{"id":47677,"date":"2026-11-08T11:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T11:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=47677"},"modified":"2026-11-08T11:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T11:21:19","slug":"musicflow-9480edae790ab1580fc39b4a15c594ba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=47677","title":{"rendered":"Joe Henley\u2019s Last-Chance Performance Sends Two Alabama Singers Toward The Voice Live Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Henley\u2019s place on Riley Green\u2019s team was uncertain heading into The Voice\u2019s November 2 Cut Week episode. The 19-year-old from Grand Bay, Alabama, was among five artists competing for the final spot on Green\u2019s roster. A performance of Keith Whitley\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Close Your Eyes\u201d gave him a chance to make his case.<\/p>\n<p>The episode required each coach to narrow a seven-member team to three artists. Green first advanced Cade Mower, 35, of Bluffdale, Utah, and the sister duo Ferryn and Brinkley Wright, ages 20 and 18, from Sevierville, Tennessee. Henley and four other singers were left to compete for Green\u2019s remaining place.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/resizer\/v2\/4XRU772D6JEPXP4XDW7SIIY6YU.jpg?auth=6cb7676c51c17096ca886f951ea53b6ecf3dc5b5408e51f5d75e6dd51dc2fc25&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true\" alt=\"Joe Henley takes the stage with Carson Daly, host of &quot;The Voice,&quot; during the show&#39;s &quot;Cut Week&quot; episode that aired Nov. 2, 2026. (Cory Osborne\/NBC)\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"><figcaption>Joe Henley takes the stage with Carson Daly, host of &quot;The Voice,&quot; during the show&#39;s &quot;Cut Week&quot; episode that aired Nov. 2, 2026. (Cory Osborne\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Henley said in a pre-performance clip that he had never sung outside a church. During the song, his delivery prompted a strong response from the coaching panel: all four coaches stood when he finished. Kelly Clarkson reacted before the performance was over, and Green praised Henley\u2019s take on Whitley\u2019s phrasing while noting that he made the song his own. Green then chose Henley for the final spot on his team.<\/p>\n<h2>A different route for McElroy<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"STANDING OVATION For Joe Henley Singing \u201cDon\u2019t Close Your Eyes\u201d | The Voice Cut Week | NBC\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gc7ieKQHhA4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Anna McElroy, a 26-year-old country singer from Mobile, faced a less uncertain Cut Week. Clarkson named her among the first two artists she advanced, along with 15-year-old Koumba Diallo of Delano, California. Clarkson\u2019s third selection was 13-year-old Brianna Cameron of Union, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>McElroy said she was honored by Clarkson\u2019s trust. The coach explained that McElroy\u2019s preparation and performance had earned the decision. The article identifies McElroy\u2019s earlier performance on the show as a cover of Maren Morris\u2019s \u201c80s Mercedes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/resizer\/v2\/SCL5327MRNA7REVHUKK2IXZJB4.jpg?auth=b4c3868d05b2501134a6474092a445c4926b1d749e174f6085a07cfed7ab2660&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true\" alt=\"Anna McElroy\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"><figcaption>Anna McElroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Live Shows take shape<\/h2>\n<p>Henley and McElroy were among the 12 contestants coaches advanced from the November 2 episode. The 13th place in the Live Shows lineup had not yet been settled: viewers were due to vote for one of the artists eliminated during Cut Week to return.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anna McElroy OWNS the Stage with Maren Morris\u2019 \u201c80s Mercedes&quot; | The Voice Blind Auditions | NBC\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OugVYEQiNH8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Live Shows were scheduled to begin the following week. The next episode was set for Monday, November 9, at 8 p.m. Central on NBC, with streaming on Peacock the day after broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>For Henley, the episode turned a high-pressure final performance into a place on Green\u2019s team. McElroy\u2019s route reflected the confidence she had earned from Clarkson earlier in the process. Both singers were set to continue into the live stage of the competition, while the final lineup awaited the audience\u2019s vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TWO ALABAMA SINGERS FACED VERY DIFFERENT CUT WEEK MOMENTS ON THE VOICE.<\/p>\n<p>On the November 2 episode, 19-year-old Joe Henley of Grand Bay had one last chance to claim a place on Riley Green\u2019s team. He chose Keith Whitley\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Close Your Eyes,\u201d and all four coaches stood after his performance.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 26-year-old Anna McElroy of Mobile had already drawn Kelly Clarkson\u2019s confidence. The two singers\u2019 paths through Cut Week looked very different\u2014but what happened when Green had to make his final choice?<\/p>\n<p>The episode also left the Live Shows lineup one spot short, with viewers set to weigh in on which eliminated contestant could return. How did the coaches\u2019 decisions shape the next stage?<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\ufe0f Enjoy the song in the first comment \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musicflow-soulful-tunes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Joe Henley\u2019s Last-Chance Performance Sends Two Alabama Singers Toward The Voice Live Shows - New50<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=47677\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Joe Henley\u2019s Last-Chance Performance Sends Two Alabama Singers Toward The Voice Live Shows - New50\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"TWO ALABAMA SINGERS FACED VERY DIFFERENT CUT WEEK MOMENTS ON THE VOICE. 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