Singer Stuns with Aretha Franklin Cover in ‘AGT’ Early Release Audition

America’s Got Talent has shared an early release audition from next Tuesday’s new episode of Season 19, featuring singer Brooke Bailey. Brooke sang a cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Ain’t No Way,” impressing the judges with her voice.

Singer Covers Aretha Franklin in AGT Early Release

For her audition, Brooke performed a soulful rendition of “Ain’t No Way,” earning cheers from the audience as she belted out the lyrics. The singer became emotional as she received applause from the crowd after the song.

Judge Heidi Klum told Brooke that she hooked her from the beginning of the song, calling it her favorite audition of the day. Howie Mandel said Brooke has “an amazing instrument,” predicting that she has “a future ahead of you.”

Sofia Vergara called Brooke’s performance “spectacular,” while Simon Cowell suggested that she should perform future songs with a band backing her up. He added that he really likes Brooke “as a person.”

All four judges voted “yes” to sending Brooke through. You can watch her audition, and several others, when AGT Season 19 returns on Tuesday night at 8/7c on NBC.

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Season 19 Auditions Are Wrapping Up

AGT Season 19 has aired seven weeks of auditions so far. Tuesday’s new episode marks the eighth and final audition episode, before the show takes a brief hiatus to make room for the Summer Olympics before the live shows kick off on August 13.

This season, the judges were allowed to hit the Golden Buzzer two times each, while Terry Crews had one to give out. As of the most recent episode, all of those Golden Buzzers had been used up. However, in recent years, the show has also featured group Golden Buzzers — pressed by the judges and host together.

Could Tuesday’s episode feature this season’s group Golden Buzzer? We’ll have to wait and see what happens. What do you think of this season so far? Let us know in the comments below.