NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest Returns for Year 12Aspiring musicians can now submit original songs for the 2026 edition.

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

Trey Anastasio is no stranger to the Tiny Desk, having performed a solo set in 2015. Bassist Mike Gordon and drummer Jon Fishman also performed for our Tiny Desk (home) concert series in 2020 with ...

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. You know the ...

Don’t let their diminutive moniker fool you—rising musical trio Tiny Habits is on a massive upswing from their humble dorm room roots, and now’s your chance to hop on the bandwagon before it rolls ...

This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk honors the anniversaries of landmark albums that have shaped the course of music and culture. Before he stepped behind the Tiny Desk, Beenie Man contemplated our ...

One of the great joys of the NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest is listening to the nearly 7,000 entries. Earlier this month, we revisited some of the videos submitted from the Latin music world, and today, ...

Coldplay’s latest album, Moon Music, is out now. Lately, the band has generated some attention by noting that this album, their 10th, will be one of their last, as they intend to only release 12 ...

Released in 2018, Prine’s concert currently has 3.3 million views, 2,250 comments, and gave him one of his last profoundly intimate performances. Two years later, in 2020, Prine unfortunately passed ...