Jon Lewis
Jon Lewis is a freelance writer and producer based in New York.
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While our judges search for the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest winner, we're sharing even more entries we love. This week's selection includes songs perfect for reflection, daydreaming and solo dance parties. -
The 2020 Tiny Desk Contest closed for entries on April 27. As our judges comb through entries to find a winner, we're sharing some of the best entries we saw in the Contest's final weeks.
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The company generated $4.3 million for artists when it paused the collection of a percentage of sales for a day in March — which it will repeat on May 1, June 5 and July 3.
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The Bronx-based rapper made the XXL freshman class of 2011 on the strength of his 2010 mixtape, Armageddon. Fred had been hospitalized earlier this month with the coronavirus.
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Seligman played on The Soft Boys' influential 1980 album Underwater Moonlight and in Bowie's backing band at Live Aid. He died Friday of complications from COVID-19.
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We're impressed by the ingenuity we've seen from Contest entrants making great music under less-than-ideal circumstances. If you have a song you'd like us to hear, you can enter until April 27.
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This week, our favorite entries bring you raucous guitars, resilience, contemplation and lots of houseplants. There's still time to enter; send us your video by April 27.
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The Italian star will sing songs like "Ave Maria" live from the empty halls of one the world's most famous churches.
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The special, set to be televised and streamed on April 18, will feature a long list of top-tier names, including Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, Stevie Wonder, among many others.
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We extended our deadline: You now have until until 11:59 p.m. ET on April 27 to enter the Contest. Our favorites this week include a groovy protest song, a folksy breath of fresh air and more.
