America’s Got Talent 2024 LIVE — Sofia Vergara breaks down in tears after Stephanie Rainey’s performance
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AMERICA'S Got Talent has brought on another round of auditions - and one performance left a judge in tears.
Contestant Stephanie Rainey graced the stage and performed her original song Please Don't Go.
The song was about losing her nephew when he was less than a year old.
Sofia Vergara was shown sobbing multiple times throughout the performance.
Rainey received all yeses from the judges and will be moving on in the competition.
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DaksDominoes act begins
The judges are introduced as they tiptoe to the table and wait for the act to begin.
Act is nearly messed upCredit: NBC 
Howie pushes the dominoes downCredit: NBC Time for DaksDominoes
Twin brothers Derek and Alex, 23 are from Iowa and are about to perform domino tricks.
But not just yet!
Everyone needs to leave first until they build what they have to!
Twins build their actCredit: NBC Judges share thoughts
Sofia wipes away tears from her eyes after the heartfelt performance from Stephanie.
Howie says very few acts move people and that was one of the most emotional moments they had on the season.
Heidi says it was "just a special moment."
Simon says this performance was the best by a mile and calls Stephanie's voice "beautiful."
The judges all say yes and Stephanie is moving on!
Hello Stephanie Rainey
Stephanie is 36 and is performing her original song called Please Don't Go.
The song is about losing her nephew when he was about to be one year old.
Stephanie Rainey plays original songCredit: NBC Here is Daniel Simu
Simu is from the Netherlands and dances with a personal robot he created.
Sofia says she loved it and Simon thought the act was hilarious.
Howie says he can't wait to see more and gives Daniel a yes.
Heidi says no but the rest of the judges say yes and Daniel is moving on!
Daniel Simu dances with his robotCredit: NBC Here comes Massimo
Massimo says he is controlling a drone with his brain waves but the judges are not particularly fans.
They all say no and he will not be moving on!
Massimo does not make the cutCredit: NBC What do the judges think?
Sofia did not enjoy the presentation but Heidi says it was interesting.
Howie says he can appreciate the act and Simon disagrees and doesn't like the act.
Howie says no.
Heidi and Sofia say yes.
And Simon says no and Florian is not going through.
Up next, Florian Kohler
Kohler is displaying some trick shots on a pool table!
performs a trick shot with Heidi Klum on the tableCredit: NBC The verdict is in...
Howie calls the duo "stars."
Heidi says both of them together are just so adorable.
Sofia says "You were born to do this."
Simon says "We have seen what you call a moment."
All the judges say yes and the rap duo is moving on!
Welcome father and son duo
Dad Flewnt and Son Inkabee are from Australia and are performing a rap for their act tonight.
They are singing their original song We that good.
Dad and son perform rapCredit: NBC Judges weigh in
Howie and Heidi loved the performance as she tells Hyper kIds "Well done."
Sofia says America will "love you guys."
Simon says he didn't know what would happen next.
All the judges say yes and the Hyper Kids are moving on!
Meet dance group Hyper Kids
Hyper Kids is a group from Uganda that is performing a dance routine.
Hyper Kids performCredit: NBC Tune in!
America's Got Talent airs now on NBC.
Tune in to see the brand new auditions.
Don't forget to follow along with our live blog for the latest updates.
Host thinks change is 'incredible'
Host Terry Crews thinks the new Golden Buzzer rule is "incredible."
"What would happen would be the judges would see all this tremendous talent and they would end up apologizing," he said.
"They're like, 'Man, if I had another one, I would hit it.'"
"We said, 'Give them another one!'" Terry shouted.
"And what we found is that there was not one Golden Buzzer wasted because there's so many deserving talents out there."
"It's so incredible. I think that the show needed more and now we finally got it and I think everyone is going to be happy," Terry ended.
New Golden Buzzer explained
This season, each of the judges have two Golden Buzzers instead of one.
Host Terry Crews still just has one.
There are nine total Golden Buzzers this season.
What to know about the judges
America's Got Talent judges
THOUSANDS of hopefuls have graced the America's Got Talent stage to showcase their abilities.
Here is some more information about the A-list judges.
Simon Cowell - On October 22, 2015, it was revealed Simon was replacing Howard Stern on the AGT judges panel. He became a judge during the program's 11th season and has since remained a series regular.
Heidi Klum - In March 2013, Heidi was announced as Sharon Osbourne's replacement on AGT. After a few seasons off, she returned during Season 15.
Sofia Vergara - On February 27, 2020, NBC revealed Sofia was replacing Gabrielle Union for AGT season 15.
Howie Mandel - Out of all the panelists, Howie Mandel is the longest-tenured judge on America's Got Talent. Howie joined the hit reality series during the show's 5th season replacing David Hasselhoff.
Watch judges react to tonight's audition
Judges question 10-year-old contestant's age in new Las Vegas auditions tonightMaya Neelakantan auditions tonight
In a preview clip of tonight's new episode, the judges are blown away by contestant Maya Neelakantan's guitar skills during her Las Vegas audition - and they can't believe that she's only 10 years old.
"Maya, are you sure you're 10 years old?" Sofia Vergara jokingly questioned the musician before she responded, "I think so!"
Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel also expressed their shock at Maya's age, but it didn't stop them from voting her through to the next round of the competition.
Judges pictured
The America's Got Talent judges are Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell.
Terry Crews hosts the show.
America's Got Talent returns tonight
America's Got Talent returns tonight for another round of auditions.
AGT airs at 8 pm ET on NBC and streams on Peacock.