WASHINGTON Here's a listing of the 2011 inductees to the National Recording Registry in chronological order:

WASHINGTON From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry.

CANNES, France Vampires, Transformers, singing high-schoolers: They can all be tough to outrun.

BAKU, Azerbaijan On a recent evening on Baku's seaside promenade, throbbing Euro-dance music blared out from an open-air concert as families strolled by. Cafes serving fragrant skewered meat served throngs of locals and foreigners.

JAKARTA, Indonesia Lady Gaga is as confused as anyone about whether she'll be allowed to perform in Indonesia.

CHICAGO Grammy Award-winning polka great Eddie Blazonczyk, who began playing the lively music in the 1950s and went on to earn the nickname "Polka King" after starting his own band and label, has died. He was 70.

NEW YORK It's a family affair at the upcoming BET Awards: Kanye West has the most nominations with seven, while his mentor, Jay-Z, earned five, and Jay-Z's wife, Beyoncé, received six.

ATLANTA R&B singer Usher Raymond is locked in a legal battle with his ex-wife arising from a custody fight over their two sons.

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NEW YORK Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D'Angelo are among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the Made In America music festival Jay-Z is curating in Philadelphia in September.

NEW YORK R&B singer Ray J has been hospitalized near Las Vegas for exhaustion.

NEW YORK Steven Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on "American Idol" next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her.

NEW YORK Organizers say the Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum has found a home in midtown Manhattan.

MANILA, Philippines Lady Gaga has the go-ahead to put on a second concert in the Philippines after Manila authorities decided her first show did not violate the law.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Authorities say an Alabama man has been charged in the theft of a $15,000 guitar that belonged to Hank Williams Jr.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Country music star George Jones is in the hospital again with a respiratory infection.

NEW YORK Whitney Houston's final recording is being released.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tim McGraw has chosen a new record label run by an old friend.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tim McGraw has chosen a new record label run by an old friend.

LONDON Her sons were blessed with musical gifts that brought riches and fame. On Monday, Barbara Gibb was living a parent's ultimate nightmare - preparing, for the third time, to lay a child to rest.