ABBA, Blondie, The Notorious B.I.G. among 2024’s additions to National Recording Registry

[ad_1] ABBA, Biggie, Blondie and Rudolph are entering America’s audio canon. New inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include ABBA’s 1976 album “Arrival,” The Notorious B.I.G.‘s 1994 album “Ready to Die,” Blondie’s 1978 breakthrough “Parallel Lines” and Gene Autry’s 1949 version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Librarian of Congress Carla…

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2023 National Recording Registry additions: John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Madonna and

[ad_1] Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” John Lennon’s “Imagine,” the Madonna album “Like a Virgin,” and the theme music from the Nintendo video game “Super Mario Bros.” all now share a unique distinction: they are some of the latest recordings being added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, to be preserved for future generations….

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