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There were 6,100 entries in this year's Tiny Desk Contest, representing every state in the nation. We asked you to send us a video of an original song, behind a desk of your choosing. We didn't care much about the quality of the video or even the sound...

Duluth musician Gaelynn Lea won the coveted National Public Radio Tiny Desk contest for emerging musicians. (screen shot) In a stunning upset, Duluth, Minnesota, musician Gaelynn Lea won the coveted National Public Radio Tiny Desk concert series contest...

Gaelynn Lea, Jess Klein Jammin Java 10/24/2016 07:30 PM EDT GA $15 | Premier $15 | Premier Plus $15 buy tickets Gaelynn Lea Gaelynn Lea is a musician and public speaker from Duluth, MN. She has been playing violin for over twenty years. First classically...

Bob Boilen had never heard anything quite like The Beatles' "A Day In The Life" when it first came out. As Boilen relates in his book "Your Song Changed My Life," he listened to parts of that song every day for years, and it inspired him to seek a life...

Fans of NPR are familiar with its Tiny Desk concert series, where bands like Wilco and Ben Folds record live at the desk of radio host Bob Boilen in NPR’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. In 2015, the series started a contest, and this year’s Tiny Desk...