We Three, the sibling trio from McMinnville, once again brought the "America's Got Talent" judges to their feet and drew a rousing response from the crowd after another standout performance on the Tuesday episode.

After bringing judge Mel B to tears and earning praise from Simon Cowell in their debut performance on the talent competition, We Three returned for a "Judge Cuts" episode Tuesday.

In their first performance, the three siblings -- Bethany Blanchard and her brothers Joshua Humlie and Manny Humlie -- told the touching story of losing their mother to cancer. The family band performed "Heaven's Not Too Far Away," an original song composed in honor of their mother's memory.

On the Tuesday "Judge Cuts" episode, a total of 18 acts were on the bill, but only seven were going to move to the next step in the competition, which awards the winner a $1 million prize.

Guest judge Martina McBride used the "golden buzzer" early on to guarantee that the dance duo of Quin and Misha would automatically have a spot in the next phase of shows.

That meant that only six slots were available by the time We Three returned to the "America's Got Talent" stage. The siblings performed another original song, called "Lifeline."

After the performance, We Three was again praised. McBride complimented the songwriting ("That was one of the best first lines I've ever heard"). Judge Howie Mandel said, "You guys are beautiful," and Cowell again predicted the trio will make an impact.

When it came time for judges Cowell, Mandel, Mel B and Heidi Klum to inform the competitors which acts would be cut and which would proceed to the next stage, We Three got the good news that they will move forward in the competition.

Other acts joining Quin and Masha and We Three in moving forward were the Sacred Riana, Udi Dance, Noah Guthrie, the PAC Dance Team and the Savitsky Cats.

Those cats are awesome.

Here are clips from more acts that made it through Tuesday's "Judge Cuts."

-- Kristi Turnquist



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