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Want to play your own Tiny Desk concert? The 2023 Contest is now open for entries
By: Bobby Carter I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music’s annual search for the next great undiscovered artist, is back! First, let’s meet this year’s esteemed panel. Returning judges Bob Boilen (Tiny… Read More
The Mavericks: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Felix Contreras I NPR
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When The Mavericks brought their long-running tour to the Tiny Desk, we could hear a well-oiled musical machine that has charmed audiences long enough to earn the band a lifetime achievement award… Read More
Regina Spektor: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Bob Boilen I NPR
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Regina Spektor sat in her hotel room waiting as we tuned the piano behind my desk. In those idle moments, she whipped up a “Tiny Song,” and she opens her… Read More
Belle and Sebastian: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Bob Boilen I NPR
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Now that we’re back filming Tiny Desk concerts behind my desk at NPR, I get to witness that nervous energy surrounding most artists who are about to perform in an… Read More
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By: Bob Boilen | NPR
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The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It’s the… Read More
Winning Isn’t Everything: Tiny Desks From Standout Contest Entrants
Each year, one Tiny Desk Contest winner gets to play their own Tiny Desk concert. But we’ve discovered many more great artists through the Contest — and have invited a few of them to play here, too.
Nilüfer Yanya: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By: Bob Boilen I NPR
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The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It’s the… Read More
Coreyah: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By: Bob Boilen | NPR
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The Seoul-based sextet performs music that blends Korean traditional music with modern sounds.
Benny The Butcher: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By: Abby O'Neill I NPR
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The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It’s the… Read More
Allen Stone: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Bobby Carter II NPR
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The soul singer demonstrated a commitment to the Tiny Desk that we rarely, if ever, see.
Koffee: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Sidney Madden II NPR
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The fast-rising teenager from Jamaica just won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album, making her the first woman and youngest artist to ever win in the category.
CHAI: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Bob Boilen | NPR
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The group from Japan is on a mission to expand the conventional meaning of “cute.” Their performance included synchronized dancing, pom-poms and matching pink uniforms, with a heavy, angular sound.
Ari Lennox: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Bobby Carter I NPR
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The R&B singer performed songs from her debut full-length, Shea Butter Baby.
Nilüfer Yanya: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Bob Boilen II NPR
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There’s a hush to the music of Nilüfer Yanya that made the Tiny Desk the perfect stage for her sound.
Sesame Street: Tiny Desk Concert
By: Bob Boilen | NPR
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Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Count von Count, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster and other surprise guests gather at NPR’s headquarters to celebrate 50 years of love, learning and joy.