The Library of Congress has announced 2015's new entries into the National Recording Registry. The wide-ranging list includes works from the Doors, Sesame Street, Joan Baez, Radiohead, Steve Martin, Lauryn Hill, Cole Porter, Sly & the Family Stone and the Righteous Brothers.Each year, 25 recordings are selected 'that have been recognized for...

Lauryn Hill's debut album also set to be preserved as part of National Recording Preservation Act

A Gawker thread from yesterday asked readers to post high school yearbook pictures of famous people unearthed movie stars, reality TV notables and, most importantly, some music celebs. People who may have sat in the same room as them during biology sophomore year flocked to the comments to post pictures of Eddie Vedder, Beyonce, Lauryn [...]

Track released in advance of Mangan's new album "Club Meds"

Talib Kweli were both peers in the late-’90s conscious-rap boom, but even before either one of them ever got on as a rapper, they were college friends. And in a new essay, Kweli writes about knowing Hill, watching her grow into megastardom and make classic records. He also writes about the time she’s been away [...]