Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear and ...

Is this a recent development, or are you a die-hard compact disc fan? What do you like about the format? Despite the prevalence of music streaming services, CDs players appear to be having a ...

Jonny blends rigour with the ridiculous to find what works, from chasing Bluetooth trackers nationwide to piercing bin bags with a force gauge. The portable CD players we've tested How we test ...

The Recording Industry Association Of America’s new mid-year report shows that compact disc revenue increased by 58.6 per cent during the first six months of the year, reaching $171million. That’s up ...

Relaxing sleep music for deep sleeping and stress relief. Fall asleep to beautiful nature videos and use the relaxing music ("Flying" by Peder B. Helland) as sleeping music, soothing meditation music, ...

CDs are coming back in fashion, with a massive 58.6% increase in revenue since the beginning of 2026, as stated by the Recording Industry Association of America. Along with the jump in revenue, 5.5 ...

Years after they went the way of 78 rpm records and eight-track tapes, compact discs are enjoying a revival. CD sales in the United States surged 58.6 percent to $171.1 million during the first half ...

C Ds are booming again. According to an industry report by Luminate, the first half of 2026 saw a 16 percent surge in CD sales — and you might be surprised by who’s buying them. Gen Z and millennial ...

CD revenue jumped 58.6% in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, according to the recording industry’s own numbers — hard data behind a physical-media comeback that’s playing ...

Sept. 4 (UPI) --Grammy-winning singer Beyoncé is celebrating her 45th birthday. The music artist marked the occasion Friday by releasing a 20th anniversary edition of her album B'Day featuring ...

New RIAA figures released this morning are reigniting a familiar question: are CDs actually staging a comeback, or is the format riding a temporary sales bump? According to the RIAA’s newly released ...