Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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NPR Music received more than 6,000 submissions to this year's Tiny Desk Contest, our annual search for the next great undiscovered artist. Before we reveal this year's winner, our Contest judges are sharing their favorite entries as part of our annual Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf livestream series.

Entries featured in this episode:
youtube.com/watch?v=dr9_4ABukDU
youtube.com/watch?v=YoTLf8bTeZg
youtube.com/watch?v=keSluYCYAjo
youtube.com/watch?v=SEk8apITurM
youtube.com/watch?v=OVgi8_4BtZw
youtube.com/watch?v=iWpwckkzNP4
youtube.com/watch?v=lJLS7lhhlDc
youtube.com/watch?v=Y3hVDujXbvg
youtube.com/watch?v=R25LYuBT3I0
youtube.com/watch?v=J6kUle2gBQU


Learn more about the Contest: npr.org/tinydeskcontest

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