https://www.whathifi.com/features/what-led-to-the-resurgence-of-vinyl-here-are-5-reasons-why-its-back-and-booming
The resurgence also led to a new sense of 'community' for vinyl fans, old and new - stores everywhere, including the rather lovely indie stores, are usually very busy on the day and add to the whole experience and atmosphere for like-minded fans. Outside of RSD, it has allowed these indie stores to flourish as places for vinyl music fans

https://www.webuyrecordsusa.com/sellingrecords/where-is-the-vinyl-record-market-headed-for-2024-a-collectors-perspective
According to a report by IMARC Group, the global vinyl record market size reached US$ 1.8 Billionin 2023 and is expected to reach US$ 3.4 Billionby 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 7.1% during 2024-2032¹. In this blog post, I will share my predictions for the vinyl record market and trends in 2024, based on my personal experience and

https://www.magneticmag.com/2024/01/the-future-of-vinyl/
A human will still need to do the quality control aspect of vinyl manufacturing. Still, other stages to pack out a full retail-ready unit can be completed with much more automation than what is currently happening in most pressing plants around the globe. ... Vinyl record sales are a great way for artists to monetize their recordings. If the

https://www.whathifi.com/news/the-vinyl-revival-continues-as-sales-hit-their-highest-levels-in-decades
Quite the opposite in fact - the resurgence of vinyl continues as sales of records increased for the 16th consecutive year over 2023. Sales grew at their fastest rate this decade with 6.1 million units sold, an 11.8% increase compared to 2022. This marks the highest level since 1990. Purchases of vinyl declined steeply during the 1980s as the

https://www.soundonsound.com/news/artists-predicted-make-52b-vinyl-sales-2024
The most since 1990. A2D2, a firm linking analogue music devices with smart speaker systems, projects that artists are set to earn more than $5.2 billion from vinyl sales in 2024, a result of a 113% sales increase over the past three years. UK vinyl sales have seen a 16-year growth streak, hitting a 33-year peak in 2023, while US sales saw a 21

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/26/24112369/riaa-2023-music-revenue-streaming-vinyl-cds-physical-media
Mar 26, 2024, 8:34 AM PDT. Photo by Larina Marina, Getty Images. People bought 43 million vinyl records last year, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That's 6

https://theconversation.com/vinyl-record-sales-keep-spinning-and-spinning-with-no-end-in-sight-201444
Published: March 13, 2023 8:25am EDT. Over the past decade, vinyl records have made a major comeback. People purchased US$1.2 billion of records in 2022, a 20% jump from the previous year. Not

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/08/1097514185/vinyl-sales-see-a-huge-resurgence-but-leave-indie-labels-behind
We're talking about vinyl records. They were all but obsolete 15 years ago, but now huge demand has led to the biggest sales in 40 years, and labels are rushing to reprint their back catalogs.

https://theconversation.com/gen-xers-millennials-and-even-some-gen-zs-choose-vinyl-and-drive-record-sales-up-125541
RIAA data shows that 25-to-34-year-olds and 18-to-24-year-olds accounted for 19 and 16 per cent respectively of U.S. new vinyl sales in 2018. This is valuable to artists who are not being paid

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/10/1162568704/vinyl-outsells-cds-first-time-since-1987-records
Vinyl sales grew for the 16th consecutive year in 2022, with 41 million albums sold — compared to 33 million CDs. Streaming is still the biggest driver of the music industry's growth.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/20/record-store-day-2024-vinyl-records/73390177007/
If you love vinyl, Saturday, April 20 is your day, Record Store Day. Apparently, many Americans do. U.S. music lovers spent $1.4 billion on vinyl in 2023, 10% more than the year before. Vinyl

https://www.makeuseof.com/why-are-vinyl-records-still-selling/
Artists could reproduce music easier, faster, and more affordably. In comparison to vinyl records, CDs can also hold a lot more songs for significantly cheaper price. For music lovers, it was a great to get bang for your buck. The era of digital music has aided the commercialization and democratization of music production.

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/19/would-people-buy-more-sustainable-vinyl/
Here's the latest. Between 2019 and 2020 (before the pandemic) vinyl sales grew 46.2% according to data collected by Luminate. From 2021 and 2022, vinyl's growth rate exploded to 51.4% as new

https://vinylbro.com/are-vinyl-records-coming-back/
Yes, vinyl records are making a huge comeback. While making up around 17% of total albums sales in 2019 vinyl is coming back and here to stay for a long time. In fact, vinyl in 2019 sold a staggering 25.6% of all physical albums sold while all other forms of album sales are dwindling. Vinyl sales are up and people are enjoying the process of

https://www.whatisvinyl.com/why-buy-vinyl-records/
1. Sound quality. Even though vinyl records' production, storing, and selling are expensive, people like them. Simply said, vinyl sounds better than digital files and CDs and reproduces a sound maximally similar to the original recording. Additionally, contemporary vinyl sounds better than those produced in the 1960s or 1970s.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/people-are-buying-records-again-but-will-the-vinyl-revival-last/ar-BB1p9gyf
The kids thought they had it all figured out. You could access all your saved music and millions of other songs on a phone or digital device for eternity (or at least until the platform shuts down).

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-best-selling-vinyl-albums-and-singles-of-2024/
Biggest vinyl singles of 2024 so far. Liam Gallagher & John Squire's Just Another Rainbow is the best-selling vinyl single of 2024 so far. The lead single from the duo's self-titled first album

https://www.gearpatrol.com/audio/reasons-to-buy-cds/
3. CDs are significantly cheaper than vinyl. If you're looking for a superior audio format, CDs are the best deal you're likely to get. To be frank, they're cheap to buy. Audio shops and retailers are practically giving away used CDs, while new CDs are usually in the $12 to $15 price range.

https://vinyl-club.com/beginners-guides/are-vinyl-records-a-good-investment/
In terms of financial investment, vinyl records aren't something you want to get into for monetary gain as the future is difficult to predict. Just because we've seen yearly sales of vinyl increase over the last 20 years, that doesn't mean that trend will continue. That being said, if you love music and are doing it for the love and the

https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2024/01/green-vinyl-possible
In 2022 Taylor Swift's Midnights was the bestselling vinyl record globally. The American singer knows just how covetable physical copies of her records are for her devoted fans: Midnights is available to buy on vinyl in six different colour varieties. In an industry in which artists are increasingly struggling to make a living from music

https://www.statista.com/chart/29784/reasons-to-buy-vinyl-records/
Granted, reasons number three and four, "liking the ritual of playing a vinyl record" and "liking to fully immerse oneself in an album" do require a record player, but five and six

https://www.geekyhobbies.com/2024-vinyl-record-releases-the-complete-list-of-new-and-upcoming-titles/
Grateful Dead: Terrapin Station. Jimin: FACE (Opaque White LP) Kali Uchis: Orquideas. Kid Cudi: INSANO (Translucent Red 2 LP) Kimberly Akimbo: Original Broadway Cast Recording. LP: Lost on You (Opaque Gold Vinyl) Magnum: Here Comes the Rain. McCoy Tyner: Today and Tomorrow - Verve By Request Series.

https://ktla.com/entertainment/people-are-buying-records-again-but-is-the-vinyl-revival-going-to-last/
The Vinyl Revival has spurred Record Store Day, held in April each year, where people can find special deals at their local record store. Yes, those are coming back too.

https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/297zgk/why_do_people_still_buy_vinyl_records/
Other reasons why people go for vinyl - it's getting trendy, people like the routine and process of putting on records, distinctive nostalgic sound, visually seeing the medium working, seeing the cover art, etc. Plenty of people would disagree with me. Reply. shickapooka800. •.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vinyl/comments/q8mkke/why_is_vinyl_so_popular/
Digital music is science, vinyl is witchcraft. I find the musical experience with vinyl is more consistent than CD or streaming as long as it was mastered and pressed properly. The limitations of the format mean you don't have the loudness wars or brickwalling that often happens with the digital formats.

https://comm.unc.edu/2024/06/making-vinyl-nashville-2024-three-shades-of-green/
The mood in the packed ballroom was tense, and the panel's still-bad-but-a-little-better consensus was captured by Ali Miller, CEO of Furnace Record Pressing in Virginia, who reported that this past year had been "a little less tough" than anticipated, in light of the previous one. I found three shades of green animating Making Vinyl 2024.

https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/jun/28/2024-presidential-debate-fact-check-biden-trump/
It has risen modestly since then to 6.1% in May 2024, but that's still lower than it was for much of the first two years under Trump. Overall, Trump had success on this statistic, too.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-24/cdk-cyberattack-what-is-it-who-is-responsible-and-what-s-the-fallout
Roughly 15,000 car dealerships across the US and Canada have gone days without software systems crucial to running their business, following multiple cyberattacks on CDK Global. The company is one

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1TEwtFK5JiZ7MptQ0XtpSk
Listen to this episode from Bloomberg Surveillance on Spotify. John Stoltzfus, Oppenheimer Chief Investment Strategist, says the consumer and the jobs market will play an important role in 2024. Elliot Ackerman, US Marine Corps Veteran & Former White House Fellow, overviews the latest in the Middle East and Indo-Pacific as global geopolitical tensions continue to rise. Sarah Hunt, Alpine Saxon

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/21/business/cdk-global-car-dealership-outage/index.html
However, some affected dealerships are still selling cars. "My selling team can hand-write a buyer's order," said Brian Benstock, general manager of Paragon Honda and Paragon Acura in Long