Joshua Peavy sings 'American Woman' on Rising Star (VIDEO)

Joshua Peavy sang 'American Woman' on Rising Star Top 8 on Sunday, August 10, 2014.

In the pre-performance video, Josh Groban feels Joshua is getting to show off his "inner badass," while his other contestants talk about his backstage dance moves. They add that if he stays who he is, and remains as charming as he's always been, he'll be unbeatable.

As for the performance itself, Joshua impresses the experts, earning a "yes" from all three to get his score up to 71%. It's definitely impressive, considering how big a departure this was from his crooning ballad last week.

Kesha wasn't certain about the song choice, but admits to being won over by Joshua's vocal. Brad and Ludacris are every bit as enthusiastic, with Ludacris taking a page out of Brad's book and echoing the thoughts of people on Twitter, who feels that Joshua actually does have moves.

Watch the performance video here: