-This is the first day of Knockouts and -- Kelly's back.
-I'm back, you're welcome. -Yeah.
-Our Mega Mentor is non other than Snoop Dogg.
-Snoop is a great collaborator.
He is so influential and has been so iconic for so long.
I'm gonna introduce you to our first two artists.
One, his name is Gean, I just stole him.
He was on Team Kelly and Victor, he started off singing
my song with Common, "Glory." -Ooh, ooh!
And we're happy to have both of them.
-Let's bring 'em out. -Let's bring 'em out!
-Aw, yes, sir! -Look who's here.
-An icon. -What's I do? What up, dogs?
-Whoa, Snoop, oh! Man! -[ Laughs ]
-So, Gean, everybody is picking their own song
for the Knockout Round, something that's special to you
that you would love to do a performance of.
So what's the song? -"Afterglow" by Ed Sheeran.
I want to dedicate this song to my mother.
-Thinking about mama at home watching this, hear me?
-Yes, sir. -Take your time.
This is what she raised you to do.
-This song speaks highly of a woman and how you love someone
so much that you forget about the rest of the world.
I love my mom. She had me when she was 17.
She sacrificed a lot of things in her life for me.
-Victor, what you gonna play now?
-"My Girl" by the Temptations. -Oh, a classic.
-Do you need background? -[ Laughs ]
-We'll just hit a step or two, you understand me?
-Yes, sir, yes sir. -This is a song my dad
would serenade my mother to, when I was growing up.
-I'm actually dedicating this song to my girl as well.
-Yes. -Let her know she's heavy
on your mind. -Every single day.
-Me and my girlfriend Sierra, we met on campus in 2019.
We both attend the same university.
And we do want to spend the rest of our lives with each other.
She's the one for me. -I'm gonna make sure
my daddy watches that. -That's how you sing "My Girl."
-I think you're gonna like this, these are my two country guys.
-Oh! -You like country?
-I love country! -Okay.
-I not only like it, I love it. -Well, these guys are on two
different ends of the country spectrum.
Ethan, he's just a kid, almost no experience,
but he's got that hard, like, George Strait kind of voice.
-Mm! -You know what I mean?
-And then Jordan is more of a Texas red dirt,
like blues rock mixed in with his country.
-Yeah, yeah. -You know what I'm saying?
Get my country artists to meet their advisor, Snoop Dogg.
-Well, howdy, cowboys! [ Laughter ]
Well, what the hell you expect? -Damn, dude!
[ Laughter ] -For the Knockouts I chose to
sing "Help Me Hold On" by Travis Tritt.
I grew up mostly listening to more classic country.
I can thank my dad for that.
-I would have a talking element at some point.
Old-school country musicians used to talk on their records.
Because their voice was so slick that when they said something
you paid attention. -Yeah.
-Talk to us, Jordan, what are you gonna be singing?
-A Black Crow song, "She Talks to Angels."
-This is a tough one. -Yeah.
-Alright, tighten up your belt buckle and let's hear it.
-Let's do it. -This song is about
substance abuse.
About a year ago, I lost one of my
very best friends to addiction.
So this song just reminds me to be mindful of people around me
and what they might be going through.
-Well, I'm excited for you to meet my team.
You're gonna find Ryleigh absolutely adorable.
She's so cute and, like, kinda punk at the same time.
Really intimate kinda voice and then Corey has, like,
a really sensitive side to him that comes out.
-Alright. -What's up, y'all?
It's Snoop Dogg! -Whoo-hoo-hoo!
-What the--?! Yo! That's Snoop!
-I am more excited for me than you because I get to
sit this close to him all day. -Yeah.
-It's a groovy situation to see you guys, you know,
display your talent. -For Knockouts, I chose
"Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon.
It's a little bit different, but I think it's important
for people to see that I can be a kinda versatile artist.
-Corey, I loved that you were singing my song.
-Okay, yes! Good. -Why did you choose this song?
-I think in life things don't go as well as you plan.
-Amen. -And no matter how good
things may be, there's not meant to be.
-I wanna see if you're gonna take me on
an emotional roller coaster.
-I love to sing things that connect with me emotionally.
And to have Kelly believe in me with this song
you can't ask for anything better.
-One thing about my emotions, I have my tear right here.
[ Laughter ] And pushed it back up.
And told it to hold on till commercial break.
-Snoop Dogg. -Hello.
-Alright, so let me tell you about my first pairing,
Dana Monique, she is my first artist I got on my team.
And then Keegan is new, I stole him in the last round.
-Wait a minute. -Team Nick is in house.
-In the house. -We're here.
-Dana Monique, what are you singing this round?
-I'm a southern soul R& kinda girl,
but then I'm a wild child, too. So I'm singing "Nutbush."
-"Nutbush City Limit," it's a good old country song,
just like me.
This song definitely embodies a girl-power kinda vibe.
-Keegan, what are we singing? -The Temptations.
-What? -It's a song that my dad used to
play on repeat, as a little kid with him in his truck.
-Nice. -Song's about a guy who's just
imagining what it would be like to be with this girl.
I can certainly relate to the song,
because I am a shy person.
It takes a lot for me to just go up and strike up a conversation
with somebody I don't know.
-Your father loved this song, people all over the world
loved this song, now's your chance to give people
that same feeling that you got when you used to hear this song
riding in the car with your dad, you get what I'm saying?
-Yeah, okay.
-I'm gonna introduce you to Ciana and Pia, here we go.
-Oh, th-- -Oh, wow!
-Snoop Dogg is here, y'all. -Why hello now.
-Snoop Doggy, Dogg. -Uncle Snoop.
-Ciana? -Yes.
-What are you gonna be performing for us tonight?
-"Cuz I Love You" by Lizzo. -Oh, Lizzo!
-Yes. -I've been wanting to sing
this song for the longest time.
This is something very different for me.
-I grew up doing ballads and this is me
stepping out of my comfort zone trying something new.
-We do rap with melody, so you can still rap it
with a little melody so that way you're in the middle where
it's like you're talking, but you're putting your melodies
on there to make it make sense. -Who better than Snoop Dogg
to advise you on rapping with melody.
What'cha gonna sing for us, Pia? -This song is
"What the World Needs Now Is Love."
-Well the world do need some love right now.
-Yeah it do. [ Laughs ] -What made you decide
on this song? -Shortly after Battles,
my mother passed away. -Mama's smiling down on you
right now. That's right. -Thank you.
-You hear me? So you make her proud.
-Thank you. -Absolutely.
-My mother represented and embodied love.
So, while I'm performing, I will be thinking about her.
-You made me feel like Whitney was up there for a minute.
-Well, I studied. I love her. -You hear me?
-I love her. -I had to open my left eye
to see if that was Whitney up there!
-So on this next group I've got Andrew that I stole from
Nick's team. -You saved this man?
-I saved his, his life.
And then a guy named Pete.
-I was 17 years old when I moved to Nashville.
And I got to be a member of this group of songwriters
and Pete was in that group. -And he ended up on the show?
-Yeah. -Let's get these two cats
out here, see what they're working with.
-Oh! -What?
-This is Snoop Dogg. -This combination.
-You thought Snoop and Martha Stewart was a weird combination.
-I did. -We on a whole 'nother scale
right now, baby. -You're gonna e singing first?
-I'm going first. -Team Blake let's go, baby.
-Five minutes before I came up here one of my close friends,
he texted me and we met when we were both in-patient
in the hospital getting chemo-therapy.
I've been worried about him, I know what he's going through.
And I'm just dedicating this song to him today.
-Wow. -That's a win-win
right there, baby. -Yeah.
-Totally. -Andrew's singing
"I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz.
He's gonna do a killer job. He's a great addition
to my team, that's why I used my steal on him./
-Pete, what are you gonna sing? -"Before You Go"
by Lewis Capaldi. -This song is different
because it's modern.
I'm hoping to show my voice can be classic but also current.
-For the last 25 years I thought he was dead.
So I'm just glad he's still here.
-Blake, you a damn fool. [ Laughter ]
[ Cheers and applause ] -Yes!
-That's a steal! -Yeah!
-Hey, we got another steal! -I love you!