08x09 - The Battles, Part 4

[bunniefuu]

Daly: this season,

The battles have reached
another level...

♪ w*r, children ♪

Whoo!

You blew my socks off.
That was crazy.

We have fantastic voices this
season, and it's really diverse.

♪ You ain't nothin'
but a hound dog ♪

You made that
a true battle.

You have what it takes
to win the show.
Whoo!

Daly: ...leaving our coaches to
face the impossible decision...

I want them both.

Can't.
Can't have them both.

Now I'm nervous.

Daly: ...of which artists

To advance to the knockouts.

Repeat after me --
the winner of this battle is...

No! No, no, no, no.
Where are you going?

The best of the best...

I'm gonna choose lowell.

Daly: ...moved forward.

Blake: we're starting to see
some stars emerge,

And that's just what happens
in these battles.

I would buy a ticket
to this show

Every day of the week.

Daly: and the steals have given
a deserving few new life.

I've wanted you
since the blinds!

Yeah!

Adam: one of my favorite parts
about the battle rounds

Is definitely the unexpected.
Bing, bang, bong,
let's go.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Yay!

Daly:
tonight, the battles end.

The artists only get one shot
to stay on their teams.

I'm super proud of you.

You brought it
to a whole different level.

Hey!

Daly: and our coaches
will help them prepare,

Along with some of the biggest
names in music...

The inflections on the words
are what make it cool.

♪ Just like animals,
animals, animals ♪

Just go, "hey!"
Hey!

Hey! How you doing? Hi.
Hey! How you doing?

There you go.
Now, that's your voice.

You're squeezing
your eyeballs

Like they're not allowed
to be open.

This is a step
outside of my comfort zone.
He looked
right into my soul,

And then he was like,
"I love you, meghan."

And I was like, "thank you."
And I died.

Daly: only pharrell
has a steal remaining.

So for these artists,
every note will count.

Pharrell:
I only have one steal left,

And I think I'm just waiting
till something

Jumps out of the jungle.

Winning this battle
would help me

Get one step closer
to pursuing my dreams.

Jacob: everything
that I've been through

And everything
that I've worked for,

It all comes down
to this moment right now.

♪ And I wanna know ♪

♪ Have you ever
seen the rain? ♪

You got to take one of them,
for sure.

The good news is
I don't think you can go wrong.

Daly: the final night of battles
starts right now.

That is the sound of a steal!

Yes!
[ Both howling ]

It's night 4,
and pharrell is the only coach

With a steal left,

So blake pulls him aside
for a one-on-one.

I don't know if I can win
this thing two years in a row.

Okay.

So what I think you and I
need to concentrate on

Is just making sure

That adam doesn't win.
[ Laughs ]

And I'm not trying
to start anything,

But he was making fun
of your hat.

Oh, hey, adam.
Adam:
what are you guys talking about?

What's up, buddy?

Hey, is that tea ready?

I'll have a vanilla latte.
Hey, good luck
out there, guy.

[ Laughs ]
what's up, bro?

What was he saying?
Dude --

It's sunny in here, dude.

[ Laughs ]

Daly:
while our coaches get settled,

Let's look
at christina's first pairing --

30-Year-old jeremy gaynor
from west point, new york,

Versus 22-year-old rob taylor
from donaldsonville, louisiana.

Expectant father jeremy

Is the lead singer
of the west point army band.

Jeremy: our main mission
is to provide world-class music

That inspires my fellow
soldiers.

♪ Whoo, baby, baby ♪

Daly: he came
to the blind auditions

To fulfill his dream
of being an artist

And got the attention
of all four of our coaches.

Your talent
is pretty undeniable.

I pick christina.

Oh!

Daly:
rob taylor gave up a scholarship

To the berklee school of music
to care for his mother.

My mom had a stroke that
paralyzed one side of her body,

But it made me
a stronger person.

♪ I want you ♪

Daly: he poured his heart out
with his performance

And got three coaches
to push their buttons.

That was so high, I couldn't
even put no vibrato on it.

♪ I want you ♪

Christina.

Daly: now jeremy and rob
get the opportunity

To work with christina
and her adviser, nick jonas.

Rob:
nick jonas, of course, has been
doing music for a long time.

Like, this man
has so much musical knowledge

That he can shed upon me,
and I'm happy to receive it.

You guys are obviously
incredible singers.

I of course went
to all the old soul songs,

And I was like,
"no, let me do the unexpected."

Right.

The song I gave jeremy and rob

Is "animals" by maroon 5.

♪ Maybe you think
that you can hide ♪

These guys
are real powerhouse singers.

♪ Just like
animals, animals ♪

Christina: but I thought
it would be interesting

To get a current perspective
of what they could do

With a rock-driven,
pop-radio song.

♪ Ooh-ooh ♪
rob's such an amazing vocalist.

He has such a high ceiling
in his range.

♪ Animals, animals ♪

He sets the bar, and so now
it's time for me to step up.

♪ Don't tell no lie ♪

♪ You can't deny ♪

This song
is written in a way

Where the inflections
on the words

Are what make it cool.

Okay.

So over-enunciating
and pronouncing things

Makes it sound strange.

Individualize it
a little more.

Okay.

♪ Just like animals,
animals, animals ♪

Okay.

♪ Just like animals ♪

You know what I mean?
Ooh, yeah, right.
[ Laughs ]

You grew up
singing in church?

Yeah.
Nick: so did i.

My dad was a minister,
so I have that background in me.

It's okay sometimes
to bring it to church.

Yeah.
That's what I kind of
want to hear, too.

I want you guys
to kind of soul up the record.

Like, this is your chance
to be jeremy and rob.

We're not looking
for a cover-song artist.

They need to get the original
out of their heads,

Because that was adam's way
of singing it, and it's awesome,

But now we need to hear
who rob and jeremy are

And what they can bring
to the table.

Daly: as their battle nears,

Jeremy and rob get to work
with the band.

♪ Just like animals, animals ♪

Nick: rob and jeremy
made a lot of progress.

I think
they're the prime example

Of two people
that went back and studied

And came back
ready to k*ll it.

♪ Animaaaals ♪

Jeremy comes in there,
and he's blazing.

♪ Ooh ♪

It makes me sing harder
and makes me push harder,

And it's an honor
to be paired up with him.

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

Thank you
for making it your own, finally.

[ Laughs ]

Yeah, yeah.

It's not so by the book.

It's blending
really beautifully,

But now you need to hold
a solid melody for him.

But just that melody
and that tone.

Jeremy did a great job
of making it soulful,

And rob did some really
interesting ad-libs.

You can make it,
like, almost chantey...

♪ Don't tell no lie,
nah, nah, nah ♪

...and jeremy doing something
that you feel comfortable with

While he's up there.
Okay.

I don't want any dead space.

Jeremy:
christina's really looking

For us, you know, once we hit
the cl*max of the song

To stay on top of that
and not bring the energy down.

She's challenging me

To do the things
that she believes I can do.

♪ I'm preying
on you tonight ♪
♪ ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

Christina: in order
for rob and jeremy to advance,

I need them to be
really expl*sive

In their physical presence
and vocally.

Daly:
it's the night of their battle,

And both artists
are ready to take the stage.

Jeremy:
if I don't win this battle,

I go back
to the west point band.

You know, it's my job.
I love being a soldier.

But I'm really rediscovering
who I am as an artist.

Rob: my mom has sacrificed
everything for me to be here.

Unfortunately,
she's not gonna be here today,

But I know
that she's wishing me well,

And I'm sure
she's gonna be proud.

[ Cheers and applause ]
daly: coming up...

♪ Coming down
on a sunny day ♪

Daly: ...the artists give it
their all to stay on a team.

♪ I know we're crazy ♪

Daly: and later,
with only one steal remaining...

I love it.
I didn't know that you,
like, had this side to you.

Daly: ...which artist will get
the chance of a lifetime?

The good news is
I don't think you can go wrong.

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

Daly:
welcome back to the battles.

Which artist from team christina
will win this battle?

Will it be the lead singer
of the west point band,

Jeremy gaynor?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Or the family caretaker
returning to his music dreams,

Rob taylor?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Let the battle begin.

♪ Baby, I'm preying
on you tonight ♪

♪ Hunt you down,
eat you alive ♪

♪ Just like
animals, animals ♪

♪ Like animals-mals ♪

♪ Maybe you think
that you can hide ♪

♪ I can smell your scent
from miles ♪

♪ Just like
animals, animals ♪

♪ Like animals-mals ♪

♪ Baby, I'm ♪

♪ So what you trying
to do to me? ♪

♪ It's like we can't stop,
we're enemies ♪

♪ But we get along
when I'm inside you ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ You're like a drug
that's k*lling me ♪

♪ I cut you out entirely ♪

♪ But I get so high
when I'm inside you ♪

♪ Yeah, you can start over,
you can run free ♪

♪ You can find another fish
in the sea ♪

♪ You can pretend
it's meant to be ♪

♪ But you can't stay
away from me ♪

♪ Oh! ♪

♪ Baby, I'm preying
on you tonight ♪

♪ Hunt you down,
eat you alive ♪

♪ Just like
animals, animals ♪

♪ Like animals-mals ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Hey, yo, oh, oh ♪

♪ Just like animaaals ♪

♪ Ow! ♪

♪ I'm preying
on you tonight ♪

♪ Hunt you down,
eat you alive ♪
♪ ooh ♪

♪ Just like
animals, animals ♪

♪ Like animals-mals ♪

♪ Maybe you think
that you can hide ♪

♪ You can't hiiide ♪
♪ I can smell your scent
from miles ♪

♪ Animals, animals ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Whoo!
Daly:
give it up for jeremy and rob

In a battle
for team christina!

Love it.

Yeah!

Little homage
to adam over there.

Christina, we'll give you
a second to think about it.
Christina: yeah.

Let's start with you,
pharrell.

I definitely see a soldier,
with you, jeremy.

I mean, I think
that was such a good song choice

That takes them
out of what we would expect.
Yes.

It was a great song choice,
christina.

[ Laughter ]

And, then, rob,

I didn't know that you, like,
had this side to you.

You should consider
that kind of music,

'Cause it allowed you to be
as soulful as you are.

It also gave you the room
to be eclectic.

[ Applause ]

Adam?

I'm so happy
that you guys sang this song,

Because I can finally share
my pain.

That's a pain
in my a*s.

It's every single
last stitch of my range,

And you guys
did a great job.

I mean, trust me, it's something
that I struggle with every day.

Thank you, adam.
And I turned around
for both you guys, too,

So that makes it
even harder for me.

I would think back
to the blind.

Jeremy, I remember there
was a certain grace that
you held yourself with

That was
a very sobering presence.

So I would probably say
I think I'd go with jeremy.

All right, thank you, adam.
Blake?

You guys did a really good job,
and it was very intense.

I mean, it was these two
big old guys up there

With a death grip
on the microphone,

And I was like, "man,
somebody's gonna get hurt."

[ Laughter ]

The good news is
I don't think you can go wrong.

All right, christina.

Jeremy, you're a really
solid presence.

You have an accuracy
about you.

And, then, rob,
you go to unexpected places

And have this ability
to go into your higher register

That is so strong.

Both of you
just are so talented

That this, I know,
makes my job very, very hard.

Please know that my heart
is breaking

To have to make
this decision.

My choice is...

...rob.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Rob's gonna move on --

He's the winner --
to the knockout rounds.

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughs ]

Not an easy decision
for coach christina.

Jeremy versus rob
was so incredibly hard for me,

But I really want to explore
rob's capabilities.

That's hard.

Rob:
my mom couldn't be here today,

But it just feels so good
that I can tell her

I made it through.

I'm just glad
that I can make her proud.

Jeremy, again,
thank you for your service

And all that you do.

Anything you'd like to say
to coach christina?

Well, christina,
I appreciate the opportunity.

You guys are,
you know, superstars,

But you guys
are amazing people.

I want to thank you guys.

Aw!

And a big thank-you
to jeremy gaynor, everybody.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Pharrell: I'm the only coach
with a steal left,

And I thought jeremy
did a good job in the battle,

But I was just waiting
for something to jump out

And wave its hand at me.

All right, man.
Thank you.

Jeremy:
from this point forward,

I go back to west point,
go back to being a soldier 24/7.

But the fire has been lit...

I love you.
...and I'm rediscovering myself
as an artist,

And I'm not gonna let this
be the end.

I'll be seeing rob at the top.

Did you like
that "animals" rendition?

Yeah, it was crazy.
You were digging it?

It was primal.

It was kind of like
"animals" goes gospel.

It was.

♪ Just like animals ♪

♪ Animals, ooh ♪

[ Howls ]
give us a howl.

[ Howling ]

Daly: coming up, lionel richie
and pharrell help two artists

Shake off their nerves...

I need to just, like,

Blast the music.
Come on, come on, come on.

If you're gonna shine,
it's got to be together.

♪ And I wanna know ♪
...inspiring
a standout performance.

♪ Have you ever
seen the rain? ♪

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

Daly: welcome back
to the final night of battles.

As pharrell and lionel richie
get settled...

The group that you have
in your stable,

I don't even want to know
what anybody else has.

Pharrell:
thank you, boss.

Daly: ...let's meet
our next pairing --

17-Year-old noelle bybee
from syracuse, utah,

Versus 15-year-old
sawyer fredericks

From fultonville, new york.

High-school senior noelle
put her busy life on hold...

Noelle: I've performed

In lots of talent shows
and competitions,

And I am vice president of
the student body at my school,

Which I love.

Daly: ...so she could audition
for "the voice."

♪ If I'm born again ♪

♪ I know that the world
will disagree ♪

Daly: it paid off when pharrell
pushed his button.

Pharrell: "soft voice,
lots of control."

And I was like,
"this girl can't go home."

I'm so excited!

Sawyer was hoping to make

His dream of a music career
a reality

And leave farm life behind.

♪ Maybe your friends think ♪

Daly: his performance
had all four coaches fighting

For his attention.

This is your destiny,

And it's really about
what you want to do.

I would love to have you
on my team.

Pharrell.

[ Cheers and applause ]
oh!

Lionel: hey.

Noelle: hi!

Sawyer: living on a farm,

I never really thought
I'd be in a room

With lionel richie and pharrell.

It's a pretty big deal.

Your coach here
has been just screaming,

Telling me, "wait.
Wait until you hear this."

I put you guys together
because you're both very young

With this, like,
fire coming from

You can't even explain where,

And I just felt like
you guys had that in common.

♪ Someone told me
long ago ♪

I gave noelle and sawyer
"have you ever seen the rain?"

By creedence clearwater revival.

♪ And I know ♪

It's a classic,
but they have to make it new.

They are very versatile.

They both sing in a way

That's just completely
unexpected.

♪ Down on a sunny day ♪

I need a little bit more
from you,

But even more from you.

Let us see
who you are as a person.

We just need to get
more projection from you.

I'm in a room with a big,
booming voice like blake.

We did "you are"
together.

Well,
blake has this voice.

Yeah.
I said, "excuse me?
I got to come in behind that?"

And, then, I realized
we have two unique styles.

He's right, because sweetness
can be loud, too.

Yes.
Hmm. Very good.

Do me a favor.
Just go "hey!"

Hey!

Hey!
How you doing? Hi.

Hey! How you doing?

There you go.
Now, that's your voice.

There's parts in the song
that are out of my comfort zone,

So I kind of feel like
an underdog,

But I want to be that underdog
that comes out of nowhere.

One of my notes to you is when
you start to turn the fire up,

You know,
you guys are on the same team,

So you got to share
some of that with her

And show her the subtlety
and show her, like,

The ferocious dragon
that you have.

Mostly,
I like singing very strong,

And her voice
is very delicate.

We're gonna have to work on
having the song work as a duet.

"Me" is now "we."

If you're gonna shine,
it's got to be

Together you shine.

'Cause you got it.

Daly: as their battle nears,

Noelle and sawyer
meet with pharrell and lionel

To perfect their performance.

♪ Have you ever
seen the rain ♪

♪ Coming down
on a sunny day? ♪

Guys, nice job.

You did
very, very good, guys.

You put power behind
that one part of your voice.

Yeah.

But you do have
some other colors

That you could play with
in terms of, like, your range.

You just have to be willing
to go up.

Noelle is just very comfortable

Singing in this specific spot
of her voice,

And outside of that
is this other undiscovered land.

Come on.
I need to just, like,

Blast the music
and just dance.
Come on, come on, come on,
come on, come on, come on!

Come on, come on, come on.

Do that one more time.

♪ Sun is cold
and rain is hard ♪

♪ I know ♪
♪ I know ♪

♪ Been that way
for all my time ♪

Awesome.

Go into it with that kind of
confidence every time.
Okay.

You're gonna need that.

Noelle: I can do this,

And I know pharrell
believes in me,

And I want to show him

That I have what it takes
and that I can do it.

You know what?
I want to do a harmony.

I've never really harmonized
with anyone before,

So I'm not really
good at it.

If harmonies
are not your speciality,

Then that's what
you should work on.

You've been singing this song
for a while, right?

One of the things
that could happen

Is you become
too comfortable,

And someone comes
and eats your food.

Sawyer: noelle has a lot
of experience with competitions,

And I've never really done
a competition in my life.

So what I want to do
to stand out in this battle

Is just put as much ache
as I can into it.

I'm really proud
of you.

This battle --
it's just gonna come down

To who just really harnesses
the moment.

Daly: coming up...

♪ And I wanna know ♪

...pharrell's teen phenomena
go head-to-head.

♪ ...seen the rain? ♪
And later...

You got to take one of them,
for sure.

...the last steal of the battles
is a shocker.

Yes!

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

Daly: welcome back.

It's the night of their battle,

And noelle and sawyer
make their way to the stage.

Noelle: I would be really upset
if I had to go home.

Not a lot of teenagers
get to experience this,

And I want to prove to pharrell
that he turned for a reason.

Sawyer: coming from a farm
to being on "the voice"

Is an amazing opportunity.

When I get out onstage,
I'm willing to give it my all.

The audience, the bright lights,
the cameras --

Is any of that worth you
not enjoying this time?

No.

This is your moment.

You have to enjoy it.

We good?
Both: yeah.

I'm already calmed down
just talking to you.

Okay. Cool.
I appreciate it, man.

Thank you.

Thank you.
Yep.

Going voice to voice
from team pharrell,

It's the 17-year-old
aspiring pop singer from utah,

Noelle bybee...

[ Cheers and applause ]

...versus the shy
15-year-old farm kid

With the unique sound,
sawyer fredericks!

[ Cheers and applause ]

This battle begins
right now.

♪ Someone told me
long ago ♪

♪ There's a calm
before the storm ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ It's been comin'
for some time ♪

♪ When it's over,
so they say ♪

♪ It'll rain a sunny day ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ Shinin' down
like water ♪

♪ I wanna know ♪

♪ Have you ever
seen the rain? ♪

♪ And I wanna know ♪

♪ Have you ever
seen the rain ♪

♪ Coming down
on a sunny day? ♪

♪ Yesterday
and days before ♪

♪ Before ♪

♪ The sun is cold
and rain is hard ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ Been that way
for all my time ♪

♪ Till forever,
on it goes ♪

♪ It goes ♪

♪ Through the circle,
fast and slow ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ It can't stop, I wonder ♪

♪ I wanna know ♪

♪ Have you ever
seen the rain? ♪

♪ And I wanna know ♪

♪ Have you ever
seen the rain ♪

♪ Coming down
on a sunny day? ♪

♪ Coming down
on a sunny day? ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly:
that is noelle and sawyer

In the battle rounds
for team pharrell.

Excellent job, you two.

Let's get some thoughts
from the coaches.

Adam?

You guys
were singing together.

Like, all the things
that you did were done

With so much care
for the other person.

And I think there
was a lot of artistry in that,

And for both of you,
I applaud you.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

But I'd have to go
with sawyer,

Just 'cause it boggles
one's mind

When you listen
to sawyer sing.

Thanks, coach.
Blake?

Blake: vocally,
it's pretty dead even,

And you both have
really pretty hair.

[ Laughter ]

Sawyer,
you're amazing, dude,

But I just can't say enough
about noelle's voice,

Probably because
I hear some country in it.

And you probably
don't mean for it to be,

But it's trembly,

And I just really am a fan
of your voice.

Thank you.

Christina?

Noelle, your voice came in
like the little angel.

There's, like, such a kindness
about your voice.

And, sawyer, there's no teaching
what you do.

If anyone can appreciate that,
I know it's this guy here,

Who's uber-talented,

So I'm glad that your gift
is in his hands.

Daly: thank you, christina.
Thank you.

Pharrell, the decision
is all yours, my friend.

Pharrell: oof!

First of all,
let me commend you both.

Noelle, watching you go up
to those high notes

With confidence
and walking out

And facing the crowd
the way you did,

It's a giant leap forward.

I'm super proud of you.

Sawyer, to be as good
as you are

And have zero ego
takes a lot,

And to see you really embrace
your partner

For the benefit
of a great performance,

I can't commend you enough.

Thank you.

Daly:
all right, pharrell,

Who is the winner
of this battle?

Man...

They did
such a great job, man.

I do not envy you
right now.

I appreciate you both.
I do.

The winner of this battle is...

...sawyer.

Sawyer moves on
to the knockout rounds.

Congratulations.

Sawyer:
I'm extremely happy.

I do think I made the right
choice picking pharrell.

He really lets me
do my originality,

And it's really awesome.

Noelle, anything you'd like
to say to coach pharrell?

Pharrell, I just want
to thank you so much

For believing in me,

Because you've taught me
so much,

Not only about music,
but about myself.

I couldn't ask
for a bigger dream.

Please, everybody,
stand up for her.

Give it up
for noelle bybee!

Noelle!

Noelle really stepped up,
so I was very proud of her,

But sawyer, I think, has
what it takes to win the show.

He has a very bright future.

He's super humble.

When you hear those compliments
all the time,

It's hard to not be like,
"I know."

That's your winner
right there.

Daly:
as the night went on,

Our coaches
continue to pick artists

They believe are ready
for the knockouts.

♪ If you want to keep me ♪

Christina paired powerful
vocalist koryn hawthorne

Against r&b artist vance smith.

♪ Oh, baby,
I'm gonna love you harder ♪

Yes!

You have
an amazing spirit

In there that lives
in your vocal cords.

You brought it
to a whole different level.

So I have to go
with koryn.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ You got
that long hair... ♪

Blake paired
pop singer bay brooks

With indie artist brooke adee.

♪ We never go
out of style ♪

♪ We never go
out of style ♪

There's so much muscle
in your voice,

It's unbelievable.

And for that reason,

Brooke is the winner
of this battle.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: and adam had r&b vocalist
bren'nae debarge

Face off
against pop artist lexi davila.

♪ No one else can speak
the words on your lips ♪

Lexi,
all I thought up there

Was "thank god
she's having fun,"

'Cause I don't want her
to feel nervous.

I'm so proud of you.

The winner of this battle
is lexi.

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ Oh, baby, I'm preying
on you tonight ♪

Daly:
you can download full versions

Of tonight's battle performances
on itunes.

♪ I wanna know ♪

♪ Have you ever
seen the rain? ♪

Daly: coming up,
a tough decision for blake...

This is such
a dead-even battle.

...leaves the door open
for the steal

Pharrell's been waiting for.

Pharrell williams
pushes his button!

Yes!

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

Daly: welcome back
to the battle rounds.

As blake and meghan trainor

Document their last rehearsal
with a selfie...

Was I looking in the camera?
Am I looking in the camera?

Are you looking
in the camera?

...let's take a look
at blake's final pairing --

20-Year-old corey kent white
from bixby, oklahoma,

Versus 19-year-old jacob rummell
from hartville, ohio.

Corey is a college student
looking for his big break.

Corey: as great as it is
playing the college circuit,

I would love to play
the big stages

That legends like willie nelson
have played.

♪ See the love
in my woman's eyes ♪

Daly: his fun-loving
blind audition

Had both blake and pharrell
pulling out all the stops.

I know
you're from oklahoma.

I've toured in oklahoma.

I understand it.

One of the most exciting
experiences I've had

Was working
with a couple of guys

Named the swon brothers
from oklahoma.

I'm gonna have to go
with blake.
Yes!

Daly:
jacob came to "the voice"

With the support
of his loving family.

Me and rachel right here,
we were adopted.

I was in musicals.
Singing was always my thing.

♪ When we are called
to help... ♪

Daly: his unique take
on a bruno mars hit

Surprised both adam and blake.

"Whoa! It's a guy!"

[ Laughs ] yeah.
And I know that's why
pharrell is --

This is the thing
that drives him crazy.

Thank you.

I pick blake.

Yes!

All right, jacob!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Come on in here.
Meghan: hello! Hi!

Y'all got to meet my friend
meghan trainor.

Jacob: I saw blake,
and then he was like,

"You know my friend
meghan trainor?"

I was like,
"yes, of course I do."

Nice to meet you, jacob.

When she addressed me
as "jacob," I was like,

"Oh, meghan trainor's
talking to me.

That's sweet."

"I want crazy"
by hunter hayes.

My jam.

You seem like
you're more of a pop guy.

Yes, absolutely.
And you're obviously
a country guy.

And hunter lands
right in the middle of that.

They're gonna be doing
"I want crazy" by hunter hayes.

It's a youthful-sounding song.

These are two young guys
that can both relate

To the lyrics of this song.

♪ I know it's crazy ♪

♪ But I don't want "good,"
and I don't want "good enough" ♪

♪ I want "can't sleep, can't
breathe without your love" ♪

You're saying,
"but hi don't,"

And that's where you blow out
all the air.

Take that "h"
out of there.

Corey sings with a lot of air,

And it does make
for a cool-sounding tone,

But it also causes him
to run out of breath a lot.

Yeah.
A teacher told me once --

We all had a candle,
and you were like

Make the fire flicker,
but don't blow it out.

Okay.
Dropped some wisdom on you
right there.

[ Laughs ]
that was good.

I think I was a little breathy
mainly because

You got thrown in that room
with two superstars,

Thinking, "am I really
good enough to be here?"

So I think I was holding back
a little bit.

♪ Who cares
if you're all I think about? ♪

♪ I've searched the world,
and I know now ♪

♪ It ain't right
if you ain't lost your mind ♪

For some reason,
on these three words,

"Yeah, I don't,"

You're really biting down
on your words.

Jacob just needs to work
on his nerves.

He's a good singer,

But there's really not
a lot you can do

To train somebody
to not be scared.

When you get to the end --

"I want cra-zay,"
and you go into your vibrato,

Your voice is bigger,
and it's dead-on pitch.

Nerves will k*ll you.

Even on my audition
for my record deal,

I was shaking all over the place
'cause I was terrified.

Was it a situation
like this one?

It was l.a. Reid,

And I played "all about
the bass" on a ukulele.

Was it good?
No. It was terrible.

[ Both laugh ]

But I smiled.
That's a big thing, too.

Find that girl in the crowd,
then smile at them.

Okay.

Not christina,
because she's...

That'll burn your eyes.

[ Laughter ]

Daly:
with their battle approaching,

Corey and jacob
meet with blake and meghan

For their rehearsal
with the band.

♪ I wanna feel good,
don't have to be right ♪

Cutie pie, and you're squeezing
your eyeballs

Like they're not allowed
to be open.

Corey's an eye-closer.
[ Laughs ]

I used to do that,

But then you lose your contact
with the crowd.

I'm just used to playing
with the guitar.

This is a step outside
of my comfort zone,

But I will work on it,
I promise you that.

For me?
Just for you.

I hope he uses his adorable face

And gives
the best performance he can.

♪ I don't want easy ♪

Aah!
♪ I want crazy ♪

♪ Are you with me, baby? ♪

♪ Let's be crazy ♪

He looked
right into my soul,

And then he was like,
"I love you, meghan."

And I was like, "thank you."
And I died.

Blake: jacob, that little,
quick falsetto thing you do

Is awesome.

It's freaking awesome.
Yeah.

75% Was...

Gold.

...gold.

25% Of it
was flat and sharp.

Stand on your tiptoes,

Whatever trick you have
to fix those little things.

Because the song
is at the very top of my range,

Pushing for that, I think
that's why I struggled so much

With pitch and breathing.

Blake: can we do it
with just piano?

But blake's coaching style is
very specific and very on point,

So I can definitely work on it
before the battle.

♪ I know it's crazy ♪

Blake: corey and jacob --
they're getting better.

This is a tough chorus to sing.

It's wordy. It's high.

That's the program
right there.

All right.
Time to go to work.

Whichever one of these guys
works the hardest

Is gonna be the one
that comes out ahead.

Do y'all have any questions
for us?

What's my number?
What am I doing later?

[ Laughter ]

Daly:
it's the night of their battle,

And corey and jacob
make their way to the stage.

Jacob:
I did just graduate high school,

And this is what I chose to do
over college,

So everything
that I've worked for,

It all comes down
to this moment right now.

Corey:
if I lose this battle,

I go back to playing
the college scene,

And it would be very
disappointing to come this far

And then have to go home.

Daly: coming up,
corey and jacob face off.

♪ Who cares
if we're crazy? ♪

♪ I know that we're crazy ♪

Daly: but only one will stay
on team blake.

This is such
a dead-even battle.

Tough choice for you, blake.

[ Groans ]

♪ This is "the voice" ♪

Daly:
welcome back to the battles.

Before our last performance,

Let's see where
our coaches' teams stand.

Christina picked
r&b artist rob taylor

And soulful pop singer
koryn hawthorne.

Pharrell kept
folk artist sawyer fredericks.

Adam scored
pop singer lexi davila.

And blake picked
indie artist brooke adee.

Now the pressure is on
to determine

His last team member
for the knockouts.

Which one of these artists
will win from team blake?

Will it be the young
country hopeful from oklahoma,

Corey kent white?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Go, corey!

Or the 19-year-old pop singer
with the surprising sound,

Jacob rummell?

[ Cheers and applause ]

All right!

Good luck to you.
You too.

This battle starts right now.

Oh.

♪ I'm booking myself
a one-way flight ♪

♪ I gotta see the color
in your eyes ♪

♪ I'm telling myself
I'm gonna be all right ♪

♪ Without you, baby,
is a waste of time ♪

♪ Yeah, I know it's crazy ♪

♪ But I don't want "good,"
and I don't want "good enough" ♪

♪ I want "can't sleep, can't
breathe without your love" ♪

♪ Front porch
and one more kiss ♪

♪ It doesn't make sense
to anybody else ♪

♪ Who cares if you're
all I think about? ♪

♪ I've searched the world,
and I know now ♪

♪ It ain't right
if you ain't lost your mind ♪

♪ I don't want easy ♪

♪ I want crazy ♪

♪ Are you with me, baby? ♪

♪ Let's be crazy ♪

♪ I wanna be scared,
don't wanna know why ♪

♪ I wanna feel good,
don't have to be right ♪

♪ The world makes
all kinds of rules for love ♪

♪ I say you gotta let it
do what it does ♪

♪ I know we're crazy ♪

♪ Yeaaah ♪

♪ But I don't want "good,"
and I don't want "good enough" ♪

♪ I want "can't sleep, can't
breathe without your love" ♪

♪ Front porch
and one more kiss ♪

♪ It doesn't make sense
to anybody else ♪

♪ Who cares if you're
all I think about? ♪

♪ I've searched the world,
and I know now ♪

♪ It ain't right
if you ain't lost your mind ♪

♪ I don't want easy ♪

♪ I want crazy ♪

♪ Yeah, look at us, baby ♪

♪ Tonight, the midnight rules
are breaking ♪

♪ There's no such thing
as wild enough ♪

♪ And maybe we just think
too much ♪

♪ Who needs to play it safe
in love? ♪

♪ Let's be crazyyyyy ♪

Yeah!

♪ Who cares if we're crazy? ♪

♪ We gotta be crazy ♪

♪ I know that we're crazy ♪

♪ So let's be crazy ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

Whoo!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Daly: that is corey and jacob
in a battle for mr. Shelton.

[ Cheers and applause ]

You got to take one of them,
for sure.

All right. Christina,
we're gonna start with you.

That was super fun.

Jacob,
it was cool to see you,

Coming from a bruno mars song,
step into

This country-driven
hoedown situation.

Yeah.
And you got into it,

And you have this magnetism
about you, jacob.

You were just so smiley
and so happy,

And he has quite a range.

Corey, as jacob's so peppy
and hitting those notes

And everything,

You were just that strong,
consistent performer.

You scream
blake's team to me.

What would you do?
What would you do?
If I were you?

Corey, 'cause I just feel like
there's some kind of connection.

What do you think,
pharrell?

You guys do two totally
different things.

I think, for blake's sake,

Probably would go with corey,
just because I feel like

There's enough
of a creative rapport there.

But, jacob, I thought
you did an incredible job,

And your voice
is very different.

It's unique.

Adam:
I agree with that.

There's no lack of talent here.
You guys are both equally great.

But here's the thing.
Look at jacob, right?

Just look at that smile,
right?

That doesn't look like the face
of a k*ller, okay?

[ Laughter ]

You really were
a chameleon here,

And you adapted
to this song.

Christina said
it was interesting to see you

Go from bruno to this,
but the transition,

The fact that jacob
did it so well,

Shows me,
as a coach, like,

"Okay. Well, man, I mean,
he can kind of do anything."

You know, corey,
this was in your wheelhouse.

So I would go with jacob,

Because he toed the line
between these two

Extremely different songs
so well

That I would be too curious
about moving forward.

Yeah, blake,
it's your call, captain.

Blake:
it's interesting to me

That everybody assumes

That this song
is in your wheelhouse,

Because you and I both know
it's really not.

This is a song
that I think leans

Way more pop
than it does country.

But you're
a country singer,

And hunter hayes
has had most of his success

In country music,
so you have that

Attached to you,
you know what I'm saying?

And everybody's right,
jacob.

This kid would have fun

With whatever song
you lobbed at him.

I mean, he just absolutely
loves to sing.

Just a great person
to be around.

Aw.

Man, this is tough,
because both of you did

Everything I asked
of each of you.

Thank you, both,
for working as hard as you did.

Thank you.
[ Applause ]

Daly:
tough choice for you, blake.

Who's the winner
of this battle?

This is such
a dead-even battle to me.

[ Groans ]

The winner of this battle...

...is corey.

Corey's moving on
to the knockouts

To represent blake shelton!

Congratulations.

Congratulations, man.
Great job.

Corey: staying on team blake
means the world to me.

To be around another week
and learn from him,

I couldn't ask
for anything more.

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

[ Cheers and applause ]

That is the sound
of a steal!

Yes!

Yes! Whoo!

Pharrell williams steals
jacob from blake shelton!

Nice to meet you, man.

Thank you.
Nice to meet you, too.

Look forward to working
with you.

Good job.

Way to go!

Jacob: I did it.
I did what I had to do.

Going into the knockouts,
now I feel like I have

A little bit of an advantage,

Just because I will have worked
with both of them,

And they're both incredible.

You're gonna love
that kid, too.
Yeah.

I know it was
a tough decision for you.

Yeah. He was good.

Yeah.

He had a magnetism
about his face.

He's young and hungry.

He's really,
really good.
Yeah.

I told you so!
I told you so!

And I heard that steal button
go off, and I about broke down.

Whew! Shake it off.
[ Laughs ]

Both:
we're going to the knockouts!

Daly: next week,
the stakes get even higher

As the knockouts begin.

♪ You're a heartbreaker... ♪

Daly: the artists
will perform individually

Against one of their own
teammates...

♪ Save me ♪

Daly:
...for a coveted spot...

Wow.
...in the live playoffs.

I love your voice
so much.

You should be
in this competition 100%.

Hey, guys.

And for the first time

In "voice" history...

Come on out.

...three artists
head into one knockout round.

What?!

And only two
can advance forward.

And the competition is tough.

Daly:
they will pick their own songs.

What are you gonna sing
for us today?
"Listen to your heart."

"A woman's worth"
by alicia keys.

"Live like you were dying"
by tim mcgraw.

Oh, man.
That's a big one.

Blake: this really
helps us to get an idea

Of who these people are and what
they want to do moving forward.

Oh, my gosh.
Nice to meet you.
Hey, how's it going?

Hi. How are you?

Daly:
and advising them all,

Dynamic front man
of the band fun.,

With over 20 million
singles sold,

It's two-time grammy-winner
nate ruess.

There's an arc to a song
like there's an arc to a movie,

But I don't think you have to
give too much away as early on.

That's good.

♪ We don't have to be ordinary ♪

Like, you got to give it.
Pharrell:
nate is a masterful songwriter,

And he's just a major talent.

I saw a difference in everyone
that he spoke to.

I want to steal you
for my team.

[ Both laugh ]

♪ You make me feel ♪

Daly:
the artists will have to deliver

The performances of their lives.

♪ Like a natural woman ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

I'm blown away.
Gracious!

Daly: our coaches
will have to make

Gut-wrenching decisions...

No, no!
Don't make me!

Daly: ...and they'll have to be
more strategic than ever,

Because they only have
one final steal.

Come on, blake!

We got a steal!

The knockouts start next week.

[ Cheers and applause ]