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NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026 - Top Submissions

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The deadline has passed, the desks have been filmed, and the talent is undeniable. 🎹✨ This playlist features my top picks from the 2026 NPR Tiny Desk Contest submissions. While the judges (including Tierra Whack and Waxahatchee!) deliberate on the official winner, explore the hidden gems that stood out this year. #TinyDeskContest #NPRMusic #TinyDesk2026 #NewMusicDiscovery #indiemusic #TinyDesk #NPR #UndergroundMusic #Songwriter #LiveMusic #NPRTinyDesk #2026Music #NewMusicFriday #acousticsessions Our Tiny Desk submissions https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

No Brainer - Tiny Desk Version

The Institute & Cure for Paranoia

2:53

KIDS IN THE CAGES

The Neighborhood Kids

7:10

Lillian Frances - What a Life (Tiny Desk Contest 2026)

Lillian Frances

5:30

Evan Greer - "You Will Have to Come Through Us" [Tiny Desk 2026]

3:44

Full Moon

5:14

Ryce & Chevy - everyday (gospel version) | NPR Tiny Desk Submission 2026

4:00

Floratura - "Light" NPR Tiny Desk Submission 2026

6:48

Karaiya - Corazón de Melocotón l NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026

4:35

Andrew Pauls - New Pledge | NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026

4:04

“Tongue-Tied” by Kyaira (Official Tiny Desk Contest 2026 Entry Video)

2:40

Johanna Rose - Rats

3:22

MIRAAGE- "Mint Green" (NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026)

5:44

Enver Izmaylov - D'Enver Blues for 7/16 (NPR TINY DESK 2026 submission)

Roots and Chords Music

4:44

NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026 | Walk Away by Anna Marie & The Lonely Hearts

Anna Marie Castro

4:40

NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026 | Without A Fight by Rock N' Riley (Live)

ROCK CHOI (최 록)

5:02

Shovelin Stone - "Easy Part" (Live) - NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026

4:29

NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026 | ViRG | On The Vine

3:27

TABLE OF ANGELS - NPR Tiny Desk Contest Submission 2026

3:58

Lily Talmers “The Big Idea” — Tiny Desk Contest 2026

4:47

Alita Moses - Proof of Life | NPR Tiny Desk Contest Entry 2026

4:31

Dreamboat

3:20

Oh How Lucky

3:31

Satin

2:23

Honey and Blue – Up In The Clouds | NPR Tiny Desk Contest Submission 2026

2:39

Kirstyn Cae - Home for a Weekend - NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026

3:25

dev11n - Full Circle (NPR Tiny Desk Submission 2026)

5:49

When You Get That Look

Shiny Shiny Black

7:30

Roll On My Brother

5:21

Digital Love

3:14

All Along

The Winter Sloths

3:43

NPR Tiny Desk Contest submission

4:40

Les Greene & The Swayzees - NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026

4:26

Float

3:49

Katerina Lomis - Mr. Adams (NPR Tiny Desk Submission 2026)

5:33

My Mom Is Here "Bottomless Pit" (2026 NPR Tiny Desk Contest Submission)

4:21

Victoria Canal - Black Swan (Tiny Desk Contest 2026 Entry)

3:55

Terraplane Lane – “Speak Easy” | Tiny Desk Contest 2026

Terraplane Lane

5:06

Tell Me

No Damned Youth

3:50

Echoes by Pablo Puente - Tiny Desk Contest 2026

1:46

Wasabi Samba - Noia (NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026)

3:55

Live Wire - Moselle - Tiny Desk Contest 2026

2:51

NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026 | Patti Steel – Me and You

3:44

NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026 | Ashtyn Barbaree – I Saw You in a Dream

Ashtyn Barbaree

3:17

Phuoniex – Remember When (NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026)

4:47

Sand in My Teeth - The Framers | Tiny Desk Contest 2026 Submission

3:41

Grandma's House

4:53

Dalaine - Four Weeks Ago I NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026

5:00

Coke Type Thing (feat. Jason Goessl, Jason Reisdorf & Ryan Thomas)

Son Reis Project

3:56

Moongold - Jam Suspect Tiny Desk Contest 2026

4:14

Submission for NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026

6:57

southwest (solo version)

3:45

Somebody Someone - Who's Left - NPR Tiny Desk Contest Entry 2026

Somebody Someone

2:52

Morovis - Revival pt. 2

3:49

Imperfectly Me

2:37

Paula Boggs Band Entry 2026 @nprmusic Tiny Desk Contest

Paula Boggs Band

4:38

Cory Blair - "Martyrs" (NPR Tiny Desk Contest Entry 2026)

4:01

Lindsay Digman - Not a Believer (Live Accoustic Session for Tiny Desk 2026)

4:45

Can't Keep Getting Away (solo version for NPR Tiny Desk

3:07

Justin Garner - The Icing | NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026

3:11

We Should Take Off Our Clothes

3:55

Roller Disco (Live)

9:55

Anna Moss - "Fault Line" NPR Tiny Desk Contest Submission 2026

3:20

Joshua Mitchell - Stardust | Tiny Desk Contest 2026

Joshua Mitchell

4:12

Bend Your Knees

Henry Mansfield

4:14

Gone (Porch Session Live)

3:12

Supernova - Pump Action (NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2026)

3:51

Open Skies - Walker Burroughs (NPR Tiny Desk Contest Submission) Featured on NPR Top Shelf

Walker Burroughs

3:49

Jackie Marchal - Excavate the Girl (Tiny Desk Contest 2026 Entry)

4:06

the King will come - welcome (npr tiny desk submission 2026)

the King will come

3:16

making an indie dance song using only my voice

4:26

Rijah- Earth (NPR Tiny Desk 2026 Submission)

4:42

Forever - Tiril jackson

4:02

Muddy Rabbit Tiny Desk Concert Submission 2026 - Whiskey Road #tinydeskconcert #nprtinydesk #music

4:46

Kahndes and Enigumatic - "Can You Stay The Same" Live Performance Video

misspeanutbutta

4:01

Enslow "Cowboy Like Me" NPR Tiny Desk Contest Submission 2026

4:18

Dias de Junio - Yordano

Yordano di Marzo

3:27

Billye Mae - Aisha Jemila (Tiny Desk Contest Audition)

2:35

Clove | “Easy” (NPR Tiny Desk: TOP SHELF PICK)

5:48

demo 8 / heavier, live for npr

3:50

Do You Remember Me? (feat. Katy & the Null Sets)

4:48

soulm8s by harry terrell (live from the deli w/ searing hot band)

3:47

Retribution | Sweet Honey In The Rock

3:03

The GET - "Del Viento" | NPR Tiny Desk Contest Submission 2026

3:45

Tummyache - 'Porcelain Dish' [NPR Tiny Desk Contest Submission]

5:43

Lila Bloom - Fool And The Sword - 2026 NPR Tiny Desk Submission ***

5:58

JACQUIE LEE - YOU’VE GOT TIME - NPR Tiny Desk Submission 2026

5:21

I just wanna be - Sadie Gustafson-Zook - NPR Tiny Desk 2026

Sadie Gustafson-Zook

2:35

Ephraim Bugumba (Ephra.) 2026 Tiny Desk contest submission

Ephraim Bugumba

1:47

Kennedy Ryon - "Ego" (Live) (Tiny Desk Submission 2026)

4:15

Speak by Appleseed - NPR Tiny Desk audition

2:43

Andrew Montana Performs "Horse"

4:05

Velcro Wallets Tiny Desk Submission

4:41

Jermaine from the South - Dan Vi-Çila (2026 NPR Tiny Desk Contest Submission)

Jermaine from the South

3:29

Noa Bar - Diagnosis (live)

3:31

One Thing Always Leads to Another - Tiny Desk Submission 2026

4:03

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