Congrats, Linda Diaz! The New York singer-songwriter is the winner of the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. Watch lindadiazmusic's winning entry, “Green Tea Ice Cream,” and see why it stood out among more than 6,000 entries.
We have a winner! For the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest from NPR Music, our all-star team of judges reviewed more than 6,000 entries from across the U.S. and chose Linda Diaz, who submitted the song"Green Tea Ice Cream."
Linda Diaz is a native New Yorker who grew up in Manhattan's Lower East Side and makes dreamy R&B anchored by her skilled and soulful voice. In her Contest entry video, filmed with a cast of friends in February, Diaz makes a case for slowing down with both her song's message and its laid back beat."Do you even know what you're working toward? / Slow down / You're burning out," she sings.
Diaz says"Green Tea Ice Cream" came out of a difficult period of her life. In a short span of time, her grandfather died, she got broken up with and she lost her job."I think this song was a realization that I had an opportunity to build something new and if I was going to do that," she says,"I needed to be honest with myself about what I value and what I love and what I need in my life.
"If you're going through something difficult, no matter how little or much you have, you always have yourself and you always have your values and you always have your morals," she says.
Noah Caldwell and Patrick Jarenwattananon produced and edited this interview. Cyrena Touros adapted it for the Web.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Great Outfits in Fashion History: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu in Summer WhitesThree different ways of doing sexy-but-sophisticated summer garb.
Read more »
Linda and Anne Nolan say they are both battling cancer at the same timeLinda and Anne Nolan have revealed they're both battling cancer at the same time
Read more »
Linda Nolan says she was diagnosed with cancer within an hour of sister AnneLinda Nolan opened up about being diagnosed with cancer at the same time as her sister Anne during a visit to GMB
Read more »
Linda and Anne Nolan unite for photo shoot as they both bravely battle cancerThe two siblings - who rose to fame in pop group The Nolans - revealed that they are suffering from cancer, over the weekend
Read more »
Clorox names Linda Rendle as its next CEO, bringing the number of Fortune 500 women leaders to a record 38Clorox announced Linda Rendle as its next CEO effective Sept. 14. With this appointment, Rendle will increase the number of Fortune 500 women CEOs to 38.
Read more »