Noname gave her second Tiny Desk concert, supporting her third album, Sundial. The six-song set includes the premiere of the new song “Kush and Love Songs” with Smino and Saba. Ayoni joins her for “boomboom” which is also from Sundial. She kicked off her album release with a free blockContinue Reading
Watch Nile Rodgers & CHIC play NPR’s Tiny Desk room. The dance/R&B/hip-hop pioneer took the audience through all five decades of his work starting with his 1978 hit “Le Freak.” He shared songs he wrote for others including Diana Ross’s “I’m Coming Out” Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family” and DavidContinue Reading
Smokey Robinson brings Motown’s classic era to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. Backed by a 12-piece band, the singer/songwriter/poet performed six songs in his half-hour set. The songlist included “Being With You,” “Tears Of A Clown,” and “Quiet Storm.” He also shared two songs from his new album Gasms; “IfContinue Reading
Watch Usher celebrate the last day of Black Music Month with a Tiny Desk concert. Usher and his band performed a six-song set that included his friend and fellow singer Eric Bellinger re-introducing his social media singing challenge. Usher also acknowledged the 25th anniversary of his sophomore breakthrough album MyContinue Reading