Season 2021
(2021)
Cast
Episodes
Sevdaliza (Home) Concert 0.0
January 5, 2021
The Iranian-Dutch singer and producer performs four songs during her Tiny Desk quarantine set.
Active Child (Home) Concert 0.0
January 6, 2021
Patrick Grossi's heavenly voice is backed by a stunning view of the San Gabriel mountains in this Tiny Desk quarantine …
Jazmine Sullivan (Home) Concert 0.0
January 8, 2021
The R&B star celebrates her new album, Heaux Tales, with a Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
mxmtoon (Home) Concert 0.0
January 15, 2021
The YouTube star performs five songs in her Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
TH1RT3EN (Home) Concert 0.0
January 18, 2021
Pharoahe Monch's fed-up rock band performs four songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
Gabriel Garzón-Montano (Home) Concert 0.0
January 19, 2021
An eight-piece backing band, dressed almost entirely in white, helps Garzón-Montano bring the music of his latest album…
PUP (Home) Concert 0.0
January 21, 2021
The Canadian punk band might have generated a noise complaint with this Tiny Desk quarantine performance.
Max Richter (Home) Concert 0.0
January 22, 2021
Watch the composer, in a bucolic southern England setting, play six of his most tranquil, yet probing pieces.
Future Islands (Home) Concert 0.0
January 25, 2021
The Baltimore rock band became stars thanks to a stunning performance on The Late Show With David Letterman. Watch Sam …
Sevana (Home) Concert 0.0
January 26, 2021
The rising Jamaican soul singer and Protoje co-sign performed four songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
Lous And The Yakuza (Home) Concert 0.0
January 27, 2021
Watch the Congolese refugee's Tiny Desk quarantine concert, filmed in a Paris bar.
Miley Cyrus (Home) Concert 0.0
January 28, 2021
The provocative pop star covers Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You" and performs two cuts from Plastic Hearts for her Tiny Des…
Muzz (Home) Concert 0.0
January 29, 2021
The rock group featuring Paul Banks of Interpol performed a Tiny Desk quarantine set from a theater in New York's Hudso…
JLCO Septet with Wynton Marsalis (Home) Concert 0.0
February 2, 2021
The political is personal for the nine-time Grammy winner. Watch him lead the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet t…
Immanuel Wilkins (Home) Concert 0.0
February 3, 2021
The jazz saxophonist and his quartet perform three songs that speak directly to the struggle and triumph of the Black e…
Melanie Charles (Home) Concert 0.0
February 4, 2021
The rising jazz flutist blends Afrofuturistic jazz and Haitian folk in a transfixing Tiny Desk quarantine concert for o…
GIVĒON (Home) Concert 0.0
February 9, 2021
The rising R&B star performs three songs as part of Tiny Desk's celebration of Black History Month.
Meshell Ndegeocello (Home) Concert 0.0
February 10, 2021
Filmed in stark black and white, Ndegeocello takes us on an intense trip across her catalog. Watch the R&B auteur's con…
KeiyaA (Home) Concert 0.0
February 11, 2021
One of 2020's breakout artists performs four songs as part of Tiny Desk's Black History Month celebration.
Rick Ross (Home) Concert 0.0
February 16, 2021
Miami's biggest boss performs six songs with a live band in this Tiny Desk quarantine concert, part of our Black Histor…
2 Chainz (Home) Concert 0.0
February 17, 2021
The Atlanta rap star brings us into his nail salon for a Tiny Desk quarantine concert, part of our Black History Month …
Rae Khalil (Home) Concert 0.0
February 18, 2021
The rapper, singer and songwriter performs four songs as part of Tiny Desk's Black History Month celebration.
Bartees Strange (Home) Concert 0.0
February 22, 2021
The budding indie rock star performs four songs for his quarantined Tiny Desk, part of our Black History Month celebrat…
Sampa The Great (Home) Concert 0.0
February 23, 2021
The poet, rapper and singer-songwriter joins us from Zambia for a visually stunning quarantine concert, part of Tiny De…
Davido (Home) Concert 0.0
February 24, 2021
The Afrobeats star performs four songs from his home in Nigeria for Tiny Desk's Black History Month celebration.
Kirk Franklin (Home) Concert 0.0
February 25, 2021
The gospel trailblazer and his powerhouse choir close out Tiny Desk's Black History Month celebration with a moving per…
Jack Harlow (Home) Concert 0.0
March 3, 2021
The rapper behind last year's hit "WHATS POPPIN" performs six songs from his debut album for Tiny Desk's quarantine ser…
Ólafur Arnalds (Home) Concert 0.0
March 4, 2021
The Icelandic composer and pianist takes us inside his Reykjavik studio for his Tiny Desk quarantine set.
Fleet Foxes (Home) Concert 0.0
March 9, 2021
Watch Fleet Foxes singer Robin Pecknold perform alone at a very tiny desk.
Coming 2 America, Sounds Of Zamunda (Home) Concert 0.0
March 10, 2021
Six artists representing four countries in Africa perform a megamix of selections from Rhythms of Zamunda: Music Inspir…
Black Coffee (Home) Concert 0.0
March 11, 2021
The South African house star brings three electronic tracks to life with the help of live percussion, keys and guest vo…
Xavier Omär (Home) Concert 0.0
March 15, 2021
Xavier Omär and his cohorts play a charismatic and vocally rich Tiny Desk home concert at a coffee shop in San Antonio.
Justin Bieber (Home) Concert 0.0
March 17, 2021
Watch the pop superstar and his band perform four songs from the forthcoming Justice, including a world premiere of "Pe…
Sting (Home) Concert 0.0
March 22, 2021
The one and only Sting returns to Tiny Desk, and this time he's brought Beninese pop star Shirazee.
Liam Bailey (Home) Concert 0.0
March 23, 2021
The British singer-songwriter performs three songs from his latest album, Ekundayo, in this Tiny Desk quarantine concer…
Buck Meek (Home) Concert 0.0
March 25, 2021
The Big Thief guitarist and vocalist performs a solo Tiny Desk home concert from the back of his Land Cruiser in Topang…
Kacy & Clayton And Marlon Williams (Home) Concert 0.0
March 29, 2021
Across hemispheres, despite a nearly 8,000-mile separation, the Saskatoon, Canada duo of cousins Kacy & Clayton and New…
Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Steady Holiday 0.0
April 5, 2021
In our first of four Tiny Desk Meets SXSW concerts, Dre Babinski delivers an absolutely charming performance.
Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Yasser Tejeda And Palotré 0.0
April 6, 2021
Watch the Dominican-born guitarist get groovy with his band in this special Tiny Desk Meets SXSW performance.
Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: DUCKWRTH 0.0
April 7, 2021
The funky and flamboyant R&B singer debuts two new songs in this Tiny Desk Meets SXSW concert.
Tiny Desk Meets SXSW: Clipping 0.0
April 8, 2021
Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes brought the tiniest desks possible to their SXSW video.
Nathaniel Rateliff (Home) Concert 0.0
April 12, 2021
The Americana star performs a Tiny Desk from an empty Mercury Café in Denver.
Demi Lovato (Home) Concert 0.0
April 14, 2021
Recorded on a sunny spring day in her Los Angeles backyard, Demi Lovato sings "Tell Me You Love Me" and two songs from …
CARM (Home) Concert 0.0
April 15, 2021
The co-founder of yMusic and Bon Iver collaborator performs a quarantine concert from Eau Claire, Wisc.
Rina Sawayama (Home) Concert 0.0
April 19, 2021
The Japanese British pop star performs three tracks from her 2020 debut album, SAWAYAMA.
C. Tangana (Home) Concert 0.0
April 20, 2021
The Spanish superstar performed one of the most ambitious, and yet simple, Tiny Desks we've seen in quarantine.
Butcher Brown (Home) Concert 0.0
April 21, 2021
The Richmond, Va., band floats between jazz, hip-hop, funk and soul. Watch the group's rooftop Tiny Desk performance.
Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: ChocQuibTown 0.0
April 25, 2021
The Colombian hip-hop trio was part of a four-act showcase that highlighted outstanding Afro-Latin and Afro-Caribbean m…
Shelley FKA DRAM (Home) Concert 0.0
April 26, 2021
The artist formerly known as D.R.A.M. returns to the Tiny Desk with a new look, a vocally flawless performance, and the…
Lake Street Dive (Home) Concert 0.0
April 27, 2021
The pop group took to the biggest little stage in New York City to record its Tiny Desk quarantine set.
Son Lux (Home) Concert 0.0
April 28, 2021
The band is still quarantined in houses around the country, but you wouldn't know it from this video.
Rod Wave (Home) Concert 0.0
April 29, 2021
The ascending rap singer performs four songs, including "Street Runner" and "Rags2Riches," in his Tiny Desk quarantine …
Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: NENNY 0.0
May 1, 2021
The 18-year-old Portuguese rapper and songwriter dazzles in this collaboration between Tiny Desk and AFROPUNK.
Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: Luedji Luna 0.0
May 2, 2021
The Brazilian singer uses her Tiny Desk platform to discuss individual and systemic forms of anti-Blackness.
Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: Calma Carmona 0.0
May 3, 2021
The Puerto Rican singer performed three songs for this special Tiny Desk collaboration with AFROPUNK.
Cande y Paulo (Home) Concert 0.0
May 5, 2021
The Argentine duo performs a haunting and captivating set of covers, including songs by Leonard Cohen and Feist.
Negativland (Home) Concert 0.0
May 6, 2021
The champions of sound collage and subverters of culture bring thoughtful fun to their Tiny Desk quarantine set.
Moses Boyd (Home) Concert 0.0
May 7, 2021
The U.K. jazz drummer and producer helms a Tiny Desk from Church Studios in North London.
Ani DiFranco (Home) Concert 0.0
May 10, 2021
Ani DiFranco delivers a beautiful and powerful performance from her home and studio, Big Blue in New Orleans.
Sara Watkins (Home) Concert 0.0
May 13, 2021
The Nickel Creek fiddler makes a magical return to Tiny Desk. Watch Sara Watkins and her band perform five songs in qua…
Palberta (Home) Concert 0.0
May 18, 2021
The members of this indie rock trio all sing and play each other's instruments. Watch Palberta perform from a Philly ba…
Kathleen Edwards (Home) Concert 0.0
May 19, 2021
The beloved songwriter performs tunes from her 2020 album, Total Freedom, in this quarantine set.
Laurie Anderson (Home) Concert 0.0
May 20, 2021
The avant-garde figurehead performs music from Big Science, including "O Superman," for her Tiny Desk quarantine set.
Mdou Moctar (Home) Concert 0.0
May 24, 2021
The African guitarist assembled a band in Niger for this special Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
Deep Sea Diver (Home) Concert 0.0
May 25, 2021
The Twin Peaks red room is "home" for this critically acclaimed indie rock band's Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
Brothers Osborne (Home) Concert 0.0
May 26, 2021
John and T.J. Osborne turn up the intensity in a Tiny Desk quarantine set that features music from the duo's 2020 album…
Karol G (Home) Concert 0.0
May 27, 2021
The reggaeton superstar performs three songs during her quarantine concert, which features a guest appearance by fellow…
Fat Joe (Home) Concert 0.0
June 1, 2021
The Latino hip-hop legend plays a medley of hits from his nearly 30-year catalog.
Buzzy Lee (Home) Concert 0.0
June 2, 2021
Sasha Spielberg, a.k.a. Buzzy Lee, performed a playful and passionate Tiny Desk (home) concert from her childhood bathr…
The Hold Steady (Home) Concert 0.0
June 3, 2021
For their first-ever full-band Tiny Desk appearance, The Hold Steady squeezed behind a cramped backstage corner of the …
Tom Jones (Home) Concert 0.0
June 7, 2021
Tom Jones performs songs from his new album, Surrounded By Time for the first time in his triumphant return to the Tiny…
Rostam (Home) Concert 0.0
June 8, 2021
Rostam and his band perform acoustic-driven versions of two songs from Changephobia, plus "In a River."
Merry Clayton (Home) Concert 0.0
June 9, 2021
One of rock's most important backup singers, Merry Clayton performs a relaxed but purposeful Tiny Desk home concert.
Joseph Keckler (Home) Concert 0.0
June 14, 2021
The classically trained singer, performance artist and writer turns his Tiny Desk (home) concert into a showcase of his…
Men I Trust (Home) Concert 0.0
June 16, 2021
Smooth vibes abound in this quarantine concert, recorded in a cottage near the Montreal band's home.
Pino Palladino + Blake Mills (Home) Concert 0.0
June 17, 2021
The prolific bassist and two-time Grammy-nominated producer and guitarist come together to distill the sonic creativity…
Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall (Home) Concert 0.0
June 21, 2021
With chemistry and camaraderie in abundance, Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, and Jon Randall extend an honorary invitatio…
Liz Phair (Home) Concert 0.0
June 23, 2021
Watch Liz Phair perform songs from her new album, Soberish, as well as a classic from Exile In Guyville.
Mahani Teave (Home) Concert 0.0
June 24, 2021
Tiny Desk heads to Easter Island in the South Pacific for sublime performances by pianist Mahani Teave and a heartwarmi…
Carrtoons, Kaelin Ellis, Kiefer and The Kount (Home) Concert 0.0
June 28, 2021
To celebrate 50 years of NPR, we asked beatmakers Carrtoons, Kaelin Ellis, Kiefer, and The Kount to recreate some of th…
From The Top (Home) Concert 0.0
June 30, 2021
If young folks are our future, then classical music looks blazingly bright with these extraordinary performances by tee…
Sleater-Kinney (Home) Concert 0.0
July 1, 2021
Watch Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker perform four songs with a full band.
Dry Cleaning (Home) Concert 0.0
July 6, 2021
The post-punk band recontextualizes its established robust sound for a relatively subdued Tiny Desk performance from Wo…
Black Motion (Home) Concert 0.0
July 8, 2021
The South African production duo's Tiny Desk (home) concert, recorded at the former residence of Nelson Mandela, feels …
JAMBINAI (Home) Concert 0.0
July 9, 2021
Watch a larger-than-life Tiny Desk concert from this South Korean rock ensemble.
Bleachers (Home) Concert 0.0
July 12, 2021
From a sun-drenched spot outside Electric Lady Studios, Jack Antonoff and company perform intimate revisions of songs f…
Lucy Dacus (Home) Concert 0.0
July 15, 2021
From her alma mater in Richmond, Va., Lucy Dacus plays songs from her latest album, Home Video.
The Weather Station (Home) Concert 0.0
July 20, 2021
The Canadian band led by Tamara Lindeman plays four songs from their latest album, Ignorance somewhere in the woods of …
Maple Glider (Home) Concert 0.0
July 21, 2021
The Australian singer-songwriter performs four songs from her album To Enjoy Is the Only Thing.
Vince Staples (Home) Concert 0.0
July 23, 2021
Vince Staples brings the sound of his new self-titled album to life for his Tiny Desk (home) concert.
Young Thug (Home) Concert 0.0
July 27, 2021
From the lush gardens of The Houdini estate in Los Angeles, the influential Atlanta rapper premiers songs from his fort…
Anna B Savage (Home) Concert 0.0
July 28, 2021
Alone amidst the mist and moss near her new home on Ireland's western coast, Savage performs three songs that cohere ar…
Shame (Home) Concert 0.0
July 30, 2021
The South London band, backed by a compendium of violins, horns and more, plays songs from its latest album, Drunk Tank…
Dinosaur Jr. (Home) Concert 0.0
August 3, 2021
From an empty Shea Theater in Turners Falls, Mass., the trio plays songs from their new album, Sweep It Into Space, alo…
Hiatus Kaiyote (Home) Concert 0.0
August 4, 2021
Very chill aliens, chickens and monsters join the Australian R&B group during its Tiny Desk set from Melbourne.
Ben Howard (Home) Concert 0.0
August 9, 2021
Watch Ben Howard play songs from his latest album, Collections from the Whiteout as well as the premiere of a new tune.
Flock of Dimes: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
August 10, 2021
Backed by members of Sylvan Esso, Mountain Man, Bon Iver and more, Flock of Dimes' Jenn Wasner performs three songs fro…
The Isley Brothers (Home) Concert 0.0
August 18, 2021
Ronald and Ernie Isley broadcast from their St. Louis, Mo. studio to share four classics from the Isley Brothers' legen…
Joy Oladokun (Home) Concert 0.0
August 20, 2021
Watch the folk-soul singer-songwriter perform four songs from her new album, in defense of my own happiness.
Migos (Home) Concert 0.0
August 25, 2021
The trap superstars perform three songs at Gallery Dept. in Los Angeles for this pandemic edition of Tiny Desk.
Little Simz (Home) Concert 0.0
August 31, 2021
The London rapper performs songs from her new album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert from a living room dropped inside a …
The Staves (Home) Concert 0.0
September 1, 2021
The three sisters play songs from their latest album, Good Woman, from the house they grew up in.
Rico Nasty: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
September 3, 2021
One of the DMV's most formidable forces bounces around her varied discography for her Tiny Desk home concert.
Yebba: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
September 8, 2021
The Memphis singer-songwriter reworks songs from her debut album, Dawn, from a room inside Electric Lady Studios
Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Royal Voices of Life (Home) Concert 0.0
September 9, 2021
Pastor T.L. Barrett comes to this Tiny Desk (home) concert from his spiritual home, the Chicago church he has pastored …
Royce da 5'9": Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
September 10, 2021
The formidable lyricist celebrates eight years of sobriety with this Tiny Desk home concert from his studio near Detroi…
J Balvin: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
September 16, 2021
The reggaetón superstar kicks off our "El Tiny" takeover of the Tiny Desk (home) concert series.
Diamante Eléctrico: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
September 17, 2021
The Colombian indie rock band performs a colorful and funky four-song set from their home country's capital, Bogotá.
maye: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
September 22, 2021
The pop singer premieres new music with family and friends for her "El Tiny" home concert.
Silvana Estrada: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
September 27, 2021
The Mexican singer returns to the instrument workshop that started it all, performing a stunning set from her parent's …
Eme Alfonso: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
September 29, 2021
The Cuban vocalist and her parents perform a three-song set from Havana for this stop of our "El Tiny" tour of Latin mu…
Sech: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
October 4, 2021
The Panamanian singer celebrates reggaetón with an El Tiny performance set in a library.
Prince Royce: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
October 6, 2021
The Dominican-American superstar plays his "El Tiny" concert from a barbershop in The Bronx.
YEИDRY: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
October 8, 2021
The Dominican-Italian singer performs an "El Tiny" concert from Soho Beach House in Miami.
Nicki Nicole: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
October 13, 2021
Nicki Nicole's Tiny Desk home concert is representative of her artistry writ large, as an artist born in 2000 but with …
Camila Cabello: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
October 15, 2021
Pop sensation Camila Cabello brings her famous hits back home, backing powerful vocals with Cuban congueros and Mexican…
Cha Wa: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
October 18, 2021
From Preservation Hall in New Orleans, the rhythmically fueled group broadcasts a powerful performance for a not-so Tin…
Yasmin Williams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
October 19, 2021
For her Tiny Desk (home) concert, Yasmin Williams keeps the background sparse to foreground her inventive playing.
Jagged Little Pill: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
October 21, 2021
The cast of Jagged Little Pill celebrates their return to Broadway with a Tiny Desk (home) performance of songs from th…
Circuit des Yeux: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
October 25, 2021
In Circuit des Yeux's Tiny Desk (home) concert — recorded at Chicago's historic May Chapel — Haley Fohr's operatic, fou…
Ed Sheeran: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
October 26, 2021
Ed Sheeran performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert surrounded by bookshelves and a host of world-class musicians.
Neffy: 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Winner 0.0
October 27, 2021
It felt good to be at the Tiny Desk, if only for one night. Tiny Desk Contest winner Neffy plays her winning song, "Wai…
The War on Drugs: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
November 1, 2021
In their Tiny Desk (home) concert, The War On Drugs gather in their packed studio in Burbank, CA to let us in on the fu…
Joss Favela: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
November 3, 2021
The torchbearer for Mexican Regional music plays a Tiny Desk home concert from his ranch in Sinaloa.
Tems: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
November 4, 2021
Adorning hues that recall the title of her latest EP, If Orange Was a Place, the Nigerian singer performs a Tiny Desk h…
William Prince: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
November 8, 2021
From his home in Winnipeg, the folk singer emanates thoughtful messages of redemption and love.
Ya Tseen: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
November 9, 2021
From the Sheet'ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi community house, the Southeast Alaskan artist uses a combination of electronic and a…
Raye Zaragoza: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
November 10, 2021
The Akimel Oʼotham folk singer performs four songs for her Tiny Desk (home) concert.
Company: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
November 15, 2021
After a 20-month hiatus, the cast of the musical comedy celebrates its return with a Tiny Desk (home) concert.
Sloppy Jane: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
November 17, 2021
The 11-piece band crammed into a coffee shop in Queens, New York, to play three of the most tangible songs from their a…
Wet Leg: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
December 1, 2021
Rhian Teasdale, Hester Chambers, and their band perform a playfully wistful Tiny Desk (home) concert from a creative ar…
Olivia Rodrigo: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
December 7, 2021
From the DMV, the pop star and her band take on new arrangements of songs from her debut album, SOUR.
Arooj Aftab: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
December 8, 2021
Watch the Pakistan-born singer and her masterful band perform songs of love and loss in a decrepit, yet generously reso…
Mick Jenkins: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
December 10, 2021
Backed by a four-piece band, the Chicago-bred MC plays a Tiny Desk home concert that simmers with soul.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
December 13, 2021
14 years after their last collaboration, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are back at Sound Emporium, where they recorded…
Insecure Takeover Part 2: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
December 17, 2021
From Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen in Inglewood, California, our second and final Insecure Tiny Desk takeover is a total Los…
Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 0.0
December 20, 2021
The two Grammy Award-winning gospel artists come together for an unapologetic expression of faith and gratefulness in t…