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Kahlen. submitted the very first entry to the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest.

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Watch The First Entry To The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest

1:40pm May 12, 2021

by Elle Mannion

The first 2021 Contest entry comes from Minneapolis songwriter (and three-time entrant) Kahlen. If you've got big dreams of playing a Tiny Desk concert, we're accepting entries until June 7.

Gregory Alan Isakov (left) and The Lumineers cover one another's work on Amerikinda: 20 Years of Dualtone, a new compilation celebrating the Nashville label's artists and alums.

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Listen: The Lumineers And Gregory Alan Isakov Cover Each Other's Songs

8:01am April 28, 2021

by Bruce Warren

On Amerikinda: 20 Years Of Dualtone — a new compilation celebrating the Nashville label — The Lumineers cover "Caves" by Gregory Alan Isakov, while Isakov covers The Lumineers' own "Salt and the Sea."

Shelley FKA DRAM performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Shelley FKA DRAM: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

7:09pm April 26, 2021

by Bobby Carter

The artist formerly known as D.R.A.M. returns to the Tiny Desk with a new look, a vocally flawless performance, and the premiere of a brand new song.

Three of the women who sing about their plight — and their hopes — on the album I've Forgotten Now Who I Used To Be. Their names are withheld to protect their physical safety because they have been accused of witchcraft.

Banished 'Witches' Sing Of Their Pain — And Their Dreams

1:15pm March 12, 2021

by Aaron Cohen

In a new recording, women accused of witchcraft in Ghana — and forced to leave their homes — created songs that tell who they are, how they have suffered and what their hopes are.

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Tony Joe White was best known for writing "Rainy Night in Georgia," made popular in 1970 by Brook Benton.

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How Dan Auerbach Made An Album With Tony Joe White's Previously Unreleased Demos

7:00am February 18, 2021

by Bruce Warren

The Black Keys guitarist and vocalist discusses honoring the late Americana artist with Smoke From The Chimney, a nine-song collection to be released in May.

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Carnival Was Cancelled, But The Soca Hits Kept Coming

10:57am February 16, 2021

by Baz Dreisinger

Listen to a playlist of dance music designed to bring Trinidad and Tobago's annual party to your living room.

Liliana Samuet, the voice behind much of Bomba Estéreo's new release.

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Alt.Latino Playlist: Taking Us Home And Out Of This World

2:41pm February 09, 2021

by Anamaria Sayre

Nostalgia is the undercurrent of new music released by Bomba Estéreo, Mexican Institute of Sound, Venezonix and Santa Fe Klan.

The Foo Fighters celebrate their 25th anniversary with a cheery, upbeat sound on their 10th record entitled Medicine at Midnight.

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Dave Grohl Talks Foo Fighters' New Saturday-Night Party Album, 'Medicine At Midnight'

5:00am February 05, 2021

The release of the band's 10th album, and a world tour in support of it, had to be put on hold thanks to you-know-what. But there's only so long folks can wait before needing some release.

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Madlib, performing during Pitchfork Fest at Union Park in Chicago on July 19, 2015.

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Madlib Heads Back To The Future On 'Sound Ancestors'

11:15am January 28, 2021

by Piotr Orlov

For over two decades, Madlib's work has been defined not by any one style, but by the artist's stylistic breadth and tireless output. On a new album, the polymath compiles his artifacts.

Playboi Carti released Whole Lotta Red, the long-anticipated follow up to 2018's Die Lit.

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Playboi Carti Finally Drops Second Album, 'Whole Lotta Red'

12:27am December 25, 2020

by LaTesha Harris

Playboi Carti has released his long-anticipated second album, Whole Lotta Red. The album comes two years after his 2018 studio debut, Die Lit and features Future, Kid Cudi and Kanye West.