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NPR Music's 2025 Tiny Desk Contest winner is Ruby Ibarra The Bay Area rapper will embark on a 10-city tour this summer, with stops in Los Angeles, Petaluma, Portland, Chicago, Nashville, Austin, Denver, Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, D.C.

NPR Music's winner of the 2025 Tiny Desk Contest is Ruby Ibarra! You can watch this year's winner perform live in 10 cities, alongside a showcase of vibrant local music at each location. Additionally, new this year, each city will feature a special surprise Tiny Desk alum as the headline act.

#TinyDeskContest gets back on the road for a 10 city tour this summer with the (soon to be announced) 2025 Tiny Desk Contest winner.

NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest Is Live! The 11th edition of the Contest is now accepting submissions.

The Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music's annual showcase for undiscovered musicians, is back for its 11th year and accepting entries.

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The Best of 2024: Our favorite movies, TV, books, music and games, all in one place Your one-stop guide to the year in arts and culture, from binge-worthy shows to hundreds of books recommended by NPR staff and a playlist of the 124 best songs of 2024.

Your one-stop guide to the year in arts and culture, from binge-worthy shows to hundreds of books recommended by NPR staff and a playlist of the 124 best songs of 2024.

The 124 Best Songs of 2024 2024 was a year of breakthroughs, with new stars storming the top of the charts and artists across genres making modern classics. NPR Music's list of best songs of the year has something for everyone.

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The 124 Best Songs of 2024 2024 was a year of breakthroughs, with new stars storming the top of the charts and artists across genres making modern classics. NPR Music's list of best songs of the year has something for everyone.

If you aren’t a narcissist, then you are probably saying to yourself today “I know what I played all year, give me something new!”

Well, NPR Music has you covered. Behold, an interactive list of the 124 Best Songs of 2024, curated by our team + public radio stations. www.npr.org/2024/12/04/g...

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Mexico Amb to U.S. Esteban Moctezuma Barragán on Trump's tariff threat: "Well, everything that the elect-president says, we have to take it seriously. But we also know that we're going to be sitting at a negotiating table & I'm sure that he will understand that Mexico is not the problem." Link ⬇️

Books We Love Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.

Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

YouTube video by NPR In 'Wicked: Part I', Cynthia Erivo defies gravity — and convention | All Things Considered | NPR

My full interview with Cynthia Erivo! 👇

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MF DOOM's music was his legend. The man himself was the myth The late rapper's 2004 album MM..FOOD may never have the classic status of its sister release, Madvillainy. But 20 years later, it's the one to play if you want to hear the essence of his artistry.

You should read @jiggyraps.bsky.social on MF DOOM. www.npr.org/2024/11/21/g...

“Who hath not seen the oft amid thy store? Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find Thee sitting careless on a granary floor,” -John Keats

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The Contenders, Vol. 21: The songs we can't stop playing this week : All Songs Considered In the final update to our running list of the year's best songs, we've got the cathartic rock of Kassie Krut, a nerve-settling collaboration between the singers SOAK and Gordi, Ethel Cain and more.Featured songs and artists:1. Kassie Krut: "Reckless," from Kassie Krut 2. Gordi: "Reverie," from Lunch At Dune3. Katy J Pearson: "Save Me," from Someday, Now4. Freak Slug: "Ya Ready," from I Blow Out Big Candles5. Hildegard: "Bach In Town," from Jour 15966. Ethel Cain: "Punish" (single)Enjoy the show? Tell your friends and leave us a review wherever you listen go podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org

“Like destroying things in a fun way,” and other reasons to listen to this week’s show:
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The 50 Best NPR Tiny Desks The series has grown in ambition and execution, but the spirit of intimate discovery remains.

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NPR Music celebrates Black Music Month with an all female lineup. The all female lineup includes: Tems, Chaka Khan, Tierra Whack, Kierra Sheard, Lakecia Benjamin, Me’Shell Ndegeoccello,Brittney Spencer, SWV, and Flo Mili.

NPR Music celebrates Black Music Month with an all female lineup

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The Philharmonik takes the crown as the Winner of the Tiny Desk Contest! The Philharmonik takes the crown as the Winner of the Tiny Desk Contest!

The Philharmonik takes the crown as the Winner of the Tiny Desk Contest!

'NPR is cool!' How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon Legendary Southern rapper Juvenile says he had been unaware of NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series when a social media post suggested that he do a performance, setting off a frenzy.

“To be able to use that global platform … with an audience that comes from where I come from, that looks like what I look like, with peers who are singing with me, playing with me, that come from similar places, I think was everything,” said Becky G.

Tiny Desk Contest is back and celebrating 10 years. t.co/JURqzVkSms

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NPR Music's Alt. Latino brings back El Tiny takeover during Latinx Heritage Month. www.npr.org/about-npr/11...