Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Today, NPR Music crowns Cure For Paranoia as the winner of the 12th annual Tiny Desk Contest. Fronted by Dallas-based rapper and music teacher Cameron McCloud, Cure For Paranoia is the alternative hip ...

NPR Music received a record number of entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest: 7,500. The judges discovered so many amazing entries, and now we're sharing some of those standouts here. NPR's Tiny ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

Dallas hip-hop collective Cure for Paranoia is the winner of NPR's 2026 Tiny Desk Contest. Dallas hip hop collective Cure for Paranoia is the winner of NPR's 2026 Tiny Desk Contest. The band edged out ...

This Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an 'El Tiny' takeover. The Tiny Desk has witnessed some pretty legendary guitar solos. Shrouded in fog, this ...

From a list of all Okies who've played NPR's Tiny Desk to a Cogar and Yukon native writing the ACM song of the year, here's ...

Featuring new songs and beloved classics, the stadium-sized rock band shrinks down its outsized sound without losing any urgency or oomph.

Reigning Calypso Queen Terri Lyons stepped onto one of music’s most popular stages on May 8, lending her powerhouse vocals to ...

Some performances meet the moment, and then some quietly raise the bar. Coco Jones did the latter with her long-awaited Tiny Desk debut on Jan. 9, delivering a soulful, immersive set that felt less ...