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[ Cheers and applause ]

This is it.

Welcome to our first-ever cut week.

Keep it going to your coaches.

There's Kelly Clarkson, Riley Green,

the one and only Queen Latifah, and the OG Adam Levine.

Well, hi, everybody. I'm Carson Daly.

Here's the deal. You asked, and we listened.

The live shows are back,

and they are back in a big, big way.

For the first time in years,

we're bringing you six weeks of live competition.

That all gets kicked off next Monday,

but we've got one final hurdle

that's going to stand in the artists' way.

And that's cut week.

After tonight, more than half of our artists

are going to see their journeys come to an end.

We've never faced an elimination this big before.

Let me explain how it's going to work.

Our coaches each picked two of their artists

to directly move on to the live shows.

Their remaining artists will all sing tonight,

hoping to earn that last spot

to represent their teams in the live shows.

But that's not all.

At the very end of the show tonight,

we're going to open up voting for the first time this season,

and you at home will vote

and send one of tonight's remaining artists

to fill that final spot in our top 13.

It's a packed night. We've got 20 performances.

No time to waste. Let's start with Team Queen.

Before we get to the music,

let's take a look at the really tough decision

that Coach Queen Latifah had to make

before this crucial week of competition.

As you know, this season, our live shows are back.

That has now created what we call cut week,

which is rough because we've never cut

this many artists at once.

That means you've got some big, big decisions to make,

and we're going to do them right here, right now

if you're ready. I'm gonna have to.

All right. It's -- It's inevitable.

Let's bring out the crew.

Look at my team. Hi.

Lillie: There's never been a cut week on "The Voice" before,

so there's a lot of pressure and anxiety around it.

I'm getting a little antsy.

Hey.

Team Queen going into lives,

I'm looking for three strong singers who are unique

and who are going to say, "I'm a star."

Daly: There's seven of you.

Unfortunately, Queen can only bring three of you

into the live shows.

-Oh, boy. -So dramatic. -Oh, man.

Those three lights symbolize the three artists

that will be moving on to the live shows.

Your coach is going to pick two artists right here,

right now to occupy those first two spaces.

You'll go right to the lives

and do not have to perform this week.

That means the rest of you will perform during cut week.

And then based on those performances,

your coach has got to pick just one more of you

to take that final spot.

Chari: She's about to announce the first name,

and the nerves are kicking in.

For me, this is team Queen,

so it always has to be ladies first.

And so I'm gonna go with my girl from New Jersey.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Mia.

It's such a big moment.

I mean, from the get go, she had so much faith in me.

She pressed the First In button.

And I'm really fortunate for that and for her.

I can't believe I'm going to the lives.

I mean, it's -- it's really a dream come true.

Oh, my gosh.

There was no choice.

There's never been a choice from the very beginning.

Mia is 16, but she sounds like she's been here before,

so I just got to give it to her.

I feel utmost confidence.

That's a dream pick for a coach. You knew right away.

Yeah. Mia!

All right, so tell me a little bit

about this next artist.

The next artist,

he doesn't want to be put in a box.

And I can see that he has a lot under the cap.

And we have to see what he has to give.

The next artist will be...

♪♪

BigCountry.

BigCountry.

This means everything.

Like, to show my kid, my wife that, man,

shoot for your dreams, man.

Hey, yo!

Oh, my God.

Of course, that means the rest of you

will be performing for cut week.

After that, Queen's going to decide

who's going to take that final spot.

You got to go for this.

I hate to do this,

but this is how I feel when I say that.

You're firing me up right now. Yeah!

I'm giving you this talk

because guess what's going to happen on those other teams?

What? They coming for your throat.

So I need y'all to elevate

because once we get past this moment, then it's everyone else.

And they've all earned a place here.

Destinee: Only one of us making it in that spot

is going to be a fight.

I wish you all the best.

I can't wait to see y'all do this.

Yeah!

To be first, ah! I got to set the tone.

Daly: All right, so one spot remains on Team Queen.

We'll start now with the R&B singer

from Baton Rouge singing "Use Me."

Give it up for Bryan Jaymes.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Let's talk about it, y'all. Here we go.

♪ My friends ♪

♪ All you want to do is use me ♪

♪ Well, all right, now ♪

♪ Well, but my answer, baby ♪

♪ To all that "use me" stuff ♪

Y'all want to know what I said? This is what I said.

♪ I, I, I said I want to spread the news ♪

♪ That if it feels this good being used ♪

♪ Oh, you just keep on using me ♪

♪ Won't you keep on, keep on, keep on ♪

♪ Until you use me up, babe ♪

♪ Hey, babe ♪

♪ Until you use me up, my baby ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ But, oh, baby, baby, baby, baby ♪

♪ When you love me, I can't get enough ♪

♪ I just can't get enough, baby ♪

♪ I, I, I said I want to spread the news ♪

♪ That if it feels this good getting used ♪

♪ Won't you just keep on using, keep on using ♪

♪ Keep on using me, yeah ♪

♪ Until you use me up ♪

♪ Gotta use me, gotta use me, gotta use me up ♪

♪ Until you use me up, baby ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Until you use me up ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: That is Bryan Jaymes for Queen Latifah.

Cut week.

When Bryan started talking before the song,

I was like, "This is gonna be good."

Riley. Yep.

Bryan, what I love is just how you perform,

how much fun you have with it, and how much fun you make

everybody in here have, so congratulations.

I think Bill Withers would be proud of that one.

That was great. Yeah.

All right, let's hear it from your coach now, Queen.

Bryan, you just used them up. Ha!

It's so fun to watch you perform.

I mean, your command on the stage is fantastic.

And I think everybody enjoyed that.

So that's important to me.

How about another hand for Bryan, everybody?

Super proud.

Bryan did a great job out there.

He just came out with the energy we needed

to get this whole thing going.

Yeah!

Anybody who comes after him has to make us forget

that he just came out there and rocked it -- Tough job.

All right, our next performance, it's the pop rocker

from New Jersey stolen from Team Adam

singing "Space Oddity."

Please welcome Destinee Monroe.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ Ground Control to Major Tom ♪

♪ Ground Control to Major Tom ♪

♪ Take your protein pills and put your helmet on ♪

I love it.

♪ This is Ground Control to Major Tom ♪

♪ You've really made the grade ♪

♪ And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear ♪

♪ Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare ♪

♪ Ground Control to Major Tom ♪

♪ Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong ♪

♪ Can you hear me, Major Tom? ♪

♪ Can you hear me, Major Tom? ♪

♪ Can you -- Here, am I floating in a tin can ♪

♪ Far above the moon ♪ Wow.

♪ Planet Earth is blue ♪

♪ And there's nothing I can do ♪

♪ There's nothing I can ♪

♪ Do ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Well, everybody is singing for their lives tonight.

That is Destinee Monroe from Team Queen.

Great job, Destinee. Thank you so much.

Get some coaches' thoughts. How about your old coach, Adam?

Man, Destinee, you're so great.

I love that song. I love that you chose it.

We need more female rock and rollers in this competition.

And you're a badass. And I love you. And I miss you.

Hell yeah.

Queen.

Queen: That rocked.

What a range we just got to see.

The way your voice broke in certain places was gorgeous.

I felt like you went into a country thing in certain places.

Me too. Yes. You heard it?

Tonight you showed me something special.

So thank you, Jersey. Way to go.

How about another hand for Destinee, everybody?

Well done.

Oh my gosh, I think Destinee blew the house down.

She has the skills to win a show like this.

Out of the five singers I have performing tonight

on Team Queen, I can only pick one.

So yeah, it's gonna be very difficult

to figure out who's going to win.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Hands in. All right.

Queen on three. One, two, three. Together: Queen!

Alt Bloom: I definitely want to make it to lives.

It would mean the world to make it to the top 13.

Back home in Montana, I was working on music.

I'm here to try and find myself.

I know that only one of us can make it.

And of course, we all want that spot.

Daly: Welcome back.

It is cut week, and Coach Queen Latifah already picked

Mia and BigCountry to move on.

We'll continue with the Montana singer-songwriter.

With "For the First Time," give it up for Alt Bloom.

Let's go, Alt Bloom! Whoo!

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ She's all laid up in bed with a broken heart ♪

♪ While I'm drinking Jack all alone in my local bar ♪

♪ And we don't know how ♪

♪ How we got into this mad situation ♪

♪ Only doing things out of frustration ♪

♪ Tryna make it work, but, man, these times are hard ♪

♪ She needs me now but I can't seem to find the time ♪

♪ I got a new job now at the unemployment line ♪

♪ And we don't know how ♪

♪ How we got into this mess, is it God's test? ♪

♪ Someone help us 'cause we're doing our best ♪

♪ Tryna make it work, but, man, these times are hard ♪

♪ But we're gonna start by ♪

♪ Drinking old cheap bottles of wine ♪

♪ Stay talking up all night ♪

♪ Saying things we haven't for a while, a while, yeah ♪

♪ We're smiling but we're close to tears ♪

♪ Even after all these years ♪

♪ We just now got the feeling that we're meeting ♪

♪ For the first time ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh- ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Yeah, for the first time ♪

♪ Yeah, for the first time ♪

♪ Don't give up on me, baby ♪

♪ Give up on me, baby ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughs ] Alt Bloom!

Daly: That is Alt Bloom from Team Queen

here on cut week. Thank you.

Man, your range is like stupid.

I sing high and I was like, "Yo, like, that was crazy."

So I'm angry at you. [ Laughter ]

Like, you got a great instrument.

Thank you so much, bro. Thank you.

Let's hear from your coach, Queen.

My girl. Queen: My brother.

Every time I see you, you surprise me.

You come out different

and you just hit some crazy notes up in the rafters.

You got the crowd going.

And I love that about you.

I love watching you.

How about another hand for Alt Bloom, everybody?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Bye, guys.

Lillie: Only one of five of us are gonna make it to the lives,

so I'm really feeling that pressure right now.

I'm full-time songwriting now in Nashville.

I still work at a bar.

I would be so eternally grateful to make it through.

All right, we got two more performances

to go for Team Queen.

We'll continue now with the indie pop artist

from New Mexico with "Friday I'm in Love."

Please welcome Lillie Kolich.

Come on, Lillie!

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ I don't care if Monday's blue ♪

♪ Tuesday's gray and Wednesday, too ♪

♪ Thursday, I don't care about you ♪

♪ It's Friday, I'm in love ♪ It's cool.

♪ Monday, you can fall apart ♪

♪ Tuesday, Wednesday, break my heart ♪

♪ Oh, Thursday doesn't even start ♪

♪ It's Friday, I'm in love ♪

♪ Saturday, wait ♪

♪ Sunday always comes too late ♪

♪ But Friday, never hesitate ♪

♪ Dressed up to the eyes, it's such a wonderful surprise ♪

♪ To see your shoes and your spirits rise ♪

♪ Throw out your frown and just smile at the sound ♪

♪ Sleek as a sheik, spinning 'round and 'round ♪

♪ Always take a big bite, it's such a gorgeous sight ♪

♪ To see you eat in the middle of the night ♪

♪ You can never get enough, enough of this stuff ♪

♪ It's Friday, I'm in love ♪

♪ I don't care if Monday's blue ♪

♪ Tuesday's gray and Wednesday, too ♪

♪ Thursday, I don't care about you ♪

♪ It's Friday, I'm in love ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Lillie Kolich from Team Queen, everybody.

Come on!

Nice work, Lillie. Thank you.

All right. Kelly Clarkson.

I love you.

You just take these special little parts

and you make them so unique.

Like, beyond this competition,

I cannot wait to follow you and see what you do.

You're very cool.

Thank you so much. Thank you, Kelly.

And your coach, Queen Latifah.

Lillie, I could not be more proud of you.

Oh, thank you.

You can bend one note, and it is so special to me.

Like, I need that record. That's how I feel as a fan.

As an artist. Thank you. You're the best.

How about another hand for Lillie, everybody?

Kelly: Lillie, there is something extra special about her.

I think Team Queen is probably the most prominent threat

for me right now.

It is time to close out Team Queen's performances.

Go, Chari! Yep.

With the Atlanta soul singer with "Killing Me Softly."

Here is Chari.

Come on, Chari. Come on, Chari.

Yeah, Chari!

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Strumming my pain with his fingers ♪

♪ Singing my life with his words ♪

♪ Killing me softly with his song ♪

♪ Killing me softly ♪

♪ With his song ♪

Ohh!

♪ I heard he sang a good song ♪

♪ I heard he had a style ♪

♪ So I came to see him ♪

♪ And listen for a while ♪

♪ And there he was ♪

♪ This young boy, stranger to my eyes ♪

♪ Strumming my pain with his fingers ♪

♪ Singing my life with his words ♪

♪ He was killing me softly ♪

♪ With his song ♪

♪ Telling my whole life ♪

♪ Killing me softly with his song ♪

♪ Unh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Whoa-oah-ah-ah-ah uh, uh ♪

♪ La-la-la, la, la, la ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ With his song ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah, Chari.

Daly: That is Chari. Let's go, Chari.

Team Queen. Great job, Chari.

Riley, give us some thoughts, please.

Chari, that was one of my favorite performances of the day.

To come on a show like this, I feel like you've got to have

two or three songs that you can just crush.

And that was one of the best ways

I've ever heard that song sang, so congratulations.

That was awesome. Thank you so much.

Chari, your coach, Queen.

Your voice is just so gorgeous.

I'm a sucker for low register,

and what you just did down there

was disrespectful in the best way.

I got to show you I can go low, go high.

You know? I mean, you're just exquisite.

Thank you for giving me more problems.

Keep giving me problems. Seriously.

How about another hand for Chari, ladies and gentlemen?

Chari, how she goes about notes and ends notes and starts notes,

she's a really, really talented singer.

To finish up Team Queen,

she's going to make it really difficult on her.

She crushed it. That sounded amazing.

Both of y'all crushed it. Oh, appreciate it.

Everybody on Team Queen showed up and they showed out.

I have a difficult decision to make,

but they should all be very proud of themselves

because I think they've risen to this challenge.

Oh, man.

Daly: All right. That does it for Team Queen.

And when we come back,

she's gonna fill her last spot on the live shows.

This is cut week on "The Voice."

Our biggest elimination ever.

That's what happens when you get everybody you turn for.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Oh, no. Do I have to decide now?

Oh, God.

Welcome back. It's our first-ever cut week.

And Team Queen, they just did an incredible job.

And now it's time for their coach to pick an artist

to join Mia and BigCountry who are sitting over here.

Queen, before you make your decision,

what would you like to say to your whole team?

First of all, it's been a pleasure to watch your process.

I'm really proud of everyone standing on that stage.

You are unique in your own ways,

and there's no reason any of you should stop singing.

Y'all have a gift that the world needs to hear.

[ Cheers and applause ]

All right, it's time.

Queen, who do you pick to move on?

This is super difficult,

and I think you all have something unique to offer

that I think everyone would enjoy watching

every week on television.

I sure would as a fan of this show.

But the person that I'm choosing

I think has something so very unique

that they would really add to my team.

And I'm hoping that you continue to do super special

and unique things.

And that person is going to be Lillie.

Daly: Lillie is stunned.

Lillie: I'm so grateful but I'm just also so,

like, proud of my friends and my team.

I love them all so much. They're all so deserving.

It was a very, very difficult decision.

I just think she's going to bring something different

that we need to hear.

I'm very confident in my team.

I think I have strong singers

who are going to set themselves apart from everybody

that touches that stage.

Daly: Give it up for Team Queen.

You want somebody from Team Queen to come on back

and give you some good TV,

because they going to blow this house down.

Come on, America. It's your choice, America.

All right, now all eyes are on Adam's team

and the very tough choice he had to make ahead of tonight.

Take a look.

Daly: Hey, there they are. Come on out, gang.

Brandon: Since this is the first time cut week has ever happened,

it's a little nerve wracking

because I don't really know what to expect.

Let's go, Team Adam.

Come on. Yeah.

Amanda: I am eager to find out who is being pushed along

for lives for cut week.

It's pretty intense, so I just --

I'm ready to know already.

-Oh, my gosh. -That's sick.

Woman: What the heck?

Who is your first artist moving on to the lives?

I just want to say first of all,

you guys, I'm proud of all of you.

I think you're all mega talented,

so I'm happy you're all here,

and I hope you guys understand where I'm coming from.

And then obviously, if you are in the remaining five,

it's time to grind it out.

You know, you got to make that third slot.

Dakota: My heart's beating out of my chest

because it is such high stakes.

The first artist moving to the lives...

...is Lexi.

Lexi.

Adam: Lexi is the strongest singer

in this competition, flat out.

I think Lexi can win this.

Congratulations. Thank you.

Adam says my name and I just feel a weight off my shoulders.

I just feel like I'm safe.

All right, Adam, who's the second artist

you're sending directly to the live shows?

Owen: I'm waiting for him to say the second name

and praying I get that spot.

I just graduated high school,

so making it to lives would be a dream come true.

The second artist I'm sending directly to the live shows...

...is Connor.

Connor, congratulations, man.

Adam: Connor is a competitor.

He has a really good tone to his voice

and he can sing anything so he is ready.

He is deserving of that second slot.

Oh, my God.

I am very glad I don't have to sing for my life right now.

It's a lot of stress and a lot of weight off my shoulders.

All right, so that means the rest of you

will be performing for cut week.

After that, Adam's going to decide

which one of you will fill that final spot.

And then, of course, it'll be up to America from that point on.

I want to reiterate this because it's super important.

The people left have something to prove.

You got to be extra great and you got to kill the nerves

and everything will be all right.

Evan: I think my strategy trying to get that last spot

for lives is just really lean into being

the only country artist on his team.

I think that's what makes me a standout,

and that's what I wanted to be on this show was a stand out.

All right. You guys ready?

-Yeah. Let's do it. -Ready, man.

You guys will just get beamed up.

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

These are good songs your team is singing.

They choose. They choose.

This is my zone.

With the country rocker from Michigan

with "Midnight Train to Memphis,"

here is Team Adam's Evan James.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Well, judge looked down, gave me 40 days ♪

♪ Instead of the fine that I could not pay ♪

♪ Said "Walk right, you'll soon be home" ♪

♪ Said, "Cross the line, you'll be on your own" ♪

♪ 40 days ♪

♪ Of shotguns and barbed wire fences ♪

♪ 40 nights to sit and listen ♪

♪ To the midnight train to Memphis ♪

Yeah.

♪ Well now, 10 for the jury, 10 for the judge ♪

♪ 20 more to forget my grudge ♪

♪ 40 days ♪

♪ Of shotguns and barbed wire fences ♪

♪ 40 nights to sit and listen ♪

♪ To the midnight train to Memphis ♪

♪ Midnight train to Memphis ♪

♪ Midnight train ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoo!

Daly: Team Adam's Evan James. Nice work, Evan.

Let's get some thoughts. Kelly?

I love your vibe.

Just for 22 years old, like, rocking

that Chris Stapleton song. That's incredible.

I love your vocal and I love the ending.

It really means that you're really wanting to fight for it.

Well done. Thank you so much. Thank you.

All right. And your coach, Adam.

Man, you know, I'm still discovering things about you

that are brand new, like your rasp.

I loved your energy. I love that song.

I love the way you sang it.

So just excellent work today, brother. Good job.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

Give it up for Evan, everybody.

Thank you, Evan.

Evan really exploded in this one.

And it's nice to have a great country artist on my team.

I'm very happy.

It's hard to compete for the third slot.

I'm going to have an open mind

and make my decision based on what I hear.

Riley: Evan's stage presence was great.

He's gotten a lot better

and a lot more comfortable as he's gone on.

Adam's going to have a really tough choice.

All right, let's continue right away

with Team Adam's LA rocker

singing "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)."

Give it up for Dakota Cohen.

Come on, Dakota.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ Memories are just where you leave them ♪

♪ Drag the waters, till the depths give up their dead ♪

♪ What did you expect to find? ♪

♪ Was it something you left behind? ♪

♪ Don't you remember anything I said when I said ♪

♪ Don't fall away and leave me to myself ♪

♪ Don't fall away and leave love bleeding ♪

♪ In my hands, in my hands again ♪

♪ Leave love bleeding ♪

♪ In my hands, in my hands ♪

♪ Love lies bleeding ♪

♪ You never even tried ♪

Yeah.

♪ Don't fall away, and leave me to myself ♪

♪ Don't fall away, and leave love bleeding ♪

♪ In my hands, in my hands again ♪

♪ Leave love bleeding ♪ Yeah.

♪ In my hands, in my hands again ♪

♪ Whoa, ooh, oh ♪

[ Cheers and applause ] Whoo!

Daly: Give it up for Dakota Cohen, Team Adam.

Queen Latifah, how about some thoughts

on Dakota's performance?

Dakota, it was so much fun to hear you sing that song.

I love that song. Oh, my God.

I was trying to stay in my seat like, "Come on, let's go."

Thank you for sharing that with us.

It was great. Thank you.

All right, Dakota, your coach. Adam.

Yeah, man. Like baby Miley. [ Laughter ]

I love the songs you've chosen this whole way.

It says a lot about what you want to do,

and that's beautiful.

Congratulations. Thank you so much.

How about another hand for Dakota, ladies and gentlemen?

There's nobody on my team like Dakota.

She's just, like, carrying the rock torch for me

and has such a cool, interesting voice.

The artists have to be feeling stressed out.

They have to do better than their best.

And it's tough.

Everything that we need to know, we're going to find out today.

All right. When we come back,

we've got performances from Owen, Amanda, and Brandon,

and then we're gonna find out who Adam picks

to fill the last spot on his team for the live shows.

This is "The Voice." It's cut week on NBC.

Stay with us. You got this, bro.

Thank you.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back to "The Voice"

at Universal Studios Hollywood.

They want a performance, so what are we gonna give them?

-Performance. -Performance!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Come on, Owen.

Daly: Welcome back to "The Voice."

It is cut week, our biggest elimination in history.

Adam already picked Lexi and Connor to move on.

Now the rest of his team is taking the stage.

And then he's going to pick just one more

to represent him in the live shows.

Team Adam continues now with the Idaho pop singer

with "Electric Feel." Please welcome Owen Uffens.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ All along the Western front ♪

♪ People line up to receive ♪

♪ She got the power in her hand ♪ Come on.

♪ To shock you like you won't believe ♪

♪ Saw her in the Amazon ♪

♪ With the voltage running through her skin ♪

♪ Standing there with nothing on ♪

♪ She gonna teach me how to swim ♪

♪ I said, "Ooh, girl ♪

♪ Shock me like an electric eel ♪

♪ Baby girl ♪

♪ Turn me on with your electric feel" ♪

♪ I said, "Ooh, girl ♪

♪ Shock me like an electric eel ♪

♪ Baby girl ♪

♪ Turn me on with your electric feel" ♪

♪ All along the Eastern shore ♪

♪ Put your circuits in the sea ♪ Yeah.

♪ This is what the world is for ♪

♪ Making electricity ♪

♪ Do what you feel now ♪

♪ Electric feel now ♪

♪ Do what you feel now ♪

♪ Oh, feel now ♪

♪ Do what you feel now ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

That is Owen Uffens, everybody.

Team Adam.

Riley, we'll start with you today.

I love that you got to pick something

that you really enjoy because it looked like you were having fun

and you've been consistent.

You've got something that's really unique.

You don't sound like anybody else in this competition.

And that's one of the best things you can be.

So congratulations, man. That was great.

Thank you. Thank you, Coach.

Owen, some thoughts from your coach, Adam.

Well, I first want to just tell you

I'm glad you got out of your way here and just had fun.

You're 18 and you're still discovering your voice.

I can hear that happening.

And today, again, much like other people on my team,

I'm seeing new things. Honestly, man,

you put yourself in as good a position as possible.

So great job today.

How about another hand for Owen, ladies and gentlemen?

It would mean the world to make the top 13.

Adam picked me with his First In button.

So I'm ready to show up fully and prove more to myself

and to my coach moving forward.

We're continuing now with the soulful singer from Ohio

with "A Thousand Miles."

Please give it up for Amanda Mikell.

[ Cheers and applause ] Yes.

♪♪

♪ Makin' my way downtown, walkin' fast ♪

♪ Faces pass and I'm homebound ♪

Yeah.

♪ Whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Starin' blankly ahead, makin' my way ♪

♪ Makin' my way through the crowd ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ And I need you ♪

♪ And I miss you ♪

♪ And now I wonder ♪

♪ If I could fall into the sky ♪

♪ Do you think time would pass me by? ♪

♪ Yeah, you know I'd walk a thousand miles ♪

♪ If I could just see you ♪

♪ Tonight ♪

♪ And I, I don't wanna let this go ♪

♪ I, I don't ♪

Ooh.

♪ If I could fall into the sky ♪

♪ Do you think time would pass us by? ♪

♪ By ♪

♪ If I could just see you ♪

♪ Tonight ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Amanda Mikell, Team Adam.

Kelly Clarkson, some thoughts, please.

Oh, my God. You have such a gift, okay?

How you go from the chest voice

and the lows are very beautiful, but then you backed off,

you just went real soft, real quick.

And that -- that takes such technique.

This was an awesome performance,

but I feel like your voice is even better than this song.

Thank you.

All right, let's hear what your coach thinks. Adam.

When it's working for you, you're the best out there.

And I feel how nervous you get.

When I hear you sing and it's astounding,

I want to make it last longer,

and I want it to happen all the time.

We have to unlock more about what is great about you

because it is so special.

Thank you.

How about another hand for Amanda, everybody?

Kelly: Amanda, you know, she's been my favorite since the blinds.

I was very bummed to not get her.

She has the beauty, man. She's so incredible.

Adam's gonna have a tough time deciding today.

Coming up, Brandon closes out Team Adam

with a rock ballad by the band Switchfoot.

And then Adam picks one artist to move on to the live shows.

This is cut week on "The Voice." Don't move.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

All right, Brandon.

Great song. I love this song.

And we're back with our first-ever cut week.

Yep. We got one more performance to go.

And then Adam's got a tough decision figuring

out which one of his artists will join Lexi and Connor

in the live show, so here we go.

It's the Virginia pop singer now that Adam stole from Team Queen.

With "Dare You to Move," give it up for Brandon Diaz.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ Welcome to the planet ♪

♪ Welcome to existence ♪ Yeah.

♪ What happens next? ♪

♪ What happens next? ♪

♪ I dare you to move ♪

♪ I dare you to move ♪

♪ I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor ♪ Wow.

♪ I dare you to move ♪

♪ I dare you to move ♪

♪ Like today never happened ♪

♪ Today never happened ♪

♪ Salvation is here ♪

♪ I dare you to move ♪

♪ I dare you to move ♪

♪ I dare you to lift yourself ♪

♪ Lift yourself up off the floor ♪

♪ I dare you to move ♪

♪ I dare you to move ♪

♪ Never happened ♪

♪ Today never happened ♪

♪ Today never happened before ♪

[ Cheers and applause ] Come on, baby!

Daly: Give it up for Brandon Diaz

who wraps up Team Adam here on cut week.

Yeah. How about that?

Queen Latifah.

This -- Ah -- Whew.

[ Laughter ]

Brandon, I'm so proud of you.

Your performance was flawless. I mean, you do what you do.

You're Brandon for a reason, so... Thank you so much.

You're giving him problems, and I needed you to do that.

You've definitely got problems, Adam. What did you think?

He's amazing. He's great. You're going to love him.

I love that Queen Latifah is your street team.

I love it.

Honestly, like, it's a great choice.

It shows me a lot about you that I need to see in a hurry.

Thank you. So you did fantastic tonight.

So great, great job. Thank you so much, Adam.

How about another hand for Brandon, ladies and gentlemen?

I couldn't have done better in a steal than Brandon.

In his upper register

and when he was really kind of going for it,

you can tell the guy has prowess and he knows what he's doing,

and he's clearly a great singer.

That was awesome, dude. That was amazing.

You're making me nervous, bro. You make me nervous.

I had to watch you all before I performed.

At least you got to perform first.

I'm gonna get home,

and your face is gonna be on my little sister's wall.

Wow. Some great performances there.

Adam, you got a lot to think about.

Why don't you take a moment and talk to your fellow coaches?

I love talking.

So everybody, don't listen.

Team Adam's pretty full of threats.

I mean, he's got a choice team.

Talk amongst yourselves.

That's hard. I know he's a steal,

but that guy is insane.

No doubt. There's also the thing, too,

of you've got two people that you think are your two best

already there, it's like, who will America like the best?

I see where you go.

I think I got to reward her for -- for making it

all the way on my team. Do you.

Riley: Yeah, good luck. Let me just -- Yeah.

Dude, they are in shambles right now.

They are in shambles, folks. This is what we wanted.

This is what we wanted. They're in shambles.

You made it harder. Your guy made it harder.

He's making it harder for everybody.

We put everything on the line,

and that's all you can ask for. Right.

Seriously. Seriously. Unbelievable.

All right, it's time. Let's bring them back.

Here's Team Adam. Come on out.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Adam: I can only choose one to advance to the live show,

so I think I have to go with someone

who I feel moving forward I can work with the best.

Daly: All right, Adam, the time has come.

You must pick one to represent you in the live shows.

Who is moving on?

You put your best foot forward here.

And if I'm being honest with you guys,

it was a coin flip for various reasons.

My decision today...

♪♪

Dakota.

Daly: Dakota, congratulations.

There aren't enough female rock singers kicking ass

on the show this season.

She has a super cool voice. She deserves it.

The live shows are back this season,

and Dakota absolutely stands out.

Oh, my God. Thank you so much.

I cannot believe I made it to lives.

Like,this is actually everything I've ever dreamed of.

I'm so excited. I'm so grateful to Adam.

He really sees my artistry,

and I'm just so honored to be his pick.

Dakota, there's an empty seat with your name on it.

For the four remaining members of Team Adam,

it's not over yet.

Voting opens at the end of the show tonight.

America is going to send one remaining artist

from cut week to the live shows.

One more time, give it up for Team Adam.

Best of luck to you all.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Adam: Team Adam is strong.

We're a formidable opponent to all the other teams.

We are the best.

[ Cheers and applause ]

That was a solid choice. I got some players.

Yeah, you have some players. [ Mumbles indistinctly ]

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

All right. Now all eyes are on Team Riley.

Before we get to the performances,

let's see which two artists Riley

sent directly to the live shows.

You got a good-looking team, man. Look at that.

I know. It looks like a winning team.

I've never seen them all together like this.

You guys look great. [ Laughter ]

Well, guys, there are seven of you.

Unfortunately, Riley can only bring three of you

to the live shows.

Riley, who's your first artist advancing to the live shows?

First artist that I'm going to take on to the live shows

is somebody that I think has a really unique voice.

Also somebody that I think is similar to me musically in a way

that I can really help him.

So my first artist...

is Cade.

Cade, congratulations, man.

Cade: I was shocked.

Riley sees something in me that he believes in.

You're going right to the live shows.

There's nothing more important than

taking care of my family.

And this is an opportunity that I refuse to squander.

Coach, who's your second artist

that you're going to be sending directly to the live shows?

Second artist,

it's somebody that has really brought their A-game

every chance they've gotten.

The next artist or artists,

Ferryn & Brinkley.

There you go.

Ferryn & Brinkley, the duo.

Brinkley: I didn't even think that was a possibility.

Ferryn: It was like Cade and I was like, "Yeah."

And then it was like, "Ferryn & Brinkley."

I was like, "That's us." "That's us."

Daly: Congratulations, ladies. That is awesome.

Brinkley: It's just, like, mind boggling.

We're so grateful.

The rest of you will all be performing at Cut Week.

Riley, you're gonna have a really tough decision.

Although y'all are not already in that spot,

I can promise you that every one of you has a chance to be in it.

Thank you guys.

Being one of the five, I'm a little bit

both excited and nervous.

I've come from a small town where not many people leave.

That's how we do it.

There's a lot at stake. I mean, it's cut week.

It's -- It's do or die.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Congrats to Cade and Ferryn & Brinkley.

We got one spot in the live shows

remains for Team Riley.

We'll kick things off with a 15-year-old Texas country singer

with "4X4XU."

Here's Allie Rae.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah, Allie Rae! Whoo!

♪♪

♪ I'm the kind to take the keys ♪

♪ Don't sit in a shotgun seat ♪

♪ 'Less I want to ♪

♪ And you make me want to ♪

♪ Hypnotized by the white lines ♪

♪ Your hands ten and two on this heart of mine ♪

♪ Makes me feel at home ♪

♪ And yeah, boy, I'm right at home ♪

♪ In a 4x4 by you, babe ♪

♪ From the Bayou to Kentucky ♪

♪ City to the country ♪

♪ From here to Timbuktu ♪

♪ Boy, after a long day ♪

♪ Ya know there ain't no wrong way ♪

♪ To drive my crazy crazy ♪

♪ In a 4x4 by you ♪

♪ In a 4x4 by you, babe ♪

♪ City to the country ♪

♪ From here to Timbuktu ♪

♪ And boy, after a long day ♪

♪ You know there ain't no wrong way ♪

♪ To drive my crazy crazy ♪

♪ In a 4x4 by you ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah!

Daly: That is Allie Rae kicking it off for Team Riley.

All right, guys, Kelly, we'll start with you.

What'd you think?

Oh, my gosh, girl, you are 15 years old.

That is crazy. Thank you.

Regardless of what happens right now,

like, you are so far ahead of the game,

you are going to be incredible.

And your coach, Riley?

Allie Rae, I loved it. Everything about it was great.

Like a little mini Reba. You're so fierce.

We got to see the best version of you in that performance.

I really loved it.

How about another hand for Allie Rae, everybody?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Allie Rae has definitely grown from her blind

and in a short period of time, too.

She's only 15 years old,

but her stage presence doesn't feel that way.

She's so cute. She seems easy up there.

Like a natural-born little storyteller.

Allie Rae definitely set the bar high.

It's going to be really tough to beat that performance.

When we come back, Team Riley's Everett, Keiyana,

and Joe will all take the stage

hoping to get that last spot in the live shows.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Welcome back to cut week.

Riley already picked Cade and the duo of Ferryn & Brinkley

to move on, and now the rest of his team taking the stage.

We'll continue now with the California country singer

with "Killin' Time," give it up for Everett Bounds.

[ Cheers and applause ] Yeah.

♪♪

♪ You were the first thing that I thought of ♪

♪ When I thought I drank you off my mind ♪

♪ When I get lost in the liquor ♪

♪ You're the only one I find ♪

♪ And if I did the things I oughta ♪

♪ You still would not be mine ♪

♪ So I'll keep a tight grip on the bottle ♪

♪ Gettin' loose and killin' time ♪

Yeah.

♪ This killin' time is killin' me ♪

♪ Drinkin' myself blind, thinkin' I won't see ♪

♪ That if I cross that line and they bury me ♪

♪ Yes, I just might find I'll be killin' time for eternity ♪

♪ Yes, I just might find I'll be killin' time for eternity ♪

♪ Yes, I just might find I'll be killin' time ♪

♪ For eternity ♪

Huah!

[ Cheers and applause ] [ Laughs ]

Daly: Team Riley's Everett Bounds during cut week.

That was country, that's for sure. Adam.

Every time I listen to Everett sing,

I feel like a huge bar fight is gonna break out, you know?

And it speaks to just, like,

your authenticity and your charm.

You're a great entertainer. Great job.

Thank you. Thank you, Adam.

And Coach Riley.

Everett, man, there's something that's so cool to me

about how traditional country is making a comeback.

And you're right there in it, man.

You're doing it, and you're really that.

That's an authenticity that people are going to be

able to see at home.

Congrats. It's a great performance. Yep.

How about another hand for Everett, everybody?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah.

To make it to the top 13 would be electric.

It would be amazing because I got a lot on the line here.

I've done just about every trade there is to do out there.

I'm out here chasing my dream, you know, I'm taking risks.

This is what I'm meant to do.

Next, it's the pop singer from Utah

with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow."

Please welcome Keiyana Osmond.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ Tonight you're mine ♪

♪ Completely ♪

♪ You give your love ♪

♪ So sweetly ♪

♪ Tonight the light of love ♪

♪ Is in your eyes ♪

♪ But will you still love me tomorrow? ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ But will my heart ♪

♪ Be broken ♪

♪ When the night ♪

♪ Meets the morning sun? ♪

♪ So tell me now ♪

♪ 'Cause I won't ask again ♪

♪ Will you still love me tomorrow? ♪

♪ Yeah, baby ♪

♪ Will you still love me tomorrow? ♪

♪ Mmmm ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: That is Keiyana Osmond for Team Riley.

And Coach Riley.

Keiyana, there's something so cool

about your voice and what you do.

I want to just send you a list of my favorite songs

and let you sing them so I can listen to it.

You're such a unique and special person,

and I'm just a big fan of you. Congratulations.

How about another hand for Keiyana, ladies and gentlemen?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Allie Ray crushed it. Everett crushed it.

And then here Keiyana comes out

and she does an amazing job, too.

So I don't know how I'm going to pick.

We'll continue now with the Arizona country singer

stolen from Team Queen.

Kayleigh: I learned a lot with Queen,

but I'm just so grateful that Coach Riley saw something in me

that was worth making a steal for.

I'm sticking true to my country music roots.

I'm going to show him what I've got to offer his team.

With "Walking After Midnight," here's Kayleigh Mathews.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk ♪

♪ I go out walkin' after midnight ♪

♪ Out in the moonlight, just like we used to do ♪

♪ I'm always walkin' after midnight ♪

♪ Searchin' for you ♪

♪ I walk for miles along the highway ♪

♪ Well, that's just my way of sayin' I love you ♪

♪ I'm always walkin' after midnight ♪

♪ Searchin' for you ♪

Yeah.

♪ I stop to see a weeping willow cryin' on his pillow ♪

♪ Maybe he's cryin' for me ♪

♪ And as the skies turn gloomy, night winds whisper to me ♪

♪ I'm lonesome as I can be ♪

♪ I go out walkin' after midnight ♪

♪ Out in the moonlight, just hopin' you may be ♪

♪ Somewhere you're walkin' after midnight ♪

♪ Searchin' for me ♪

♪ Somewhere a-walkin' after midnight ♪

♪ Searchin' for me ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: That is Kayleigh Matthews from Team Riley.

That was so fun. Kelly, give us some thoughts, please.

I love this song. That was such a great song.

You have this beautiful, like, yodel thing that goes on,

and your resonance is so beautiful.

You just have quite a gift, girl.

Thank you so much.

You look amazing. I really want that.

I really need to see Riley in those

specific ones that you're wearing, yes.

Yeah. Roll the footage.

[ Laughter ]

All right, Kayleigh.

And of course, your coach. Riley.

Kayleigh, that was so country,

and that's the best compliment I can give.

And I love, too, that your voice is so unique

and that you've got a bluesy kind of thing

that you can do at the end of some notes. Yep.

I just loved everything about it. You're great.

Thank you. How about another hand for Kayleigh from Team Riley?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Team Riley is doing really well. I know we have a strong team,

but it's gonna make my decision that much more difficult.

Kayleigh shocked me because, you know,

we've never heard her sing because she's a steal.

Coming up, Joe sings a country hit to close out Team Riley.

Are you excited to sing a Keith Whitley song?

I'm -- I'm a little scared. You're scared?

I'm a little scared, but, uh -- but excited.

Joe: Before I got here,

I never performed outside of the walls of the church.

And it would mean the world to me

if -- if Riley picked me and sent me through to the lives.

Oh, this is about to be really good.

Singing Keith Whitley, "Don't Close Your Eyes."

Adam: That's my man right there.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Hello, Joe.

Welcome back to Cut Week.

One more Team Riley performance to get to here.

We'll close it out with a country singer

from Alabama Singing "Don't Close Your Eyes."

Here's Joe Henley.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ I know you loved him ♪

Oh, my God.

♪ A long time ago ♪

♪ And even now in my arms ♪

Whew!

♪ You still want him, I know ♪

♪ But, Darling, this time ♪

♪ Let your memories die ♪

♪ When you hold me tonight ♪

♪ Don't close your eyes ♪

♪ Don't close your eyes, let it be me ♪

♪ Don't pretend it's him in some fantasy ♪

♪ Darling, just once let yesterday go ♪

♪ And you'll find more love than you've ever known ♪

♪ Just hold me tight when you love me tonight ♪

♪ And don't close your eyes ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: That might be the first all-coach standing ovation

of the night for Joe Henley from Team Riley.

Riley, you got a great team, man.

Too bad you couldn't find a country singer.

I mean, it's a shame.

Uh, tough decision coming up for you.

Let's see if your fellow coaches can help out.

Kelly? Oh, my gosh.

From the first notes out of your mouth,

that natural style -- your natural

just tone of your voice is incredible.

If you're not in the finale, I would be mind blown.

Thank you, Miss Kelly. Thank you.

And Joe, your coach, Riley.

Joe, man, this is so fun

because you're so naturally talented.

You haven't been doing it a long time,

but Keith Whitley does some really unique things.

And to be able to go and do what he does is really difficult.

And you somehow can go do that and then do your own thing.

If I could sing like you, I wouldn't know any --

I wouldn't answer the phone when Adam called.

I would be so rich and famous.

[ Laughter ]

I think you're doing all right.

Awesome performance, dude.

How about another big hand for Joe?

[ Cheers and applause ] Yeah, Joe!

Just when I thought I was getting close

to making my mind up, Joe comes out

and does exactly what I asked him to do.

I'm starting to get nervous because it's getting

really close to the time that I've got to pick.

It's made it that much more difficult.

Your team is good.

I mean, I'm glad I got to see them all perform again.

A lot of them did really great.

I'm glad we got to do this together.

Oh, I love you guys so much. What an experience, you know?

Hey, I think we have the best team, to be honest.

We're pretty stacked.

Country tells the beginning, the middle, and the end.

That was also a really great performance,

like, all the way through. When someone starts good

and gets better and better and better,

that's what wins the show.

Kelly: Team Riley is full of major country threats.

America likes some country music,

so I'm a little worried.

All right, the time has come.

Please welcome back Team Riley.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Your first team. Congratulations.

All right, Coach, you got a tough one here.

These five artists have given it

all they've got to try and move on to the live shows.

And now it's time to find out which one of them

will join Cade and Ferryn & Brinkley.

Riley, before you tell us who's moving on,

anything to the whole group?

I'm so proud to have you all on my team.

Y'all have something so special, but you're all so different.

You made it really difficult on me,

but I've just really enjoyed getting to know y'all

and look forward to following y'all's musical journey

well beyond this, so thank y'all.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Okay, it is time.

You must pick one to represent you in the live shows.

Riley, who is moving on?

Every performance today was great.

I remember when I saw the song

that was being done by this person,

I said to myself,

"If this is right, this is who I'm going to have to go with."

And...

Joe, you crushed it, man.

Daly: Joe Henley, congratulations.

You are in the live shows for Team Riley.

Riley: It was a really tough decision,

but I had to go with Joe.

It was awesome.

Joe's voice is warm, but also it has a cut to it

that really, you know, makes you sit your beer down

and look up and see who's singing.

I've got three very different types of country

going into the lives.

Cade's a little more Americana.

Joe's got this huge low-end voice.

And Ferryn & Brinkley, you have the harmonies

that are gonna be really tough to beat in this competition.

Daly: For the rest of you,

voting opens at the end of the show tonight,

and America's votes will be sending one remaining artist

from cut week to the live shows.

Coming up, it's Team Kelly.

This is season 30 cut week on NBC.

Don't move.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

We are back in Los Angeles with our first-ever cut week,

and it has been a nerve-wracking night of incredible competition.

So far, we've locked nine artists into the live shows

and now we are focused on our very last team,

Team Kelly.

Yeah! Team Kelly!

But first, let's take a look at the big decision

Kelly had to make leading up to tonight's big performances.

Kelly's going to call two artists right here right now.

So, Kelly, who is your first artist

moving on straight to the lives?

Oh, my God, I'm feeling scared, But I'm so excited.

I'm like, "Please just spit it out. Spit it out."

Anna: Please say my name. Please say my name.

I want to go to the lives. I want to --

I want America to see who I am. Please, please, please.

The first artist that I feel

like I didn't hear any pitch issues,

kept eye contact with everybody when you needed it,

and really just did an outstanding job...

...was Koumba.

Koumba, congratulations.

I was like, what?

Koumba, congratulations. You did such a great job.

I was really thankful for the opportunity

to be able to be going forward into the lives.

Who's the second artist

that you're going to bring directly to the live shows?

I felt like this artist didn't really waiver much,

and I feel like they took the song that I gave them

and did really well with it.

The second artist to just move on straight to the lives...

...is gonna be Anna.

Anna looks shocked. Yeah. Yes.

Oh, my gosh. Really? Yes.

Did you say Anna? Like, I was like,

"There's no way I just heard that."

You did so well. Thank you.

I feel honored, honestly,

that she's trusting me so much with moving forward.

You were really ready, and I had to reward it. Thank you.

I'm gonna freaking bring it in the lives.

I hope America likes me. I hope you like me, America.

A lot of the reason

why I have y'all here fighting for the last spot

is I am still searching for who you are.

Each of you needs another opportunity

to really inform America of who they're going to get behind.

Only one of you is going to be able to make it.

So this is another opportunity

for you to really build that fan base after this show.

Take advantage of it.

Brooklyn: I really want to move forward in this competition.

I want to prove to everybody out there and Kelly that I can sing.

Good luck. You can go get ready for cut week. Thanks so much.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Good luck, everybody.

Kicking off Team Kelly with the Atlanta R&B singer

stolen from Team Queen with

"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine,"

here's Marcus Ladden Jr.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yeah, Marcus!

♪♪

Okay.

♪ You'll never find ♪

♪ As long as you live ♪

♪ Someone who loves you ♪

♪ Like I do ♪

♪ Whoa, I'm not braggin' on myself, baby ♪

Damn. ♪ But I'm the one who loves you ♪

♪ And there's no one else ♪

♪ No one else ♪ Yeah!

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I don't wish you no bad luck, baby ♪

♪ But there's no ifs and buts or maybes ♪

♪ You're gonna miss my lovin' ♪ All right!

♪ You're gonna miss my lovin' ♪

♪ I know you're gonna miss my lovin' ♪

♪ You're gonna miss, you're gonna miss my love ♪

Yeah! ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh, yeah, baby ♪

♪ Late in the midnight hour ♪

♪ You're gonna miss ♪

♪ You're gonna miss my love ♪

♪ My love ♪

♪ My love ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: We are down the stretch on cut week.

That's Marcus Ladden Jr. from Team Kelly. Love the turn.

Whoo!

Coach Queen, what did you think?

Oh, me? I'm still at the show.

[ Laughter ]

You are so dynamic.

And I was just dancing and partying with you.

Thank you for entertaining me.

I want to follow where you go.

Way to have some fun. And thank you for doing that.

Thank you.

Riley. First thing I want to know,

do they make those shoes in boots?

Them things are serious.

Man, you got an awesome stage presence.

You got a swag about you.

And to be 19 years old and performing like that's

really impressive. Amazing range.

Congrats. Thank you. Thank you.

And Marcus, your coach, Kelly.

Man, Marcus, you're new for me.

I stole you, but so fun.

I love watching people love what they're doing.

It is such a treat.

And then you twirled. I loved the twirl.

Yep. Yeah. The twirl. The twirl was my favorite.

You did such a great job. Thank you so much.

Yes. Put your hands together for Marcus on Team Kelly.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Marcus was my steal, and he showed up today.

My team is so gifted,

and I'm just looking for somebody

that's going to stand out a little bit more.

Show me something a little different

than you've shown me before.

Daly: We'll continue cut week

with the 14-year-old Minnesota pop singer

with "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road."

Give it up for Brooklyn Marie.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ When are you gonna come down? ♪

♪ When are you going to land? ♪

♪ I should have stayed on the farm ♪

♪ I should have listened to my old man ♪

♪ You know you can't hold me forever ♪

♪ I didn't sign off with you ♪

♪ I'm not a present for your friends to open ♪

♪ This boy's too young to be singin' the blues ♪

Wow.

♪ Ah, ah-ah, ah, ah ♪

♪ Ah-ah-ah, ah ♪

♪ So goodbye, yellow brick road ♪

♪ Where the dogs of society howl ♪

♪ You can't plant me in your penthouse ♪

♪ I'm goin' back to my plow ♪

♪ Back to the howlin' old owl in the woods ♪

♪ Huntin' the horny-back toad ♪

♪ Oh, I've finally decided my future lies ♪

♪ Beyond the yellow brick ♪

♪ Road ♪

♪ Road ♪

♪ Ohh ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Team Kelly's Brooklyn Marie, everybody.

Adam, give us some thoughts, buddy.

You know, you're 14 -- I know it's annoying.

It's like, "Shut up already. Like, stop."

But you are. And I think you have

so much time to continue to improve

on something that's already so great.

And by the way, when you hit this flurry of notes

that got up high with mastery that were powerful...

Thank you. ...there's something really special in there

and I love hearing it. And you're awesome.

Thank you so much. Kelly.

Brooklyn Marie, I'm so proud of you.

First of all, what a cool song.

I love how you're bold with it.

Because you're 14, you have this innocence to you

that is so magical that it's hard not to just be drawn to.

So congratulations. You did such a great job.

Thank you so much.

How about another big hand for Brooklyn Marie, everybody?

Daly: When we come back, Brianna, Nina, and Kyle

fight for that last spot on Team Kelly.

This is our first-ever cut week on NBC.

Stay with us.

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Welcome back to cut week.

Koumba and Anna

are already representing Team Kelly in the live shows.

And now the rest of her team taking the stage

before she locks in that final spot.

We're going to continue now with the youngest artist

in the competition. With "Inseparable,"

here is New Jersey's 13-year-old Brianna Cameron.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ Inseparable ♪

Yeah. Nice.

♪ That's how we'll always be ♪

♪ Inseparable ♪

Oh, my God. ♪ Just you and me ♪

♪ It's so wonderful to know ♪

♪ You'll always be around me ♪ Yeah, Brianna.

♪ There's no way we could break up ♪

♪ No words that could make us blow our thing ♪

♪ We are just... ♪

♪ Inseparable ♪

You got to sing!

♪ That's how it is ♪

♪ Inseparable ♪

♪ For the rest of our years ♪

♪ It's so wonderful to know ♪ Oh, my God.

♪ You'll always ♪

♪ Be ♪

♪ Around ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: That is Brianna Cameron from Team Kelly.

Oh, my gosh.

It's like we're watching young Whitney Houston.

You are insane.

Thank you so much.

This is almost unfathomable

that you can sing like this. Right?

With this poise at this age.

I'm not going to drop the Jersey thing 'cause

you know that's how we do it in Jersey, but --

[ Laughter ]

Y'all grow them good.

That was a beautiful performance of a beautiful song.

This is when I thank God for being in this chair

and being able to see what I see.

Thank you, Coach. Riley. Thank you.

Brianna, you're by far the most naturally talented person

I've seen on the show.

I think everybody up here shares the excitement

of just it's cool to be able to see somebody

that has that much of a natural gift.

And thank you for sharing it with us.

Thank you.

Kelly.

I'm fine. I'm just putting these tears back in.

I -- Like, the reason why I say young Whitney,

I haven't heard runs like that since Whitney.

Like, it's like -- You are 13 years old.

I just have a really hard time accepting you as a human

because you're like an alien. Yeah.

You just did exactly what you needed to do.

Well done.

Thank you so much. Thank you so much.

How about another big hand for Brianna, ladies and gentlemen?

Brianna showed me something completely different

that I had not seen.

I did not know that she was capable of that kind of finesse

and vocal. Like, at 13?

Daly: We'll continue now

with the soulful pop singer from New York.

With "In the Kitchen," please welcome Nina Howland.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoo!

♪♪

♪ When I walk in the kitchen, my heart hits the floor ♪

♪ 'Cause it's you that I'm missin' ♪

♪ I still see a vision of us cookin' dinner ♪

♪ And you holding me from behind ♪

♪ But now it's just me ♪

♪ And a hundred square feet of bittersweet memories ♪

♪ Deleted the playlist ♪

♪ But I still hear all your favorite melodies ♪

♪ Strangers to lovers to enemies ♪

♪ So I'll dance with your ghost in the living room ♪

♪ And I'll play the piano alone ♪

♪ But I'm too scared to delete all our videos ♪

♪ 'Cause it's real once everyone knows ♪

♪ Could've at least shown me some decency ♪

♪ Done me a favor and packed up your clothes ♪

♪ Fallin' in love, no, it ain't for the weak ♪

♪ So don't try this at ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ 'Cause I used to love you, but now you're dead to me ♪

♪ Strangers to lovers ♪

♪ To enemies ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Give it up for Nina Howland.

She was really good.

Wow, do you have a tough choice coming up here shortly.

What a team. Queen. Oh, my God.

I like the way I feel right now.

And that's because of how you just sang that song.

Thank you. You just delivered the hell out of that song.

Mm-hmm. So thank you.

Thank you. Thank you so much for that.

And more problems for Kelly.

Yeah. Way to create the challenge. Oh, God.

Kelly.

[ Stammers ]

See? [ Laughter ]

Nina, you are an absolute stunning vocalist.

Thank you. And emotionally, you get it too,

that it's not just about singing it correctly,

but it's about actually being the vessel for a message.

Thank you. I don't want to pick.

Carson wants to pick my team.

No, I don't. I don't want to pick it.

It was so good. Your team is so good.

You made this so hard.

Y'all are making this so hard. I hate y'all.

How about another big hand for Nina, ladies and gentlemen?

Nina, oh, my goodness. Like, what a powerful voice.

Just like this little mini Celine Dion.

I am a big fan of hers.

And you still got another one.

Oh, sure.

Daly: Coming up, Kyle wraps up cut week

with a classic by Blind Faith.

And then Kelly locks in her last spot for the live shows.

I don't want to pick. I don't want to pick. I don't want to pick.

Don't worry. My team has got this.

They're going to pick for you.

Pick the worst one -- No, there are no worst ones? Eh.

[ Laughter ]

♪ This is "The Voice" ♪

Daly: Closing out the big night,

the veteran singer-songwriter from Virginia.

with "Can't Find My Way Home," here is Kyle Davis.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

♪ Come down off your throne and leave your body alone ♪

♪ Somebody must change ♪

Oh, my God.

♪ You are the reason I've been waiting so long ♪

♪ Somebody holds the key ♪

♪ But I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time ♪

♪ And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home ♪

♪ Come down on your own and leave your body alone ♪

♪ Somebody must change ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time ♪

♪ And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home ♪ [ Speaks indistinctly ]

♪ Oh, I can't find my way home ♪

♪ Oh, I can't find my way home ♪

♪ No, I can't find my way home ♪

♪ No, I can't find my way home ♪

[ Cheers and applause ] Daly: And that is gonna do it for cut week.

Kyle Davis, everybody. Team Kelly.

Riley.

Kyle, we're all fans of you.

That's why everybody turned for you in auditions, man.

Your voice is so unique.

You've got a part of that cuts through,

but also a really smooth part of it, just easy to listen to.

Like, I want to find myself in a bar

where you're covering Bob Seger and just hang out

and drink a beer and listen. Man, I'm a fan of you.

Appreciate you, man. Thank you.

And your coach, Kelly.

You have such a tremendous talent.

Your tone, it's just crazy to me

that all these years I just have not been

able to enjoy records from you.

You're just a special singer.

Like, you cut through unlike anybody else

in this competition.

And you just made this really hard.

Thank you. Yep.

You did a great job, Kyle. You're such an amazing vocalist.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much for being on my team.

How about another hand for Kyle, ladies and gentlemen?

Kyle, he's got so much rich storytelling to him.

Probably out of the five,

he's the one I want to go sit at his show and, like,

listen and have a drink and enjoy my night.

He has such a beautiful voice.

All right, well, that does it for Team Kelly.

A very difficult, obviously very important decision is ahead.

Kelly, why don't you take a moment,

chat with your fellow coaches?

Cool. Oh, man. This sucks for you.

Yeah. You guys.

You in it deep.

Kelly has a bunch of dope-ass singers.

Damn. She's still gonna have a problem

having to figure out who to push through.

This is still a tough decision.

This is your team, not mine.

But selfishly, I'd be going here or here.

Probably here.

I'm kind of like here or here.

That's where I am. That's where I'm at.

We could not be further apart.

If you're here or here, I'm here all day.

Cut week really brought out everybody's A game.

Everybody got even better.

They have made it really difficult for me.

You guys, I don't know which one to do.

I don't know which one to do.

Daly: All right, it's the moment of truth.

Please welcome back Team Kelly.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

Oh, yeah.

Daly: All right, this is it.

Outstanding performances tonight.

It's time to find out which one of these artists

will take that last spot

and join Koumba and Anna in the live shows.

Kelly, a tough decision.

Before you tell us which one artist is moving on,

anything you want to say to your team?

All of you have done so well this round,

like you've shown exactly who you are as an artist,

exactly what you're capable of.

You're incredible. Look, it's never been like this,

but I have to choose one out of five.

That does not mean it's the only one

I'm going to be working with.

I swear to you, I will help you in any and all ways I can.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Kelly, it is time.

You've got to pick one artist to represent you in the live shows.

Who is moving on?

♪♪

Kelly: It's a very hard decision.

I'm just going to rip the Band-Aid off

because I had to make a decision.

The artist moving on...

is Brianna.

Daly: Brianna, congratulations.

I picked Brianna because honestly,

she showed me something I'd never seen.

It was another layer to her and I'm like,

"Okay, Little Miss Onion,

how many more layers you got in there?"

She's 13.

Go get her heart.

I have to reward somebody being that incredible

at such a young age.

It is unheard of.

Girl, you did such a great job.

I'm super excited that you made it to the top 13.

Thank you, Mom. I'm going to lives!

Yes, you are! Let's go! Whoo!

Team Kelly, the three moving forward,

we've got Anna, my country queen.

We've got Koumba.

You could give her any kind of pop, rock, soul.

And then Brianna at 13 years old,

just showing me more and more.

I mean, I have an incredible team.

The power is now in your hands

to pick one remaining artist to complete the top 13.

We've got some exciting news about our voting.

To make it easier than ever,

we're bringing back voting by text message.

And also we've partnered with TikTok

to bring you a brand-new way to vote.

Here's how it works.

To vote, you must be 18 or older

and located in the United States or Puerto Rico.

Text the artist's name exactly as you see it now to 22854.

Texting fees may apply.

Or go to "The Voice's" official TikTok and comment

on the voting post with the name of the artist

you want to save.

One vote per artist per voting method.

Vote now and help save one of these 16 artists

for the live shows.

We're gonna find out the artist you picked next week

when we kick off our six epic weeks of live shows.

Thanks for watching. We'll see you next week.

I'm Carson Daly in Los Angeles. Good night, everybody.

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