YouTube Picking one Tiny Desk Contest winner from the thousands of amazing entries we received this year wasn't easy. Over the past few months, we've…

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Enlarge this image Jordan Sand submitted the song "Palm to Chest" to the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest.

Enlarge this image Rotem Sivan submitted the song "Far From Shore" to the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest.

Enlarge this image Whether you're a tote bag or Telfie babe, the spirit of roséwave lives in

Enlarge this image Calvin The II entered the song "Black" into the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest.

YouTube Recommended Reading: Blue is an inquiry into personal storytelling, a document of the process of sharing heartache that changes every time…

Enlarge this image Raine Stern entered the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Touchin' Don't Feel

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Enlarge this image Allison Mahal entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Superego." YouTube/NPR hide

Enlarge this image MikeyyAustin & The Soulcial Club entered the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest with the song

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YouTube The Tiny Desk Contest — our annual search for the next great undiscovered artist to play a Tiny Desk concert — opened for entries yesterday.…

Enlarge this image Rhiannon Giddens recorded her new album, They're Calling Me Home, with her collaborator Francesco

Enlarge this image Bob Boilen "attends" the South by Southwest music festival from home. The 2021 event, which usually takes over Austin,

YouTube The Listening Party has ended, but you can watch the album stream and conversation for the next 72 hours. Join us in an online listening…

Enlarge this image We danced in kitchens, took long drives, caught up in backyards or on video chat, watched weddings from our

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Kacey Musgraves, Conor Oberst and more special guests join All Songs hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton on a steam engine to the North Pole. Hear All…

Fifty years ago, Cat Stevens released Tea for the Tillerman. It was a groundbreaking album for its intimacy and profound philosophy, as well as its…

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Enlarge this image Britton Smith was a standout entrant to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. Hannah Sider for Boys by Girls/Courtesy

Enlarge this image Meaghan Maples, aka Mama Haze, was one of the standout artists in the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. Courtesy

Enlarge this image Danielle Ponder's song "Poor Man's Pain" was a standout Tiny Desk Contest entry this year. Courtesy of the

Enlarge this image "I've always loved music," says Lauren Eylise. "It's my second language." Her song "Peaks and Valleys" caught the attention

YouTube This Friday at 4 p.m. ET, join us for an online listening party for Bright Eyes' new album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was,…

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YouTube Today at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, will be live on YouTube to talk about their favorites

YouTube Today at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music's Bob Boilen and WFUV's program director Rita Houston will be live on YouTube to talk about their favorites…

Enlarge this image Charles Turner & Uptown Swing entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Harlem Harlem Harlem." YouTube/NPR hide

YouTube On Thursday, July 16, Bob Boilen was joined by Tiny Desk Contest judge and Tiny Desk alumna Gina Chavez for episode six of Tiny Desk Contest…

YouTube Today at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Radio Milwaukee's Tarik Moody will be live on YouTube to talk about their favorites entries to…

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Enlarge this image cupcakKe switches her flow up so many times that "Discounts" is a raunchy and hilarious three-minute shopper bargain.

YouTube "Get ready for Oakland to meet New Orleans!" Fantastic Negrito, aka Xavier Dphrepaulezz, teased on Twitter. It's an apt description of "I'm…

YouTube Today at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Raina Douris will be live on YouTube to talk about their favorites entries to the 2020 Tiny…

Enlarge this image Miami duo City Girls returns with their second full-length album, City on Lock. Prince Williams/WireImage/Getty Images hide…

YouTube Today at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Brittany Howard will be live on YouTube to talk about their favorites entries to the 2020 Tiny…

Enlarge this image Lil Baby's "The Bigger Picture" is a conscious trap anthem for the Black Lives Matter movement. Matthew Geovany

YouTube Today at 3 p.m. ET, NPR Music's Bob Boilen and Bobby Carter will be live on YouTube to talk about their favorites entries to the 2020 Tiny…

YouTube Each year, we receive thousands of entries to the Tiny Desk Contest, and the Contest team watches every single one. We get to hear songs from…

Enlarge this image Meek Mill's "Other Side of America" is a poignant snapshot of a life he was never expected to get

Enlarge this image Nubya Garcia's latest single "Pace" is all about diving into the many layers of joy. Adama Jalloh/Courtesy of

Enlarge this image Tiny Desk Unit - 9:30 Club circa 1980 (Michael Barron, Terry Baker, Susan Mumford, Lorenzo "Pee Wee" Jones, Bob

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Enlarge this image Justin Trawick and The Common Good entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Goodbye." YouTube/NPR hide

Enlarge this image Amaarae cuts it up better than a moon-walking Samurai on "Body Count." Philip Boakye/Courtesy of the artist hide

Enlarge this image Lauren Eylise entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Peaks and Valleys." YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption

Enlarge this image The Bengsons entered the song "Pulls Out" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube/NPR

Enlarge this image Jenevieve collides with BENZIBOY for a bossa nova update to Groove Theory's "Tell Me." Viven Sainz/Courtesy of the

Enlarge this image Darling Din entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Velvet." YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide captiontoggle caption

Enlarge this image Dreya Mac spits bars at a level far beyond a novice on her debut track "Skippin." Clara Setian/Courtesy

Enlarge this image Alisa Amador entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Together." YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube/NPR

Enlarge this image Rooted in languid rhythm, Octavian's "Poison" featuring Santi with OBONGJAYAR sounds like nothing else out. Crowns & Owls/Courtesy…

Enlarge this image Danielle Ponder submitted the song "Poor Man's Pain" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption…

Enlarge this image Kenny Mason unveils his debut project Angelic Hoodrat with a cool-under-pressure, low-lid resolve. Nasser Boulaich/Courtesy of the…

Enlarge this image Stacey Joy entered the song "Can't Be Found" for the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube/NPR

Enlarge this image Don't play with Kari Faux. Play with your kids. Quil Lemons /Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption Quil

Enlarge this image Stone & Snow submitted its entry "Cruel" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube/NPR

Enlarge this image Empress Of's "Void" feels like a euphoric cross-genre culture clash, a dance party in a summer storm. Dorian Lopez/Courtesy

Enlarge this image You don't need a nice home studio — like Bob Boilen has here — to record a great Tiny Desk

Enlarge this image Bongeziwe Mabandla's "masiziyekelele" sends you racing through the streets of Johannesburg. Justice Mukheli/Courtesy of the artist…

Brothers Brian and Roger Eno have just released their first-ever album together. Truth be told, the timing couldn't be better because the album,…

Enlarge this image Bob Dylan's new single, "Murder Most Foul," is 17 minutes long and references more than 70 songs. We made a

Enlarge this image Linda Diaz submitted the song "Green Tea Ice Cream" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption

Enlarge this image Serpent Column's new EP is called Endless Detainment — quite the 2020 mood. Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle

Enlarge this image Alex Isley's "Gone" perfects the art of subtle, fear-inducing seduction. Lauren Desberg /Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle…

Enlarge this image The Kraken Quartet entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest with its entry "Chance the Dog (The Song)" YouTube/NPR hide

Enlarge this image BIRTHH's angelic ascension will help you temporarily escape reality. Sha Ribeiro/Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption…

Enlarge this image Asher Jaffe entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Alphabet Soup." YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube/NPR

Enlarge this image On its new album Underneath, Code Orange just wants to crack open metal's skull and suck the marrow. Courtesy

Enlarge this image The laboriously-delayed Eternal Atake finally delivered big time for Lil Uzi Vert fans. Erika Goldring/FilmMagic/Getty Images hide…

Enlarge this image Sofia Camille entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Sideways." YouTube/NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube/NPR

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Enlarge this image Young Nudy's "Blue Cheese Salad" is a smooth, slimey addition to his steadfast sleeper hits. Julian Burgueno/Courtesy of the

Enlarge this image This is the single artwork for "Eraser III." We can't even print the acronym of the Toronto punk band it's

Enlarge this image Malena Cadiz submitted the song "Call It A Night" to the Tiny Desk Contest. YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide captiontoggle

The Tiny Desk Contest is back! Unsigned musicians: Enter the Contest by sending NPR Music a video of you playing an original song behind a desk by…

Enlarge this image Elyse Weinberg rolled with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell in the late '60s, and released only one LP before leaving

Enlarge this image Linda Diaz's "Magic" swirls in the watercolor pools of a quirky, young love. Jonah Zorn Koplin/Courtesy of the artist

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Enlarge this image The Kraken Quartet collaborates with Hikes singer/guitarist Nay Wilkins on a lily-pad-jumping post-rock EP. Courtesy of the artist…

Enlarge this image Arlo Parks' "Eugene" spins a stinging reminder of getting left for convention. Charlie Cummings/Courtesy of the artist hide…

YouTube Last week, we launched the sixth Tiny Desk Contest, our annual search for great, undiscovered musical talent. We started accepting entries…

Enlarge this image "Lord Invader will never surrender / Me one alone," the calypso singer boasts on 1960's Calypso Travels. Courtesy of

Enlarge this image Victoria Monét melds fantasy with reality for her latest, "Moment." Dana Trippe/Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption…

Enlarge this image Goblinsmoker's grubby artwork really just sets the vibe, you know? Adam C Design/Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption

YouTube In the past year, we've had some pretty big names come perform at the Tiny Desk: Lizzo, Jimmy Eat World and Taylor Swift, to name a few.

Enlarge this image Traced in Air not only reinvigorated but reinvented Cynic, a metal band co-founded by guitarist Paul Masvidal and drummer Sean…

Enlarge this image Today's Active Lifestyles, Polvo's second album from 1993, gets a slight makeover from its original, puke yellow-and-green color…

Enlarge this image A ripping track from Nosebleed's Outside Looking In 7-inch single is featured on this week's playlist. Courtesy of the

Enlarge this image Bob Boilen says that the Japanese pop punk band CHAI performed one of his Tiny Desk Concerts of 2019: "My face

Enlarge this image NEON's debut album spirals through some brain-rewiring punk. Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption Courtesy of the…

Big Thief released two of Bob Boilen's favorite albums in 2019: U.F.O.F. and Two Hands. Michael Buishas hide captiontoggle caption Michael Buishas

Enlarge this image Kirby, Odunsi (The Engine) and Hope Tala Courtney Loo & David Karp/Folarin Omolayole/Freddie Stisted/Courtesy of the artists hide…

Enlarge this image Eilean Records was always built to end. The French label was conceived as an elaborate art project, based on a

Enlarge this image Eilean Records was always built to end. The French label was conceived as an elaborate art project, based on a

Enlarge this image Jack Rose's ramblin' ragas, sun-drenched drones and hiccuping blues were guitar-picked with a big dang heart and even bigger hands.

Enlarge this image Jack Rose's ramblin' ragas, sun-drenched drones and hiccuping blues were guitar-picked with a big dang heart and even bigger hands.

Enlarge this image Kilo Kish's glitchy, pithy "SPARK" sets fire to procrastination, pushing you to keep creating. Kish Robinson/Courtesy of the artist

Enlarge this image As one of the few bilingual tracks off Girl Ultra's debut album, Nuevos Aires, "f***him" reminds us to be thankful

Enlarge this image Blood Incantation's Hidden History of the Human Race features artwork by science fiction and fantasy painter Bruce Pennington.…

Enlarge this image Blood Incantation's Hidden History of the Human Race features artwork by science fiction and fantasy painter Bruce Pennington.…

Oivind Hovland/Getty Images/Ikon Images What are your favorite songs of the past decade? These are tracks released between 2010 and 2019. We know

Enlarge this image Denzel Curry's Super Saiyan energy offsets Glass Animals' eerie, horn-submerged production on "Tokyo Drifting." Elliot Arndt…

Enlarge this image The world is changing in hues of amber and maroon. Do you have the appropriate soundtrack? Mint Images/Getty Images

Enlarge this image Kajsa Lindgren's neoclassical ambient album Everyone is here is featured on this week's Viking's Choice. Courtesy of the artist

Enlarge this image Kajsa Lindgren's neoclassical ambient album Everyone is here is featured on this week's Viking's Choice. Courtesy of the artist

Enlarge this image With rich, cascading runs, Ayoni's "September" is a stand-out on this week's Heat Check. Caleb Griffin/Courtesy of the artist

Enlarge this image With rich, cascading runs, Ayoni's "September" is a stand-out on this week's Heat Check. Caleb Griffin/Courtesy of the artist

Enlarge this image Maria Chávez's Plays is sourced completely from a soundless, locked-groove double LP. Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle…

Enlarge this image Maria Chávez's Plays is sourced completely from a soundless, locked-groove double LP. Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle…

This show has indeed finally gone to the dogs. Lyndsey McKenna and Marissa Lorusso kick off this week's episode playing "Full Blown Meltdown." It's…

Enlarge this image M. Sage's Bias Folklore was just released in the final batch of cassette tapes from Patient Sounds. Courtesy of

Enlarge this image M. Sage's Bias Folklore was just released in the final batch of cassette tapes from Patient Sounds. Courtesy of

Enlarge this image Ness Nite subverts hip-hop tropes with "Gucciprada." Enmi Yang/Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption Enmi…

Enlarge this image Tauba Auerbach's sculptures adorn the artwork for Meara O'Reilly's Hockets for Two Voices. Tauba Auerbach/Courtesy of the artist…

Enlarge this image TeaMarrr's mesmerizing new single "Kinda Love" is the type of daydream to put into action. Tyren Redd/Courtesy of the

Enlarge this image Blenderhead is featured on an episode of the Labeled podcast about the '90s Christian punk movement. Courtesy of Tooth

Jeff Tweedy has been on a roll. He put out three solo albums in the past two years, and two of those, Warm and Warmer, within six months of each…

Enlarge this image Real Life Rock & Roll Band applies minimalist techniques to rumbling, dueling guitar histrionics on its debut album, Hollerin'…

Enlarge this image The Pendletons provide a jazzy, dancing-in-your-living-room soundtrack to self-care. Ivan Noble/Courtesy of the artist hide…

Fifty years ago, The Beatles returned to the EMI Recording Studios (later renamed Abbey Road) and made their last album together. To celebrate this…

Enlarge this image Gatecreeper's Deserted keeps old-school death metal bangin' on. Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption Courtesy of the…

Enlarge this image Daniela Andrade's "Ayayai" (single artwork pictured here) shows off the artist's linguistic versatility. Yi-Shuan Lee/Courtesy of…

This week's All Songs Considered includes an all-new song from the late Leonard Cohen, lyrically devastating work from (Sandy) Alex G, a battle of…

Enlarge this image Koenjihyakkei's 2005 album Angherr Shisspa, just recently reissued,makes progressive music simultaneously challenging and fun.…

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Like almost 6,000 other artists, Hobo Johnson entered the Tiny Desk Contest in 2018. But unlike the other entries, his video, for the song "Peach…

Tove Lo. Her latest full-length, Sunshine Kitty, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out Sep. 20. Moni Hayworth/Courtesy of

Tove Lo. Her latest full-length, Sunshine Kitty, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out Sept. 20. Moni Hayworth/Courtesy of

Enlarge this image Be it prog-rock, free jazz, musique concrète, Krautrock, deranged punk or psych-rock, the experimental music found on the Nurse…

YouTube Wilco has always had a gift for pairing sunny day reflections with late-night jitters, shifting subtly over the course of a single track from…

Hobo Johnson is otherwise known as Frank Lopes Jr. His new album, out now on Warner Records, is The Fall of Hobo Johnson.

Enlarge this image KIRBY's "Kool Aid" injects just the right doses of doo-wop and soul. Courtney Loo & David Karp/Courtesy of the

There's a cinematic theme in the songs on this edition of All Songs Considered, including a new track from Thom Yorke called "Daily Battles" and an…

Charli XCX. Her latest release, Charli, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Sept. 13. Courtesy of the

Enlarge this image San Francisco's Aquarius Records wrote over 500 New Arrivals lists from 1995 until the store closed in 2016. Courtesy

Clockwise from upper left: Arthur Moon, Overcoats, Wynton Marsalis, Thom Yorke, Ride Courtesy of the artists hide captiontoggle caption Courtesy of…

Enlarge this image Pusha T performs at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in April 2019. Push's latest single, "Coming Home"

Mat Hayward/Getty Images The 2010s are almost over, so we want to know: Which albums, songs

This week’s new mix features Pinegrove, Sudan Archives, Anna Meredith And 4 Mellotrons. Hear All Songs Considered Saturday evenings at 6:00 pm on…

The band, photographed in 1969. The photo is just one of the images included in the upcoming 50th anniversary edition of Abbey Road.

British R&B singer Mahalia. Her debut full-length Love and Compromise is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Sep. 6.

Enlarge this image Yes, the apocalyptic cover of Historia Natural does accurately portray the warped whims of Los Pirañas' cumbia. hide…

Enlarge this image Sudan Archives' "Confessions" is included in this week's Heat Check. Alex Black/Courtesy of the artist hide captiontoggle caption…

Clockwise from upper left: Jenny Hval, Sudan Archives, Anna Meredith, Mellotron Variations (Robby Grant, Jonathan Kirkscey, John Medeski, Pat…

Lana Del Rey. Her latest release, Norman F****** Rockwell, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Aug. 30.

This week's essential mix includes stirring solo work from Alabama Shakes singer Brittany Howard, a surprise release from Big Thief, a cathartic…

Guitarist, actor, writer (and former Monitor Mix blogger) Carrie Brownstein joins us, along with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson, to do something we…

This month marks 60 years since the very first Newport Folk Festival. NPR has been covering the event since its rebirth in 2008. Jay Sweet, now the…

Host Bob Boilen goes solo for this week's essential new mix, with defiant joy from Wilco, the atmospherics of Brian Eno and more. Hear All Songs…

To be clear, sad songs make up the majority of this week's All Songs Considered. So, if you have a love for the type of music you might hear from…

For the past year, NPR has been taking a deep look at American anthems and all the forms they can take. These are the songs that unite us, inspire us…

The Seattle Music Scene… Most cities tend to have a voice, but few quite as loud or interesting as Seattle's. This is a city that gave us Jimi…

Your picks for the best new artists of 2019 (so far) include a lot of bands and musicians we've been following for a while – Maggie Rogers, Stella…