Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg, Niall Horan and Reba McEntire each pair two artists to perform solo against each other, then select a winner to move on to the playoffs; two iconic mega mentors join to help coach the artists.

The remaining artists compete to make it to the live finale; tough decisions are made when coaches Michael Bublé and Reba McEntire can only advance one artist each, but America can vote through two additional wildcard artists into the finale.