In 1999, consumers spent $13 billion on CDs – 88% of the $14.6 billion spent on music. In today's dollars, adjusted for inflation, that year's consumer spending on CDs would add up to nearly $ ...

And yet, who today would trade his or her music options, access, and convenience today for what Americans had in the year 2000 (CDs, cassettes and vinyl, along with FM radio maybe)? We spend two ...

Teens today have every song ( ever ?!) available at their fingertips today. All it takes is a quick Spotify or YouTube search ...

CD sales would begin a decline to $537.1 million ... "celestial jukebox" or a "jukebox in the sky" being fulfilled by today's music streaming services. Even though the original Napster "was ...

That was enough to send recorded music's profits cascading. But today the disruption is being disrupted: Digital track sales are falling at nearly the same rate as CD sales, as music fans are ...

But why is that, exactly? And which term CD is better for you now? Start exploring today's high CD interest rates and start earning more interest on your money. Historically, long-term CDs came ...

Though CD players at the time cost hundreds of dollars ... an even higher premium will be put on technical excellence. Of course, today’s music fans may read those paragraphs with a laugh.