Heat Check: Tiny Desk Contest 2020 Edition
Heat Check salutes the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest entries that could hold their own among the worlds of R&B, hip-hop, reggae, pop and more.
Music
Lankum: Tiny Desk Concert
The award-winning Irish quartet performs three songs from its latest album, The Livelong Day, at the Tiny Desk.
Obama, Malala, Jonas Brothers Send Off Class Of 2020 In Virtual Graduation
In a Saturday broadcast, a star-studded event honored high school seniors who didn't get the traditional graduation because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When COVID-19 Took Away Performances, Musician Launched Quaranchella
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Adam Chester, a Los Angeles-based artist and stand-in for Elton John, who has been staging weekly concerts in his neighborhood for charity.
Eurovision Song Contest To 'Shine A Light' With Pandemic Special
Instead of leaving super fans without glitter, glam and hard-rock hallelujah, the annual event now in it's 64th year, will air a live two-hour special available for viewing in more than 40 countries.
On His Debut Album, Jonah Mutono Embraces His Identity And His Name
NPR's Scott Simon talks with the R&B singer dubbed "the Ugandan Frank Ocean" about his album GERG and his experience reconciling his sexuality with the community that raised him.
Shades Of Yale Brings Songs From The Black Diaspora To The Virtual Stage
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to a capella singer and Yale sophomore Gabrielle Barnes about how her group has taken concerts online to celebrate college commencement.
Raul Midón: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The jazz singer and guitarist has multiple Grammy nominations to his name. He performed five songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.
'Her Gift To The Beatles Was Immeasurable': Photographer Astrid Kirchherr Dies At 81
"I was just amazed how beautiful these boys looked. And being a photographer then, it was a photographer's dream," Kirchherr told NPR about the first time she saw the Beatles.
Jason Isbell On The Past Lives That Inspired His New Album, 'Reunions'
Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell talks about releasing his new album early to independent record stores and reconnecting with a younger version of himself after being sober for almost a decade.