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Welcome to the live shows, everybody. I'm Carson Daly, and this is really

taking me back to Times Square, 1999.

For the next two weeks, our top 13 will be taking the stage with songs from the

Y2K era.

But first, they're joining forces for a song that swept the global charts and

defined the late 90s. Give it up for your top 13!

I've got a question for you.

first live show of season 30. Give it up for your top 13, everybody.

Thank you, guys. What a way to kick off the show.

Let's keep it going. Say hi to your coaches. There's Kelly Clarkson.

Queen Latifah.

My old friend Adam Levine is here.

And one of People Magazine's sexiest men alive, Riley Green.

Look at, oh, Kelly has a little something.

Very sexy.

I thought, I thought since I know you, you'd sign it for me.

Come on, come on, come on. I already signed one for Adam.

Yeah.

Hey, were you on the cover or just on the inside?

Oh, shut your mouth. Ouch.

We need some context.

So y'all know Adam was the first People's Sexiest Man when that magazine

came out.

Back in the 1800s. That's right. Thank you. Your cover was in black and white,

if I'm not mistaken. Yes, yes.

Guys, we have a great show tonight. It is going to be awesome.

Two weeks, we're going to be doing this Y2K era. If you're not familiar with it,

it's all the music that came out in the late 90s, early 2000s. We think it

produced some of the best music in...

The history of music. And here's how we're going to do it. Team Adam and Team

Queen are going tonight.

They'll take the stage. You're all going to be voting in real time.

There's two ways to vote. The first way is you can text the artist's name

exactly as you see it now to 22854. The other is that you can go to The Voice's

official TikTok.

and comment on the voting post with the name of the artist that you want to

save. You must be 18 or older to be eligible to vote. You can vote for as

many artists as you want throughout the night, so do not wait. Voting is open

now for all artists, all methods.

We're going to close the voting five minutes after our very last performance

tonight, and then we're going to reveal which five will move on at the end of

the show. So we have a ton to get to.

We're all clear on that? Carson!

Yes, Kelly.

Question from the audience.

Congratulations on Saturday today. You're the new anchor. Oh, thank you.

That's nice.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I am an anchorman now.

Yeah. A trusted source of news. All right, let's start the performances with

a massive number one hit from our coach Kelly Clarkson off your debut album.

2003, this went on to earn Kelly her first Grammy nomination, and taking it

on tonight is Team Queen's young New Jersey artist, Mia Knight. Here's more

on Nia's rehearsal.

Y2K is the theme.

Making a comeback. I know, is this so fun for you? A lot of good things

happened. I mean, it was coming out of the 90s. It was like Chicago, Oscar

nominations. That was when the stars all aligned and my little hip-hop TV career

turned into a superstardom career.

What?

It was a great time for some new music, so we picked some cool songs.

You ready to make these songs yours?

Mm-hmm. Absolutely.

She about to rock Kelly's song on Kelly's stage. I

know. I'm almost 18, and this song is a great way for me to show, you know, I'm

independent. My mother would have said, you're independent?

Okay, pay some bills.

I've always listened to Kelly Clarkson growing up, so getting to actually sing

one of her songs to her face is crazy.

When it's going, finally see, I was thinking of maybe doing, finally see.

We got you. She's a beast.

She's mature beyond her years when it comes to what you do on the stage.

Rocking the crowd and rising to the occasion.

Feel free to give it all the sass and the style and you talking your stuff and

then bam!

It's going to be fun to hear her sing this song and look at Kelly's

expression. Mia can be a superstar.

Sounds great. Awesome. Thank you. Thank you, guys.

Miss independent,

miss self-sufficient, miss keep your distance.

Miss on her own, miss almost gone, miss the letting man

help her off her throne. So by keeping her heart protected, she never

ever feel rejected.

Little miss apprehensive, she's so cool.

When my single

of our two-part Y2K live shows.

Just got sent off and the bar is high.

Mia, wow.

What a job that was. Kelly, I mean.

I love it. You almost sing it closer to the way I do it live, to which I loved.

It's so good, it's so good. Yeah, yeah.

That was awesome.

What was that like to do in front of Kelly?

Dude, I was freaking out.

I was like, I was like, I have to do her justice. So I was like.

Lock in. Lock in. You locked in. It was good. Your coach, Queen, you got to be

proud of that one. I'm so proud.

Mia, you killed that.

You killed it.

Yes.

Oh, I love that. You just ate that up. You just ate those vocals up. You just

ate that sweet little bridge into that big, big, big note.

And dancers, and you look amazing in the building.

Thank you. That's how you start the show. Come on, America. You know what

time it is. If you want Mia in the top 10, text Mia to 22854.

And you can also go to The Voice's official TikTok voting post and comment

Mia. Give it up again for Mia Knight, who kicked off tonight.

Remember, voting is open now. It closes five minutes after our last performance,

be sure, and get those votes in. When we come back, Dakota's take on an Aerosmith

classic, and later, powerful performances from Lily and Connor. It's

part one of our top 13. We're going back in time, Y2K style. Stay with us.

Welcome back. It is part one of our top 13 shows this week. Team Adam and Team

Queen taking the stage with the Y2K era songs.

Voting is open now. We're going to announce your results, believe it or

not, at the end of the show tonight.

Let's continue with Aerosmith's biggest hit. This debuted in 98. It was a part

of that Armageddon movie soundtrack.

Team Adam's LA Rocker is taking it on tonight. Here's more from Dakota Cohen.

It's Y2K week.

We're at Pacific Electric in downtown L.A. The venue, as you can see, and I

think that's good because you want to get out of your comfort zone a little

bit to get into the last phase of the competition.

For the first few years, we toured a lot of clubs, and at first they were empty

or we'd be opening for someone, and, you know, it doesn't matter if there's six

people in the audience.

Destroy. Yeah. Having this rehearsal at a club, it's where I feel most

comfortable. Whoo, Dakota!

I grew up performing all around L.A., Sunset Strip, Farmer's Market.

Being in the top 13 is literally so surreal. It's been quite the journey.

This was Aerosmith's first number one hit. That's crazy.

Very late in the game. I hope I do it well, man.

You will. This song totally fits into the Y2K nostalgia for me personally.

I love early Y2K Creed vibes.

That's my way of knowing that America is voting. I'm hoping that they like rock

music. That's kind of like what I'm banking on.

Lock into the urgency of it from the start. Don't give it too much time to

build up. Do you want me to put it up to the original key?

I think you can.

Let's do it, coach.

I love this song for her.

It's a big powerhouse rock ballad. Get your lighters out. I think that America

will absolutely love Dakota.

I mean, I refuse to let you do it down a half step

Could spend my life in this sweet Savannah

I could stay lost in this moment forever

Every moment spent with you is a moment

is

Everybody as the voice is live for the first time this year or the monster

Aerosmith song and nice work Dakota.

Let's get some thoughts from Adam Levine Dakota Dakota you were so nervous the

other day and I was trying to calm you down That was amazing and you know what

man you were carrying the torch you are you are a tried-and-true rock and roll

singer man you

You really have something that no one else in this competition has.

I don't have it. You have this rasp. Come on, you have it. Not like you have

it. Different.

Different. But honestly, just be so proud of yourself because you got

through it today. Even though you're nervous, you crushed it. I love this

song for you. You guys, this is the real deal.

If you want Dakota in the top ten, just text Dakota to 22854. You can also

go to The Voice's official TikTok voting post and comment Dakota.

Give it up for Dakota Cohen.

All right. So we're not just partnering with TikTok for voting. We're also live

streaming on TikTok right now with our official companion show, our official

TikTok live host, radio personality and creator Brew has been backstage getting

exclusive interviews with all the artists and coaches.

He's being joined tonight by Love Island Aftersun host Tefi Pessoa.

And Brew, what have you been seeing tonight?

Yeah.

Thanks, Carson. We're having so much fun. We're getting the behind the scenes

all season long right here live with the coaches, the artists when they get off

stage. So come hang out on TikTok. I'm having the best time. How about you? So

much fun. Back to you, Carson. It's Carson. It's Carson Daly. Oh, stop it.

Guys, make sure you check out the TikTok live companion show. It's streaming on

our official.

voice account every week it starts actually 20 minutes before the broadcast

does and it continues alongside our show thank you teffy thank you brew all right

coming up back to back y2k performances lily's gonna tackle a brittany classic

and then a huge in-sync song by connor we are live celebrating the music of

yesteryear on nbc

Welcome back to our first live show of the season. It's our throwback to Y2K,

and I'm up here in this area. I'm now at Times Square in the background, and

these next two performances are really going to sort of hit the TRL jackpot for

me. We'll start with the ginormous hit from 1999 where it all really started,

and that was Britney Spears. It was her third release.

From her iconic debut album, Baby One More Time, it became her second top ten

hit in the U.S. Here we are on TRL back in the day playing some sort of dumb

game. But the one thing I always remember is fans always showed up for

Britney. They still do.

Putting her stamp on it is the artist that Queen saved during Cut Week.

Here's more from Lily Kolich.

One, two, K!

Being in the live shows for Queen Latifah's first team ever, I did not

think I was going to be going past the blind. So here we are.

So the theme is Y2K, and you are singing... You Drive Me Crazy by Britney

Spears.

Britney Spears?

Lily is so special. She's so unique.

She makes some choices that no one really thinks of.

It's kind of like that, why didn't I think of that?

I loved Britney Spears. I still love Britney Spears, but I loved Britney

Spears when I was younger.

I was kind of shy, and I was, like, a weird theater kid, but, like, she

inspired me to want to, like, be a pop star. So it feels, like, very special

and full circle.

Oh, crazy.

Make it as unusual... Yeah.

...as you want it to be. Right. I need to hear Lilly.

I'm just wondering if there's something that Keys maybe want to... Something

more sustained that just allows her to float above it.

When you commit to the interesting things you do, you give us ugly faces.

This is going to be you driving me crazy like you've never heard before.

That's Lily.

Woo!

Trust me, I know what I'm talking about here, America.

Get behind her.

You're going to want to buy her records anyway.

No, and what can I do?

baby You spin me around The

earth is moving and I can't feel the ground Loving you

means so much more More than anything I've ever felt

before You drive me

I'm sorry

Ladies and gentlemen, covering the queen, Brittany.

Nice work, Lilly.

Let's go to Riley. Riley?

That was awesome. To take a song that's that popular and that well-known and

make it sound that different and that unique to you, it was great. You've got

a look, a style, and you own it. That was an awesome performance. Thank you so

much. And Lilly, of course, your coach, queen.

You nailed it. You are vibes. You are swag.

You are everything that that song needed to just be Lillied. You just Lillied it.

Come on, America, let's go.

It has been Lilly.

If you want Lilly in the top 10, text Lilly to 22854.

You can also go to The Voice's official TikTok voting post and comment Lilly.

Give it up for Lilly Colich, ladies and gentlemen.

All right, we have back-to-back performances now. We'll continue right

away with Connor Kloss, who's taking on the NSYNC song.

Man, we debuted this song on October 27th. 2000 it went on to spend 13 weeks

at number one here's more from connor's rehearsal as he prepared for his big

night i was barely alive for y2k do you need a bottle that's a good song

but looking back at that era of music i think of the early 2000s boy bands

Early 2000s, I went to go and see a secret pop-up Prince show. Oh, my God.

And I was already so enamored. You know, you spend your life trying to make it,

and you finally make it, and things like this you don't think are ever going to

happen. Justin Timberlake came up to me, sorry to bother you, just wanted you to

know I'm a big fan. I'm just like, you're a big fan of me?

I was just like, couldn't believe it.

Y2K, he owned that moment, and now it's time for you to own this moment.

Awesome.

When the vision's around you

I like what Connor's doing about he really brings you in. I love the

richness of his voice.

Live shows are always a great opportunity to show a new side of

yourself. Connor just got engaged.

I did. Oh, yeah.

That's awesome. My fiancée's gonna freak out that you know.

I'm dedicating this performance to my fiancée, Sarah.

The support she's shown has been amazing, and I wanted to go into lives

this big step in my career with her by my side as my fiancée. Really stay

connected to your feelings. And look, you just got engaged. This, I promise

you, it's like... Yeah.

One artist is going home tonight. I really don't

want that to be me.

Now it's all up to America and all up to votes. So I'm going to pour my heart

into this song.

You're here for a reason.

So just trust that.

I'll be your strength.

I'll give you hope.

Keep in your faith when it's gone.

The one you should call.

And told you.

thank you for the accompaniment back there connor great work man that sounded

incredible y2k approved i was there when all those

guys were singing like that you you sounded as good if not better thank you

let's talk to adam adam dude connor you're a superstar i'm sorry man like

like i've been saying this about you from the beginning like you you are

sneakily one of the best singers in this competition without yelling it and

screaming it like you are so their tone is beautiful and rich and buttery in

every register you sing you have an amazing way of delivering a vocal dude

this guy like honestly one of the best in the competition thank you so much

thank you yes you want connor in the top 10 text connor to 22854 and you can also

go to the voices official tick tock and comment on the voting post with connor's

name give it up for connor claus everybody

it's big country time it's gonna bring down the house with a bon jovi classic

and then lexi pulls out all the stops to try and win it all voting is open now

you're watching part one of our top 13 live show back after this

welcome

back every like and share of a live performance from our official voice tick

tock

counts as support for your favorite artists. You should know that because

the finalists with the most overall likes and shares will be named the

TikTok artist of the season. And that would be awesome for one of your

favorites. So keep those likes and shares coming.

We're going to continue with a song by a legendary New Jersey band, Team Queens,

Big Countries, putting his own spin on it. One of the biggest hits of the

2000s. Here's a look at his rehearsal.

Big Country. Oh, I should have worn my robes. Hey, look, I'll wear this thing

everywhere.

Bruh, you are not taking out the garbage in your Team Queen robe.

Take off the trash, check the mailbox,

take my kids to school.

Way to be inconspicuous.

I love my robe so much because it's an honor to be on Team Queen.

It was Y2K week. Remember these right here. Oh, where the button at? Right

there, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Did it work? I don't know. I think it worked.

I held it down. We pressed play. Oh, play.

We got it. Larry to the death.

What you about to sing?

This song is a straight anthem.

Jon Bon Jovi?

Yeah. I told you we from Jersey. We know these songs. Hey, this is a Jersey

legend. Big Country is going to rip the stage to shreds.

You know, it's just a natural reaction when we hear any song like that. But it

coming from Big Country is just on another level.

Did y'all get that?

down the street.

I ran out of air, actually.

You don't need to rush your big notes, your big runs.

It's an anthem. Just like we said, it's made to fly. You actually need to, like,

stop and feel it. Queen Latifah has taught me you don't have to force people

to hear you. Just like the camera, they'll hear you when the song develops.

Oh, my God. Oh, I know. That was blurry. Bro, extra blurry.

This ain't a song for the broken hearted.

It's a song and prayer for the faked departed.

Yeah.

I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd. You're gonna hear my voice when I

shout it out loud.

Cause it's my life.

Nice work, BC.

Man, that was fun to watch.

Great tune. Let's get some comments from the coaches. We'll start with Riley.

Riley? Man, I just want to remind you, I tried to get you on my team.

And I knew Big Country wouldn't be afraid to take on a big song like that.

You crushed it, man. That was awesome.

And your coach, Queen.

I love me some Big Country. Come on.

Come on. It's my life.

Listen, I love seeing you.

of those effects everything is only everything that was just around you is

more matching your personality and that big voice you have and that big song you

just sang let's go it's your life if you want big country in the top 10 text big

country to 22854 you can also go to the voices official tiktok voting post a

comment big country give it up for big country one more time everybody

Lexi's going to close out the night with a song by a Y2K icon.

And then we're going to find out your real-time results.

Keep those votes coming. We are live on NBC.

We are live from Universal Studios Hollywood.

Hey, by the way, some exciting news.

You and a guest could win a vacation.

to experience Universal Orlando's resorts.

They have four amazing theme parks. For more information and to enter for a

chance to win, you can head over to The Voice socials or just go to nbc.com

slash voice and good luck.

All right, so in a few minutes, we're going to find out which five of our six

artists tonight are going to move on, but we've got one more performance to

get to. And closing out the night is Team Adams' Lexi Stevens, who's taking

on a pop rock ballad that Avril Lavigne co-wrote when she was just 17.

but also earned her two Grammy nominations.

Here's more on Lexi's rehearsal.

Hi, guys.

It's me, Lexi, and we are here rehearsing at Pacific Elect... Oh, my

God, this thing is really hard to tell where things are. It's Lexi, and we are

here rehearsing at Pacific Electric.

Everyone knows who Avril Lavigne is. She's so badass.

First time someone said her name on the radio, because it sounds a lot like my

name, I was like, oh, my God, they're talking about me.

Avril, her influence on the culture, humongous. You go to the kids' school

now, they all are dressed like Avril in 2001.

It's insane.

Why is everything so confusing?

I love this song. It's perfect for Lexi because she is blow-the-doors-off

powerful, the way she sings. It's pretty incredible, actually.

Holy crap, dude.

It was crazy.

I think if I have one note, try and channel some of that...

irreverence a little.

Like, you know, standing on a bridge, waiting in the... Like, just say it.

Avril is a Y2K icon.

She makes music that's edgy pop with emotional vocals, and that's what I love

to sing and also love to write.

What's the main piece of advice you would give for an up-and-coming? I'm

gonna give away my secret.

Have a couple bites of an apple, guys.

It does something with my vocal cords where it feels like I'm...

pre-hydrating myself. That's my hack.

Backstage, it's all apple cream.

I heard an apple a day keeps you in the competition, so vote for me, America.

I'm standing on a bridge I'm waiting in the dark I thought that you'd be here

by now Isn't anyone trying?

Won't somebody come take me home?

It's a damn cold night.

Trying to figure out this life.

Won't you take me by the hand? Take me somewhere new. I don't know who you

are, but I'm up with you.

well that is lexi stevens everybody closing out the night as we reflect on

the songs of y2k and what a beautiful job you did lexi on that one that was

incredible man what power you have Thank you. There's something about that song

that really does encapsulate and embody so much of the era of the music that

we're talking about.

And you just, that took me way back.

All right, Kelly, let's get some thoughts.

Oh, man, absolutely.

And Lexi, your lows were just as impressive as your highs, which is a

rangy song. You did such a beautiful job. When your voice opens up and that

beautiful vibrato of yours takes over, it is insane.

Congratulations, great job. Thank you.

And your coach, Adam, you gotta be proud about that one.

That. that song is is one like what kelly was saying one of the most

demanding songs you can sing because it's got your absolute high a lot of low

stuff you have to have so much control in both places and forget about all that

you are and i said this from the beginning when you first joined my team

you are unbelievable like you really stand out in this crowd you can win this

entire thing congratulations thank you if you want lexi in the top 10 text lexi

to 22854 you can also go to the voices official tick tock voting post and

comment lexi one more time lexi stevens

all right you

have just a few minutes before voting closes remember you can submit votes for

more than one artist let's go over the two ways in case you didn't hear me

tonight the vote You can text the artist's name exactly as you see it

there, 22854. You can also go to The Voice's official TikTok and comment on

the voting post with the name of the artist that you want to save. We will

reveal five artists that will move on when we return live here on The Voice.

Get voting. See you in a minute.

And welcome back. Tonight was part one of our top 13 live shows.

Give a round of applause for these six artists who absolutely crushed it

tonight.

Dakota, Lexi, Connor, Lily, Big Country, and Mia are all center stage tonight

and just did an absolutely incredible job.

I want to mention voting is now officially closed.

Just a few seconds away from finding out which five of you will enter our top

ten. Before we get to those results, we thought we'd chat quickly. Big Country,

let me start with you. Great performance tonight, man.

If you could go back to this era that we've celebrated tonight and tell your

younger self something, what would you tell him about pursuing his dreams?

Oh, man.

I mean, honestly, it would be...

You don't know what's ahead of you, so shoot for the stars, my boy.

Good advice.

Big country, good luck to you, and good luck to the rest of you.

All right, we've got the results flying in here. We've never done this before.

We've opened up voting at the beginning of the show and then had somebody go

home at the end. Chris, thank you very much.

So we have them.

Let me just confirm that these are... These good with you, Audrey, in the

control room?

You're good?

All right.

All right.

Okay. We are good to go. All right, the results have been verified. We are going

to reveal the names of the top two from each team who automatically move on to

the top ten. We're going to start with Team Adam. Here we go.

The first artist moving on from Team Adam is...

Congratulations. You are in the top 10.

Now the second artist moving on from Team Adam is

Lexi Stevens.

lexi move on from team adam yeah girl and are in the top ten but it is

not over yet we now move on and shine the bright spotlight on team queen

the first artist moving on for team queen is

Stunned is in the top 10.

And now the second artist moving on from Team Queen is.

it is indeed big country you're moving on

wow

and

then there were two dakota and lily And now

the moment of truth.

Between the two of you, the artist with the most votes joining the others in the

top 10 is...

Dakota

Cohen. Congratulations.

Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Lily Kolic.

What an incredible run on the voice.

You were awesome tonight and will be missed. The top 10 will continue to get

figured out next week because tonight was just part one.

All the nostalgia, all the feels of Y2K, TRL continue.

Next week, it's Team Riley and Team Kelly. They'll take the stage and your

votes will determine who moves on. What a blast tonight.

In Los Angeles, I'm your host Carson Daly. We'll see you next week and do it

all over again.