Press Room: Tiny Desk Contest
About Tiny Desk Concerts
Since its launch in 2008, more than 500 performances have been recorded at the Tiny Desk, NPR Music host Bob Boilen's festive workspace adorned with years of music mementos and memorabilia. The series has provided a welcoming stage for artists at all points in their career and from across the genre spectrum – including LA hip-hop collective The Internet, 2015 Austin Musician Of The Year Gina Chavez, jazz trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson of SOAK, country favorite Kacey Musgraves, singer Yusuf (Cat Stevens), a cappella vocal quartet Anonymous 4 and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.
An archive of the entire series is available at NPRMusic.org, YouTube and on Roku via the free, HD-quality Tiny Desk Concerts channel.
NPR Music's Sixth Annual Tiny Desk Contest Announced Today. Enter starting on Feb. 11 for the opportunity to perform at the iconic Tiny Desk. NPR hide caption
Quinn Christopherson, winner of the 2019 Tiny Desk Contest. Ash Adams/Photo by Ash Adams hide caption
Tank And The Bangas perform perform a Tiny Desk concert on Mar. 6, 2017. (NPR) NPR/NPR hide caption
Tank and the Bangas at their last NPR Tiny Desk Contest tour stop in Austin, TX on May 24, 2017 at Independence Brewery. Lizzie Chen hide caption
Tank And The Bangas perform perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Mar. 6, 2017. (NPR) NPR hide caption
Tank and the Bangas in a still from their Tiny Desk Contest-winning entry video, "Quick." YouTube hide caption
The pup from Chris Diller's Tiny Desk Contest submission, "From Now On," gives a standing ovation. YouTube hide caption
Enter by Jan. 29, and you could come play a Tiny Desk concert at NPR. NPR hide caption
Enter NPR Music's third Tiny Desk Contest between Jan. 13 and 29, 2017! NPR hide caption
This is your chance to get creative, have fun and maybe win your own Tiny Desk Concert. Juana Merlo/NPR hide caption
Want to play a Tiny Desk concert of your own? Submit a video by Feb. 2. Niki Walker/NPR hide caption