let's go for it."

♪

♪ I'm staring out into the night ♪

Mm.

♪ Trying to hide the pain ♪

♪ And feeling good don't ever cost a thing ♪

♪ And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain ♪

♪ Well, I'm going home ♪

♪ Back to the place where I belong ♪

♪ And where your love has always been enough for me ♪

♪ No, I'm not running from ♪

♪ No, I think you got me all wrong ♪

♪ I don't regret this life I chose for me ♪

♪ You know, be careful what you wish for ♪

♪ Because you just might get it all ♪

♪ Oh, you just might get it all ♪

♪ I'm going home ♪

♪ Back to the place where I belong ♪

♪ And where your love has always been enough for me, yeah ♪

♪ But these places and these faces are getting old ♪

♪ So I'm going home ♪

♪ I'm going home ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Alright, alright, alright, alright!

Only takes one.

- Wow. - Yo.

Adam: What's your name?

My name is Matthew Chiu.

I'm 25 years old. I'm from Brooklyn, New York.

BK in the building. BK!

Yes. Let's go.

That was a great performance.

That one note you took to the sky

and you just brought it around the building,

I loved that, that was amazing.

Keep leaning into that.

I can't wait to see more of that on this show.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

I hope you want me, 'cause you're stuck.

Yes, yes, yes.

I've covered that song. That's a rangy song.

It wasn't just that you went for this huge note and nailed it.

It was the fact that you were bold enough to do that

is someone I'm really interested in working with.

It's so good.

I'm so excited to work with you. Thank you so much.

You get this cute jacket.

Dude, welcome to my team. Thank you so much.

I turned around because he has such an incredible range.

I'm excited to get a little more technical with him,

to prepare the foundation of what he's going to be doing.

I think the coaches messed up on this one, y'all.

I'm very excited to prove to them

why they should have turned their chair.

Thank you guys. Thank you.

That's a good feeling.

I was like, "You know what? This guy's bold."

Yeah. "I like this choice."

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back to the blind auditions

at Universal Studios Hollywood.

About 5:00, I'm gonna start to get real weird.

Cool.

Yada, yada, yada. Lightning round.

I'm just trying out here, you know?

Oh, you winning!

Two new bloods, two new people,

but the chemistry is definitely there.

I'm sorry about your chair.

We're trying to lord over you.

We got the leg up on the competition chair.

Why am I in this chair?

Can we get a booster ready?

He's already a foot taller than me.

Oh, he's...

I'm having to really fight...

harder than I thought. I was gonna have to fight.

That's alright. Adam: I know, right?

Do you like how I ended before you could cut me off?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Hi.

I am extremely, extremely, extremely excited

that Queen Latifah is going to be a coach this season.

♪ Easy lover is something that I ain't ♪

♪ Besides, I don't know you from a can of paint ♪

Like, Raymn, act normal. Act normal.

I have such a huge connection to you, Queen.

Like, I'm a big Broadway musical fan.

And that smile? Oh, please, please, please, please.

♪ Fly girl, fly girl ♪

My name is Raymn. I'm 26 years old.

I am from Los Angeles, California.

South central!

New York City, at 12 years old,

I had the amazing opportunity to be on Broadway.

The roles that I played

were little Michael Jackson, little Stevie Wonder,

and Little Berry Gordy in "Motown: The Musical."

The big number in the show

was "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5.

You know, the iconic purple hat, the purple fringes.

The experience was just amazing.

How are you feeling? I'm feeling good.

I'm feeling ready.

Little Raymn is done right now.

Welcome to grown Raymn.

He's going to be here, and he's going to stay,

and he's going to rock the world.

Yes, Raymn.

Raymn: There's no going back after this.

And I'm just ready to kill it.

Like, I'm gonna sing my heart out.

Alright, let's do this.

♪

♪ In the city ♪

♪ Remember you used to drive a Yukon ♪

♪ I'd pick up whenever you call ♪

♪ In the parking lot in Tucson ♪

That's different. ♪ Are you with me, yeah ♪

♪ In the Phantom with the roof gone ♪

♪ I pull up like Jimmy Neutron ♪

[ Laughs ]

♪ I can help you get a move on ♪

♪ Like a U-Haul ♪

♪ And I know ♪

♪ You like to go slow ♪

♪ But we could go faster ♪

♪ Tell me the password ♪

♪ Slide city, slide ♪

♪ Plenty other men tryna get in the bed ♪

♪ So I'ma get slouched instead ♪

♪ I know it's gon' make you beg ♪

♪ What would I do ♪

♪ Ooh, if I didn't love you, baby? ♪

♪ What would I do? ♪

♪ What would I do? Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah.

Oh, man!

Man, that was awesome. Tell me your name.

Hi, my name is Raymn.

I'm from Los Angeles, California,

and I'm 26 years old.

It was an awesome performance.

I've got a little bit of a problem now.

My team's getting a little big,

and I got to start narrowing down who I pick.

But that was awesome. It was exciting.

It had a lot of feeling to it. I believed it.

I love your whole vibe, man. It was great.

Thank you so much. Means a lot coming from you.

Hi, Raymn, I'm Kelly.

Hi, Kelly. My b-day twin. April 24th.

Oh! You're-- oh, man!

I gotta tell you--

I'm not just saying it 'cause the birthday twin--

I was this close to turning around.

I was waiting for the next level,

and he kind of did it at the tail end.

Like, show me that beautiful falsetto and all those runs.

Your runs are incredible. Thank you so much.

In the blinds, we don't know you as an artist yet.

I usually like when the song has a little bit more space.

Sometimes when it's so quick, there's no space

for me to really relax and get into, like, who you are.

So, you should come back. Pick a different song.

'Cause you got a cool voice. Thank you.

Yeah. Raymn, I can tell you this much.

You are such a ray of light.

Thank you. You are truly, truly a light.

And I'm a huge fan of every single one of you.

You know, I've been listening to you forever, Queen.

It's a huge honor to just be in the same room with you.

Like, your voice is everything.

Coming from Broadway, I looked up to you.

So, I just want to say thank you as well. Thank you.

Well, please do not stop doing what you're doing--

I won't. ...because I'm telling you,

you touched us with your voice.

But just to turn around and see you,

it just continues to flow on and on.

So, keep doing what you're doing.

Come back again.

Thank you guys. Thank you. Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you!

Queen Latifah: Sometimes when you pick really popular records,

it's so catchy and so easy to remember

that I need to hear your version of it.

You need space to express yourself.

You got 90 seconds to show us who you are, and you got to nail it.

He was good, though. I kind of wish I turned around.

I wish-- I wanted to turn the whole time.

Especially, I love that song.

Yeah, yeah, he had the pocket, for sure.

He definitely had pockets. Damn!

Damn it.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Alright. Hey. What are you doing?

Well, I brought you here

because I'm really into survival kits. Yeah.

Now, this is a special one that I made for you.

So, yeah, this is for when you know you're about to lose.

It's a "give up, surrender" flag.

This is a "surrender" white flag.

And that's what's in your survival kit?

Yeah, you're gonna need that.

These are tissues

for when you're sad about the fact that you lost.

It'll happen. So just lean in.

And then this is for after the loss.

You're gonna need it to just look at yourself

and remind yourself... That I'm a good person.

...you're good enough, you know?

People like me, don't give up.

Yeah, yeah. I get what you're saying.

This is for when you're feeling, like, defeated.

You need to have some nuts, you know?

You need to have a little protein,

just to perk back up after all the losses.

I feel like a lot of-- This can wear you out, you know?

I feel like a lot of the other things

were a little bit aimed at, you know,

like kind of bringing me down, but this is nice.

This is a nice gesture. I'm thoughtful.

And that seemed a little sarcastic,

but thanks for this. Yeah. No.

[ Chuckles ]

Are you so excited to sing today?

I'm so pumped.

Everything's gonna work out. Everything is gonna work out.

We just need one turn, and I think it'll be alright.

Just one.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

♪

Hello! Man: Come on in.

I come bearing gifts. I baked you a cake.

Thank you. You're welcome.

It's lovely. Thank you. I hope you like it. It's raspberry.

I'm Brandy Neelly, I'm 31 years old,

and I'm from Louisville, Kentucky,

but I call Nashville, Tennessee my home.

The dream is to sing,

but on the side I make cakes.

I love to frost and design and pick out the colors.

That's my favorite part.

Also, it's so fun creating a cake for somebody

and you get to drop it off to them

and they're just absolutely over the moon excited about it.

Yes! Now I'm feeding you guys.

My most recent cake,

I actually made for Riley Green

for his birthday this year, which is insane,

by word of mouth.

Someone on his team just ordered it from me,

and so I met him briefly.

I was definitely geeking out with all my girlfriends after,

like, "Ah, he liked the cake! This is great!

The universe was aligning.

I was like, what are the odds

that he's also going to be a "Voice" coach?

Now, let's just hope he likes my singing

as much as he likes my cakes.

Me, too.

It's been tough to be a musician

because you get so many nos.

You have to just keep grinding and keep pushing through.

And whenever I get down about potentially

where I am in my career,

I always am just praying for a sign

that I'm in the right spot.

And then I literally ended up being

on season 30 of "The Voice."

Being here right now,

it's just bringing a wave of emotions,

and I grew up hoping and wishing for this kind of opportunity.

So, the stakes are high

because I'm really, really ready for my moment.

And I'm just really proud that I never stopped doing this.

A chair turn would mean that the dream wasn't crazy

and I'm meant to be here.

♪

♪ Somebody's gonna give you a lesson in leavin' ♪

♪ Somebody's gonna give you back what you've been givin' ♪

♪ And I hope that I'm around ♪

♪ To watch 'em knock you down ♪

♪ It's like you to love 'em and leave 'em ♪

♪ Just like you loved me and left me ♪

♪ It's like you to do that sort of thing ♪

Yeah!

♪ Over and over again ♪

♪ You're a fool-hearted man ♪

♪ I hear you've been askin' about me ♪

♪ From some of my friends ♪

♪ Well, you'd better believe ♪

♪ I'm not goin' through that again ♪

♪ You're the kind of man ♪

♪ A woman thinks she can change ♪

♪ The only thing changin' ♪

♪ Is my way of thinkin' ♪

♪ 'm thinkin' that maybe someday ♪

♪ Somebody's gonna give you a lesson in leavin' ♪

♪ Somebody's gonna give you back what you've been givin ♪

♪ I hope that I'm around ♪

♪ To watch 'em knock you down ♪

♪ It's like you to love 'em and leave 'em ♪

♪ Just like you loved me and left me ♪ There's two!

♪ It's like you to do that sort of thing ♪

♪ Over and over again ♪

♪ Well, you're a fool ♪

♪ Hearted man ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yes!

I love that song!

What's your name? I'm Brandy Neelly.

I'm 31 years old, and I've been in Nashville for eight years.

Yeah, Brandy!

I actually picked up a side business along the way,

and I bake cakes.

I love eating cakes, so we're good. Yes. Yeah.

I would love to bake a cake for all of you guys.

I actually did bake you a cake. What?!

And, um, I brought a picture to jog your memory.

Okay, I'll be right back.

Everybody just hold tight.

Oh, yeah, I remember that cake. It was delicious.

Yes, it was!

Can I keep this? Yes, of course you can.

Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Kelly: What was the cake for?

For his birthday. Yeah, I turned 23.

Yeah. 23. Shut up!

She was gonna make a cake for Adam,

but she ran out of candles.

Oh! Oh, my God. [ Laughter ]

In case you were wondering, that's an "old" joke.

[ Laughter ]

I'm rubber, you're glue, so kiss my ass.

Alright.

Riley: I actually love the song.

It was a great performance. It was fun.

You had a lot of soul in your voice,

and it's got a traditional feel to it

that I loved about it.

You did it in a way

that didn't sound like anybody else. Thank you.

And that's exciting to me

because, you know, you've got a sound that's unique.

And I think today,

with all the avenues of music coming out,

the best you can be is different.

And you've certainly got your own sound.

So congratulations. Thank you so much.

[ Applause ]

Brandy, there is nothing like a woman

who can come out here and rock a song like that,

sing that, have buckles on her pants...

[ Laughter ] That's right.

...and she makes the cake, okay?

And you just sound beautiful.

Your energy was on point. Your pocket was rocking.

I said, listen, she is keeping this--

she is making me turn around.

I think you're going to make the world love you.

So, welcome to the show. Goodness!

It's happening.

You're so good. Thank you.

Here he goes. But before you decide,

I want you to know

this man has such a lock on the country artist, right?

Yes. Totally makes sense.

But I'd rather you stand out on Queen's team

than be sent into this country gauntlet on Riley's team.

Country gauntlet? I want you to have your own lane.

So I'm just saying,

before you definitely choose Riley...

[ Laughter ]

...maybe just think about strategy.

I know, I get it. I know you made him a cake.

I was a waste of time. But anyway... [ Laughter ]

...maybe you should think about it before you make--

I just wanted to make sure you knew

before you made your choice. Yes. Of course.

Congratulations. You're on "The Voice."

But the question is--

Hold on. Wait. Before she does it...

if you pick me, I'll make you a cake.

[ Laughter ]

Either way you go, you're gonna do well.

But I'm going to ask you the question again.

So, Brandy, who do you pick as your coach?

[ Audience shouting ]

♪

I'm going to go with my country roots.

I think I can stand out on Riley Green's team.

That's what I'm talking about.

Brandy, she's obviously a country artist,

but also had a lot of soul in there

and a little bit of blues.

Congratulations. Yeah, it was awesome.

I love your story, too.

I can't wait to get to hang out with you.

Oh, my gosh! Shut up! Overalls?!

Let's go!

Definitely somebody that I immediately knew

I wanted to get.

She made my birthday cake, man. That's nice.

Adam: How dare you call me old?

I'm, like, barely 10 years older than you.

Yeah, but that was an important 10 years. A lot happened.

Riley's getting every single country singer, pretty much.

I don't often turn for country,

but I'm willing to fight the good fight

every once in a while.

You're gonna be 40 soon, though.

I'll make so much fun of you.

Riley got a tasty victory.

Will you put this on my bulletin board?

See what I did there? You're welcome.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Starting off strong.

Well, he started probably 30 years before me,

like, in life... [ Laughter ]

...so he's had an advantage. You're so stupid.

And cut!

Music is the glue that holds my family together.

It's our fuel.

My name is Phinley McKee.

I'm 16, and I'm from Lancaster, Ohio.

According to Mom, he was born singing.

Literally, like his first cry was a vibrato.

Because it was kind of like, ♪ Wa-a-a-ah ♪

[ Laughs ]

Phinley: We have a 1976 GMC motorhome.

This is the master bedroom.

For the blind auditions,

the whole family wanted to come,

so we threw ourselves in the RV

and drove all the way across the country.

We went from Ohio to Los Angeles.

Gets about eight miles a gallon.

and it can't go up a 60-degree incline.

So, we had a little bit of trouble getting here,

but we made it work.

Together: We made it to L.A.! Whoo!

I feel like this is a big opportunity for him.

He has a voice that needs to be heard.

He's definitely dedicated to his music.

Now, cleaning his bedroom is completely different.

[ Laughter ]

Phinley: My family's support fuels me.

Without it, I wouldn't be here.

Here we go. Alright.

♪

I've been watching The Voice since I was a little boy.

To be on it is a dream come true.

♪ Oh, Father, tell me ♪

♪ Do we get what we deserve? ♪

♪ And way down we go, go, go, go, go ♪

♪ Say way down we go ♪

♪ Oh, you let your feet run wild ♪

♪ The time has come as we all, oh... ♪

♪ Go down ♪

♪ Yeah but for the fall, ooh, my... ♪

♪ Do you dare to look him right in the eyes? ♪

♪ 'Cause they will run you down ♪

♪ Down till you go ♪

♪ Ooh, till you go ♪ Come on, Adam.

♪ Till you go ♪

♪ Way down we go, go, go, go, go ♪

♪ Say way down we go ♪

Damn.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Aah!

Oh, my God.

Oh, I knew I was going to regret this! Oh!

I'm so mad. I'm so mad.

What is your name?

My name is Phinley McKee.

I'm 16. Oh, my gosh.

I'm from a little town called Lancaster, Ohio.

It's great to meet you guys.

It's great to meet you, too.

Oh, my God, the timbre in your voice is amazing.

It's so rich.

I was waiting for something,

but I don't know that you didn't give it to me.

This is on us, man. Yeah.

You are so incredibly gifted.

Your tone, for a 30-year-old, is incredible,

let alone being 16.

That was so awesome.

Thank you. [ Applause ]

The great news is you're 16 and that talented.

It's only up for you from here.

Like I said, I hate that we didn't turn for you, buddy.

Oh, that's okay. Thank you guys for the opportunity.

Phinley, you got to come back again.

The thing I wish people had told me more

when I was young is, "Keep going. Don't stop."

Thank you guys very much.

I just want to shake your hand.

I'm so sorry.

Oh, that's okay.

I'm so sorry.

You did such an outstanding job.

Kelly: I think Phinley was so incredible.

It's just the timing of things sometimes.

[ Laughing ] Alright! Yes.

My strategy is I want a lot of different genres of music.

What I'm really looking for is this really big voice.

I want someone to move me, and I want to believe them.

He was so cool.

Yeah, we can't see, though.

Oh, man, I'm so mad.

So, like, I can't even tell you,

it's so different when you have... that.

Like, there's so much that happens

when you watch a performance.

We're, like, deprived of the whole thing.

We suck.

[ Laughter ]

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

I write, too.

I love country music for the songwriting aspect.

I would be like 11 years old and like, "I felt that."

Like, I've never-- I've never gone through a breakup at 11,

but I felt that somehow.

I'm Kayleigh Mathews,

I'm 31 years old

and I am a traditional country girl at heart.

I moved to Nashville in 2018,

and I ended up getting a dream job

as a tour guide at the Grand Ole Opry.

Opry look.

While working at the Grand Ole Opry,

I fell in love with my best friend.

We've been married two years.

He is my tour manager.

We have done a lot of miles together. [ Chuckles ]

How many times have we changed in the car?

Yeah, how many, uh, meat sticks have we eaten?

In this industry, you get told no

a whole lot more than you get told yes.

You feel good? I feel good.

You feel ready? I'm ready.

It will either make or break you,

and I feel like this is the point

I'm ready to make it.

This opportunity is...

...it feels like once in a lifetime.

Um, and it also...

It feels validating.

And music's always been my main plan.

There is no backup plan. This is it.

♪

[ Exhales slowly ]

♪ I rushed home from work ♪

♪ Like I always do ♪

♪ I spent my whole day just thinking of you

♪ When I walked through the front door ♪

♪ My whole life was changed ♪

♪ 'Cause nobody answered ♪

♪ When I called your name ♪

♪ Oh, the lonely sound ♪

♪ Of my voice calling ♪

♪ Is driving me insane ♪

Oh!

♪ And just like rain ♪

♪ The tears keep falling ♪

♪ But nobody answers when I call your ♪

♪ Name ♪

You did that.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Four chairs. That's awesome, man.

Yes!

Yeah, with the Vince Gill. Ooh!

What is your name?

My name is Kayleigh Mathews.

I'm 31, and I'm from Tucson, Arizona.

Yes!

Did she say she was from Tucson, Alabama?

No. Okay.

I was just checking. I heard a little twang.

Just to make sure you understand,

Tucson is much closer to California.

Geographically, but not musically.

I am going to fight

as hard as I've ever fought for you right now.

Thank you so much.

Because while I know I should temper my expectations--

You should temper your temper. [ Laughter ]

And I know you might be thinking, he's Riley.

Stop talking. Yeah, don't build him up.

No. It's good. Go ahead.

As huge as he is in his world,

a world that you want to be a part of,

this show?

- This is more my world. - Whoo!

And-- And-- Hey, yeah, whoo.

Alright, I like it, I like it, I like it.

That was dramatic. It's like the Metaverse.

I didn't know you were going.

There's a whole other set

of important strategic moves

that you're going to have to make, moving forward.

The way that you fill the room with that voice,

you are such a magnificent talent.

I would be honored to be your coach.

Thank you so much.

Queen Kayleigh. Ooh!

Hi, Queen Latifah.

First of all, why did I turn this chair?

Because you deserve to have four chairs turned for you.

That was absolutely gorgeous.

You took me to church.

It became a spiritual moment for me.

The more you sang, the more I felt in touch.

That, I can translate and help you to find songs

that will bring out that beauty in your voice,

and that will help you to continue to touch people

as you go on through it.

So, amazing job.

And you're beautiful.

You're a beautiful woman. Thank you.

Kayleigh, I loved every bit of that. It was so great.

And to take on Vince Gill,

one of the greatest vocalists in country music,

that's big shoes to fill, and you really did it.

That was awesome.

That's so what I grew up listening to,

and the vibe of it took me back to growing up in Alabama.

Literally closed my eyes, and I was back home.

And I'm a long way from home right now.

So, thank you for that, on top of everything.

But I'd love to work with you.

I think that we could really do something great.

Thank you so much.

Dude, I'm a fan. And you want to know why?

I know your mama must have been listening

to some Patty Loveless or something,

because your tone and how you even drug out the notes.

I also hear a little LeAnn Rimes in there, too. Oh, my God.

You have, like, a musical baby

of like several female singers that I love.

I was lucky enough--

I'm gonna mention it 'cause I'm trying hard--

Hey, I sang a duet with Vince Gill.

We got a song. It's called "Don't Rush."

I'll be honest with you.

I know that Adam said he turned around first,

but Adam maybe doesn't know that song like we do.

And I was waiting-- I was-- Well, I have-- Can I--

I was waiting to see if you were gonna go there, you know,

'cause Vince gets real big in that song.

And I'm sure Riley was waiting for that, too.

But anyway, I just wanted to say.

I'm gonna let him talk.

I come back because of voices like yours.

I like to be moved.

Can I-- Can I-- Can I say something?

No. Hold on. Before you go, Adam,

Adam, you had a lot of time to talk.

You said a lot of stuff.

I'm gonna put you in a duck blind,

and you have to sit there and be absolutely quiet.

What? Oh, no. [ Duck call quacking ]

Are you getting punished right now?

Oh, no!

- So-- So-- - Oh, no!

I've been waiting years for that.

Oh, and he-- and he got hatted up.

No, listen!

Kayleigh, now that we've got a little time to talk.

Oh, my God. Do you play guitar, as well?

I do play guitar. You do? Okay, I love that.

Well, you really think that resorting

to this kind of thing-- You can't get out.

You really think he's, like, resorting to this kind of thing

is, like, classy?

I think maybe this is a step too--

Oh. That's crazy looking. It looks good, doesn't it?

Um, what I was going to say before these shenanigans,

I was going to ask you,

is country music where your heart lives,

as far as, is that what you want to do?

Country music is where my love started.

But there's a lot of soul in what I got to give.

Yep. Yep. That's right. I like to hear that.

I really want you on my team.

So I'm just going to tell you,

you on my team would occupy the only space--

You know, what he's trying to say is--

Yeah. Come on. Any time now.

Any time now.

Adam may want you on his team. He'd be crazy not to.

Yeah. Hear, hear.

But this shows how much I want you on my team.

During the break, Adam was peeing. I built this.

[ Laughter ]

Will you get this ridiculous thing out of my thing?

That thing is cool. I just want to go sit down.

I'm sitting in your chair, man. It took a long time.

You go sit in the duck blind. Oh!

Hey, his feet don't touch the ground.

Alright, go ahead, man.

Hey, listen, we love you. I love you the most,

but I think we both are not in this anymore, Riley.

I think we've destroyed our chances.

Just in case you forgot, what happened was

you came up here, and you sang the hell out of a song,

and everybody's chairs turned for you.

That is what happened.

And then all this ensued.

So, just so you remember, you were amazing.

Kelly: Alright, Kayleigh, you got to choose now.

So, which team are you going to go with?

[ "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" playing ]

Who do you choose?

[ Audience shouting ]

Okay, okay.

I gotta just go with my heart and my gut and what I know.

And I would love the opportunity to work with Queen Latifah.

♪ Oh, go totally crazy ♪

I knew it!

♪ Forget I'm a lady ♪

What?!

♪ Men's shirts, short skirts, whoa-oh-oh ♪

Queen Latifah: I'm excited to work with country.

I love country music, but she's beyond country.

Country is also soul, rhythm and blues.

But who knows where she wants to fly to?

I'm a hip-hop artist who's put out jazz albums

and done musicals.

You know, I'm just here to make sure

that she has fuel in the plane to go.

Whoo!

[ Chanting ] Queen! Queen! Queen!

[ Audience chanting ] Queen! Queen! Queen!

♪ Man, I feel like a woman ♪

I'm a bad mother!

♪

Adam: I'm in a tiki hut.

Hey, when we started acting all stupid,

I was like, she's not... Can't hardly hear you in there.

Queen Latifah, not only is she an amazing actress

as well as a musician,

I can tell genuinely

she's an amazing human being.

I cannot believe this. That was awesome.

I mean, it sucks for me, but... What?

I'm sorry, I was not going to choose one of the boys.

We took that a little too far.

Yeah. Yeah.

Really got away from us there.

Listen, I only got one spot left.

♪ I got one spot left ♪

♪ One spot left ♪

♪ One spot left ♪

♪