In this standalone episode of our Ask the Experts podcast, we speak to an OHIO alumnus and musician about building a creative network, touring with CAAMP and playing behind the Tiny Desk ...

Mannequin Pussy is the latest Philly act to make its debut on the Tiny Desk. Back in February, Jill Scott performed on the ...

Aspiring musicians can now submit original songs for the 2026 edition. January 13, 2026; Washington, DC —The Tiny Desk Contest returns today and is accepting entries for its 12th year. This is NPR's ...

Joined by a string quartet, Mannequin Pussy's ferocious and tender songs swell with urgency. The band also gives us all space ...

The Welsh guitarist's fingerstyle playing drones with a haunted quality, but her flurry of bends, slides and chord clusters ...

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.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While a few offshoots of NPR’s concert series have welcomed K-pop acts in the past, SEVENTEEN members Joshua, Mingyu, Seungkwan, ...

This Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. Every aspect of a Lido Pimienta performance is intensely intentional. Her turn behind ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Screenshot / NPR The Grammy-winning singer brought velvet vocals, live strings, and deep-rooted influences to NPR’s iconic stage, ...

While waiting for test results at her job at the University of Miami’s cancer research lab, Katerina Lomis would ink down her ...

Something rather astonishing occurs when kids take over the Tiny Desk. Our very future of music-making is on display. Over the years, we have invited some of the brightest young musicians in the ...