The inspired silliness of NBC’s reigning champ became everything in a genre where YouTube hits (Ellen DeGeneres and Justin Timberlake battling in a lip-sync contest and Adele singing “Hello” accompanied by classroom instruments are among them) are as relevant as ratings.

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