Vinyl has long been the big story in physical media, but CDs are cheaper, quicker to manufacture, and poised for a comeback.

CDs debuted in the U.S. in March 1983, followed by a massive rise in popularity, then a fall. As vinyl rebounds, do discs have a comeback left too?

USA TODAY readers shared their memories of the music compact disc as the CD format hits the 40th anniversary of its launch in the U.S.

Lorde's new album Virgin comes on a transparent CD, which is pretty cool, but there's just one catch – CD players can't play it. That's according to fans who have taken to Reddit and TikTok to ...

Forty years ago today, a magnificent revolution swept across the music industry, making albums more accessible and enhanced audio playback. The Compact Disc became popular in the late 1980s and ...

The Mini-Disc never caught on in the U.S. But during the 1990s, the format did in its native Japan, where MD isn’t yet dead.

How to Manually Eject a Disc From an Apple Mac Mini. Optical drives typically include a small pinhole large enough to insert a paper clip end to manually eject a stubborn disc.

Lorde’s limited-edition clear CD for her new album “Virgin” looks stunning—but fans say it doesn’t work in cars or older ...

Happy birthday, compact disc! Developed by Philips and Sony and released to the public in October 1982, the Digital Audio Compact Disc format (later mercifully shortened to just CD) transformed ...

Despite the meteoric rise of digital music streaming, many older listeners may still have CD collections taking up living space. Yamaha has released a new player that can hold five discs at once ...

But many will prefer their own holiday favourites, and those who still maintain healthy collections of ye olde discs, whether silver or oil-byproduct-black, will be riffling through their racks for ...

Brothers in Arms heralded the start of the Compact Disc revolution, kick-starting a quarter-century-long boom for the music industry and introducing five-inch silver discs into homes around the world.