Beyonce's Visual Ode, 'Black Is King,' Arrives
The project leapfrogged from last year's Bey-curated soundtrack to The Lion King to now arriving on Disney's new streaming service.
New Music
Stream Billie Eilish's New Song, 'My Future'
If anyone could take her career to the next level during lockdown, it's Billie Eilish. "My Future," written and recorded in Los Angeles during lockdown, is a dreamy ode to freedom.
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 8 Featuring KEXP's Kevin Cole
Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Kevin Cole will watch their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discuss what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.
Stream Taylor Swift's New Album, 'Folklore'
Swift's eighth studio album — recorded in isolation and announced just a day before it was released — features collaborations with members of The National and Bon Iver.
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 7 Featuring WFUV's Rita Houston
Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Rita Houston will watch their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discuss what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.
Tiny Desk Contest 2020: Entries Public Radio Loves
Each year, the Tiny Desk Contest receives entries from all 50 states, thanks to help from NPR Member stations across the country. Here are some of the 2020 entries that Member stations love.
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 6 Featuring Gina Chavez
Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Gina Chavez watched their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discussed what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.
A New Album Turns The Sound Of Endangered Birds Into Electronic Music
Ten artists from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean recorded tracks using birdsong from their country, with all profits of the vinyl and digital release going to bird conservation projects.
Watch Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf Episode 5 Featuring Tarik Moody
Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Radio Milwaukee's Tarik Moody watched their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discussed what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.
On Her New Song 'Horsemen,' Angelica Garcia Imagines The Apocalypse
For the Morning Edition Song Project in which musicians catalog life in the era of COVID-19, Angelica Garcia conjures the four horsemen of the apocalypse in a disquieting piano ballad.