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H.E.R. performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Nov. 8, 2018.

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  • Music Lists

Tiny Desk Playlist: 2021 Grammy Winners Who've Stopped By The Tiny Desk, Vol. 1

The Tiny Desk space — both at the D.C. office and now in our (home) concert series — has been host to several Grammy winners over the last 13 years.

March 15, 2021
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  • Lars Gotrich
Fans photographed on the eve of Daft Punk's album launch, held in the tiny Australian town of Wee Waa, on May 17, 2013.

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  • Music Features

What Does Daft Punk Leave Behind?

Known for indelible hits like "One More Time" and "Around the World," the now-legendary French duo called it quits this week after years of silence.

February 24, 2021
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  • Andrew Flanagan
Dr. Dwandalyn Reece is Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Music and Performing Arts.

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  • Music Videos

Tiny Desk Playlist: The Quest For Black Freedom

Dwandalyn Reece, the music curator at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, picks her five favorite Tiny Desk concerts.

February 05, 2021
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  • Dwandalyn Reece
"This Time" by Ana Egge is featured in January's edition of <em>Heavy Rotation</em>.

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  • Music Lists

Heavy Rotation: 20 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

This January, NPR member stations share a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves, including music from The Avalanches, Jade Bird, Madlib, Run the Jewels and more.

January 30, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Las Cafeteras released a Spanglish cover of "Georgia On My Mind" in December as the Senate race in Georgia headed to a runoff.

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  • Music Lists

Music That Moves From Despair To Hope

After an upsetting week in the U.S., we offer some music to cope, featuring David Bowie and Miriam Makeba, plus covers by Las Cafeteras and Los Cenzontles.

January 08, 2021
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  • Felix Contreras
John Lennon (by Steve Morley), Tracy Chapman (by Bryan Bedder), Simon & Garfunkel (by David Redfern)

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  • Music

Here's To New Beginnings: A Playlist For 2021

Congratulations! You made it! Now that 2020 is over and 2021 has begun, here's a playlist that's about the hope of a new day.

January 01, 2021
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  • Raina Douris
Linda Diaz, winner of the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest, performed one of NPR Music's favorite Tiny Desk (home) concerts of the year.

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  • Music Lists

Tiny Desk Staffers Pick Their Favorite Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts

The minds behind NPR Music's Tiny Desk present their favorite home concerts of 2020, from Buscabulla to Billie Eilish.

December 29, 2020
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  • Bob Boilen,
  • Bobby Carter,
  • and 4 more
Bob Boilen's top 10 albums of 2020

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  • Music Lists

Bob Boilen's Top 10 Albums Of 2020

Isolation and the disappearance of live music changed the All Songs Considered host's listening habits drastically in 2020. These albums offered not just calm, but richness and depth to explore.

December 29, 2020
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  • Bob Boilen
Alicia Keys performed her Tiny Desk concert on Feb. 2, 2020.

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  • Concerts

The Best Tiny Desk Concerts Of 2020

Watch 20 of the year's greatest Tiny Desk performances, featuring a small sample of the talented artists who delivered intimate sets from NPR Music's D.C. offices.

December 28, 2020
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  • Stephen Thompson
Kathleen Edwards (by Remi Theriault), Jason Isbell (by Alysse Gafjen), Bonny Light Horseman (by Annie Beedy)

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  • Music

World Cafe Picks The Best Songs Of 2020

Explore a playlist full of 2020 highlights, including songs by big stars (Jason Isbell, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift) and up-and-comers (Bonny Light Horseman, Arlo Parks, Devon Gilfillian).

December 23, 2020
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  • Raina Douris
The dance of death, an ancient image that inspired Thomas Adès to compose his <em>Totentanz</em>.

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  • Music Lists

Music And Mayhem: A Diary Of Classical Albums For A Troubled 2020

NPR Music's classical editor traces the high points of a year spent listening to new albums that offered comfort and confrontation in counterpoint with the relentless world outside the headphones.

December 21, 2020
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  • Tom Huizenga
Joni Mitchell, photographed in 1970. An album of Mitchell's early recordings, <em>Archives Volume 1: The Early Years</em>, was among the best archival releases of 2020.

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  • Music Lists

The Best Reissues And Box Sets Of 2020

There was an avalanche of reissues and vault rediscoveries, across all genres and all eras. Each promises edification, but also flat-out thrilling listening.

December 17, 2020
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  • Tom Moon
Hanson performs a Tiny Desk concert on Sept. 25, 2017 (Christina Ascani/NPR).

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  • Music

Tiny Desk Playlist: The Holiday Concerts

From Sharon Jones to Amy Grant, 'tis the season to revisit our best seasonal Tiny Desk performances.

December 17, 2020
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  • Stephen Thompson
"The Steps" by HAIM lands at No. 9 on public radio's most-played songs of 2020.

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  • Music Lists

Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Most Popular Songs Of 2020

Phoebe Bridgers, Tame Impala, Black Pumas and many more of your favorites landed on this list of the most-played songs on public radio stations across the country.

December 14, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • Music Lists

2020 Was The Year Of *Trying* To Chill

The musicians who massaged our temples for us this year took more than one approach — some immersive soundscapes, some acoustic lullabies, at least one wild pop-punk experiment.

December 11, 2020
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