Songs | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/songs/RSS feed for SongsenFri, 15 May 2026 21:32:11 +0000Music From Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, Plus Dozens of Other 'Audio Treasures,' Added to National Recording Registryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/music-from-taylor-swift-and-beyonce-plus-dozens-of-other-audio-treasures-added-to-national-recording-registry-180988754/The 25 newest additions to the national playlist at the Library of Congress have been deemed "worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage"Fri, 15 May 2026 21:32:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/music-from-taylor-swift-and-beyonce-plus-dozens-of-other-audio-treasures-added-to-national-recording-registry-180988754/Bob Dylan's Original Typewritten Draft Lyrics for 'I'm Not There' Have Been Rediscovered After More Than Half a Centuryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bob-dylans-original-typewritten-draft-lyrics-for-im-not-there-have-been-rediscovered-after-more-than-half-a-century-180988592/For decades, eager fans could only hear the obscure song on bootleg vinyl recordings. The draft lyrics, which were found inside a first-edition copy of Allen Ginsberg poetry, just sold at auction for $6,800Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bob-dylans-original-typewritten-draft-lyrics-for-im-not-there-have-been-rediscovered-after-more-than-half-a-century-180988592/This Critically Endangered Bird's Song Was About to Disappear. Scientists Saved It by Recruiting Some Wild Vocal Tutorshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-critically-endangered-birds-song-was-about-to-disappear-then-scientists-recruited-some-wild-vocal-tutors-180988415/Wild-born male regent honeyeaters passed their cultural knowledge to young captive-born birdsTue, 24 Mar 2026 18:51:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-critically-endangered-birds-song-was-about-to-disappear-then-scientists-recruited-some-wild-vocal-tutors-180988415/Watch Never-Before-Seen Footage of David Bowie Performing 'Heroes' at This New Immersive Exhibitionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-never-before-seen-footage-of-david-bowie-performing-heroes-at-this-new-immersive-exhibition-180988195/When it opens in London, "David Bowie: You're Not Alone" will tell the story of the man behind the many personas with newly discovered footage and other archival recordingsFri, 20 Feb 2026 16:33:21 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-never-before-seen-footage-of-david-bowie-performing-heroes-at-this-new-immersive-exhibition-180988195/'Yankee Doodle' Was One of America's Earliest Protest Songs. But Its Origins Are Shrouded in Mysteryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/yankee-doodle-was-one-of-americas-earliest-protest-songs-but-its-origins-are-shrouded-in-mystery-180988157/Historians have debunked many of the popular theories surrounding the tune's creation. Still, its legacy as a patriotic anthem enduresTue, 17 Feb 2026 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/yankee-doodle-was-one-of-americas-earliest-protest-songs-but-its-origins-are-shrouded-in-mystery-180988157/'Golden' From 'KPop Demon Hunters' Just Won K-Pop's Very First Grammyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/golden-from-kpop-demon-hunters-just-won-k-pops-very-first-grammy-180988127/The hit song, a demon-slaying self-empowerment anthem, was recognized as the Best Song Written for Visual MediaTue, 03 Feb 2026 16:40:18 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/golden-from-kpop-demon-hunters-just-won-k-pops-very-first-grammy-180988127/Happy Public Domain Day to All Who Celebrate! You Can Now Use Betty Boop, Nancy Drew and 'The Maltese Falcon' for Freehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/happy-public-domain-day-to-all-who-celebrate-you-can-now-use-betty-boop-nancy-drew-and-the-maltese-falcon-for-free-180987927/On January 1, 2026, copyrights will expire for comics, books, movies, musical compositions and other creative works from 1930, as well as sound recordings from 1925Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:29:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/happy-public-domain-day-to-all-who-celebrate-you-can-now-use-betty-boop-nancy-drew-and-the-maltese-falcon-for-free-180987927/Tragedy Struck Composer Irving Berlin on Christmas Day. Years Later, He Would Write One of the All-Time Holiday Classicshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/tragedy-struck-composer-irving-berlin-on-christmas-day-years-later-he-would-write-one-of-the-all-time-holiday-classics-180987920/“White Christmas” is one of the world’s best-selling tunes and continues to be in rotation more than eight decades laterTue, 23 Dec 2025 14:27:29 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/tragedy-struck-composer-irving-berlin-on-christmas-day-years-later-he-would-write-one-of-the-all-time-holiday-classics-180987920/Hundreds of Australian Bagpipers Attempt to Set World Record While Playing AC/DChttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-of-australian-bagpipers-attempt-to-set-world-record-while-playing-acdc-180987714/The performance of "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)" took place a few days before the band played its first show in Australia in a decadeThu, 20 Nov 2025 15:29:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-of-australian-bagpipers-attempt-to-set-world-record-while-playing-acdc-180987714/Nobody Knows What Sank the 'Edmund Fitzgerald.' But Its Doomed Final Voyage Will Always Be America's Defining Shipwreckhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nobody-knows-what-sank-the-edmund-fitzgerald-but-its-doomed-final-voyage-will-always-be-americas-defining-shipwreck-180987657/Fifty years after the freighter disappeared into the depths of Lake Superior, the mystery of its demise—and the mournful ballad it inspired—still haunt the popular imaginationMon, 10 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nobody-knows-what-sank-the-edmund-fitzgerald-but-its-doomed-final-voyage-will-always-be-americas-defining-shipwreck-180987657/