Now is the time to get obsessed with Tampa singer-songwriter Destin Conrad.
The 25-year-old R&B musician spent 2025 releasing two albums and earning his first Grammy nomination. And on Monday morning, he got his own NPR Tiny Desk Concert.
A little over a year ago, Tampa rapper Doechii made her Tiny Desk debut. Her now-viral performance amassed 18 million views. Singer Benjamin Booker, another star with Tampa roots, also made a splash when his Tiny Desk came out in 2017.
Conrad’s debut album “Love On Digital” was inspired by the R&B music of the ’90s and early 2000s. With features from Kehlani and Lil Nas X, the record came out in April and is up for a Grammy forBest Progressive R&B Album.” Conrad followed with his second, jazzier album, “Whimsy,” in August.
Conrad and his 9-piece band pulledfrom both projects during the Tiny Desk Concert.
According to a September interview with Creative Loafing, Conrad got his start singing in Tampa, from after-school programs at Shore Elementary Magnet School of the Arts in Ybor City to performances at his aunt’s church in Tampa.
“Tampa’s everything. I love being from Tampa. I feel like it’s a very underrated place and there’s a lot of culture there,” he told the paper. “It’s kind of untapped, but I’m excited for it to become more of like a pinpoint place in Florida. Also, because Doechii is putting it on the map as well.”
Watch Conrad’s whole Tiny Desk Concert from NPR Music here.