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“That's the version I wish came out originally. You're going to hear a lot of jazz chords, ladies and gentlemen”: Charlie Puth reinterprets his back catalogue – including his huge 2015 US number one – as he performs at the Tiny Desk

“I've heard these arrangements in my head and I've been saving them for this," he explained

MusicRadar · Aug 6

The Grammy Winner NPR Didn't Want? Alessia Cara Turns Tiny Desk Rejection Into Viral 'Giant Desk' Performance

Alessia Cara says NPR's Tiny Desk turned her down multiple times, prompting her to create the viral six-song 'Giant Desk' performance

International Business Times UK · Jun 17

“If you play blues right all the time, you’re wrong”: Buddy Guy and his Sinners co-star play Tiny Desk concert

Merging classics with cuts from the record-breaking film, Guy and Miles Caton deliver a supremely soulful set

Guitar World · Feb 27

“They brought Orange stacks to a Tiny Desk”: Mdou Moctar delivers scorching solos at the NPR offices – and even ditches his Strat for an Acoustasonic

Moctar and his band showcased standout tracks from his latest album, the critically acclaimed Funeral for Justice, in an electric performance

Guitar World · Sep 11, 2024

'SNL' sends up the NPR Tiny Desk with an intern who pleads, 'keep the ruckus down'

Saturday Night Live poked fun at NPR's Tiny Desk this weekend, with Bowen Yang playing the part of an aggravated intern who just wants the band to keep it down so he can get back to work.

WEKU · Mar 31, 2024

Saturday Night Live: host Ramy Youssef calls for ceasefire in otherwise muted episode

The standup and actor presides over another mostly underwhelming episode with a socially conscious bent

The Guardian - US · Mar 31, 2024

“Trying to get all of us in here was a game of Tetris”: Justin Timberlake and his 14-strong band, The Tennessee Kids, put on a sparkling Tiny Desk Concert

25-minute set drops to coincide with the launch of new album, Everything I Thought It Was

MusicRadar · Mar 15, 2024

Up First briefing: Record-breaking rain in California, Dartmouth brings back SAT, ACT

In Southern California days of rain have turned hills into rivers of mud. Dartmouth is reinstating SAT and ACT testing requirements.

WEKU · Feb 6, 2024

Up First briefing: Israel Supreme Court ruling; South Korean opposition leader stabbed

Israel's Supreme Court rejects right-wing changes to the judiciary. South Korea's Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the city of Busan.

WEKU · Jan 2, 2024

NPR's podcast and programming chief Anya Grundmann to leave after 30 years

NPR's top programming executive, Anya Grundmann, will leave at the end of the year. She has overseen numerous hits for the network, including Tiny Desk.

WEKU · Aug 21, 2023