Tiana Major9 Returns to the NPR Tiny Desk In Person With a Grammy-Nominated Song and a Special Guest

Six years after their Tiny Desk home concert, Tiana Major9 returned to NPR’s office in person for a six-song set drawn from ‘November Scorpio,’ and brought the full emotional arc of the record with them. The set moves through the push and pull of love pursued and doubted, from the cautious admission of “desire.” to the yearning and regret of “alone” and “Always,” with Grammy-nominated “Collide,” originally written with EARTHGANG for the ‘Queen & Slim’ soundtrack, sitting at the center as the song Tiana Major9 describes as having changed their life. To close, trumpeter Keyon Harrold, whose own Tiny Desk featured Tiana Major9 as a guest, returned the favor by joining the band for “energy!” It’s a full-circle moment that the performance earns completely.