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Written by Giavanna Foster

This week, NBC’s The Voice aired a new series of battle rounds. Hunter Plake and Jack Cassidy’s “Dancing on My Own” performance was one of the main highlights. Now, their cover is trending on iTunes and YouTube. Here’s the scoop:

Hunter Plake and Jack Cassidy battled as members of Alicia Keys’ team. Together, Hunter and Jack sang a touching rendition of Robyn’s “Dancing on My Own”. Their performance featured bright, colorful lighting and technical vocal runs. The video was published to YouTube on March 27, 2017. On March 28, 2017, it landed the #28 position on YouTube Trending. Now, this video has over 332,000 YouTube views.

Calum Scott also covered Robyn’s “Dancing on My Own”. After watching Hunter and Jack’s duet, Scott shared this tweet:

Incredible performance of #DancingOnMyOwn on @NBCTheVoice guys @jackgcassidy @hunterplake !! Nice choice 😏💯 https://t.co/7TDwgEjp4O

— Calum Scott (@calumscott) March 28, 2017

Hunter and Jack’s duet earned applause from the audience. All coaches praised the vocal skills of both singers after their performance. Gwen Stefani said that Jack’s voice is rich. She stated that Hunter’s ability to express his emotions through singing is beautiful. Adam Levine picked Hunter as the overall winner because he believes that his voice “has one of those things that isn’t around enough”. Blake Shelton mentioned that both singers had impressive moments throughout the song. He implied that one of the coaches should steal the singer who loses this battle round.

Alicia Keys and Carson Daly agreed that Hunter and Jack are both incredible singers. Alicia added that both singers effortlessly showcased their signature styles. Then, Alicia named the winner of this battle round: Jack Cassidy.

RT to congratulate @jackgcassidy on winning his battle and staying on #TeamAlicia! #VoiceBattles pic.twitter.com/QXFevrdbdZ

— The Voice (@NBCTheVoice) March 28, 2017

A tremendous thank you to @aliciakeys for the faith you have in me to find new levels of freedom in myself so love can speak louder volumes!

— Jack Cassidy (@jackgcassidy) March 28, 2017

After this, Carson Daly reminded the coaches that Hunter Plake is available to steal as a potential mentee on their teams. With a double steal, Hunter Plake was saved from elimination. Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani pushed their “steal” button. Now, Hunter Plake is on Gwen Stefani’s team.

.@hunterplake is breathing a sigh of relief after making it through #VoiceBattles! Presented by @Toyota. #BehindTheVoice pic.twitter.com/nvV0Wvl1gf

— The Voice (@NBCTheVoice) March 28, 2017

After Hunter Plake joined Team Gwen, Jack Cassidy shared this tweet:

Wow! Shout out to my true friend @hunterplake for his 🔥 vocal. Was more pumped he got stolen than taking the win TBH. Blessed to get the W!

— Jack Cassidy (@jackgcassidy) March 28, 2017

Then, Hunter Plake expressed his support for Jack and excitement towards joining #TeamGwen with this tweet:

Oh my gosh. I'm on #TEAMGWEN Great job @jackgcassidy you absolutely killed! @gwenstefani #voicebattles @NBCTheVoice pic.twitter.com/gdMuJzzN9k

— Hunter Plake (@hunterplake) March 28, 2017

Best friends Hunter and Jack are trending on social media. Their “Dancing on My Own” cover is #10 on the iTunes pop charts. They join Shawn Mendes and Bruno Mars in the top 10 of the iTunes pop charts. (Lady Gaga’s “Million Reasons” is also listed at #11). Hunter Plake tweeted to announce the news:

Guys, dancing on my own made it to the top ten on the pop charts! Thank you guys so much for the support! 🔥🔥✌🏻🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/ZktkPNlTTo

— Hunter Plake (@hunterplake) March 28, 2017

Jack Cassidy also tweeted to share the news with his fans:

Hey Twitter family!! Yes I won the battle… So stoked!! Buy our song! We charted #10 on Pop charts & #28 on All Genre charts! So blessed! 🎙 pic.twitter.com/WGqixxpsFy

— Jack Cassidy (@jackgcassidy) March 28, 2017

NBC’s The Voice airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8/7c, or 5 pm Pacific Time. Next week, The Voice advances to the knockout rounds.

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