Enter the 2024 Tiny Desk Contest, and join a nationwide community of music-makers and creators. Get started on your video now! Here's how 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 after it opens at 10 a.m. ET on Jan. 23 and before 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 21, 2024.
Does your entry have what it takes? Take this quiz to help you find out.
The winner will:
- Play a Tiny Desk concert at NPR in Washington, D.C.
- Be featured on NPR’s All Things Considered
- Headline NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest On The Road tour
Keep these things in mind:
- NPR 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'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.
Nominate An Unsigned Musician
Have a talented friend or up-and-coming musician whom you’ve been rooting for? Nominate them to enter the Tiny Desk Contest!
Steps to nominate:
- Download this nomination card.
- Post the card to your Instagram story, tag your nominee and @nprmusic.
- Remind your nominee to enter the Contest by Feb. 21!
Learn more about the contest and see past winners at tinydeskcontest.npr.org/2024/announcement/.
