🚨 VinylCon is taking over Atlanta’s Yaarab Shrine Center August 29th & 30th, bringing together 60+ vinyl vendors, thousands of records, live DJ sets and collectors for two full days of crate digging 💿🙌

We’re making time to hit a few record stores while we’re in Atlanta. Where should we go? Tag them in the comments 👇

17.5 million. CDs were just sold in 6 months. That’s up 45.7% from the same period last year, while CD revenue climbed 58.6% to $171.1 million. A format that looked like it was fading is suddenly growing again.

Limited editions, signed releases, imports and special packaging give collectors something a Spotify library can’t: A physical piece of the music they love.

Gen Z is helping make “old tech” cool again. CDs are joining vinyl, digital cameras and other retro technology finding a new audience. For people who grew up with everything on demand, physical media feels new again.

And it’s not just CDs. Physical music revenue reached $731.5 million in the first half of 2026. CD revenue jumped 58.6% while vinyl grew another 17.7%. Physical music is having a moment.