{"id":279114,"date":"2019-09-03T13:12:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T19:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1070014"},"modified":"2019-09-03T13:12:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T19:12:55","slug":"americas-got-talent-welcomes-guest-judges-sean-hayes-and-queen-latifah-for-the-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/americas-got-talent-welcomes-guest-judges-sean-hayes-and-queen-latifah-for-the-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s Got Talent Welcomes Guest Judges Sean Hayes and Queen Latifah For the Semi-Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201983\/rs_600x600-190903115843-600-Sean-Hayes-Queen-Latifah-AGT.jpg?fit=around|600:467&amp;crop=600:467;center,top&amp;output-quality=90\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"35.552931596091\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"18.434853420195\">\n<p>Some new faces are coming to <em>America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, the NBC reality competition series is welcoming guest judges for the semi-final rounds, airing tonight and next Tuesday, September 10. <em>Will &amp; Grace<\/em> star <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/sean_hayes\">Sean Hayes<\/a><\/strong> will join the panel tonight, and superstar <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/queen_latifah\">Queen Latifah<\/a><\/strong> will make her debut next week, alongside permanent judges <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/simon_cowell\">Simon Cowell<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/gabrielle_union\">Gabrielle Union<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/julianne_hough\">Julianne Hough<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong>Howie Mandel<\/strong>, with host <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/terry_crews\">Terry Crews<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s show is the start of the semi-finalists, in which the final 22 acts will perform for a chance to advance to the finals, which will consist of 10 remaining acts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"58.305288461538\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"14.807692307692\">\n<p>The first group of acts to perform in the semi-finals tonight includes singers <strong>Ansley Burns<\/strong>, <strong>Benicio Bryant<\/strong>, <strong>Robert Finley<\/strong>, and viral sensation <strong>Kodi Lee<\/strong>, with comedian <strong>Jackie Fabulous<\/strong>, violinist <strong>Tyler Butler-Figueroa<\/strong>, dance group Light Balance Kids, impressionist <strong>Greg Morton<\/strong>, the Ndlovu Youth Choir, and hand-balancing trio the Messoudi Brothers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also got you covered with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1068833\/who-s-going-to-win-america-s-got-talent-season-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full list of the remaining acts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"75\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"40\">\n<p>For tomorrow&#8217;s results show, ventriloquist and season 12 winner <strong>Darci Lynne Farmer<\/strong> will return to the <em>AGT<\/em> stage to perform, along with season 12 finalist, comedian <strong>Preacher Lawson<\/strong>. Since her win in 2017, Farmer came in second on <em>America&#8217;s Got Talent: The Champions<\/em>, has been on a sold-out national theater tour, appeared at the Grand Old Opry and starred in her own Christmas special last December, while Lawson has also been on a national tour and also appeared on <em>The Champions<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the schedule for the rest of this season of <em>AGT<\/em>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, September 3, 8 p.m.: Semi-Finals Performances Round 1<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, September 4, 8 p.m.: Results Show&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, September 10, 8 p.m.: Semi-Finals Performances Round 2<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, September 11, 8 p.m.: Results Show&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, September 17, 8 p.m.: Final Performances<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, September 18, 8 p.m.: Winner revealed!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>E! and NBC are both part of the NBC Universal family.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1070014\/america-s-got-talent-welcomes-guest-judges-sean-hayes-and-queen-latifah-for-the-semi-finals?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! 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