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Watch 25 of the year's greatest, most surprising Tiny Desk performances, featuring just a sampling of the gifted artists who passed through NPR Music's office this year.

More than 6,000 entries later, we have our champion. Watch the joyous video that won over all 10 judges unanimously.

New music from Ryan Adams; A boxing metaphor from Aimee Mann; A bluegrass classic with Doyle Lawson; The ghostly sounds of Liz Durrett; From the Elephant 6 collective: Of Montreal and more.

The champions of sound collage and subverters of culture bring thoughtful fun to their Tiny Desk quarantine set.

The British rapper made a trip all the way from the UK just for this Tiny Desk performance and powered through a set that made the personal political.

The singer and songwriter plays four new songs from his home in Cornwall, accompanied by a modular synthesizer and fronted by Adams' gifted falsetto.

Jones has been working double-time this year. He joins Linda Wertheimer to discuss a new memoir, tracing his life from a Welsh coal town to 20 years of superstardom — as well as a new album.

The Alt.Latino host shares 20 of his favorite albums of 2021.

Pioneering hip-hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as DJ Kay Slay, has died of complications from COVID-19. He worked with stars such as Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes.

Cypress Hill's '90s sensational hit "Insane in the Brain" is also the title of a new Showtime documentary out this week about the hip-hop group.