Music’s digital future reached Japanese store shelves on Oct. 1, 1982, when Sony introduced its CDP-101 compact disc player.

Compact discs are making a strong comeback, particularly among Gen Z and millennials seeking tangible music collections and offline listening. CD sales rose 45.7% to 17.5 million units in the first ...

For years, the compact disc felt like the most forgotten format in music history. Vinyl enjoyed a triumphant comeback. Cassette tapes clawed their way into indie credibility. CDs, meanwhile, sat in ...

Streaming gave us convenience and took away everything else. No album art worth holding, no ritual of pressing play, no object that tells you something about the person who assembled it. The cassette ...