NPR Tiny Desk Is Paying Homage To BET with Big Tigger For Black Music Month With A Stacked Lineup ft. Joe, Eve, Floetry, Bow Wow, Shaboozey & More [Video]

Black Music Month is almost here, and NPR’s Tiny Desk is coming in hot with a celebration that is giving nostalgia, legacy, culture, and some serious “we grew up on BET” energy.

NPR Music announced that its 2026 Black Music Month Tiny Desk lineup will pay homage to BET, and they tapped none other than Big Tigger to help make the announcement. And honestly, who better?

For many of us, Big Tigger is part of the blueprint when it comes to the BET era that shaped how we consumed music, interviews, freestyles, countdowns, and culture. From ‘Rap City’ to ‘106 & Park,’ Tigger was one of the faces and voices of a time when artists had to really pull up, sit down, talk their talk, perform, freestyle, and connect with the people.

Now, Tiny Desk is bringing that same energy into Black Music Month with a lineup that spans R&B, hip-hop, gospel, Afrobeats, country, soul, and more.

The 2026 Black Music Month Tiny Desk Lineup Includes:

GENA with Liv.e and Karriem Riggins
Shaboozey
Joe
Ayra Starr
The Paradox
Eve
Fred Hammond
Bow Wow
Floetry
Plus, a surprise act still to be announced

Get into the announcement below.