NPR Music received a record number of entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest: 7,500. The judges discovered so many amazing entries, and now we're sharing some of those standouts here. NPR Music ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robert Plant and Suzi Dian performed songs from their recent Saving Grace album behind NPR’s Tiny Desk, and it’s impressive to see ...

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Today is a big day in the NPR Music world. It is the launch of the 2026 Tiny Desk Contest, the series' annual search for the next great undiscovered artist. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BOXES AND SQUARES") ...

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There's often a moment during a Tiny Desk concert when an artist realizes that playing in an office was either the right or wrong thing to do. After starting the set with "Takin' It to the Streets," ...

Once, at a concert, I overheard someone whisper that Emily King sounded just like her records, but better. With a nod, her friend replied, "Yeah! It's like getting hugged by a rose petal!" As a ...