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July 1, 2022 • Watch a world premiere performance of choral songs built on texts from important Washington women, from Kamala Harris and Condoleezza Rice to Eleanor Roosevelt, Elena Kagan and Abigail Adams.

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June 30, 2022 • The R&B goliath caps off our Black Music Month celebration, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years.

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GIVĒON's favorite Tiny Desk concerts

June 29, 2022 • As part of our Black Music Month celebration, we asked the R&B singer GIVĒON to tell us about his favorite Tiny Desk performances.

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Denzel Curry

June 29, 2022 • From the moment the versatile emcee arrived at the Tiny Desk, the vibes were right. Watch a six-song set from Curry and a 10-piece live band.

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J'Nai Bridges (Home) Concert

June 27, 2022 • The Grammy Award-winning opera singer performs a classical, jazz and gospel influenced set.

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Monica (Home) Concert

June 24, 2022 • Monica delivers a vibrant vocal masterclass in this Tiny Desk (home) concert that spans decades.

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Maverick City Music

June 23, 2022 • The contemporary worship music collective performs behind the Tiny Desk, featuring a special appearance by gospel legend Kirk Franklin.

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Ravyn Lenae

June 22, 2022 • The genre-melding R&B artist Ravyn Lenae brings a funky, futuristic set to the Tiny Desk.

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Larry June (Home) Concert

June 16, 2022 • Larry June is the indie-rap hustle personified. Though the Bay Area emcee has a prodigious output, his (home) concert reflects the comfortable, laid-back tone of his records.

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FKA twigs (Home) Concert

June 10, 2022 • In the hallowed halls of London's St. Matthias Church, the innovative musician performs a cathartic set, including her new song "killer."

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Naira Marley (Home) Concert

June 8, 2022 • The celebrated Afrobeat star performs an upbeat Tiny Desk (home) concert including several songs from his debut album.

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James Francies (Home) Concert

June 3, 2022 • James Francies delivers a poignant and powerful Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Adekunle Gold (Home) Concert

June 2, 2022 • AG is ready for takeoff. Watch a live set from the Nigerian singer-songwriter and his band inside a faux airport terminal in Los Angeles.

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Alisa Amador

May 31, 2022 • This year's Tiny Desk Contest winner performed the first Tiny Desk concert with an audience in over 800 days. It was a joyful, moving set from a captivating artist.

Like The Linda Lindas, this teen girl band in Benin makes you dance — and think

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Like The Linda Lindas, this teen girl band in Benin makes you dance — and think

May 28, 2022 • The 7-member band hails from a conservative part of the country. They sing about female genital cutting, child marriage and gender equality. And they rock.

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Svaneborg Kardyb (Home) Concert

May 25, 2022 • The Danish jazz duo perform an untraditional four-song set from the countryside in Djursland, Denmark.

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Ada Lea (Home) Concert

May 24, 2022 • In her Tiny Desk (home) concert, Ada Lea performs four sharply detailed and dreamy songs.

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pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna: AAPI Heritage Month Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

May 20, 2022 • The Tiny Desk is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month withperformances from pH-1, Mndsgn and Audrey Nuna.

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IDK (Home) Concert

May 18, 2022 • The rapper gives a captivating, cool performance from his Los Angeles home for an audience of neighbors and friends.

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Fontaines D.C. (Home) Concert

May 17, 2022 • Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. delivers a four-song set from Chicago's Irish American Heritage Center.