{"id":829726,"date":"2026-07-27T18:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/829726\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:39:10","slug":"americas-got-talent-first-ever-judges-callbacks-round-shakes-up-format-spice-girls-emma-bunton-normani-nikki-glaser-more-join-as-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/829726\/","title":{"rendered":"‘America’s Got Talent’ First-Ever Judges’ Callbacks Round Shakes Up Format: Spice Girls’ Emma Bunton, Normani, Nikki Glaser & More Join As Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"

America\u2019s Got Talent<\/a> is shaking things up for Season 21 and introducing a new round known as Judges\u2019 Callbacks.<\/p>\n

Celebrity guest judges will join the judges\u2019 panel to help out Simon Cowell, Sof\u00eda Vergara, Mel B and Howie Mandel make some big life-changing decisions.<\/p>\n

After the \u201cLive Acts Revealed\u201d special on Tuesday, July 28, each judge will personally select a group of standout acts for one more performance, where they will compete for the remaining coveted spots in the live shows.<\/p>\n

The two-week event will air on Tuesdays, Aug. 4 and 11 at 8 p.m. ET\/PT on NBC, before the live shows kick off on Aug. 18.<\/p>\n

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Filmed in unique locations across Los Angeles and England, the Judges\u2019 Callbacks round raises the stakes as contestants make one last push for the live shows and is reminiscent of Cowell\u2019s\u00a0The X-Factor and the Judges\u2019 Houses round.<\/p>\n

Simon Cowell will feature his Malibu home, where he will be joined by Normani, whom he once hosted at his home during\u00a0The X-Factor USA as part of Fifth Harmony. Cowell will also be joined by songwriter and producer Poo Bear.<\/p>\n

Mel B will host the\u00a0AGT hopefuls in her hometown of Leeds, and reunite\u00a0with her Spice Girls groupmate Emma Bunton.<\/p>\n

Sof\u00eda Vergara will stay in sunny Beverly Hills and will be joined by singer Sebasti\u00e1n Yatra and content creator\u00a0Lele Pons.<\/p>\n

Howie Mandel\u2019s podcast studio and the legendary Laugh Factory will be featured in the special episodes and will be joined by comedian\u00a0Nikki Glaser, where 23 acts will showcase an exciting mix of talent, including powerhouse singers, dynamic dance groups, standout comedians, and unforgettable variety acts full of unexpected surprises.<\/p>\n

Alongside their celebrity guest judge, each judge will work closely with their chosen acts, offering invaluable feedback and guidance as they prepare for one additional performance and their last opportunity to earn a spot in the live shows.<\/p>\n

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America\u2019s Got Talent Season 21 has reached over 36 million total viewers across platforms this season to-date, according to NBC. The network also notes that since campaign kickoff, Season 21 has earned 1.8 billion video views across AGT social accounts and YouTube.<\/p>\n

AGT was created by Simon Cowell and is co-produced by Fremantle and Syco Entertainment. Simon Cowell, Sam Donnelly and Natasha Brugler are the executive producers.<\/p>\n

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Watch a preview of the America\u2019s Got Talent judges\u2019 callbacks round.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Scroll through the photo gallery below to meet\u00a0America\u2019s\u00a0Got Talent celebrity guest judges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"America\u2019s Got Talent is shaking things up for Season 21 and introducing a new round known as Judges\u2019…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":829727,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[16674,49,48,75,7817,14983,348],"class_list":["post-829726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-americas-got-talent","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-nbc","tag-reality-tv","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}