Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf is a livestream series featuring the very best 2020 Contest entries, picked by our judges. Episodes air live on NPR Music’s YouTube channel, every Thursday at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT. You can learn more – and sign up to get weekly reminders when our episodes are going live — at topshelf.nprpresents.org.
This week’s episode features KEXP's Kevin Cole.
Stay tuned -- we'll be announcing the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest winner soon.
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Stay Tuned For The Winner
We’re watching every single entry right now and will announce the winner here soon!
The winner will play a Tiny Desk concert at NPR in Washington, D.C. and be interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered.
Watch the Entries
Here's where you can watch videos from the musicians who've entered the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. Find your band's entry, or just have a look around at what everyone's been creating.
Meet the judges
Raina Douris is an award-winning radio personality from Toronto, Ontario and a host of WXPN’s World Cafe.
Tarik is the evening music host and digital manager for 88Nine Radio Milwaukee. He also hosts a weekly show called The Rhythm Lab.
Quinn Christopherson is an Athabaskan and Inupiaq songwriter. He won the 2019 Tiny Desk Contest thanks to his earnest, stirringly personal music.
A magnetic singer and songwriter, Brittany makes powerful music that tells stories with vision and empathy.
Gina is a Latin pop singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas whose music showcases openness and warmth.