CD sales rose for the first time in 17 years

While streaming is the music industry's cash cow these days, CDs aren't dead yet. According to the Recording Industry Association of America's annual sales report , revenue from CDs grew by 21 percent to $584 million in 2021. That marked the first annual increase in CD revenue in the US since 2004 . The RIAA notes that many record stores opened back up and artists sold music at shows again after COVID-19 put everything on hold in 2020 . As has been the case for the last 15 years, vinyl sales are...