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Today is installment 3 of the Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf! Bobby Carter is back at the Desk with Madison McFerrin to share their favorite Contest entries. Join live at 3 p.m. ET to discover great new artists: youtube.com/live/QUWZoETh-8Q?si=VdFXLxhSDDt55T47

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Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf is back! Today, Tiny Desk producers Robin Hilton and Bobby Carter kick off our annual series where Contest judges share their favorite entries. Join live at 3 p.m. ET to discover great new artists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiYHU...

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Our 12th annual Tiny Desk Contest closed last month, and we received more than 6,000 entries! Before we announce this year’s winner, get to know some of the talented independent artists of the Contest community. ⭐ 🎸⁠

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For the Tiny Desk fans out there who didn't know Geese before today, we recorded a podcast explaining their glow up over the past year. lnk.to/jh1tZ4

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Do you want to play a Tiny Desk concert? The Tiny Desk Contest closes TONIGHT at 11:59pm ET! Here's how to submit:

1️⃣ Create a video of you performing an original song behind a desk (any desk!).⁠
2️⃣ Upload your video to YouTube.⁠
3️⃣ Submit at npr.org/tinydeskcontest or at the link in our bio by 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 9.⁠

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This week, we celebrate the Tiny Desk Contest community with concerts by some of our favorite entrants over the years.

To kick us off, meet the funky and timeless Sally Baby's Silver Dollars from New Orleans 🎩.

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Do you know an independent artists who deserves a bigger platform? Now is their time to shine. ⭐️🎤⁠
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The Tiny Desk Contest is NOW OPEN for 2026‼️‼️⁠
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Here's how to enter:⁠
1️⃣ Create a video of you performing an original song behind a desk.⁠
2️⃣ Upload your video to YouTube.⁠
3️⃣ Submit at npr.org/tinydeskcontest by 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 9, 2026.⁠

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Hey YouTube community -- What's your favorite Tiny Desk Concert of 2025? Let us know in the comments below!

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Our colleagues at ⁨‪@NPRWildCard‬ ⁩ ⁩now have their own YouTube channel! Rachel Martin put life's big questions to musicians like Weird Al, Brandi Carlile, and Orville Peck as well as other famous actors and celebs. Take a peek! youtube.com/@NPRWildCard

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