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  • Vocal Point was silenced last night (Lewis Jacobs/NBC)Vocal Point was silenced last night (Lewis Jacobs/NBC)Only five superstar vocal bands remained in this week's episode of "The Sing-Off," and the competition is getting tough. Each group is fighting to win the approval of the judges and to get one step closer to the ultimate prize: $200,000 and a coveted Sony Music recording contract. This week, the show paid tribute to one of the most influential genres of all time: R&B. The contestants took on a contemporary hit, then performed some of the greatest classics in the genre.

    The judges weighed both performances in the most difficult elimination yet, and Brigham Young buddies Vocal Point didn't make the cut. Despite the uplifting vibe and stellar choreography that defined their first performance, a disjointed and lackluster arrangement of "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" disappointed the judges and sealed their fate.

    The R&B theme seemed tailor-made for many of our contestants, who embraced the challenge of re-interpreting the rhythmic genre. Here are our top five songs of the week:

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  • Emma Stone and ColdplayEmma Stone, Bill Hader, and Coldplay (NBC)The cast and writers of "Saturday Night Live" lucked out this week: The news wrote the entire show for them.

    Yes, host Emma Stone ("Crazy, Stupid, Love" and the upcoming "The Amazing Spider-Man") was party to some pretty funny sketches — ones that will be completely forgotten because of this week's torrid pace of salacious or otherwise terrible stuff cutting into the nightly news.

    Herman Cain's sexual harassment scandal? "SNL's" on it. Rick Perry's "oops" moment? They've got that one too.

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  • The ladies of Urban Method (Lewis Jacobs/NBC)The ladies of Urban Method (Lewis Jacobs/NBC)"The Sing-Off" hit a high note this week with a double challenge for our six remaining groups, who faced their most difficult elimination yet in the last episode. The contestants performed a legendary rock n' roll hit, and then switched gears to take on a country-music chart-topper in the second half of the night. The challenge made for some high-energy performances, but many of the groups struggled to work in the unfamiliar genres.

    Superstar darlings Delilah, an all-female group composed of "Sing-Off" alumni from past seasons, didn't make the cut this week after pitch problems haunted their stripped-down, simple performance of "If I Die Young." Too many weeks in the bottom two convinced the judges to send them packing. In a twist, their spunky "swan song" ended up being one of their best moments:

    Despite the difficulties of trying on new genres, there were highlights from the rest of our contestants, who took on the challenge with gusto. Here are this week's top five songs:

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  • Well, this is going to happen from time to time. "Saturday Night Live" is going to bring on a host that you're really excited about — and then Kristen Wiig is going to flat-out steal the show and make you forget about the host entirely.

    This happened in the Will Ferrell era of "SNL." It happened with Eddie Murphy and Phil Hartman and John Belushi, too. And now Wiig's clearly entering that pantheon.

    This week's host, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" goofball Charlie Day, was funny with some off-week material last night. But a couple of Wiig's sketches were some of the best she's ever done.

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  • The 'Sing-Off' groups joined forces for a creepy Halloween number (Lewis Jacobs/NBC)The 'Sing-Off' groups joined forces for a creepy Halloween number (Lewis Jacobs/NBC)"The Sing-Off" hit a spooky note this week with a Halloween-themed group number that had the contestants howling. Seven groups were back this week to sing their hearts out and compete for the ultimate prize: $200,000 and a Sony Music recording contract. Although the group number might have been fun and games, their challenge this week was daunting: Each group performed a three-song medley from one of the most acclaimed artists in music. As always, the contestants had only their vocals to rely on as they reimagined classic tunes by artists as legendary as Elvis and Queen.

    This week, it was Rochester University's Yellow Jackets, who were sent home after failing to impress with their Billy Joel medley, despite their being one of the largest groups left in the competition. Although they were consistently energetic and uplifting, they couldn't stack up against fellow all-male college groups Vocal Point and the Dartmouth Aires. This was also rap-heavy Urban Method's second week in the bottom

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