SHE DID IT! Nene Royal Wins AGT | Linkin Park Ft Nene The Emptiness Machine | Grammy Member Reacts

SHE DID IT! Nene Royal is the winner of America's Got Talent 2026 — and before the results, she fronted Linkin Park on "The Emptiness Machine" at the AGT finale. I stayed off social media all morning so I could find out with you, and when the result came in her whole family was on the floor. Proud mum vibes all over again. A lot of you asked me to react to the Linkin Park performance, so here it is, together with the winner reveal. I've loved Linkin Park since Hybrid Theory came out in the early 2000s, and watching Nene lead them on a stage that size was something else. She stayed completely on time, locked in with the drums, and then did something we hadn't seen from her yet: she stepped back. She dropped into backing vocals, played rhythm guitar as texture instead of taking a solo, and let Emily take the lead. That's a really rare skill in a performer this young. As a Grammy voting member, Billboard-charting songwriter and Estill-qualified vocal producer, I break down what this one song showed about the kind of artist Nene is becoming. In this reaction I break down: 🎸 Nene fronting Linkin Park's new lineup — and why she makes you feel completely safe leading a band 🎤 Sharing the lead with Emily Armstrong, and matching her so closely they sound like one voice 🤔 Is there a hidden message in "The Emptiness Machine"? A song about being drained by the machine, chosen by a 16-year-old about to enter the music industry 🥁 Backing vocals and rhythm guitar — the skills most lead guitarists refuse to use 🔥 Could Linkin Park have cast Nene? And why she needs to make her own way 🏆 The winner reveal — and why everybody loves her You told me who the drummer on Seven Nation Army was — Ashlee Nino, AGT's in-house drummer for the night. Thank you! I love it when you tell me all about the stuff you know. 📺 Yesterday's reaction — Seven Nation Army (AGT Final):    • I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS PERFORMANCE! | Nene R...   🎵 My reaction to MAPHRA's "The Emptiness Machine":    • Linkin Park's 'The Emptiness Machine' Gets...   📺 Nene's whole journey on this channel: Black Hole Sun (Golden Buzzer)    • Nene Royal - Black Hole Sun: Why this Gold...   Bohemian Rhapsody    • Grammy Member Reacts to Nene Royal's Bohem...   Married to the Blues    • Nene Royal Married to the Blues | You Were...   Hysteria    • She's Back! Nene Royal's Live Hysteria Cov...   Lovely + Creep    • I Was Wrong About Nene Royal: Live Market ...   Always Somewhere    • She Nailed the Hardest Word to Sing?! Nene...   Zombie + Real Verse    • Nene Royal Zombie + Real Verse | Grammy Me...   ═════ CHAPTERS ═════ 0:00 Sawadee ka — it's results day 0:54 Linkin Park's new lineup, and who was that drummer? 3:11 Nene fronts Linkin Park 4:47 A hidden message in The Emptiness Machine? 7:20 Sharing the lead with Emily 10:56 A whole raft of skills we'd not seen yet 12:39 Could Nene join Linkin Park? 14:14 The judges, then the results 16:07 She did it! Nene wins AGT 17:04 Why everybody loves Nene 🎵 ORIGINAL VIDEOS — Credit: America's Got Talent Linkin Park And Nene Royal Team Up For "The Emptiness Machine" | The Finale | AGT 2026:    • Linkin Park And Nene Royal Team Up For "Th...   Season 21 WINNER Reveal | The Finale | AGT 2026:    • Season 21 WINNER Reveal | The Finale | AGT...   "The Emptiness Machine" by Linkin Park 🎸 Support Nene Royal:    / @neneroyalmusic   —   / neneroyalmusic   — https://neneroyal.com 👇 Comment below — do you think there's a hidden meaning behind her choosing this song? And would Nene make a good member of Linkin Park? Keep your comments about Nene's amazing win coming too. Subscribe and click the bell so you never miss a reaction: https://www.youtube.com/@ListenInColo... 🎵 Watch ad-free and completely un-obscured — no mid-roll, no cards over the footage — on Patreon, with some special surprises for my Colourwave Crew:   / rachelwalkermason   ☕🫖 Working as a songwriter in the music industry is not well paid — if you'd like to, buy me a coffee or a tea (I'm British, so it's tea). You're under no obligation whatsoever. You can watch my videos and just enjoy them: https://buymeacoffee.com/rachelwalker... 🛍️ Merch — mugs, hats, notebooks, bags, all with "have a colourful day": https://listen-in-colour-with-rachel-... New reactions Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 📸   / rachelwalkermason   🎵   / rachelwalkermason   📘   / rachelwalkermason   Loving my sofa? It's the Valencia Tuscany: https://us.valenciatheaterseating.com... 👤 About: BBC-recognised songwriting expert | Grammy voting member | Ivors Academy | Songwriters Hall of Fame executive member | Billboard Top 20 | UK Chart Top 10 | Estill-qualified vocal producer | Synesthete 🎨 #NeneRoyal #LinkinPark #TheEmptinessMachine #AGT #AGTWinner #AmericasGotTalent #GrammyMemberReacts #ListenInColour #ThaiMusic Grow your channel with vidIQ: https://vidiq.com/ListenInColourwi