DJ Khaled Joins ‘America’s Got Talent’ Season 12 Second Judge Cuts; Which Acts Will Perform?

“America’s Got Talent” Season 12 will air its second judge cuts episode on Thursday night.

Award-winning record producer and artist DJ Khaled will join Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel as a guest judge. Just like in the previous week, 20 acts will be taking the stage to compete for a spot in the top seven. Early favorites Evie Clair, Puddles Pity Party and Chase Goehring will all be featured in next week’s episode.

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Clair, 13, sang Christina Perri’s hit song, “Arms,” during her audition in June. According to AXS, this is already the third time that the teenager tried for “America’s Got Talent.” In the two previous seasons, the Arizona native made it past a couple of rounds of audition, but she never made it to the actual show.

While speaking with the publication, Clair said that it was her mom who taught her how to sing. “My mom is definitely a big influence in my musical career. She’s taught me pretty much everything I know,” she said. When asked who her musical inspirations are, she said that she’s a huge fan of Perri and Regina Spektor.

“People think my voice cracks when I hit the high notes but I do that on purpose. I flip from my chest voice to my head voice really fast and Regina does that. I heard her do it then I picked it up. My mom thinks it’s crazy to do that. She’s like, ‘People train to not do that, but you do that and it’s great,’” she said.

Meanwhile, Puddles Pity Party touched the hearts of the judges when he got up on stage with his clown costume and a very sad look on his face. But when he opened his mouth to sing, the male contestant actually had a nice voice.

Goehring also sang during his auditions, and he wowed the judges and audiences with his original song. He also rapped his way through some of his lyrics that made his act even more unique and memorable. But as of late, it is still unclear whether or not these three early favorites will make it to top seven or if one of them will receive the golden buzzer.

“America’s Got Talent” Season 12 airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EDT on NBC.