Bobby Carter, host and series producer of NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts, pointed to three main components that make for a great performance. An artist must be comfortable performing live, captivating an ...

January 14, Washington, D.C. — The Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music's annual showcase for undiscovered musicians, is back for its ...

The 2025 Tiny Desk Contest is now open! The folks at NPR Music are thrilled to be back for another year, searching for the ...

The 2025 Tiny Desk Contest is now open! The folks at NPR Music are thrilled to be back for another year, searching for the next great undiscovered artist to play a Tiny Desk concert. Record a ...

In addition to having the chance to perform their very own Tiny Desk concert, the 2025 winner will receive mentorship from a ...

Create a new video that shows you playing one song you've written. Do it the way you'd perform a Tiny Desk concert: at a desk ...

According to NPR’s Felix Contreras, “the performance is a front row seat to the joys and sorrows of the fado spirit, delivered by an artist that uses the genre as a base to explore other musical ...

Machel Montano is already making history. On Monday (Jan. 13), the Trinidadian music icon treated NPR's Tiny Desk series to ...

The world of Portuguese fado is full of emotion that is on display within seconds of this performance by vocalist Carminho. She came to her extraordinary talents by way of hard work, intuition and ...

Watch British pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason perform Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor as part of NPR’s ...

After logging stellar Tiny Desk performances supporting The Roots and Common, this solo set proves the wait worthwhile.

The Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music's annual showcase for undiscovered musicians, is back for its 11th year and accepting ...