In 2025, we crammed rap and rock legends, instrumental virtuosos, Broadway musicals and, well, puppets and robots behind a desk in the NPR Music office. Never forget: Tiny Desk has the range.

The R&B singer transforms the Tiny Desk into his own version of a jazz club, reimaging songs in ways we've never heard before ...

The 2026 Tiny Desk Contest, our annual search for the next great undiscovered artist, is now officially open for entries.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Musicians are constantly reimagining their discography, and nowhere are these changes more radical than the stage. Tiny Desk provides a uniquely intimate platform for these reinventions to take place ...

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 ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

If there’s one thing I didn’t think I’d ever associate with NPR and their Tiny Desk Concert series, it would be moshing and crowd surfing. They’ve had some hard rock and metal acts pass through their ...