Tonight on NBC America’s Got Talent begins with an all-new Tuesday, August 25, 2026, episode and we have your America’s Got Talent recap below! On tonight’s AGT season 21 episode 14 “Quarterfinals 2″, as per the NBC synopsis,
“Second week of Live Quarterfinals. Eleven acts take the stage and the Live Show Golden Buzzer will send one act directly to the Finals. America can vote for their three favorite acts to advance by using TikTok, the “AGT” app, and NBC.com.”
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In tonight’s America’s Got Talent recap it was Night 2 of the Quarterfinals! Simon Cowell wasn’t there. He was having a much needed operation. His accident from several years ago was still bothering him and the operation would finally help him heal from it. Luck Be With Him! But the other three judges kept up the energy in his absence.
Mel B has the Golden Buzzer tonight. The first act of the night was LaRussell. LaRussell put together a great choir and there were some complaints that he didn’t let them do their thing. He did his rapping. And that could’ve been a stellar intro.
There had just been some issues with it. It was no one else’s fault. The energy was off and Mel B said as much. They all took it well and afterwards there was a moving tribute to now the late but forever great, Dolly Parton. Dolly’s family revealed she passed away earlier today. People were going to need a minute. This goes for Terry Crews as well. There wasn’t a single person who didn’t love her. She was a delight and will be missed. The show had to move on because there were more performances. The second act of the night being Veronica.
Veronica was the aerialist that won Sofia’s Golden Buzzer during the Auditions. She truly had a great audition. There was just one problem with it was that she did pretty much everything and so no one knew how she could top herself. The Ukrainian added a blindfold tonight. She had a drop that could have crippled her if not killed her. She survived because she proved she could do anything up in the air. The additional level of danger can’t be spoken of enough. It really made her stand out and that’s exactly what she needed before America votes.
Now, the third act was Bety Proud. Bety performed Sam Smith’s “Fire On Fire”. She has a great voice and it couldn’t be heard because she played it a little too safe for some. Mel had to tell her this because she needed to be bolder. Also, let’s be honest. Simon being there would’ve been a lot more brutal than Mel. It was a bit of a come down. Sofia disagreed with Mel’s assessment. She felt that Bety did really well though it is telling that Howie didn’t give much comment. He could sometimes be as brutal as Simon and Mel.
The next act was a dance group Come Here. They were practicing five hours before their final performance tonight. They kept adding new things that it could’ve been very disastrous for them and instead it was the best performance of the night. They got a resounding standing ovation from both the audience and the judges. That alone said that even if America somehow forgets to vote for them – they’ll be back for All-Stars. Howie would bring it about if nothing else because that man loves a dance group.
They were followed by the brothers. Nyjah Music and Zyah Rhythm. They were a little nervous during their auditions. Simon gave them the boost they needed and they came back stronger during the Callbacks. The brothers were only a year apart. They grew up singing together. Reading into each other’s vibes, moods, triumphs, and mistakes. It resulted in a sweet rendition of “I Swear”. Two Spanish kids covering R&B was a bold choice. It also didn’t work for everyone. Mel pressed her reject button. She felt they were weaker tonight than they were before.
Howie said it a little more nicely than the reject button. He felt Simon had given them great advice that they forgot perhaps in their inexperience. They were still young. Mel told them everything that went wrong. The crowd booed her yet she wasn’t wrong. It hadn’t been worthy of a live performance. Next up was Geno Ploeger. The magician was back with his cards and he could go far with magic. It was just hard to follow a magical act from a television screen.