And the winner is...

Tiny Desk Contest On The Road tour:

• May 21: Washington, D.C. with WAMU 
• June 7: New Orleans, La. with WWNO 
• June 9: Seattle, Wash. with KEXP, KUOW, KNKX 
• June 11: Los Angeles, Calif. with LAist, KCRW, KVCR
• June 13: Petaluma, Calif. with KALW, KEXP, KRCB, KQED 
• June 22: Brooklyn, N.Y. with WBGO | BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! RSVP
• June 23: Philadelphia, Pa. with WHYY, WRTI, WXPN
• July 11: Austin, Texas with KUTX 
• July 13: Atlanta, Ga. with WABE, GPB 
• July 15: Chicago, Ill. with WBEZ, Vocalo | Millennium Park Summer Series FREE

Watch the entries

Here's where you can watch videos from the musicians who've entered the 2024 Tiny Desk Contest. Find your band's entry, or just have a look around at what everyone's been creating. 

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And the winner of the 2025 Tiny Desk Contest is...

May 13, 2025 • NPR Music's Robin Hilton announces the name of this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner. Every year since 2015, a different unsigned musician or band has benefited from the exposure that NPR Music provides.

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Tiny Desk Contest: 2025 Fan Favorite Vote

April 25, 2025 • Vote for your favorite independent artist in this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

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How 'losing' the Tiny Desk Contest launched Yasmin Williams' music career

February 19, 2025 • Northern Virginia guitarist Yasmin Williams shares how the Tiny Desk Contest changed her life — despite entering it twice and never winning.

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The Tiny Desk Contest is back for 2025

January 14, 2025 • The Tiny Desk Contest is NPR Music's annual search for the next great undiscovered artist.

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Tiny Desk Contest finalist Ama's song 'Amarra' came out of her battle with leukemia

July 28, 2024 • The Puerto Rican artist Ama used her doctor's desk as the background for her video entry to NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest. Her song is about her recovery after chemotherapy.