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NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest Is Live!

January 14, Washington, D.C. — The Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music's annual showcase for undiscovered musicians, is back for its 11th year and accepting entries. Artists can submit their Tiny Desk ...
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NPR to debut ‘Tiny Desk Radio’

Tiny Desk concerts are making a big jump to the airwaves. NPR announced Monday that Tiny Desk Radio will debut in April on public radio stations. Each hourlong weekly program will feature three Tiny ...

Tiny Desk Radio: Lise Davidsen, Lianne La Havas, Chance the Rapper

This episode of Tiny Desk Radio was produced by Walter Ray Watson, Cher Vincent, Schuyler Swenson and Ashley Pointer. Neil Tevault is the technical director and Lars Gotrich is the series editor.
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The Latin bands of the Tiny Desk Contest

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 ...
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NPR Music's "Tiny Desk Radio" show debuts on radio stations nationwide April 17

March 17, 2024; Washington, D.C.— Tiny Desk fans can now enjoy some of their favorite concerts through a weekly hour-long radio broadcast program launching April 17. The show will be hosted by Bobby ...
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Is NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ series shutting down? Viral claim explored

Last week, a rumor bounced across social feeds that NPR’s beloved Tiny Desk concert series was shutting its doors for good. Statements speculating its demise sparked a mini panic wave among fans, but ...
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Who gets to do a Tiny Desk concert?

For the first installment of the News Literacy Edition of the NPR Public Editor newsletter, we're pulling the curtain back on a popular NPR program: Tiny Desk. We dig into the details on how artists ...
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NPR and Anonymous Content Bring Tiny Desk Concert Series to Brasil

October 2, 2025; Washington D.C. - NPR and Anonymous Content Brazil are proud to announce Tiny Desk Brasil, the latest international edition of the iconic Tiny Desk concert series by NPR. This new ...
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NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest Opens for Submissions in January

NPR will open submissions for its 2026 Tiny Desk Contest. Musicians from all over the country are invited to compete for an opportunity to film a Tiny Desk Concert for the station’s hugely popular ...
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Inside the unlikely origins of NPR's Tiny Desk concerts

All reporters at NPR, including me, are very pleased when our stories generate a lot of public interest, when they get seen and heard on air and online by thousands and sometimes millions of readers ...
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Watch: Billy Strings Makes NPR ‘Tiny Desk’ Debut, 12 Years After Submitting Audition Tape

At long last, Billy Strings has taken his talents to NPR’s Tiny Desk. The maestro and his band, Alex Hargreaves (fiddle), ...

Tiny Desk Radio: Old Crow Medicine Show, The Black Crowes, Sheryl Crowe

Guest host Robin Hilton joins Tiny Desk Radio host Anamaria Sayre to present a murder of crows: string band Old Crow Medicine Show, southern rockers The Black Crowes and singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow.