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# Enter NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest – Just 5 Days Left!
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/enter-npr-musics-tiny-desk-contest-just-5-days-left/
- Published: 2017-01-25T10:34:15.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-25T10:34:15.000Z
- Description: Playing Tiny Desk Concerts – stripped down performances at the NPR office – has become a right of passage for any band releasing a public radio friendly album. Each year. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/01/enter-npr-musics-tiny-desk-contest-just-5-days-left.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Live & Ticketing, Radio & Satellite, Social Media, YouTube & Video, music, NPR, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![image from tinydeskcontest.npr.org](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d25839a4970c-250wi "image from tinydeskcontest.npr.org")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d25839a4970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Playing Tiny Desk Concerts – stripped down performances at the NPR office – has become a right of passage for any band releasing a public radio friendly album. Each year they hold a contest to discover an unknown artist and along the way give exposure to dozens of others.

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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 the [entry form](http://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/enter/?ref=hypebot.com) before 11:59 p.m. ET on Jan. 29, 2017.
The Winner Will…
- Play a Tiny Desk concert at NPR in Washington, D.C.
- Appear at a taping of NPR’s Ask Me Another.
- Tour the United States with NPR and Lagunitas.
Rules
- You can't have a current recording contract.
- You must be at least 21 years old and live in the U.S. to enter.
- Check the [Official Rules](http://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/rules/?ref=hypebot.com) for all the requirements. Take [this quiz](http://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/rules-quiz/?ref=hypebot.com) to see if you're eligible.

**Last Year's Winner**

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