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Janet Jackson's 'Rhythm Nation: 1814' has just been Inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry. #NatRecRegistry

.marc maron's WTF with Marc Maron launched in 2009 and helped legitimize podcasts as a media format. The back catalog contains conversations with hundreds of performers & public figures, including Barack Obama, but the 2010 episode with Robin Williams is the one entering the #NatRecRegistry .

'Glen Campbell's recording of Jimmy Webb's 'Wichita Lineman,' with its yearning refrain of 'I need you more than want you and I want you for all time,' has been inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress...' jimmywebb.com/news
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The Wu Tang Clan released “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” in 1993 and shaped the sound of hardcore rap in the process. The record — intense lyrical energy layered over a lo-fi mix and samples from dozens of kung fu movies — will be forever preserved on the #NatRecRegistry .

.Mariah Carey wasn’t sure about doing a Christmas album so early in her career, but when writing “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” she channeled all the happy holiday feelings she didn't always get as a kid. Now the song stands alone among modern Christmas tunes. #NatRecRegistry

At the Packard Campus in Virginia, LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center preserves and shares the world’s largest collection of moving images and sound recordings, including those on the #NatFilmRegistry and #NatRecRegistry .

Its art deco theater also hosts free movie screenings. go.loc.gov/hyG050KXf3P

Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey’s timeless classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is now part of the Library of Congress. Congratulations MiMi and to the other inductees! #NatRecRegistry

In 1975, the formula for a successful rock song didn't necessarily include an a cappella intro, a six-minute run time and no chorus. But Freddie Mercury had a vision, the rest of Queen supported it, and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was born. Today, it enters the #NatRecRegistry .

The full list of #NatRecRegistry 2023 inductees.

Did you know you can nominate recordings for the registry? Here's how: go.loc.gov/K0ob50NH40o

With Madonna’s sophomore album, “Like A Virgin' (1984), she took more control of her music, solidified her iconography & proved no one could craft a hit pop song in the 1980s quite like her. Four of its nine songs were top 10 hits & her cultural ascent continued. #NatRecRegistry

ICYMI: Mariah Carey stopped by the Library last week for a tour & to receive a certificate from Santa that commemorates the induction of “All I Want For Christmas is You” in the 2023 #NatRecRegistry . Congratulations & Merry Christmas, Mariah! go.loc.gov/cG6i50QkJAe

We’re excited to add “The Rainbow Connection” to the National Recording Registry today.
Congratulations to Kermit the Frog and songwriters Paul Williams & Kenneth Ascher.
I had so much fun chatting with Kermit. Here’s the full interview: loc.gov/item/webcast-9…
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NEWS: The Carla Hayden has announced the annual selection of 25 recordings to be inducted into the National Recording Registry, chosen for their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s recorded sound heritage. #NatRecRegistry go.loc.gov/4KgT50NGWJU

A video game theme song, probably the most recognizable in history, is also a first for the #NatRecRegistry . The Super Mario Bros. theme by Koji Kondo helped establish the game's legendary status & proved that the Nintendo sound chip was capable of vast musical complexity.

Daddy Yankee’s massive 2004 hit “Gasolina” was so explosive that it poured over every border & ushered in a full reggaeton revolution. Some U.S. radio stations even switched formats to be part of it. 'Gasolina' is the first reggaeton recording to be added to the #NatRecRegistry .

.Mariah Carey stopped by the Library last week for a tour & to receive a certificate from Santa that commemorates the induction of “All I Want For Christmas is You” in the 2023 #NatRecRegistry . Congratulations & Merry Christmas, Mariah! go.loc.gov/ZLFy50QjUiH

A full list of the 2022 National Recording Registry inductees.

See the entire #NatRecRegistry and learn more about the program: loc.gov/programs/natio…

As if 'All I Want for Christmas is You' taking over the world every December wasn't enough proof of the song's greatness, we're so glad Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey treasures the song's spot on the #NatRecRegistry . It was inducted earlier this year!
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@glencampbellofficial recording of Jimmy Webb’s “Wichita Lineman,” inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. Library of Congress #NatRecRegistry

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