TV Recaps The Voice recap: An audience vote, a coach's save, and a wildcard sing-off, oh my! By Maggie Fremont Maggie Fremont Maggie Fremont is a freelance writer at Entertainment Weekly. EW's editorial guidelines Published on May 11, 2021 09:44PM EDT Friends, we ingested so much music during our first night of The Voice season 20 live performances. Seventeen singers stood up on stage to plead their case via song as to why they deserve one of nine spots available for the next round. Who will actually win those spots? We're about to find out. As a quick reminder: The artist with the most audience votes on each team will automatically move forward. Then each coach can save one of the three remaining singers on their teams — that makes a Top 8. For that ninth and final spot, the remaining person with the next highest number of audience votes on each team will compete in a Wildcard Instant Save round, and the winner will be revealed at the end of the show. Whew! That's a lot of rules to get through. How about we get to the results? TEAM BLAKE Audience Vote: Cam Anthony Coach Save: Jordan Matthew Young In the Wildcard Round: Pete Mroz Eliminated: Anna Grace TEAM NICK Audience Vote: Rachel Mac Coach Save: Dana Monique In the Wildcard Round: Jose Figueroa Jr. Eliminated: Devan Blake Jones, Andrew Marshall TEAM LEGEND Audience Vote: Victor Solomon Coach Save: Pia Renee In the Wildcard Round: Ryleigh Modig Eliminated: Zania Alaké TEAM KELLY Audience Vote: Kenzie Wheeler Coach Save: Gihanna Zoë In the Wildcard Round: Corey Ward Eliminated: Zae Romeo Pete Mroz, Jose Figueroa Jr., Corey Ward, and Ryleigh Modig on 'The Voice'. Trae Patton/NBC THE WILDCARD INSTANT SAVE ROUND Team Blake: Pete Mroz, "Speechless," by Dan + ShayThis song choice feels like a nice mix of old-school Pete and the more modern-sounding Pete he's been trying to show us later in the competition. It's not his best vocal, and it doesn't feel as emotionally connected as some of his previous outings. Still, he seems so comfortable and confident on stage, per usual. It's actually our host Carson Daly who alludes to this song choice not having much "urgency," and that lack of energy in the song was noticeable in the performance. Team Nick: Jose Figueroa, Jr., "Superstition," by Stevie WonderI love that Jose is getting another chance to show everyone what he's got, and this is a great song choice to really do that. Stevie songs are notoriously difficult to navigate, but Jose does a great job; his runs are clean and seem to have intention behind them. He also knows how to own that stage. Coach Nick calls the performance "electrifying" and applauds Jose's dedication to his craft and willingness to take risks. Team Kelly: Corey Ward, "Lose You to Love Me," by Selena GomezCorey knows exactly what kind of songs work well for his voice, and this Selena Gomez heartbreaker is no different. The first half is a little rough around the edges, but once he settles into it, wow wow wow guys, it's one of his best. Coach Kelly is on her feet by the end, so proud of her guy. "I am floored," she says. She didn't get to hear him rehearse that song and she is blown away by the "pain" in his voice and can't get enough of that tone. Team Legend: Ryleigh Modig, "It Will Rain," by Bruno MarsBruno is a cool choice for Ryleigh, but she excels more on the intimate side of things rather than powerful, big notes, and this song doesn't give her enough of those vulnerable moments. Her head voice, however, sounds really strong here. John Legend loves Ryleigh's passion and is eager to keep working with her. He calls Ryleigh's voice — especially her vibrato — "magical." And just like that the voting for the Instant Save is over (it is aptly titled, after all), and the winner of the Wildcard spot is… Corey Ward! Related content: Snoop Dogg to light up The Voice stage as unexpected season 20 'Mega Mentor' Ariana Grande will replace Nick Jonas on The Voice next season The Voice 10th anniversary: Getting 'this country guy' to be their last coach, broken red chairs, and more