The compact disc gave us our first taste of digital music – and we liked it. Upon its arrival in the U.S. in March 1983, the sleek 4.7-inch plastic and aluminum disc – about the size of a ...

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. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 📚 Celeb news ⭐ ...

Compact discs were sold as the durable alternative to vinyl - but anyone who opens the case of an ageing CD may be in for a nasty surprise. Earlier this year, US web designer Dan Koster found 15% of ...

But the CD comeback has crested: the RIAA’s 2022 mid-year music revenue report cites a drop in CD unit sales of 3.7% year-over-year. (Vinyl sales, in comparison, are up 15.7% – a testament to ...

Of course, the success of streaming has played a large part in the downfall of the CD. How could it not? The major music streaming services – Spotify, Tidal, Amazon, Apple Music and Deezer – carry ...

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 and the Compact Disc revolution that never was Dire Straits’s slick, luxuriant album helped turn the CD into the shiny, indestructible future of audio.