Sounds of Elton John, 'Hamilton,' Mary J. Blige and more enter National Recording Registry

Hits by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Vicente Fernández and Freddy Fender added to National Recording Registry

The original Broadway recording of “Hamilton” by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Vicente Fernández’s enduring ranchera song “El Rey” and Freddy Fender’s breakthrough song “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” have been inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.

New crop of albums enter National Recording Registry

LOS ANGELES — Albums from Elton John, Miles Davis, Tracy Chapman, Mary J. Blige, and the cast of Hamilton are entering America's audio canon, along with singles from Helen Reddy and Celine Dion and the music of Minecraft.

Elton John, ‘Hamilton’ and more enter National Recording Registry

The Library of Congress’s 2025 selections also include works from Don Rickles, Miles Davis, Celine Dion and Amy Winehouse, plus the music for “Minecraft.”

"Hamilton," baseball radio broadcast and more added to National Recording Registry

The music from the "Hamilton" is just one of the newest selections to be added to the national recording registry today. The 25 selections are part of the mission to preserve culturally significant artifacts of sound. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden joins to discuss.

'El Rey,' 'Before the Next Teardrop Falls' and 'Hamilton' to be added to National Recording Registry

The three Latin music recordings are among the 25 “audio treasures” inducted into the National Recording Registry based on their “importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.”

Elton John, Mary J. Blige, 'Minecraft.' Here are all the new inductees to the National Recording Registry

Twenty-five recordings entered the archive in the class of 2025, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced Wednesday.