The winner of the 2026 Tiny Desk Contest is revealed by NPR Music's Bobby Carter. It's the 12th time that an unsigned musical artist has won the nationwide challenge.

Host John Floridis is joined by cellist, vocalist and founding member of the group Biriba Union, a cross-cultural group combining South American, jazz, hip-hop, classical and folk traditions.

Listen: The String Orchestra Of The Rockies, Live live from the University of Montana School Of Music

Violinist, arranger and educator Stephanie Chase joins host John Floridis on Musician's Spotlight this week. Stephanie has appeared with over 170 orchestras, including the New York and Hong Kong Philharmonics and the Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta and London Symphony Orchestras.

Join us Wednesday April 1, at 3 pm, for a special live performance from Montana’s own Regal Ensemble, live on Montana Public Radio.

Tune in as we celebrate pledge week with three performances live from Studio B! Needle and Thread, Owen Ross and Friends, and Tom Catmull's Last Resort will be here the 24th, 27th and 29th.

One of the most distinguished Irish American musicians in the world, flutist, whistle player, educator, and song interpreter Joanie Madden joins host John Floridis. Joanie is known primarily as the founder and driving force behind Cherish the Ladies, the first renowned all female Irish music group in the U.S.

Rising Appalachia joins host John Floridis on this Musician's Spotlight. Led by multi-instrumentalist sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith. Known for their seamless harmonies, songcatching and storytelling, they’ve released 10 albums performing everywhere from Telluride to Red Rocks to NPR’s Tiny Desk, cultivating a devoted grassroots following traveling to communities by train, horseback, bio-diesel bus and sailboat.

Master pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, conductor and educator Jovino Santos Neto joins host John Floridis on this edition of Musician's Spotlight. Currently based in Seattle, Washington Jovino was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has released 20 recordings under his own name, toured internationally for decades with a wide variety of collaborations and is a Three-time Latin Grammy Award nominee.

Acclaimed singer and composer Falu Shah returns to Musician's Spotlight. Falu, a GRAMMY Award winner and a four-time GRAMMY Award nominee and the first Indian-born singer/songwriter to win that GRAMMY Award, occupies a unique station in the ever-rich domain of world music.