The match for a new golden age of Dallas music was lit at the hip-hop collective's celebratory show on Sunday night.

Perseverance, plus a whole lot of talent, is what got the Dallas hip-hop collective to our space after submitting to the Tiny Desk Contest four years in a row.

The winner of the 2026 Tiny Desk Contest is revealed by NPR Music's. It's the 12th time that an unsigned musical artist has won the nationwide challenge.

The group beat out more than 6000 entrants to nab the prize of playing a show behind NPR's iconic Tiny Desk in Washington, D.C., and going on a 10-city Tiny Desk Contest on the Road tour this summer.

All right, we have a winner. After reviewing more than 6,000 entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest, today, NPR Music crowned Dallas, Texas, group Cure for Paranoia with its song "No Brainer." ...

Paranoia is a common word that's commonly misunderstood. "S/he's so paranoid!" can be heard in everyday conversation with the same incomprehension as saying someone is "OCD" because they're organized.