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The Bay Area’s Ruby Ibarra takes the top prize in NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest. She catches up with NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai. And we're now adding another one to the list. Ruby Ibarra just won NPR's Tiny ...
In 2014, NPR’s Tiny Desk debuted its Tiny Desk Contest, giving amateur artists a chance to step into the spotlight of the well-known venue. Videos of the concerts in a cramped space filled with ...
Among the thousands of names, are the likes of Neneh Cherry, Rina Sawayama, Jessie Ware, CMAT, jasmine.4.t, Wolf Alice, Jordan Stephens, Self Esteem, Lava La Rue, Paloma Faith, Mabel and more. "We, ...
There's no falsifying the kind of joy PJ Sin Suela exudes — its infectiousness, magnetic and consistent. From San Juan to the Tiny Desk, it's hard to catch a moment where the Puerto Rican rapper, ...
Between the rise of YouTube and reality television in the 2000s, MTV had to abandon the show and most of its music-focused content. However, 20 years later, NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert has revived the ...
Bobby Carter is the host and series producer for NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts. In 2014, Carter produced his first Tiny Desk concert. Since then, his work has been at the intersection of music ...
The trio have garnered tour support slots with the likes of Wolf Alice and The Strokes that has aided in them carving out their distinctive corner of the musical landscape. Spearheading a sound that ...
This year's Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music's annual search for the next great undiscovered artist, received nearly 7,500 entries. It was a record number for the Contest, which has been crowning winners ...
Other acts performing across the weekend include Biffy Clyro, Alanis Morissette, Noah Kahan, Wolf Alice, Wet Leg and Scissor Sisters. The festival is then expected to take a break in 2026 ...
Grupo Frontera made its way to the NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., for the band’s Tiny Desk debut, which premiered on Thursday (April 24). Dressed in light blue denim and white shirts ...