Before the live shows on “America’s Got Talent” Season 21 begin on NBC, the “AGT” judges — Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Mel B, and Sofia Vergara — are giving us a brand new round on “AGT” Season 21. Some of the acts the judges wanted to see perform one more time before making a final decision. More acts will be added to the Top 44 tonight during the Judges’ Callbacks round. Watch with us during our “America’s Got Talent” 2026 live recap below.
Judges’ Callbacks Tonight on ‘AGT’
This is a big night for these “AGT” acts, as they are fighting for a spot in the Top 44 and the live shows. Up first for these Judges’ Callbacks are Simon’s and Mel B’s picks
Here’s where it gets interesting, as NBC never explained if the results would be delivered right away or not. Do we go through these tonight and next week and then give the results? Or do we find out who made the Top 44 from this group of performers? We find out tonight, so follow along with our live recap below!
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD: THIS LIVE RECAP WILL BE UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE EPISODE, SO DO NOT KEEP READING IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO READ SPOILERS.
August 4 Live Recap – Judges’ Callbacks
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The Judges’ Callbacks Begin
We start the show with Simon calling the acts and telling them the new process. The acts come together, and they head to Simon’s house in Malibu for the Judges’ Callbacks! Now we head to Leeds, England, as Mel B is bringing back six acts. They are on the bus to her house. How cool for them to get to head to England for this experience.
The acts are in Simon’s house, just sitting down and chatting with him. It’s wild for them. He said today is about getting to know them. Then tomorrow, they will perform.
Meeting the Contestants
Mel B is meeting with her acts. She meets with Butter & Grit first. Song choice is key for them. She then meets with Lachlan Patterson. She said she loved him. However, the audience will only be her and her guest judge. He doesn’t like that idea, as comedy thrives off the audience.
Then Mel B surprises her acts with a trip to the local pub. While there, she decides this would be the perfect spot for Lachlan to perform, if he wants to. He agrees to do it, so here we go!
Lachlan performs, and he gets some laughs from the audience. He did a good job and loved his avocado jokes. Afterwards, he said he could have done better. With that feeling, he said there is doubt.
Day 2 Is Here
We are at Mel B’s house, and she brings out her guest judge, who is Emma “Baby Spice” Bunton. They discuss the acts, and now the performers will be coming in!
Butter & Grit
This is another original song from them. They said it’s about their friendship. I think their audition song was good. It was entertaining and fun and got the audience involved. This song was beyond amazing. They sound so good on it, and it’s so emotional.
Judges’ Feedback: Emma said she got really emotional. Mel B said that was just them singing after their upbeat audition. Emma said they have very different voices, but they blend well.
Joel M
He recently walked away from hosting a show because he had to do this. It’s all about magic for him, so this will be interesting to see how he does with just two people. He starts by taking a ring from Emma and adding it to a bag of other rings he had. He then dumps them into a big pile of hay.
Joel does a Google search and has the ladies scroll, which Mel B gets audition and Emma gets walnut. He then goes to a stack of lemons and has Emma pick one. He then cuts it open, which reveals an egg with “audition” on it. Inside that is a walnut, but inside the walnut is Emma’s ring!
Emma and Mel B are shocked. Emma said it’s nuts.
Madelyn Tallent & Malachi Martin
This is the first time they are out of the country. During a talk with Mel B, they said they are doing a more intimate song choice. Mel B didn’t like the song choice, so now they have to change it. They tried to do a different song, but it wasn’t working for them in less than 24 hours. They decided to stick with their original song choice, which is “Shut Up and Dance.” It does definitely start it more intimate and slow.
I loved the start of this one. That was a cool start, but then the rest seemed decent. She sounded good, but I wasn’t blown away like I was in the beginning.
Mel B said that was a huge risk for them. She thinks she sounds like Dolly Parton, but wants her to bring that out more.
James & Marina
They said they have real talent to show tonight. They told Mel B to pick out some items for today. In front of the judges, they start with Emma’s phone. James holds it first, which Marina guesses. Then they have Emma hold it, and Marina picks the battery percentage and a dog as the wallpaper! Now, Marina is apparently going to go outside in the field.
Marina puts on some boots and heads across the field. She blindfolds herself, but has an earpiece and microphone. James has Mel bring out the items she gathered from her house. James holds each item inside the house, as Marina guesses what each item is.
This one is mindblowing, as they have Mel B pick out a Polaroid picture of a staff member James took the day before. She holds it between her hands, and then James & Marina transfer energy from Mel B to Emma to get her to guess the name. Emma guesses Leo, and it’s right! That was insane!
Bety
Bety said this has been her dream to be on “America’s Got Talent” 2026. She is now here at Mel B’s house and needs to make it work. Her nerves were a thing in the audition, and here she is nervous again. She starts singing, and her voice is so deep and raspy. It just doesn’t match, but it’s good.
She definitely has more confidence when singing. She is a very solid singer. Emma said she really connected with that song and felt it.
Those are all of the acts from Mel B. Emma said she does not envy her at all, as there is such a variety of acts there. The pressure is on Mel B now.
Mel B’s Results
They are going right into it! Mel B is bringing the acts in. The acts moving on to the live shows are:
- James & Marina
- Bety
- Butter & Grit
The acts eliminated tonight on “AGT” 2026 are:
- Madelyn Tallent & Malachi Martin
- Joel M
- Lachlan Patterson
NBCDay 2 for Simon’s Acts
We are back in Malibu, California. The acts will be performing at Simon’s house today. Simon gives them some final words before the performance. His guest judges are Normani from Fifth Harmony and music producer Poo Bear. Time to get to these performances!
Sando
Up first is Sando. He has 2 billion views online, but can he turn it into an act? Simon wants to challenge him to do something bigger than he’s ever done before. He pictures drones. Sando brings in some dancer buddies to help him out.
He said he is pulling out all the stops tonight. He brings out a drone, but then the dancers join him. It’s entertaining and cute, but I don’t see it being some huge act.
Judges’ Feedback: Normani said imagine it with 10 more dancers added in. Poo Bear said it was original.
Travis Garland
In his phone call with Simon, he told Travis he was corny. Those glasses being removed set off all the judges. Travis sings on “Dancing With the Stars,” but now has a chance to break out. Simon said he just needs to focus on singing the song very well.
For this performance, he sings “Love On the Brain” by Rihanna. I thought his audition was great. I think his voice is great. He sings those songs on “DWTS,” so why not here? He has such great range and is such a solid singer.
Judges’ Feedback: Simon said he did great. Normani said he can technically sing, but he needs the heart and to connect to it.
Nyjah Music & Zyah Rhythm
They are brothers, and Simon told them they were nervous in their auditions. He tells them not to overthink it and enjoy themselves. They start singing, but Normani and Simon aren’t impressed. They want more movement in the body and to own the stage. Let loose.
They restart, and the judges seem to like it. They seem to think they let loose more, but I don’t see it. Poo Bear said they were nervous, but as they kept going, they got more comfortable. Normani said they are so young and so much room for improvement.
Elektro Dads
The guys met in high school and started a dance group. They got married young and started having kids. They put dance on the back burner, but that audition brought the fire back for them. Their performance will be what they went through last Saturday as dads.
I like these guys. This felt like “Daddy Day Care,” the movie. I know they are dads, but I just want to see them dance. This was too focused on the kids.
Judges’ Feedback: Simon said smart, clever, and cute performance. That is so cute. Normani said it was cute, but she would never encourage her dad to get up there and do it.
Akira
Simon said he was one of his favorite acts. However, he doesn’t know much about him. He said he is married with a daughter. Simon asked what his daughter thinks of this, but he said she thinks it’s funny. Akira was going around Simon’s house and found some stuff in the kitchen he wanted to use for his performance.
I didn’t get this audition, and I don’t get this performance. It’s just a matter of him being naked and trying to keep from flashing the crowd. It’s just odd to me. Simon said that may have been the best ending they’ve had all day. They are honored to have him.
Elsie
Simon said she is very polished, but it was too perfect. He wants to know who she is and wants her to be more raw. He said when people really want something, they put up a shield, and he doesn’t get to see the real person. Elsie said Simon wants to see the real her, but the real her is messy.
For her performance tonight, I think she did show off more emotion. She does have a great voice and seemed to be more relaxed and having fun up there as the song went on. I enjoyed this performance. Simon said well done. He said this was a completely different experience.
That’s all the acts for Simon. He now has to make the hard decision of who will move on to the live shows, even though he wants to bring them all. Sando had to leave early, so he is hoping that won’t ruin his chances.
Simon’s Results
Simon has made his final decisions, so time to tell these acts the results. He brings the acts in to deliver the results. The acts moving on to the live shows are:
- Travis Garland
- Sando
- Akira
- Nyjah Music & Zyah Rhythm
- Elsie
The acts eliminated tonight on “AGT” 2026 are:
- Elektro Dads
NBCMel B sent three acts home, but Simon only sent one act home tonight. Five of his acts moved on to the live shows. What do you think of the results on “America’s Got Talent” Season 21 tonight?
