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Northern Virginia guitarist Yasmin Williams shares how the Tiny Desk Contest changed her life — despite entering it twice and never winning. Hey y'all, I'm Yasmin Williams, a guitarist from ...

Leon Thomas finds his groove — and makes sure everyone in the office feels it too, in his new NPR Tiny Desk performance. The R&B artist and producer showcased his wide-ranging talent as a ...

Hey y'all, I'm Yasmin Williams, a guitarist from Northern Virginia and a two-time Contest "loser." It's funny to be writing this now, on the heels of what is now my second official Tiny Desk concert.

But the dude's also an incredibly thoughtful and powerful live performer. At the Tiny Desk, he's got the range, with crunching rock riffs, spitting bars and bringing us to the brink of tears.

In 2018, when I entered the Contest for the first time, I never really thought about winning. I knew that there were literally thousands of other folks submitting their best material and I just wanted ...

In 2018, when I entered the Contest for the first time, I never really thought about winning. I knew that there were literally thousands of other folks submitting their best material and I just ...

Hey y'all, I'm Yasmin Williams, a guitarist from Northern Virginia and a two-time Contest "loser." It's funny to be writing this now, on the heels of what is now my second official Tiny Desk concert.