2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees who have a recording inducted into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry (we should have news of 2026 inclusions this month or maybe next, depending on what's been going on in DC):
Jeff Buckley - "Hallelujah"
Lauryn Hill - "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"
Mariah Carey - "All I Want for Christmas is You"
Wu-Tang Clan - "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)"
Nominees who have a recording inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame:
Lauryn Hill - "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"
Luther Vandross - "Never Too Much"
Lauryn's the only one of the bunch to have both a National Recording Registry and Grammy Hall of Fame entry. Let me know if I miss someone but I think this is accurate.
I really think that Mariah Carey is getting in this year, I just don't see Beyonce getting inducted before Mariah, I really think that it's finally Mariah's year this year. As well as it should be.
I definitely think Lauryn's path was clearer than people think it is. And if it's true that just two urban acts will go in, Luther and Lauryn are looking like the big picks of that lot.
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