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Wet Leg brought their slippery new album Moisturizer to NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers selected four songs from the record, out Friday, July 11, to showcase their latest era alongside guitarist Joshua Mobaraki, bassist Ellis Durand, and drummer Henry Holmes. Wet Leg opened the set …

Wiz Khalifa couldn’t hold back his tears when he saw some of his family in the crowd during his NPR Tiny Desk performance. On Tuesday, the rap king visited the NPR offices for a 20-minute performance, featuring classics and new songs, backed by a band. Wearing a Snoop Dogg-referencing shirt, …

Beth Gibbons is celebrating the first anniversary of her debut solo album of original music, Lives Outgrown. On Monday, NPR released the singer’s performance for Tiny Desk, featuring songs from the studio album. Gibbons opened her set with a haunting rendition of “Tell Me Who You Are Today,” surrounded by …

Only a few groups could find a way to mash up classic norteño, jazzy R&B, and country reggae in a single performance — Grupo Frontera is one of them. On Thursday, NPR Music premiered the band’s Tiny Desk show, capturing the band effortlessly jumping between genres while staying true to …

Kevin Hart had his Chocolate Droppa persona working in overdrive as he visited the NPR Tiny Desk set for a 10-minute comedic rap performance. The performance, set for April Fool’s Day, comes nine years after he featured Nick Jonas, Trey Songz, and T.I. on Droppa’s only mixtape. Right at the …

Before the viral Tiny Desk session that put them on the map last year as one of the most exhilarating acts in Latin music, the duo of childhood friends CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso toiled in obscurity for seven years, honing their craft in their native Buenos Aires with underground rock …

Cordae paired his hit singles and new album tracks with live instrumentation for the rapper’s performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk. The 20-minute set was a homecoming of sorts for Cordae, as NPR’s Washington D.C. office is close to the DMV (a.k.a. the Washington metropolitan area) where he grew up. “This …

Third Eye Blind played a set of early tracks and debuted a new song at the Y2K rockers’ Tiny Desk concert. The five-song performance kicked off with stripped-down rendition of “Slow Motion” and “Motorcycle Drive By” — non-singles off the band’s 1999 sophomore LP Blue and 1997 self-titled debut, respectively …

Leon Thomas finds his groove — and makes sure everyone in the office feels it too, in his new NPR Tiny Desk performance. The R&B artist and producer showcased his wide-ranging talent as a musician with songs from his latest LP, 2024’s Mutt and his 2023 debut album Electric Dusk. …