{"id":1970288,"date":"2025-08-20T12:10:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T12:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1970288"},"modified":"2025-08-20T12:10:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T12:10:57","slug":"agt-tom-sandoval-speaks-out-after-simon-cowell-slams-his-performance-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/agt-tom-sandoval-speaks-out-after-simon-cowell-slams-his-performance-entertainment-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018AGT\u2019: Tom Sandoval Speaks Out After Simon Cowell Slams His Performance | Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" false=\"\">\n                                <meta itemprop=\"isAccessibleForFree\" content=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/tom-sandoval\/\">Tom Sandoval<\/a> and his band, The Most Extras, made it to the quarterfinals of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/americas-got-talent\/\"><em>America\u2019s Got Talent<\/em><\/a> after an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1198468\/agt-tom-sandoval-audition-video-vanderpump-rules-fan-reactions\/\">audition that impressed all four judges<\/a>; however, they weren\u2019t able to match that success on Tuesday\u2019s (August 19) first live show of Season 20.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/vanderpump-rules\/\"><em>Vanderpump Rules<\/em><\/a> alum took to the stage on Tuesday\u2019s show to perform a rendition of \u201cBlinding Lights\u201d by The Weeknd. While judges <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/sofia-vergara\/\">Sofia Vergara<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/howie-mandel\/\">Howie Mandel<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/mel-b\/\">Mel B<\/a> all seemed to be having a good time, fellow judge <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/simon-cowell\/\">Simon Cowell<\/a> wasn\u2019t feeling it.<\/p>\n<p>After hitting his red buzzer halfway through the performance, Cowell told Sandoval, \u201cIt didn\u2019t sound great\u2026 It might just be me, from where I sat, but that did not sound good, I\u2019m afraid. It didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sandoval defended himself, explaining, \u201cRight before I went on, my in-ears kinda went out, so I was flying in the dark there.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Sandoval And The Most Extras Brings The Energy With &quot;Blinding Lights&quot; By The Weeknd | AGT 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/82kcbrbyVQE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>After Mel B called him out for making excuses, the infamous reality star said he \u201cwasn\u2019t,\u201d adding that he \u201chad a blast\u201d regardless.<\/p>\n<p>Vergara agreed with Cowell\u2019s assessment, noting that while she \u201cloved the dancing, loved the band, loved the song,\u201d she thought \u201cthe sound was not amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mel B was more positive, praising Sandoval\u2019s stage presence, and telling him, \u201cYou know what, yeah, you\u2019re a cover band but you know what, you just bring a little bit of happiness and the way that you commit is flawless. Those moves, brother, they\u2019re lit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mandel offered compliments too, saying that people watching at home will soon be requesting Sandoval and his band to play at their \u201cweddings, their parties, their clubs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sandoval and the Most Extras previously wowed the judges with an energetic performance of A-Ha\u2019s \u201cTake On Me\u201d during the June 24 audition round. The Traitors star previously spoke with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1419138\/tom-sandovals-americas-got-talent-audition-explained\"><em>E! News<\/em><\/a> about the thought process behind picking that particular song.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a tough one because we have a lot of songs that we play,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cA-ha\u2019s \u2018Take on me\u2019 is a song growing up, I always loved the music video. I never thought I would ever be able to sing that song or hit those notes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Noting that he trained with vocal coaches, Sandoval added, \u201cI\u2019m able to sing now and it\u2019s been just such a great feeling being able to have a sense of accomplishment being able to perform the song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tune into tonight\u2019s episode to find out the results of America\u2019s votes to see who advances.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch Sandoval\u2019s latest performance in the video above and let us know your thoughts below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-block\">\n<p><strong><em>America\u2019s Got Talent,<\/em> Season 20, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8\/7c, NBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>More Headlines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.wfmz.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Sandoval and his band, The Most Extras, made it to the quarterfinals of America\u2019s Got Talent after an audition that impressed all four judges; however, they weren\u2019t able to match that success on Tuesday\u2019s (August 19) first live show of Season 20. 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