The Battle Rounds are heating up on The Voice Season 28, and the competition is about to get even fiercer as 48 hopefuls face off to see who will move forward.

After surviving the intense Blind Auditions, these talented singers now tackle their first major challenge: the Battle Round. In this stage, team members pair up to perform a song together, and coaches must make the tough call on who advances to the Knockouts—and who goes home.

For the first time ever on The Voice, contestants got to choose their own Battle partners. On Team Reba, Aaron Nichols and Daron Lameek decided to join forces.

Before stepping on stage, Nichols admitted he felt a bit nervous about working with Lameek, praising his “excellent” voice.

“I honestly felt like Daron was somebody to try to avoid. He’s an excellent vocalist—runs for days,” Nichols said.

Both singers had already impressed during the Blind Auditions: Lameek earned a two-chair turn with a soulful rendition of Lionel Richie’s All Night Long, while Nichols turned three chairs with his gritty performance of Chris Stapleton’s Cold. Coach Michael Bublé even predicted that Reba might win The Voice if Nichols joined her team.

For the Battle, former coach Nick Jonas joined Reba to help guide the contestants. Together, they crafted a unique mashup, blending Aaron’s soulful country style with Daron’s smooth R&B tone for a heartfelt rendition of Elvin Bishop’s Fooled Around and Fell in Love.

Reba admitted that she wouldn’t have paired the two herself due to their different styles. But Nick Jonas thought it worked “kind of perfectly,” and Reba agreed, comparing them to peanut butter and jelly: “So different, but blended together so well.”

Lameek opened the song with the first verse, followed by Nichols on the chorus and a verse of his own, creating a seamless duet.

Coach Michael Bublé compared Daron to Sam Cooke, hinting he would have kept him, while Niall Horan said he leaned toward Daron, impressed by the effortless quality of his voice.

Ultimately, Reba made a bold choice, going against her fellow coaches and keeping Aaron Nichols.

“I had to choose Aaron. He did something tonight that he hadn’t done in rehearsals. He hit a high note with that gravelly voice, and I thought…that’s it. That wins the prize right there,” Reba explained.

You can catch their unforgettable performance in the video below—trust us, you don’t want to miss it!