Bobby Carter

Mark performed songs from her transcendent debut album, Three Dimensions Deep, at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., as part of NPR Music's 15th anniversary celebration.

The East Atlanta emcee brings a serious attention to detail to this stripped-down performance of tracks from his new album plus some earlier career-defining songs.

The jazz duo known for dazzling, brilliant live performances delivered at the Tiny Desk, with a set of songs from its debut album.

The R&B goliath caps off our Black Music Month celebration, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years.

Larry June is the indie-rap hustle personified. Though the Bay Area emcee has a prodigious output, his (home) concert reflects the comfortable, laid-back tone of his records.

The New Orleans rapper gives a performance that features three key elements that make him who he is: cars, weed and, of course, music.

Lucky Daye marries contemporary and classic R&B on the expansive Candydrip. "It meant everything to everybody," he says, including album producer D'Mile and engineer John Kercy.

Backed by a live band, the Houston rapper performs a set that highlights the incredibly complex puzzle of his life.

The songwriting on Rex Orange County's latest single, "OPEN A WINDOW," reminds producer Bobby Carter of a time when we weren't allowed to leave our homes and even an open window seemed like freedom.

From a backstage corner of a concert hall in Austin, Texas, the Godmother of Soul performs hits from across the many chapters of her fabulous career.

We've never heard Lucky Daye in this lane, but he feels right at home on the third single from Candydrip.

The torchbearer for the DeBarge family plays a few of his R&B standards from a cozy home studio.

In celebration of her stunning debut album, Three Dimensions Deep, the singer-songwriter and producer plays a deeply intimate Tiny Desk home concert.

The DMV-bred emcee's Tiny Desk home concert is a charismatic combo of fan favorites and cuts from his new album, From a Birds Eye View.

One of the biggest songs of 2021 was technically released in 2020 — so it can't be included on lists of the year's best music. NPR's Bobby Carter shouts out the song "Essence" by Wizkid.

Three ladies featured on the latest Insecure soundtrack perform a Tiny Desk home concert from Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen in Inglewood, California.

Adorning hues that recall the title of her latest EP, If Orange Was a Place, the Nigerian singer performs a Tiny Desk home concert from an elegant performance space in Lagos.

Ed Sheeran performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert surrounded by bookshelves and a host of world-class musicians.

The Memphis singer-songwriter reworks songs from her debut album, Dawn, from a room inside Electric Lady Studios

The London rapper performs songs from her new album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert from a living room dropped inside a void.