National Recording Registry Adds Green Day, Notorious B.I.G. Albums

National Recording Registry Adds Green Day, Notorious B.I.G. Albums

The Library of Congress has announced this year’s selection of 25 “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” pieces of recorded music to archive into the National Recording Registry, led by albums from Green Day, The Notorious […]

Library of Congress to preserve songs by Juan Gabriel and Hector Lavoe

Library of Congress to preserve songs by Juan Gabriel and Hector Lavoe

Juan Gabriel’s “Amor Eterno” and Héctor Lavoe’s “El Cantante” will be safeguarded for posterity, the Library of Congress announced Tuesday. The two tracks are among the 25 “audio treasures” selected for induction into the National […]

ABBA and Green Day named to the National Recording Registry : NPR

ABBA and Green Day named to the National Recording Registry : NPR

Swedish pop giants ABBA, shown here posing in Stockholm in 1974, have been named to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. Olle Lindeborg/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olle Lindeborg/AFP via Getty […]

Review: Bad Bunny’s ‘Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana’

Review: Bad Bunny's 'Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana'

By the onset of 1977, Héctor Lavoe, the Puerto Rican salsero of legend, was down and out. Lavoe, a Fania All Star who once soared in hit songs like “Mi Gente” and “Periódico de Ayer,” […]