Want to play a Tiny Desk concert? The 2026 Contest is now open for entries

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

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.
NPR

How puppets from Chile became NPR's newest Tiny Desk sensation

Alt.Latino host Anamaria Sayre tells the story of how Chilean puppet show 31 Minutos became an international sensation after their Tiny Desk performance. Sometimes when I'm at the office here at NPR, ...
NPR

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 ...

Daniel Caesar Returns to NPR Tiny Desk With 12-Piece Choir

The singer previously appeared on the concert series in 2018 for a set that has since amassed more than 34 million views ...
NPR

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 ...
Rolling Stone

Seventeen Serenade the Tiny Desk Crowd With 30-Minute Show

The boys of Seventeen were all giggles and smiles as they delivered stripped-back performances of their high-throttle songs while visiting NPR HQ for Tiny Desk on Monday. Backed by a full band, five ...
Yahoo

Inside SEVENTEEN’s ‘NPR Tiny Desk’ Taping: 3 Things You Didn’t See

While a few offshoots of NPR’s concert series have welcomed K-pop acts in the past, SEVENTEEN members Joshua, Mingyu, Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino were the first to perform behind the actual desk. And ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

MUSIC: Three for the Show — Tiny Desk Showcase features acts from three corners of the state

Three Arkansas acts will hit the stage at The Hall in Little Rock for the NPR Tiny Desk Contest: Arkansas Showcase on Saturday. And, yes, a small desk will be part of the show. Sarah Lily of Bella ...