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NPR's Tiny Desk announcement for 2026 on The Route. Entry window is now open!
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Kennedi CarterTwo albums released the same day — Jill Scott's return from a long absence, and Brent Faiyaz's play for a mid-career pivot — offer opposing visions of artistic advancement in the genre. -
Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images and Prince Williams/WireImage/Getty ImagesThese days, the Super Bowl halftime show is a massive driver of the streaming, airplay and sales that fuel the Billboard charts. This week, Bad Bunny benefits from that influence.
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Lynne DobsonThe classic spiritual conjures themes of freedom and resilience, which flow through a conversation between pianist Lara Downes and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. -
How do we find beauty in a broken world? This is the question that Ganavya's music asks, but lets you answer. At the Tiny Desk, she sings the poems of today in the language of today.
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Of course now was the moment for a Charli xcx-assisted Wuthering Heights: Pop fandoms and literary ones have rarely had more in common, especially when it comes to epic romance. -
NPR's A Martínez asks Mumford and Sons' frontman, Marcus Mumford, about the band's new album "Prizefighter."
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One of the most requested artists for the Tiny Desk is finally here. Jill Scott shares some new music along with the classics we've been yearning for. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with lead vocalist/guitarist/harmonica player Patton Magee and pianist/vocalist Don Merrill of The Nude Party about the band's fourth record, "Look Who's Back."
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Peplowski, who died Feb. 2, started playing clarinet professionally at age 10 and went on to perform with the Benny Goodman Orchestra and to record on his own. Originally broadcast July 7, 1999.
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Saadiq helped shape modern R&B and soul in Tony! Toni! Toné! and as a solo artist. Now he's up for an Oscar for his song, "I Lied to You" from the film Sinners. Originally broadcast July 8, 2025.
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