It's Tiny Desk season once again! Now through February 10th, you can enter to be the next Tiny Desk Contest winner. This annual event looks for the best new talent across the country. Join The Route and NPR Music in finding the best new artists from our region. To find out if you qualify and how to enter, go to the official Tiny Desk Contest website, take the quiz, fill out the entry, and wait to get that amazing phone call! You may even be featured as one of Tiny Desk's favorites or be invited to be broadcast on the air by The Route!
Here is a quick summary of the steps to enter:
Create a new video that shows you playing one song you've written.
Do it the way you'd perform a Tiny Desk concert: at a desk. (Any desk!)
Upload your video to YouTube.
Fill out our entry form before 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 10, 2025.
What you get if you win:
Play a Tiny Desk concert at NPR in Washington, D.C.
Be featured on NPR’s All Things Considered
Play NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest On The Road tour
Be paired with a mentor in the music industry
Some hints and things to remember:
We're looking for undiscovered talent; you can't have a current recording contract.
You must be at least 18 years old and live in the U.S., U.S.V.I. or Puerto Rico to enter.
Our panel of judges — including members of NPR Music, DJs from NPR Member stations, industry experts and Tiny Desk alums — will choose our winner.