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Calvin The II entered the song "Black" into the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide caption

Raine Stern entered the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Touchin' Don't Feel Right" YouTube/NPR hide caption

Justin Trawick and The Common Good entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Goodbye." YouTube/NPR hide caption

The Bengsons entered the song "Pulls Out" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide caption

Darling Din entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Velvet." YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

Alisa Amador entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Together." YouTube/NPR hide caption

Danielle Ponder submitted the song "Poor Man's Pain" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide caption

Stacey Joy entered the song "Can't Be Found" for the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest YouTube/NPR hide caption

Stone & Snow submitted its entry "Cruel" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide caption

Linda Diaz submitted the song "Green Tea Ice Cream" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide caption

Sofia Camille entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Sideways." YouTube/NPR hide caption

Malena Cadiz submitted the song "Call It A Night" to the Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

Clockwise from top left: Lauren Weintraub, King Hoodie, Bandits On The Run, The Collection, Grayson Erhard, Blessing Offor. YouTube hide caption

Clockwise from top left: Ki5, Kora Feder, All The Time Always, Erin Lunsford, Once & Future, Lauren Eylise YouTube hide caption

Clockwise from top left: Racoma; Eric Long; Goons; Astyn Turrentine YouTube hide caption

Some of our favorite Tiny Desk Contest entries this week. Clockwise from top left: Angela Sheik; Isabeau Waia'u Walker; Nik Alexander; Oh He Dead. YouTube hide caption

The Tiny Desk Contest entries we loved this week (clockwise from top left: La Fille; Elizabeth Moen;The Rare Occasions; Dxtr Spits & Nexus J.) YouTube hide caption

The Tiny Desk Contest entries we loved this week (clockwise from top left: Quinn Christopherson; STRQ x Camilla; Danny and Alex; Ravary; Zac McMillan; Mwenso & The Shakes) YouTube hide caption

Some of our favorite entrants to the Tiny Desk Contest this week (clockwise from top left): Buffalo Rose; Mary Moore; Phat Lip; The Stapletons. YouTube hide caption

Some of our favorite entrants to the Tiny Desk Contest this week (clockwise from top left): Four Play Clarinet; GLASYS; Lulu Fall; Kristen Joselle. YouTube hide caption

Coming this fall: Tiny Desk Talks. NPR hide caption

KCUR hosted a "Best of KC" concert that featured local Tiny Desk Contest entrants. Anna Selle/KCUR hide caption

Naia Izumi performs at Lagunitas in Petaluma, Calif. Bob Boilen hide caption

Janelle Monáe is the past, present and future. JUCO/Courtesy of the artist hide caption