Can you tie a cherry stem in a knot with your tongue? Ian Sweet's Jilian Medford wants to know.

"I don't think it's caught up to me yet — how much my life has changed." While on the road, Little Moon's Emma Hardyman caught up with NPR to reflect on the life-changing win.

"Mad Black Woman" was one of Tiny Desk Contest judge Sharon Van Etten's favorite 2023 entries.

Pickles, pots and protein were also employed in their quirky song about pandemic lockdowns and frontline workers.

Sharon Van Etten shares music from new artists that both moves her to tears and fills her with joy.

The Contest entries these Tiny Desk alums share include artists with impressive musicality, direction, breath control and more.

Before revealing this year's winner, judges share eight genre-defying entries as part of our Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf series.

With entries filmed in deserts and on mountains, in basements and bedrooms, alongside four-legged friends and more, this video features some of the many entries we received to this year's Contest.

Before we reveal this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner, discover some of the best of the nearly 6,000 entries we received.

Sometimes a song pulls you in with an incredible title, an intriguing first line or an artist's potent emotion — this Tiny Desk Contest entry does all three.

This four-time Tiny Desk Contest entrant's video for "Heaven" looks as gorgeous as it sounds.

De Souza's fighting for the belief that not only can she rise from the ashes of a dumpster-fire world, but that she can revel in the flames and find beauty in their flicker.

The first entry to the 2023 Contest is "Break Me Down" by Illinois artist Karen Bridges. If you want to perform your own Tiny Desk concert, submit to the Contest by March 13.

The track focuses on singer-songwriter Nick Carpenter's vivid storytelling, steady voice and gentle reminder to tell your friends you love them.

Lætitia Tamko welcomes us into the new era of Vagabon with cleansing self-awareness and newfound perspective.

The former Tiny Desk Contest entrant performs three sentimental, compassionate songs from their debut album.

The Asheville indie-rock band's eight-and-a-half-minute track snarls with explosive guitar and distorted lap steel.

Since being named the first Tiny Desk Contest winner, Fantastic Negrito has gone on to tour the world, win Grammys and more. NPR's video team recently caught up with him to hear about his journey.

On their debut album, Stay Proud Of Me, songwriter Abby Hwong pairs reflections on gender and identity with dreamy, cinematic indie rock that shows off their impressive guitar skills.

The 2022 tour was a victory lap for Contest winner Alisa Amador and also showcased local talents in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Seattle, Los Angeles and New York.