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Mobile native Flo Milli to perform on NPR’s Tiny Desk
Mobile native and Baker High School alum Flo Milli is getting even more national recognition—a highly-coveted performance slot on NPR’s iconic Tiny Desk series.
Milli’s performance is part of NPR’s series highlighting Black female artists to honor Black Music Month. Keep reading for details on her performance and who else is set to take the stage.
“Giving women their flowers”
“This Black Music Month, we’re giving the ladies their flowers! We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women who’ve paved the way for what we hear today in Black music and others who are carving out their own paths.”
Bobby Carter, Tiny Desk Host + Producer
Tiny Desk producers announced the series at the end of May, saying they’d secured an all-female lineup to perform in June for Black Music Month. Performances started June 3rd and the lineup includes:
- Tems (June 3)
- Lakecia Benjamin (June 5)
- Tierra Whack (June 7)
- Chaka Khan (June 11)
- Kierra Sheard
- Meshell Ndegeocello
- Brittney Spencer
- SWV
- Flo Milli
About NPR Tiny Desk
NPR Tiny Desk started in 2008, after producer Bob Boilen couldn’t hear Laura Gibson’s performance at the South by Southwest Music Festival and joked that artists should just perform at his desk. Gibson was singing her folk songs at his desk by April and the Tiny Desk was born.
Since then, it’s drawn some of the biggest names in music—Hozier, Sean Paul, Mitski and even T-Pain. The intimate “tiny” setup and stripped-down versions of Top 40 hits draw crowds (in-person and online) to hear their favorite artists in a more intimate setting.
About Flo Milli
Born and raised in Mobile, Flo Milli broke out in 2018 with her “Beef (FloMix).” Since then, her songs have been a staple of viral trends on TikTok and have reached millions of streams on music platforms. In 2021, she won “Best New Artist” at the BET Awards.
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