The Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 4
The 2021 Tiny Desk Contest closed for entries on June 7. We've heard songs from every state in the country, from big bands and solo artists, in a huge range of genres and styles — and we've seen an equally huge range of desks to match. Now, our judges will start to comb through our entries to find a winner. Here are some of the best entries we've seen recently.
Calvin The II, "Black"
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Pairs well with: The block party after the protest
To borrow a: This is the song that is giving me life this week. Calvin Winbush (who goes by the moniker Calvin the II) shot this video on the 100-year anniversary of the . You would think a performance this excellent would take a few weeks — maybe months — to put together. But Winbush told us that the idea for this video came to him at 4 a.m. the day before he made it. He got his crew got together the next morning, where they rehearsed and shot everything you see. It's an incredible feat, which goes to show what true determination and an unapologetically Black vision can lead to. Happy Juneteenth, y'all!
