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To be eligible, recordings must be at least 10 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The selections are intended to represent the breadth of American sound recording heritage.<\/p>\n<p>The public can submit nominations for consideration, and more than 3,000 were received this year.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift\u2019s <em>1989<\/em> and Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cSingle Ladies (Put a Ring on It)\u201d are among the recordings being added. It is noted that inclusion of 21st-century recordings is infrequent.<\/p>\n<p>The oldest recording selected for preservation is \u201cCocktails for Two\u201d from 1944, performed by Spike Jones and His City Slickers.<\/p>\n<p>Additional inductees include Weezer\u2019s self-titled Blue Album, which reportedly garnered the highest number of public nominations, The Go-Go\u2019s\u2019 debut album <em>Beauty and the Beat<\/em>, Vince Gill\u2019s \u201cGo Rest High on That Mountain,\u201d Chaka Khan\u2019s \u201cI Feel For You,\u201d and the soundtrack to the video game <em>Doom<\/em>. This news comes amid ongoing discussion about music industry news, including releases and partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go\u2019s stated, \u201cI don\u2019t know that there is a better feeling than knowing that women are raising their daughters and playing them The Go-Go\u2019s. As far as The Go-Go\u2019s\u2019 legacy, the biggest accomplishment is that we broke the glass ceiling. I get in a lot of arguments over this, but there is literally no other all-female band that went No. 1 on the charts, play their own instruments and write their own songs. None. That becomes more and more important as time goes on. The idea that it continues on through generations is just astounding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The growing influence of digital platforms on music preservation is a key topic, as explored in <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/spotify-q3-2025-earnings-growth-innovation-and-a-vision-for-the-future-of-music\/\">Spotify&#8217;s recent earnings reports<\/a> and their vision for the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Library of Congress has selected recordings by Taylor Swift and Beyonc\u00e9 as part of its 2026 National Recording Registry 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