Billie Eilish is nominated for six Grammys at the 2024 awards ceremony. Five of those nominations are for her song "What Was I Made For," from the soundtrack to the film Barbie. Michael Tran/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Emerson String Quartet performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C. NPR hide caption

Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher perform at the Tiny Desk at NPR's HQ in Washington, DC on Sep. 22, 2023. (Catie Dull/NPR) Catie Dull/NPR hide caption

Composer Angélica Negrón, whose works are increasingly heard in concert halls across America, looks to her native Puerto Rico for inspiration. Catalina Kulczar/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Anne Akiko Meyers performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption

Sarah Cahill performs a Tiny Desk concert July 21, 2023, at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora/NPR/NPR hide caption

American composer Joan Tower, about to turn 85, is still busy fielding commissions and writing music. Lauren Lancaster hide caption

Alice Sara Ott performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption

The new album by the Aizuri Quartet offers musical contemplations of earth and sky by four disparate composers. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption