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Chaka Khan, Vince Gill, Beyoncé enter National Recording Registry
Los ANGELES (AP) — Albums and songs from Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Chaka Khan and The Go-Go’s are joining America’s audio canon.The new inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include Chaka Khan’s genre-blending hit, I Feel for You, Vince Gill’s emotional ballad, Go Rest High on That Mountain, Swift’s blockbuster 2014 pop album, 1989, Beyoncé’s era-defining 2008 anthem Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), and The Go-Go’s groundbreaking debut album, Beauty and the Beat.They were among the 25 recordings entering the archive in the class of 2026, acting Librarian of Congress Robert Newlen announced Thursday. The selections were chosen for their “cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage”.“Music and recorded sound are essential, wonderful parts of our daily lives and our national heritage,” Newlen said in a statement