The witty and unpredictable band from Brooklyn is an in-house favorite of the Tiny Desk Contest judges. We knew it was ...

Scott Brocato spoke with two of NPR'S ten judges, Anamarie Sayre, co-host of Alt.Latino and the curator/producer for Tiny ...

One of the founders of NPR's influential platform talks about its past, present and future, as well as what it takes to play ...

Salvatore Geloso embodies the spirit of New Orleans through and through. His band inaugurates the first-ever Tiny Desk Contest takeover.

We received nearly 7,500 entries from independent artists across the country for the Tiny Desk Contest. That's a record for the project, now in its 11th year, which has catapulted the careers of ...

Given that Tame Impala’s new album Deadbeat, which is out today, has Kevin Parker exploring more of an electronic-inspired territory, it might not seem like the best project to get the acoustic ...

Amerie joined NPR for a soulful “Tiny Desk” concert celebrating hits from her albums All I Have and Touch. Backed by the Backyard Band, she performed fan-favorites including “1 Thing” and “Why Don’t ...

In this new era of indie rock, yeule has become a leading voice. Their gauzy and sludgy songs are transformed at the Tiny Desk.

NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest receives thousands of videos from bands all over the U.S. and Puerto Rico hoping to impress our panel of judges and land a spot behind the Desk as the winner of the Tiny ...

Mustafa maintains hope in dark times. For this Tiny Desk, the Sudanese Canadian artist features material from Dunya, one of the best albums of 2024, plus "Stay Alive," an earlier song of his that he ...

R&B Heiress and GRAMMY®-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer Alex Isley recently took the stage to deliver a new edition of NPR's iconic Tiny Desk Concert. Her latest project, When, represents ...

Three Arkansas acts will hit the stage at The Hall in Little Rock for the NPR Tiny Desk Contest: Arkansas Showcase on Saturday. And, yes, a small desk will be part of the show. Sarah Lily of Bella ...