
The Tiny Desk Contest – NPR Music’s annual nationwide search for the next great undiscovered artist to play a Tiny Desk concert – is back for its eleventh year. The Tiny Desk team will begin accepting entries on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
When you enter the 2025 Tiny Desk Contest, you join a nationwide community of music-makers and creators. Get started on your video now!
Are you eligible?
Only eligible entries can win the Contest. Does your entry have what it takes? We’ve got a quick and easy way to help you find out!
Here’s what to do:
- 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.
The Winner Will:
- 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
Keep these things in mind:
- NPR Music is 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.
- NPR Music’s panel of judges — including members of NPR Music, DJs from NPR Member stations, industry experts and Tiny Desk alums — will choose our winner.
- Take this quiz to see if you’re eligible.
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