He's holding a phone in his hands. "Someone really special couldn't make it today and it's my mom," he explains. "I've got ...

The bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit of Tiny Desk's early days: fewer microphones to capture "the way these ...

The NPR Tiny Desk Concert we actually needed. This week, bluegrass wizard himself, Billy Strings, finally got his chance to do his own episode of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series Part of making it big ...

Billy Strings and his band resurrected some of the old-timey spirit at the heart of NPR Music's 'Tiny Desk' concert series.

Guitarist Sean Shibe pushes his instrument to the limit in new music written for him by Thomas Adès, and softens the vibe ...

At long last, Billy Strings has taken his talents to NPR’s Tiny Desk. The maestro and his band, Alex Hargreaves (fiddle), ...

NPR will open submissions for its 2026 Tiny Desk Contest. Musicians from all over the country are invited to compete for an ...

Tiny Desk concerts are making a big jump to the airwaves. NPR announced Monday that Tiny Desk Radio will debut in April on public radio stations. Each hourlong weekly program will feature three Tiny ...

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 ...

For the first installment of the News Literacy Edition of the NPR Public Editor newsletter, we're pulling the curtain back on a popular NPR program: Tiny Desk. We dig into the details on how artists ...

NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest receives thousands of videos from bands all over the U.S. and Puerto Rico hoping to impress our panel of judges and land a spot behind the Desk as the winner of the Tiny ...

January 14, Washington, D.C. — The Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music's annual showcase for undiscovered musicians, is back for its 11th year and accepting entries. Artists can submit their Tiny Desk ...