The Voice Results: Who Got the Boot ... and the Instant Save!?

The Voice bid farewell to another hopeful Tuesday as the field continues to narrow and the contenders are starting to see some separation.

Or are they? Did the voters have another surprise in store?

For the second consecutive week, last Tuesday’s The Voice results saw Mark Isaiah capture the Instant Save and a last-second reprieve.

Was this the episode in which his luck finally ran out?

He’d have to talk the tightrope again, as Tuesday’s double-elimination night on NBC’s The Voice sent two artists home, not just one.

The bottom three artists all had to sing for the instant save, which only spared one of the three and sent them on to The Voice semifinals.

The remaining eight artists will then be cut to just four before the finale, in this ever-changing and seemingly random format. Anyway.

Coaches Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys and Adam Levine were all sweating this one out, as the iTunes results were tight.

Soon, there were sighs of relief as Carson Daly announced that Team Blake’s Aliyah Moulden and Team Alicia’s Chris Blue both advanced.

America also voted to save Team Blake’s Lauren Duski and Team Gwen’s Hunter Plake and bring them through to the following episode.

The next two to earn a ticket to the semis were Team Adam’s Jesse Larson and Team Gwen’s Brennley Brown. Gwen was 2/2 Tuesday.

The last artist to automatically make it? Team Blake’s TSoul, making it 3/3 for Shelton’s remaining artists even before the moment of truth.

Singing for their lives last night?

Team Adam’s Lilli Passero and Mark Isaiah (his familiar role)and Team Alicia’s Vanessa Ferguson. Only one could prevail … or survive.

First up was Passero, singing “Stormy Weather.” Isaiah, no stranger to this position, shook things up with a take on “Sorry” by Justin Bieber.

Ferguson closed out the instant save performances with a rendition of “For Once in My Life” by Stevie Wonder in a bid to save herself.

Would she be able to get it done?

Keys and Levine both pleaded with viewers on behalf of their artists, but even Adam couldn’t rescue his man for the third time in a row.

By virtue of winning the live vote on Twitter, Ferguson survived to join The Voice Season 12’s top eight next week in the hit competition.

What do you think? Did America get it right with The Voice results? And who do you want to see triumph in the semifinals next week? 

Hit the comments to discuss!

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Michelle Obama DNC Speech: An Instant Classic

Yes, Sarah Silverman may have delivered the single line that stood out the most on Monday night at the Democratic National Convention.

But Michelle Obama delivered the speech that will stand the test of time.

Framing the argument for this election not around party lines, but around “who will have the power to shape our children for the next four or eight years of their lives,” Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton in the most passionate way possible.

Speaking candidly about Sasha and Malia, Obama brought up the topic of bullying, a clear reference to Republican nominee Donald Trump.

"We don"t stoop to their level. Our motto is: "When they go low, we go high,"" she said.

Words matter, she said. Actions matter.

When she and her husband moved into the White House years ago and and their 10-year old and their 7-year old went off to school with armed Secret Service agents, Obama recalled:

"I saw their little faces pressed up against the window and all I could think was, "What have we done?"" 

Ever since then, she had focused primarily on making this experience into an important one for her kids.

"We urge them to ignore those who question their father"s citizenship or faith," she said.

"We insist that the hateful language they hear from public figures on TV does not represent the true spirit of this country."

Obama used this angle as a way to segue into why Clinton needs to be elected President.

"What I admire most about Hillary is she never buckled under pressure," the First Lady said. "Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life.

"When I think of the kind of president I want for my girls and all our children, that"s what I want – the proven strength to persevere."

Later on, Obama talked emotionally about how the White House was built by slaves.

About how her two African-American daughters now play on its lawn with their dog.

And about how the Republicans spent their Convention trying to tell viewers about all the awful things now going on in the country.

"Don"t let anyone ever tell you that this country isn"t great," she said in a pointed reference to Trump"s campaign slogan.

"This, right now, is the greatest country on earth."

The speech was lauded as one of the all-time best on social media.

And a certain Commander-in-Chief clearly liked it:

It made you understand why someone might want to plagiarize Michelle Obama.

Prepare for some waterworks, and don"t be ashamed if you stand and cheer at one point, as you watch the full Michelle Obama speech from the DNC below: