The bowing sounds of a string quartet open Faye Webster‘s Tiny Desk Concert. On Friday, NPR released the video for the musician’s visit to the beloved live performance series as she serenaded the room with a breezy, four-song set. Webster opened her performance with a jazzy, flowing rendition of “In …
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Sabrina Carpenter wants to know if NPR is hiring! The pop star packed her sultry, country-tinged Tiny Desk performance Friday with sweet storytimes of the songs on Short ‘n Sweet as she joked about the radio station’s “working environment.” “NPR, I’ve been watching this show… everyone says this, whatever. You …
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Dua Lipa is reimaging the pop perfection of Radical Optimism for NPR‘s Tiny Desk. On Friday, NPR Music shared the British star’s special performance of a handful of songs from her most recent album. Lipa opened her set by performing a stripped-back version ofRadical Optimism single “Training Season,” backed by …
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NPR has welcomed the Marías to Tiny Desk for their long-awaited debut on the live performance series. With Maria Zardoya at their helm, the group ran through a four-track set list that spanned six years of releases, from their early EP series Superclean through their latest full-length album, Submarine. The …
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NPR Music is kicking off its Latinx Heritage Month celebrations with a Latin music icon. Colombian star Juanes stopped by Tiny Desk — renamed “El Tiny” for the next several weeks — to perform a medley of his hits, including a new take on his track “La Luz” and a …
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It was a long time coming, but worth the wait. Even Kehlani knew that as they finally appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, quipping against a background of lush choral harmonies: “I definitely know I’m overdue for doing this, so thank you for making sure I was able to …
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NPR‘s Tiny Desk might be small, but Flo Milli‘s presence as a performer made expansive use of the space. The rapper made her debut on the live performance series with a set that spanned her growing catalogue of hits, kicking off with rock versions of the ultimate self-affirmation anthem “Conceited” …
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During Brittney Spencer‘s NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut, the Baltimore-born musician delivered the first-ever live performance of “The Last Time,” a deep cut from her debut album My Stupid Life. As she explained mid-way through her six-song set, the song emerged from a conversation about the rarity of love songs …
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Meshell Ndegeocello brings the power of reflection and gratitude to NPR‘s Tiny Desk. On Tuesday, the musician visited NPR to perform songs from her upcoming August, No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, along with some classics. Ndegeocello opened her Tiny Desk performance with “Travel,” where she played bass …
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NPR‘s Tiny Desk series is dedicating the month of June to “giving the ladies their flowers” during Black Music Month. On Tuesday, Tiny Desk hosted music legend Chaka Khan for a full 35-minute performance of her biggest hits. The 10-time Grammy winner set the energy high with “Tell Me Something …
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