Each year since 2000, the Library of Congress has selected influential songs and albums to be preserved in the National ...

The recordings added this year bring the number of titles on the Registry to 675 – just a portion of Library of Congress' recorded sound collection of nearly four million items. Robbin Ahrold, chair ...

Calling the new entries “the sounds of America,” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden praised the National Recording Registry as “our evolving nation’s playlist.” These songs span from ...

The 6-second start-up anthem joins “My Heart Will Go On” and the ‘Hamilton’ soundtrack as “one of the defining sounds of ...

Last week, the Library of Congress unveiled the 2025 additions to its National Recording Registry, which aims to collect recordings deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically important.” ...

Read about this year's 25 additions to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry and listen to audio samples below — and find out how you can nominate titles to be added to the Registry.

The National Recording Registry inducted Lin-Manuel Miranda, Vicente Fernandez, and Freddy Fender. They join more than two ...

The Library of Congress has announced the newest selections for the National Recording Registry, and this year, there is ...

The recordings, along with works by Tracy Chapman, Elton John and the rock band Chicago, are among the 25 selected for ...

WASHINGTON — The original cast recording of Broadway’s “Hamilton,” Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black,” and Tracy Chapman’s self-titled debut album are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National ...