Golden buzzers don’t just grow on trees. You have to earn them. The Angel City Chorale won serious bragging rights with an inspiring performance on America’s Got Talent Tuesday night. The diverse vocal ensemble wowed everyone in the room with a performance of "Baba Yetu,” theme from the 2005 video game, Civilization IV. It had a bit of everything: Feels, goosebumps and showers of glitter, triggered when guest judge Olivia Munn's hit the Golden Buzzer.<doc-sep>This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The talent just keeps getting better and better as the competition continues to heat up on America's Got Talent. To keep contestants on their toes, AGT tapped actress Olivia Munn to join the panel this week as a special guest judge. As with any guest judge on the show, each is given one opportunity to use a golden buzzer on the act they think is deserving of going straight to the live shows. This episode, Olivia chose Angel City Chorale. You might remember the harmonious group from the first round of competitions. The group, led by Sue Fink, created an auditory thunderstorm and shared a powerful take on Toto's classic "Africa" that left everyone stunned. They were put through to the next round, though no golden buzzer was given at the time. This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. But when the L.A.-based choir showed up for round 2 last night and sang the Civilization IV theme song "Baba Yetu," the 38-year-old actress just couldn't resist giving the group the special honor. "Can you guys hear me okay? Are you sure?" the star jokingly asked, before adding "can you hear this?!" as she slammed the golden buzzer. On Twitter, many people were ecstatic for the group, noting that the choir's performance left them feeling especially uplifted: This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The choirs are getting the golden buzzer on #AmericasGotTalent bc they make you feel good. And in today’s world they’re exactly what we need 📺 🎤 😊 — amanda (@peacelovejoy27) July 25, 2018 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. @AngelCitySings #AmericasGotTalent #judgecuts That was such a beautiful performance of a Swahili praise song. I love the diversity. You deserved the golden buzzer. — The Lashandrah Chronicles (@the_lashandrah) July 25, 2018 However, the recurring complaint this year of there being too many golden buzzers given to singing acts continued. Many tweets from last night's episode show that a good amount of fans are peeved over Olivia's selection. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Guest judges should not be allowed to use the golden buzzer. They were good but that was not a Golden Buzzer worthy performance #AmericasGotTalent — Dallas (@dallas_jrdn) July 25, 2018 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. I don't even know if I want to watch #AmericasGotTalent tonight. It's just a buzzkill that on a variety act show, only singers with the exception of maybe one act a year gets the golden buzzer. Why does the buzzer exist again? — ash - asian drama lover (@waitng4thtdance) July 24, 2018 The actress's choice is the sixth singing act to receive the golden buzzer out of the seven given out so far. The only non-vocal act to get the honor is aerial dance team Zurcaroh — given by the show's host Tyra Banks. Last week, guest judge Ken Jeong granted a children's choir, Voices of Hope, the golden buzzer which sparked a similar outcry from AGT viewers. While it may seem like their isn't a diverse mix of golden buzzer acts this season, as judge Simon Cowell pointed out in Angel City Chorale's first audition, a choir has never won AGT before. So even though it looks like singers have the edge, a choir being crowned the champion would still be groundbreaking for the show. America’s Got Talent airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST on NBC. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>
Matthew Wilson USA TODAY Big enough to take up an entire stage, the Angel City Chorale will be moving onto its biggest stage yet – broadcast live on "America's Got Talent." Competing against 17 other acts during the Judges' Cut round, Angel City Chorale took tonight's Golden Buzzer and one of the coveted seven spots in the next round of the competition. The Los Angeles-based choir was founded in 1993 by Sue Fink. Fink said she wanted to create an environment for everyone to feel welcomed. "Los Angeles is a maze," Fink said. "It's a huge city. I wanted to create a small community of singers that felt like they had a home." Diversity isn't just a strength, but the group's selling point. The choir is made up of people of all different walks of life coming together to celebrate their joys and comfort each other during their low moments. One of the members lost his son before joining the group. "We try to represent diversity: different religions, different ages," Fink said onstage. "We're white, black, rich, poor, gay, straight. Even Republicans and Democrats can sit next to each other in our group." The pressure was on to top their audition performance of Toto's "Africa." "We're more nervous now," Fink said. "The first time, you go in and sing a song. Now they expect us to do more. They expect us to be better." "And we thought we did our best the last time," one member responded. But despite some initial microphone difficulties, the choir didn't disappoint. For 90 seconds, they captivated as around 145 voices turned into one harmonious note. The group seriously impressed guest judge Olivia Munn, who said, "Looking around and seeing the diversity, the different ages and races, yet you all are singing from the same voice. It's so inspirational to see all you guys." Feigning mike difficulties of her own, she asked, "Is my mike – can you guys hear me OK? Are you sure? Can you hear this?" She then pressed the Golden Buzzer, guaranteeing the choir a spot in the live round. As golden confetti showered the stage, Munn came up to congratulate each of the excited members. If you love television and love talking about it even more, USA TODAY Life’s Yes, I'm Still Watching is here for you. Join our Facebook group to discuss all things TV with our critic Kelly Lawler.