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Tiny Desk Intimate concerts, recorded live at NPR Music headquarters.

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From the party anthem "Banquet" to the quiet "Blue," the English rock band spans its catalog at the Tiny Desk.

The Clipse perform a Tiny Desk concert June 20, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora hide caption

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The hip-hop duo delivers its best live performance ever recorded and one of the hardest Tiny Desks of all time.

When we finally got Wet Leg into the office to record, we weren't surprised by the amount of playful swagger the band brought.

The venerated string quartet makes a stop on its 50th anniversary tour to play music from the dawn of the string quartet era right up to the present.

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings perform a Tiny Desk concert May 14, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora hide caption

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Rico Nasty performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C. Photo: Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption

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The rapper, rager and rockstar brings her full force to the Desk. One thing's for sure: This concert will surprise you.

Did we really squeeze the big sound of Living Colour behind the Tiny Desk? Yes, we did. And, yet, the band lost none of its intensity.

Alex Isley performs a Tiny Desk concert June 13, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora hide caption

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The R&B singer and her fans have anticipated this concert for years. It was worth the wait.

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The king of dancehall powers through a decades-spanning set of club classics behind the Tiny Desk.

Stanely Clarke performs a Tiny Desk concert June 2, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora hide caption

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Stanley Clarke and his band 4EVER perform a locked-in set of classics from the bassist's catalog while also giving them new life.

The gospel singer's Tiny Desk is a moving journey through the many eras of her monumental career.

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The Pittsburgh emcee reimagines tracks from his classic mixtape, Kush & Orange Juice, with the help of Tiny Desk veterans, Pennsylvania natives and DJ Bonics.

With the help of Washington, D.C., go-go legends Backyard Band, Amerie sets the tone for summer with a career-spanning set.

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Bay Area ambassador E-40 packs in three decades' worth of hits at the Tiny Desk for Black Music Month.

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Community and culture are two guiding forces in Ruby Ibarra's music. The Filipina American rapper — and 2025 Tiny Desk Contest winner — is joined by rock legend June Millington and an all-Filipino band.

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This jazz supergroup has super powers and they're on full display from beginning to end during this Tiny Desk.

Cast members from the Broadway musical "Death Becomes Her" perform a Tiny Desk concert April 21, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Michael Zamora hide caption

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Thedelightfully unhinged musical of the cult classic film gets the Tiny Desk treatment.

Accompanied by a 16-piece band, Carín Leon's commanding presence shows why he's one of the best in the Mexican Regional scene.

There's an invitation in these songs, largely pulled from her 2024 release Lives Outgrown, to bear witness to Gibbons' own tragedy and transformation.

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Katie Gavin is the kind of performer whose dynamism knows no bounds. Whether she's performing with her pop band MUNA or solo, Gavin is a captivating presence.

The band's mystical approach to improvisation never bends to one sound at a time.

The Broadway revival of the beloved musical leans into its minimalist approach, featuring special arrangements just for the Tiny Desk performed by Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis.

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