Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Episode 1 with Bobby Carter

NPR Music received thousands of submissions to this year's Tiny Desk Contest, our annual search for the next great undiscovered artist to play a Tiny Desk concert. Before we announce this year's winner, this year's Contest judges are sharing their favorite entries in our weekly Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf livestream series.

Episode 1 was hosted by Tiny Desk series creator Bob Boilen and Tiny Desk producer Bobby Carter. Featured entries:
- "Hummingbird" by Selina Moon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65jvtJ90-F4
- "Khali's Interlude" by Z The Author https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl2guFoaaqM
- "Love The World" by DAP The Contract https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlWSXMpoQx4
- "Root" by Seafoam Walls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdk3QKMlhQE
- "Old Empires" by Lithia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ8dSHsJ8HM

Learn more about the Tiny Desk Contest: https://npr.org/tinydeskcontest.
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