America’s Got Talent 2026 · Live Quarterfinals (Golden Buzzer) · 25 August 2026

Nene Royal — “Black Hole Sun”

Her “Black Hole Sun” earned Mel B’s Live Golden Buzzer, sending her straight to the final. Chris Cornell’s widow, Vicky Cornell, publicly praised it. Originally by Soundgarden.

Sources: NBC Insider, Wikipedia, Rolling Stone

Official performance (NBC / AGT) Golden Buzzer: Nene Royal ROCKS OUT To "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden | Quarterfinals | AGT 2026 America's Got Talent · 15,705,526 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 25 Aug 2026

15 reactions to “Black Hole Sun”

Vocal coaches, musicians and first-time listeners, most-watched first. View counts as of 11 Oct 2026.

This absolutely wrecked me... Nene covering Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" DEEP Analysis Chris Liepe · 1,666,685 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 27 Aug 2026

Reactions to Thailand's Nene Royal | Black Hole Sun on AGT Quarterfinals and more! | Ep 113 (Part 2) Throga - Vocal Gym · 916,928 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 26 Aug 2026

I Was NOT Expecting Nene Royal To Sound Like THIS! | Black Hole Sun (First Reaction) AR · 787,105 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 28 Aug 2026

Guitar Teacher REACTS: NENE ROYAL "BLACK HOLE SUN" by Soundgarden | AGT 2026 Michael Palmisano · 592,302 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 1 Sept 2026

Nene Royal DESTROYS 'Black Hole Sun' on AGT 2026! | Quarterfinals REACTION Jus' 2 React · 579,767 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 25 Aug 2026

GOLDEN BUZZER!!?? | NENE ROYAL "BLACK HOLE SUN" by Soundgarden | Quarterfinals | AGT 2026 REACTION AileenSenpai · 498,812 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 25 Aug 2026

Just When I Think I've Seen It All... Vocal Analysis of Nene Royal "Black Hole Sun" Tara Simon Studios · 485,669 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 8 Sept 2026

Rock Singer Reacts | Nene Royal - Black Hole Sun | Quarterfinals | AGT 2026 Phil Zero · 460,617 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 27 Aug 2026

This Girl Has It! Vocal ANALYSIS of Nene Royal's "Black Hole Sun" performance on AGT! The Charismatic Voice · 425,931 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 7 Sept 2026

AGT FEATURED ME?! Nene Royal ROCKS OUT To "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden | Quarterfinals REACTION Knox Hill · 424,422 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 26 Aug 2026

Nene Royal Gets The GOLDEN BUZZER 🤯🔥 Black Hole Sun (AGT Quarterfinals) REACTION The Real Shakes - P · 408,684 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 25 Aug 2026

A GOLDEN BUZZER PERFORMANCE!! First Time Reaction to Nene Royal - Black Hole Sun | AGT QUARTERFINALS StaceyRPG · 348,173 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 25 Aug 2026

NENE ROYAL WINS THE GOLDEN BUZZER! | 'Black Hole Sun' AGT Quarterfinals Reaction!! K\u0026J React · 291,433 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 27 Aug 2026

This completely blew me away...Pro Opera Singer Reaction & ANALYSIS | Nene Royal - Black Hole Sun Peter Barber · 276,239 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 29 Aug 2026

Nene Royal - "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden | Quarterfinals | AGT 2026 | Metal Vocalist Reacts JohnReavesLive · 261,850 views (as of 11 Oct 2026) · uploaded 28 Aug 2026

More reactions: her other AGT performances

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“Hysteria”

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“Kerosene”

The Final (guest segment) · 15 reactions

“The Emptiness Machine”

Finale results show (with Linkin Park) · 15 reactions

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