© Getty Images

Ed Sheeran -

Ed Sheeran's five-song set was released on October 26, just a couple days after he announced that he has contracted COVID-19. Of the five songs, four are from his  album '=' (pronounced "equals"). The singer didn't perform in the usual Tiny Desk space but instead filled out a library space with a slew of musicians including a five-piece band, two horn players, and a trio of backup singers. 

© Getty Images

Taylor Swift -

Iconic songwriter Taylor Swift performed stripped-back versions of her songs in 2019 for Tiny Desk, with just an acoustic guitar and vocals. 

© Getty Images

Alicia Keys -

Alicia Keys entered NPR’s office space and played a concert in 2020. Keys performed four songs, some new and some old, and closed with her classic ballad ‘Fallin.’

© Getty Images

Justin Bieber -

Justin Bieber did a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert with his band in March 2021, performing songs from his album ‘Justice,’ which was released just days later. 

© Getty Images

Billie Eilish -

‘Bad Guy’ singer Billie Eilish performed a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert with her brother and producer Finneas in 2020. The siblings built a replica of NPR’s office space in their house, so it looked just like they were there. 

© Getty Images

Lizzo -

Lizzo stunned her audience once again in 2019 with powerful vocals in her Tiny Desk Concert. Lizzo closed the set with her smash-hit song ‘Juice,’  during which she cracked out her flute and played a jazzy solo. 

© Getty Images

Coldplay -

Coldplay, arguably Britain’s biggest music export of the past few decades, performed a Tiny Desk Concert in 2020 with a band of eleven musicians, opening with their anthem ‘Viva La Vida.’

© Getty Images

Sheryl Crow -

Sheryl Crow opened her set with a fan favorite, ‘All I Wanna Do,’ when she performed a Tiny Desk Concert in 2019. 

© Getty Images

Miley Cyrus -

Miley Cyrus performed a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert in January of 2021, performing a beautiful cover of Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You.’

© Getty Images

Yusuf/Cat Stevens -

Yusuf/Cat Stevens played for NPR’s Tiny Desk in 2014, closing his solo set with his iconic emotional song ‘Father and Son.’

© Getty Images

Adele -

Adele performed at NPR’s office in 2011, singing three songs that everyone knows: ‘Chasing Pavements,’ ‘Someone Like You,’ and ‘Rolling In The Deep.’ 

© Getty Images

Lenny Kravitz -

Lenny Kravitz and his band opened with a rendition of his song ‘Thinking Of You,’ which was penned in 1998, in his Tiny Desk (Home) Concert in 2020. 

© Getty Images

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis -

Hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed a Tiny Desk Concert in 2012, performing three massive hits: ‘Same Love,’ ‘Thrift Shop,’ and ‘Can't Hold Us.’

© Getty Images

Harry Styles -

Harry Styles performed at NPR’s office in 2020, playing guitar and singing songs like ‘Watermelon Sugar’ with his band. 

© Getty Images

Dua Lipa -

The defining disco diva of 2020 performed a Tiny Desk Concert in 2020, performing songs from her ‘Future Nostalgia’ album. 

© Getty Images

John Legend -

John Legend performed a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert in 2020 with a full band. 

© Getty Images

Sting and Shaggy -

Sting and Shaggy have become close friends and music collaborators in recent years. The unexpected duo performed a three-song setlist for Tiny Desk in 2019.    

© Getty Images

Tom Jones -

Sir Tom Jones performed a Tiny Desk Concert way back in 2009. Tom Jones personally requested to be on the show long before it was as popular as it is today. 

© Getty Images

Norah Jones -

Norah Jones posted videos of her singing and playing piano throughout lockdown and did a Tiny Desk (Home) concert in 2020 from the same room. 

© Getty Images

Chris Stapleton -

Chris Stapleton performed a Tiny Desk Concert with his wife Morgan Stapleton, who performs harmony, background, and duet vocals. 

© Getty Images

Paramore -

Paramore performed at a Tiny Desk Concert in 2017, performing songs from their album titled ‘After Laughter.’ 

© Getty Images

Jonas Brothers -

The Jonas Brothers performed songs from their ‘Happiness Begins’ album with their backing band for Tiny Desk in 2019.

© Getty Images

The Lumineers -

The acoustic music of The Lumineers sounded just like the recordings from their albums when they performed for the NPR staff in 2020.  

© Getty Images

Haim -

Haim played for Tiny Desk from their own three separate homes, performing songs from ‘Women in Music Pt. III.'

© Getty Images

Common -

Common performed a Tiny Desk Concert at the White House during the Obama administration for former president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. 

© Getty Images

Mac Miller -

Mac Miller, who has been labeled a hip-hop and pop music icon, performed a Tiny Desk Concert with his band on August 6th, 2019. The concert was a display of a mix of intense emotions. One month later, on September 7th, Miller passed away. 

© Getty Images

Tyler, the Creator -

As requested by the artist, the room was lit pink when Tyler, the Creator performed songs from his ‘Flower Boy’ album at NPR’s office. 

© Getty Images

The 1975 -

The 1975’s Matt Healy (left center) performed a stripped-back acoustic set for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series in 2013, performing some of the band’s hit songs like ‘Chocolate’ and ‘Sex.’

© Getty Images

Chance the Rapper -

Chance the Rapper performed a Tiny Desk Concert in 2017.

© Getty Images

Erykah Badu -

Jazz vocalist and hip hop royalty Erykah Badu performed a Tiny Desk Concert in 2018 with her band. Badu arrived to play the concert looking as fresh as ever, with dreads and clothes draped over her like robes. 

© Getty Images

Natalia Lafourcade -

Mexican musician Natalia Lafourcade performed a Tiny Desk Concert with her band in 2017, playing her song ‘Veracruz,’ which is an ode to Mexico’s region that she grew up in. 

© Getty Images

Hozier -

On May 27, 2014, Hozier played a Tiny Desk Concert. He opened his set with ‘Take Me To Church’ two days after the song’s music video was released.

© Getty Images

Pixies -

The legendary indie-rock band Pixies performed a Tiny Desk Concert in 2014 with a full band. 

Sources: (NPR)

See: The most elaborate music concert stage and lighting designs

© Getty Images