Is 2022 the year that CD finally ends its three decades as the physical format of choice? Based on market data for 2021, that result now almost seems inevitable in value terms. According to figures ...

How labels use metrics, research, formulas and instinct to decide which albums get a vinyl release. By Steve Knopper For the past year, hallowed jazz label Blue Note Records has reissued dozens of ...

Independent record labels have expressed worries after a large vinyl distribution company, Utopia Music, has started to involve major labels in its finances. READ MORE: What’s causing the vinyl delay?

"The vinyl itself has a nice sound to it, but I don't believe it has the best songs from the album on it," she says. "The album," in her wording, refers to the digital version of Tha Carter VI that ...

Vinyl recorded a 15th year of growth in 2022 and overtook CD in terms of revenue for the first time in 35 years. Vinyl has been a good news story for the music industry, but the format has faced ...