The Taylor Swift album "1989," and Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," along with music by Ray Charles, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Paul Anka, and the original cast album of "Chicago" are just some of the latest recordings to be added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.On Thursday, the Library announced 25 recordings are being added to the Registry, its collection of audio to be preserved for future generations. This year's inductees, which represent our nation's artistic, cultural and historic heritage, span such genres as jazz, rock, pop, country, R&B and Broadway, as well as radio and video games.The most recent recording on this year's list is Taylor Swift's 2014 album "1989," the pop icon's fifth studio album, which won album of the year and best pop vocal album at the Grammys. The only other selection from the 21st century is Beyoncé's 2008 hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)."
Left: Taylor Swift performs during her "1989" World Tour in 2015. Right: Beyoncé performs in New York City in 2009.
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This year's additions include works by country music legends The Charlie Daniels Band, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and Rosanne Cash; R&B star Chaka Khan; the groundbreaking '80s band The Go-Go's; and jazz musician Oliver Nelson. Also among the picks: José Feliciano's holiday classic "Feliz Navidad;" Weezer's debut album; and The Byrds' classic "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)."Broadway is represented by the original cast album of the long-running musical "Chicago," and video games by the soundtrack of the demonic role-playing game "Doom."The recordings added this year bring the number of titles on the Registry to 700 — just a portion of Library of Congress' recorded sound collection of nearly 4 million items.Read about this year's 25 additions and listen to audio samples below — and find out how you can nominate titles to be added in the future.
