Vinyl City, USA: Nashville

In Tennessee, especially the Nashville area, the number of vinyl plants will rise from two to five overall this year. Through June of this year, vinyl records made $570 million in revenue, up 22 percent year-over-year. Demand hasn’t abated.

More:

“Can Tennessee Solve America’s Vinyl Shortage?” Lyndsey Havens, Billboard

US Vinyl Sales Rise 22% In First Half of 2022,” Aprol Claire Welsh, DJ Mag

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The CD: R.I.P.?

“As streaming services replace previous modes of music consumption, CDs are too young to be considered vintage and too old to keep their value. Stores like Best Buy and Target that were once powerhouses for CD sales are inching toward a CD-less model ….”

“Go deeper: The slow death of the CD,” Marisa Fernandez, Axios

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