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**

[ Dramatic music plays ]

* I need you to hold on *

* Heaven is a place not too far away *

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Ahhhhhh. [ Laughs ]

Blake: Wow, I don't know that we've ever had

battles this good before.

The winner of this battle...

is Jeremy.

Great job. Great job.

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

[ Whoosh ] That is the sound of a steal!

And there's another one! Ariana Grande!

Come on! Yes!

[ Screams ]

Oh, Lord! Oh, Lord!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Jershika, which coach are you gonna pick?

Come on. I would be so honored!

[ Audience shouting ]

Come on.

**

I pick...

...John.

Thank you!

John Legend steals Jershika from Kelly!

Yes!

And Jershika's going to the knockouts!

I love Jershika's voice. It's so soulful, so powerful.

Kelly, you better watch out.

You should not have let Jershika go.

Whaaaaaa!

Whoo! [ Laughs ]

I am so excited to work with -- Please tell me.

[ Screams, laughs ] [ Laughs ]

They were great, though, weren't they?

I love her. You win some, you lose some.

You're so good at that stuff, man.

I still have my steal,

and I think the right thing will happen when it's supposed to.

Man: 90 seconds out.

[ Exhales deeply ]

I spent my whole life singing

and I'm just committed to this dream.

I don't want to go home yet!

Daly: Lana Scott!

Hailey: I really want to win this battle

because not being able to turn a chair last year,

I feel like I have a little more to prove.

Daly: Hailey Green! Hailey: When I hit that stage,

I'm gonna leave it all there.

[ Cheers and applause ]

**

Team DieLake.

Two of us now. Can we not --

DieLake, I like it. Team DieLake. [ Laughs ]

Are you excited? I'm really excited.

Blake's my favorite country male artist.

Yeah, mine too.

Hailey and Lana.

Dierks: This is kind of a cool combination.

Hailey's 15, I think? You've done your research, haven't you?

Hey, I've -- I've watched the show, bro.

Yeah.

* H-o-o-ome *

[ Shrieking ]

A-ha ha ha!

Losers!

I was actually here two seasons ago.

15 years old singing with that much soul,

that's -- it's super cool. I cannot wait to see what you do.

Thank you so much.

Lana sang some country.

* There's a hole in the bottle, leakin' all this wine *

You have so much energy, so much personality.

Whew! That is country.

Oh!

Oh, here they are.

[ Gasps ] Wow!

What's up? This is Dierks Bentley, you guys.

Great to meet you! Yeah, nice to meet you.

If I could have my pick

of another male country artist to be in the room,

I would have picked Dierks Bentley.

Your version of "Hole in the Bottle" was so good.

Thank you so much! Nice to meet you.

Only being 15, I mean, working with Blake Shelton

and Dierks Bentley, that's a dream.

Dierks, I sang "Drunk on a Plane"

when I was singing on cruise ships,

but it was "Drunk on a Ship."

That's amazing. It's a great way to cut your teeth.

I took a gig on a cruise ship early in my career.

I had like six days off that whole year.

I don't want you to ever have to sing on a cruise ship ever again.

Let's get you off the boat, on the stage.

Lana: I did cruise ships for 2 1/2 years.

We would learn 300 to 400 songs,

and we would do four hours pretty consistently at night.

I'm really grateful for all of that.

I really believe that cruise ships

prepared me for "The Voice."

Maren Morris. Maren's my favorite.

So Blake gave us "Girl" by Maren Morris.

I can't believe this is happening.

That's incredible record. Yeah.

That's how I felt about "Hillbilly Bone"

when I released it. [ Laughs ]

What was your favorite line, Blake?

* Bone ba-bone ba-bone * Uh * Bone ba-bone bone bone *

It's the easiest to remember. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Lyrically, I think that nailed it.

On the Country Music Songwriting Hall of Fame,

they're actually carving, "Red, red, red."

Red, red, red. This is a cool pairing

with this song, I think, because Maren is, like,

as pop as it gets in country music right now.

Lana: I feel blessed that we have this song...

Yeah, yeah. ...because we get to sing

about empowering each other. It's like, yeah, girls empowering girls.

* Man, it's so unflatterin' *

I'm not used to singing pop country,

and Lana has a powerful country voice.

But this song, it's about uplifting each other.

I think that's what I kind of do back home.

I've been playing football since I was five years old.

I am the only female on my team.

I will say my mom was a little scared

because she didn't want her little girl getting hurt.

But that first time I stepped out

and took that first hit, I was hooked.

I actually had this little girl once say,

"I want to be just like you."

Just knowing that there was someone out there

that thought that way about me, it was -- it was really sweet.

* Won't you stop your cryin'? *

Blake: Lana's voice has that country edge to what she does.

We just don't really hear that sound in female voices anymore.

* Don't you stop your cryin' *

The thing that I love about Hailey's voice

is that it's just so wild.

* Don't you lose your halo *

At the same time, it's in tune.

And Hailey's only 15 years old and she's so talented.

[ Both humming ]

Can't believe -- What were you doin' when you were 15?

I had glasses and a mullet.

Oh, goodness. I've seen those pictures.

Yeah. Yeah.

Hailey, your voice has got this attack.

You kinda sing like you play football, the intensity level,

it seems like you got it pegged out on 10 right now, you know?

And there's parts of the song that that's perfect

and brilliant and awesome, and then there's parts of it

that I think you might be able to dial it back.

And, Lana, there's a presence that you have

that just puts everybody in here at ease.

Mm-hmm. She lays way back behind

the phrasing, it's so cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You're almost laid so far back

that she almost has to come in on top of you.

You got to give her some room to get in there, you know?

Totally. So just keep that in mind.

I mean, these are two of my favorite voices I've heard so far.

It's a nice dichotomy? Is that right?

Dichotomy? Big word for a country singer.

[ Laughs ] Seemed really comfortable.

If you can do it in here, you can do it anywhere.

Both these girls, they got that thing

that you can't put your finger on,

and they have it in totally different ways.

They could both go really far on the show.

This is a tough one for Blake. I don't envy him.

I don't want to lose either one of you two.

Keep supporting each other

in this battle to beat each other.

We're buds. Yes.

Daly: Still to come... [ Laughs ]

* Yeah *

* Won't you stop your cryin'? *

Your voices are insane.

...with three steals and two saves in play...

Come back home!

...our coaches and advisers work hard...

I want you to just have a moment at the end.

...to prepare their artists for battle.

I feel like it'd be so sick if there was a section where

you guys were intentionally having a riff battle.

Oh, yeah, I love that.

* Givin' him somethin' he can feel *

Oh, my God!

Yeah!

* This is "The Voice" *

Daly: Welcome back to the battles

at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Man: Here we go.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Here we go. You use your steal already?

I've been trying.

Alright, ladies.

The battle starts now.

**

* Man, it's so unflatterin' *

* All up in my head again *

* I don't feel myself right now *

* Maybe I should just lay down *

* If vanity's my vitamin *

* Well, I don't feel the difference *

* And I don't like myself right now *

* Gotta find a way out *

* What you feel is natural *

* Don't gotta put up with this anymore *

* Pick yourself up off the kitchen floor *

* Tell me what you waitin' for *

* Girl *

* Won't you stop your cryin'? *

* I know that you're tryin' *

* Everything's gonna be okay *

* Baby *

* Girl *

* Don't you hang your head low *

* Don't you lose your halo *

* Everyone's gonna be okay * Wow.

* Baby *

* Girl, don't hang your head low *

* Don't lose your halo *

* Don't lose your halo *

* Girl, don't hang your head low *

* Don't lose your halo *

* Girl *

* Won't you stop your cryin'? *

* I know that you're tryin' *

* Everything's gonna be *

* Okay *

* Baby girl *

* Don't you hang your head low *

* Don't you lose your halo *

* Everyone's gonna be okay *

* Baby girl *

* Everyone's gonna be okay *

* Everyone's gonna be okay *

[ Both humming ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

Alright.

Alright.

What a performance.

Both of you are such great singers.

Hailey, your power, your tone, it just grabs you.

Just to see you putting everything

into every single note, it felt so good.

Thank you.

Lana, I really love your tone.

I think there's a lot of subtlety to it.

I like that songbird quality.

I don't think this is an easy decision.

They're completely different vocalists.

You couldn't go wrong either way. Yeah.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I actually think it's a perfect song for both of you.

Lana, you held your own because all the big notes,

it was so beautiful, especially at the end.

You pierced through in a different way.

Hailey, you were a cheetah and someone was like

just taming you or like trying to hold you back.

I'm so interested in what the cheetah has to offer,

but if you pick Lana, she's badass.

Not a lot of people are stylists, and I think you are.

Thank you so much.

You both were so amazing,

and I enjoyed the different textures, and it was exciting.

Lana, your voice is so pure and sweet

and has a totally different energy than Hailey's,

and yours is so colorful and raw and rock 'n' roll.

It's not an easy thing here that you're dealing with, Blake.

Daly: Thank you, Coaches.

Alright, Blake. Final decision's yours, buddy.

Give us some thoughts on the battle first.

Hailey literally plays

outside linebacker for her high-school football team.

[ Cheers and applause ] That's so...tight.

Now you know why she sings like that.

You can't hold the -- You can't hold back the cheetah.

She's like, "Get out of my way!" You can't hold her back.

And believe it or not, that was actually Hailey dialed back.

And then, Lana, you have this very completely

opposite voice from what Hailey has --

a very sweet tone, very country.

It's two different points of view.

So thank both of you guys for all the hard work.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Blake, you got a tough one here.

Who is the winner of this battle?

This is my least favorite part of the show

'cause I just can't take doing this, but...

[ Dramatic music plays ]

The winner of this battle is Hailey.

Hailey, congratulations. You're moving on to the knockouts!

Blake: The thing that intrigues me about Hailey

is that she's so young and her voice is so powerful.

From a coaching standpoint, she has all the elements.

She just needs to know how to approach an actual performance

and -- and have some dynamics.

I'm looking forward to workin' on those things.

Did you hear me screamin'?! Yes, I heard you screaming.

Yes! Like the side of a football field.

Go, go, go, go, go. Yes, I heard you.

That's exactly like the football field.

Daly: Coaches, let me remind you

that Lana's available to steal or save.

Lana, anything you want to say to Blake?

It's been a blessing that you turned your chair for me.

My life has changed, so thank you.

Give it up for Lana Scott one more time, ladies and gentlemen!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Wait a minute, Lana! You're not going anywhere.

[ Cheers and applause ]

We've got a save!

Blake Shelton uses his only save...

Get your ass back on that stage!

...for Lana Scott!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Alright.

I love the saves!

Blake, you got us all on that one.

The only decision I had to make was who I thought could handle

the 30-second broken heart better.

So I was never gonna let you go.

Blake uses his save for Lana.

We'll see her in the knockouts!

I saved Lana because she's got this raw talent,

and I know she wants this so bad.

She's the kind of artist

that's gonna deliver week after week.

I'm so excited to have a female country artist

on my team this year.

Kelly: I still have my steal,

and I really loved Kinsey Rose,

and I didn't want to have, you know,

two of them in the same lane.

[ Screams ]

That's how I feel. I just need to let it out.

They make me feel so good when they get saved!

I almost started crying.

John: Yeah, the save is special. I love the save.

My team's shapin' up to be

dynamite, incredible, unstoppable.

Pressure's on.

* Take me back 'cause I wanna say *

* Save your tears for another *

* Save your tears *

* For another day *

The winner of this battle is Libianca.

Daly: Libianca, congratulations.

You're movin' on to the knockouts

representing Team Blake! I'm so happy for you.

Libianca just has such a unique voice,

and her tone is so different, and I'm interested to see

what songs she chooses for these knockouts.

Great job! Congratulations!

Man: Ladies and gentlemen, here we go.

Kelly: My team is, I think, the best team.

They're so talented.

* Oh, telepatía *

* Telepatía*

* Telepatía*

* Lo que yo *

* Te haría*

* Si te tuviera de frente la mente*

* Te la volaría*

* De noche y de día, de noche y de día*

[ Cheers and applause ] Yeah!

Yes. Very nice.

I adore both of your voices.

The winner of this battle is Xavier.

Daly: Xavier Cornell!

You're movin' on to the knockouts!

Xavier -- he's just got this voice

that you can kind of throw anything at.

It could be pop, could be pop/R&B.

He's an incredibly gifted guy that I think

is gonna surprise people throughout the season.

Oh, my God!

* This is "The Voice" *

Daly: Welcome back to the battles.

John: Who's got a steal left? Ariana: I have a steal.

You have a steal left. I'm stealin' those pants.

Hey! I knew you would!

Man, look at those things. Those things are on point!

Whoo! On my pants!

That's some kind of like nighttime camo.

I like it.

Nighttime Camo should be the name of your cologne.

Nighttime Camo? By Blake Shelton.

Nighttime Camo! [ Laughs ]

**

So, our next team is Vaughn and Katherine.

Let's do it. Alright.

Ariana: Their voices, their energy, they're so special.

They were the hardest I fought for anyb--

I literally was like, "I must have you."

Like, it was aggressive.

Oh, I can't wait.

Kristin: [ Gasps ] How cute.

Whoo-hoo! Hi! Oh, my God.

I could not think of a better adviser for Ariana

to bring in other than Kristin Chenoweth.

Hi. Oh, my gosh! This is not real.

It is real!

It was Kristin. She's a Broadway queen.

It's just mind-blowing. I'm speechless.

Y'all are like real human beings. This is just freaking me out.

Working with two of the most technically inclined singers

in the industry right now, it is a dream come true.

Ariana is such an inspiration to me and my music.

So much so that on Halloween,

I actually dressed up as her with my friend.

I grew up singing with my sisters in musical theater.

In college, I studied psychology and proceeded with my master's,

but the only thing that I've really known

that I've wanted to do ever has been music.

* Oh, we don't have to take our clothes off *

* To have a good time *

It's not about her picking me because she's a fan of me.

John: Okay. This is about teaching you

what I know about the business and producing.

Absolutely. It's not just about winning this show,

it's about building a lifelong career for yourself.

Katherine: To work with Ariana Grande,

the most vocally capable woman

I think exists, is so special.

How did you react to the song choice? Do you like it?

Is it, like, too far out of the wheelhouse?

Tell me everything. We were so excited.

This really does depict how much of a musician you are. Oh, gosh.

I gave them "Dilemma" by Nelly and Kelly Rowland.

I just thought you're gonna make it more melodic

and more your own.

For me, the best surprise of the whole experience

is watching what Ari chose for y'all to do,

because there are no more lanes.

We have the best coach. Thank you.

When I found out it was "Dilemma," I said,

"Oh, my gosh, no! This is impossible!

Don't -- Don't ask this of these people!"

What "The Voice" does better than any show --

the coaches dare the contestants to do it,

and they rise to the occasion.

* Wait for my cue and just listen *

* Play my position like a shortstop *

* Pick up e'rything mami hittin' and then in no time *

Who the hell walked in here today?!

* And that's for sure 'cause *

I cannot believe that that is the same man

that saying Ed Sheeran so beautifully, so sweetly.

Vaughn: Growing up in the Philippines,

I would have never imagined being here.

* Light's gone, day's end *

* Struggling to pay rent * Yeah.

* Long nights, strange men *

I want to help you win this thing, and then have a career.

I wanna be here to do the real work!

Vaughn: This is like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

I came from a long line of nurses,

and my whole family loves music.

When my mom was pregnant,

my dad would always serenade my mom.

And it brought so much joy to my mom.

It's an amazing experience, like, how music

kept us all together.

* Met this boy and he just moved right up the block from me *

* He got the hots for me, the finest thing I've ever seen *

Katherine is...me!

* I got of man and a son *

She sings so technically beautiful, it makes me weep.

It is silk, and I saw moments of pure greatness.

* All I think about is you *

Whoo-hoo!

Whoo-whoo-whoo! Thank you.

I love this pairing. You are so smart.

Those verses are very difficult,

but you're really killing it.

When you're, like, spending a little bit more time

just making it your own, I love that as well.

Katherine, I know you're sort of strategic and mathematical

when it comes to melodies.

I want you to just have a moment at the end.

[ Vocalizing ]

You don't have to sing * No matter what I do *

the whole time.

Katherine: I'm such a perfectionist.

Right now, I'm really in my head with the technicalities.

Kristin: I understand you. Yeah.

I'm the girl that goes * Da da-da da-da * that's me.

The militant side comes in with the -- the rhythm on that part.

You can still be mathematical with it

once you find those things that feel good to you.

Then you can go -- I say, go back to our ways.

Yes. Yeah. Yes.

Vaughn, how do you sing the "forevermore"?

Can you sing it one more time?

* Forevermore *

Can you come back down to the * More *?

* You can always count on my love *

* Forevermore *

* Ore *

* Forevermore *

That's it! Please do that. Please do that.

[ Vocalizing ]

Makes us happy. Makes us happy.

Oh, my gosh. You have to do that.

By the way, this is not easy stuff.

Vaughn -- he listens. He wants to be great.

Don't tell him...

[whispers] but he is!

Shh!

I just picture Kelly Clarkson standing up and screaming.

Katherine: I hope so.

Vaughn: Ariana as a coach,

I-I'm like, mind-blown,

like, with all, like, the technical stuff that she was

teaching me, this is my moment to shine.

We're crawling out of our comfort zone

and heading straight on to the battle rounds.

It really gives me goose bumps. I'm so excited.

Me too! Oh, my gosh!

Ariana: I gave them such a curve ball.

I really can't wait to see how this one comes together at stage rehearsals.

I think it's gonna be so special.

* So tell me, ma, what's it gonna be? She said *

* You don't know what you mean to me *

Katherine and Vaughn, I think there's

still a little bit more work to be done.

You're being very polite with it.

It's so cute. Like, "It's my turn.

And now it's Vaughn's turn."

As a viewer, I get so excited to see you having that chemistry,

and then all of a sudden, it's like awkward

and you walk right past each other. [ Laughs ]

Spend a little bit more time singing to each other

before you pass through each other.

* Girl, you know I'm crazy over you *

So cute! So cute! * No matter what I do *

* All I think about is you *

Oh, my God. I loved those moments!

When you guys get close, the audience's gonna be like

[screams] you know?

To be able to get feedback from her,

it's pushing me to be the best version of myself on this song.

Thank you so much.

I think it's gonna be so hard to choose on the day.

I'm gonna be a state of emergency.

And I love them both so much.

* This is "The Voice" *

Daly: Welcome back.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I love you both. We love you so much.

Good outfit choices, both of them.

Cool pants. Thank you.

Blake is really jealous of our pants.

Your pants and his pants are like first cousins.

[ Laughter ] Yeah, man.

The battle starts now.

**

Whoo!

* I love you *

* And I need you *

* Baby, I love you *

* I do need you *

* No matter what I do *

Whoo! * All I think about is you *

* Even when I'm with my boo *

* Girl, you know I'm crazy over you *

* I met this boy and he just moved right up the block from me *

* He got the hots for me, the finest thing I've ever seen *

* And oh, no, oh * * Oh, no, oh *

* I got a man and a son, though * * Son, though *

* But that's okay 'cause I wait for my cue and just listen *

* Play my position like a shortstop *

Hey! * Pick up e'rything mami hittin' *

* And in no time, I plan to make this one here mine *

* And that's for sure 'cause I've never been the type to *

* Break up a happy home, but there's just somethin' 'bout *

* This boy that I can't leave alone *

* So tell me, ma, what's it gonna be? She said *

* You don't know what you mean to me *

* Oh, no matter what I do *

Whoo!

* All I think about is you *

* Even when I'm with my boo *

* You know I'm crazy over you *

* No matter what I do * * I do *

* All I think about is you *

* Even when I'm with my boo *

* You know I'm crazy over you *

Sing it for me, K.!

* I love you *

* And I need you *

* Baby, I love you *

* I do * * And it's more than you'll *

* Ever know *

* Boy, it's for sure *

* You can always count on my love *

* Forevermore * Whoo!

* I love you, I love you, I love you *

* I'm so crazy over you *

[ Vocalizing ]

* Oh, baby *

* Oh, baby * * Baby *

* I love you *

* No matter what I do *

* All I think about is you *

[ Cheers and applause ]

**

Yes! Whoo!

I love Nelly, I love Kelly,

but I just don't expect to see them in this setting.

But that was really fun.

[ Cheers and applause ]

I feel like it's cool for a coach to take people

out of their comfort zone a little bit

and see if they can handle it, and both of you had,

I think, the enthusiasm and the connection to each other.

Katherine, you really stood out to me.

Your voice was really compelling.

And if I were to pick, I would pick Katherine.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

Kelly: Katherine, I'll start with you. Your voice cuts through,

which is really awesome for a live performance setting.

Thank you so much. And, Vaughn, you chose to

showcase yourself in that higher falsetto

doing the higher harmony.

And I thought that -- it was a really well-matched battle.

But for some reason, Vaughn, you stuck out to me.

Thank you so much.

Blake: It's interesting for me to hear John

talk about you were gonna be singing "Dilemma,"

because my thought was, wow.

I can't wait to hear that song for the first time.

Did you live under a rock?!

This is an immensely huge hit song.

Like, this was a huge song.

There was a lot of rocks where I lived.

Vaughn, you had the warmer tone,

and bouncing off what Kelly said,

it's amazing, I heard the exact flip-flop of that.

I felt like Katherine -- It's not amazing that we disagree.

[ Laughs ] It's right on par.

I just felt like Katherine's the one that gave it

that extra little bit.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: Ari, you got the final decision.

Give us some thoughts before you tell us who won this battle.

That was so good!

The thing about Katherine is you're so precise

and technically perfect.

So this was such a stretch for you,

and you really surprised the hell out of me tonight.

[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you. Thank you.

Vaughn, I loved seeing you step into

this completely new persona...

Definitely. ...and your voice is so sweet,

and what you offer here is so incredible

and this is really difficult for me.

Ariana, it's a tough decision.

Who is the winner of this battle?

[ Exhales sharply ] Oh, my God.

**

The winner of this battle

is Katherine Ann.

Daly: Katherine Ann Mohler, congratulations!

You're movin' on to the knockouts for Team Ariana!

Katherine is such an incredible student for music.

I'm so proud of you.

What the hell? Where did that come from?

This was such a far step out of her comfort zone

that I had to go with her.

Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you.

Vaughn, anything you want to say to Ariana?

Thank you for this opportunity

just for, you know, being able to work with you.

One thing's for sure --

I have an amazing story for my patients.

[ Laughter ]

Give it up one more time for Vaughn Mugol!

[ Cheers and applause ]

This was really hard for me because Vaughn

has been one of my favorites this whole time.

You're so incredibly talented.

I really wish I could have had another save.

Oh, my God. That surprised me.

I know. It's surprised me, too.

* This is "The Voice" *

Daly: Welcome back to the battles.

Woman: BrittanyBree,

you are battling Samara Brown.

**

Yes! Yes!

Oh, my God. We're gonna kill this.

How old is your youngest baby?

Three. So I have five and three.

I bet they're hilarious. Luna's a lot like Chrissy.

Some things, like, she just is her mom in some ways.

Totally. It's so wild to see that.

Oh, my goodness!

Hi! [ Laughs ]

Hello, hello. Camila Cabello's here!

Hi! Hi!

How are you? Good.

Camila Cabello is the perfect adviser.

She's a big star.

And also, she's been in a singing competition.

Her advice is gonna be relevant to our current situation here.

Look how excited they are to see you, Camila.

You guys have such great energy.

So they're gonna sing "Something He Can Feel."

Ooh! Aretha sang it.

En Vogue sang it.

And, uh, I'm excited for you all to do it.

BrittanyBree has never done secular music before here. Wow.

Did you listen to secular music, or no?

Oh, I listen to it. I just...

Okay, got it, got it, got it.

* Call out my name * Whoa!

All I wanted was one chair and all the chairs turned.

[ Chuckles ] It was like, "Okay!"

Sometimes we hear that voice that just grabs us

and the energy just explodes from the stage.

John.

Yes!

I'm definitely here at "The Voice"

because of my Uncle Duane.

He traveled all over the world singing at different churches,

and he passed away last year.

If he was alive today,

I think that he would be so proud of me.

* Many say that I'm too young *

BrittanyBree and Samara -- they have the chops,

they have the soul, they have all the tools they need

to really pull this song off.

Whoo! Hey!

* To let him know *

* This love is real *

* Oh, oh, oh, oh * Hey!

Samara: Thinking more about the lyrics

and how it relates to my life.

I've had many instances in my life with women

who weren't sure about the love that they felt for me.

I was kind of given that 50% type of love,

where I was giving 100%, and it was very heartbreaking.

* Love is real *

Camila: Whoo! I'm standing up.

Me, too. Damn!

It's gonna be soooooooo good.

I can't wait. For real.

Both of you have such presence,

and you can just straight-up sing.

But, Samara, there was so much deviation from the melody

that I kind of lost it sometimes.

You want to give them that sense of familiarity... Right.

...while also putting your own individuality on it.

So it's like a matter of balance. Camila: Yep.

I was on a singing competition show, too.

I remember I was like,

"This is my time to, like, show myself." Get it all out.

"I want to change every single melody.

I want to add a million riffs."

But I think when you do too many riffs,

it's kind of hard to hear.

Samara: My sister, Amanda Brown, was on "The Voice" in Season 3.

I wanted to be on the stage where she was.

* Oh, oh, sweet thing *

To be here now, the stakes are so much higher.

For once, I'm at the center stage.

I'm trying to prove that I deserve to be here.

BrittanyBree, I know this is new territory for you,

singing this kind of music,

but just think about what the lyric is,

who you might be singing that to...

Ooh, yes. ...and what you want that person to feel.

[ Laughter ] This is what Aretha did, you know?

Yeah. Like, Aretha was born and raised in the church.

Yes, yes. Her father was a preacher, and she took who she was

and applied it to pop music, and that's why she's the queen.

Like, your past and this present right now

are -- are not, like, two separate things,

'cause you're bringing that church and that big soul

that you have into these kinds of songs.

And that's something that we don't have right now.

You know? We need it.

And we need it, and that makes you

really special.

Aretha Franklin is the G.O.A.T.

Those are some really big shoes to fill.

* People out there can understand *

* I'm giving him something * * Giving him something *

Hey!

BrittanyBree's voice really made me feel

something that I just, like, haven't felt in a long time.

Samara -- I love her tone of voice,

the way that she moves her body.

These two singing this song --

it might be the best of the night.

Let's figure out that ending.

I think we need more of a moment.

Because you guys are such powerhouse singers,

I feel like it'd be so sick arrangement-wise

if there was a section where you guys were

intentionally having a riff battle.

Oh, yeah, I love that.

If you have a real plan going in,

and you go out there and sing with the ability

both of you have,

it will be the best battle performance. Yeah.

Okay? Okay.

Thank you. Thank you. It's gonna be so good!

Oh, it's so good. Thank you.

This is gonna be a soulful, sultry battle,

and we'll see who does this song justice.

Oh! Just two crazyvoices. Oh.

* This is "The Voice" *

Daly: Welcome back.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Alright, more battles to come. I still have a steal.

This is gonna be good.

My name is Blake Shelton,

and I still have my steal.

Stillhave my steal.

Okay?

Alright, alright!

[ Cheers and applause ]

I have a good idea who I might use my save on,

but I'm waiting to see what happens.

We'll see.

[ Cheers and applause ]

**

Man: Here we go.

I can't wait!

This battle begins right now.

Oh, they're gonna sing this song.

Oh, my God. I'm so excited.

**

* Shoo *

* Shoo-oo-ooh-ooh *

* Shoo-ooo-ooo, oh *

* Many say that I'm too young *

Hey!

* To let you know just where I'm coming from *

* But you will see *

Hey!

* It's just a matter of time *

* My love will surely *

* Surely make him mine *

Hey!

* Oh, I'm livin' in a world of ghetto life *

* Everyone seems so uptight *

* But nothin's wrong and it's alright *

* With my man * Whoo!

Yeah! [ Laughs ]

* I like the way we carry on *

* His love will send me on and on *

Whoo!

* With my man *

* People out there can understand *

* Giving him something he can feel *

* To let him know this love is real *

Hey!

* Whoa-oh-oh *

* Giving him something he can feel *

* To let him know this love is rea-e-e-l *

* I like the way we carry on *

* His love will send me on and on with my man *

* My man *

* People out there can understand *

* Giving him something *

* Giving him something *

* I'm giving him something *

* Giving *

* To let him know * Hey!

* This love is real *

* Giving him something he can feel *

Oh, my God!

Whoo!

* To let him know this love is rea-a-a-l *

* Giving him something he can fe-e-e-e-el *

Yeah!

Oh, my gosh!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yes! Oh, my gosh.

Yes! Oh, I'm so happy!

That's one of my favorite songs,

not just to listen to, but to sing.

Your voices are insane.

Thank you. Thank you.

Kelly: Like, I mean, BrittanyBree,

your voice, it kind of reminds me like,

you know how Tina has kind of rock 'n' roll soul,

but then like Andra Day -- like, it has a little bit of that, too.

I loved every minute you had your mouth open.

[ Applause ] Mm-hmm.

Samara, wow! [ Laughter ]

It was this tug-of-war of me going,

"Who am I gonna tell John to pick?"

And I was like, I don't care about John.

[ Laughter ]

What I care about... Ouch!

...is one of you is gonna be

available to steal.

I loved it. I loved it. Thank you.

Blake: I was just so blown away.

This is the moment right here

where people can either kind of buckle under the pressure

or they step up and they become a star.

You both just really owned the moment and the stage.

Thank you.

I have been obsessed with you both since the blinds.

You're both so spectacular, and your tones are so different.

And yet they complement each other so beautifully.

And I don't think anyone outsang the other.

From your stage presence to your gorgeous looks --

I'm dying. Thank you.

So, I cannot help you here. Good luck.

Daly: Thank you, Coaches.

Alright, John, you got the final decision.

Give us some thoughts first.

John: Well, I always tell my artists,

"I want both of you to go out here

and be your absolute best selves

so that either I'm gonna save you or one of these coaches

are going to try to steal you from me," and you --

[ Clears throat ] [ Laughter ]

I know what y'all are gonna try to do.

What? I know.

Samara, when I gave you coaching notes --

make sure you still stay true somewhat

to what the songwriter wrote --

it was exactly the way it needed to be.

Thank you.

BrittanyBree, that stank you got on your voice,

that hits me right in my heart.

And for you to have never sung secular music

prior to coming to "The Voice,"

for you to deliver it with the passion,

with the personality, with the charisma that you did,

you did exactly what you were supposed to do.

I love both of you so much,

and it's a very difficult decision.

John, the time has come.

Who is the winner of this battle?

The winner of this battle is...

[ Dramatic music plays ]

...BrittanyBree.

BrittanyBree, congratulations!

Moving on to knockouts!

[ Cheers and applause ]

John: BrittanyBree -- every note that came out of her mouth

was perfect, but I truly could have gone either way.

I did not want to let go of either of them.

Great job!

Coaches, let me remind you that Samara is available

to steal or save -- Oh, we got a steal!

[ Whoosh ] That's the sound of a save!

That's the sound of another steal!

John: Come on home. I was first!

Come back home!

Wow! Did you sense that hesitation that he had?

Oh, my God. He did hesitate. He hesitated.

You know exactly what I was planning to do.

Let's start with Ariana. What did you hear in Samara?

Ariana: You know that I adore you.

I said backstage beforehand,

I have one steal, and if I were gonna use it on anyone,

I would use it on Samara, and that's the truth.

Wow. I mean, he hesitated, too. He hesitated.

Oh, please. Please. [ Laughs ]

Kelly, why do you want to steal her?

I just think you are such a gifted vocalist.

You're a blessing to this show if you stay with your coach

or if you go to the right team -- mine.

[ Laughter ]

I-I would love to be your coach.

You would look so cute in my turquoise jacket.

I'm just saying.

John, excellent steal opportunities for Samara.

Why would you like to use your one and only save?

I truly love working with you, and every once in a while,

we put two people together that you're like,

"Man, I should have never put them together." [ Laughs ]

You two are, like, some of the best talent

in the entire competition -- period.

Thank you.

I would feel so blessed and fortunate

to continue coaching you, and I hope you pick me, please.

Alright, Samara. The decision is yours.

I pressed my button first, what?

Daly: Who do you pick as your coach?

John: Come on home!

Come on home. Come on, Samara!

Come on, Samara! Come on, Samara!

Come on! Come on!

**

This is impossible. [ Laughs ]

Please, Samara!

I just want to say thank you to all of you.

**

I'm gonna choose John.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yes! Daly: John Legend...

I'm so happy!

...uses his one and only save! You really were perfect.

John: I had to save Samara.

She flawlessly performed "Something He Can Feel."

Great job!

Ariana and Kelly put their best foot forward

and tried to make that steal.

But I was gonna fight for Samara, and I did.

Nice try, ladies.

Oh, I love her.

She's cool. Yes.

I'm so happy we're back together. Me too!

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