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America’s Got Talent<\/em><\/a> season 19 returned for the second night of auditions and this week’s slate of performers raised the bar for everyone to come.<\/span><\/p>\n Host\u00a0<\/span>Terry Crews<\/a>\u00a0led the wild and\u00a0raucous auditions, which were overseen by longtime judges\u00a0<\/span>Howie Mandel<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Heidi Klum<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Sofia Vergara<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Simon Cowell<\/a>\u00a0— and the double Golden Buzzer rule played a big role in how many hopefuls took another step toward having their dreams come true.<\/span><\/p>\n In fact, this week we learned exactly how the rule change came to be! But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n The first singer to wow the judges enough to earn the coveted honor was R&B songstress Liv Warfield, who has been performing for years and has shared a stage with icons such as Prince and\u00a0Nancy Wilson of Heart, to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n Now, after a career of being an anchor supporting other acts, Liv wants to make it big on her own, and she came to<\/span> AGT <\/span><\/em>to show exactly what she has to offer and to make it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n Joined by a sizable band of performers, Liv belted out her tune, “Stare,” and it left the judges nearly speechless.<\/span><\/p>\n “Liv, I have a big problem. That wasn’t long enough!” Cowell marveled. “Seriously, that lyric, “wrecking ball,” I mean, that summed up how I felt just then. I was like being, in a good way, punched in the face by your energy, the band…”<\/span><\/p>\n “I’m sorry, I can’t give you a yes… I’ve got to give you one of these,” Cowell said, slamming his hand on the Golden Buzzer and showering Liv in a cascade of metallic confetti.<\/span><\/p>\n Toward the end of the episode, the judges met Sky Elements, a group of scientists and drone engineers who had the panel come outside to show them a jaw-dropping demonstration of synchronized drone mastery.<\/span><\/p>\n Using complex signaling and programming, the group of engineers used a fleet of hundreds of drones to visually recreate the story of the Apollo 11 launch and the moon landing — and it was unlike anything the judges had ever seen before.<\/span><\/p>\n “I’m obsessed with space and landing on the moon. For every one of you, I want to say bravo!” Simon praised. “You know, we keep talking about the rules. But, there is no rule book! Which means I’m gonna do this. Liftoff.”<\/span><\/p>\n Simon slammed the Golden Buzzer yet again, which delights the contestants but baffles the other judges and the show’s producers.<\/span><\/p>\n “If you do it, everyone else gets a second one,” one producer warned.<\/span><\/p>\n