The pop star’s decision to release her new album on a clear plastic CD created a wave of confusion and frustration. Although the design looks sleek and modern, it poses a big problem: many older CD ...

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Weeks after performing their global pop hit “Butter” at the 2022 Grammys in April, BTS announced that they’re churning out more music — and soon. Technically, the first tease of the upcoming album ...

Every year, we move further away from analog listening methods. Nowadays, owning vinyl or having a CD collection is considered a hobby rather than a necessity. In the age of streaming, there is a ...

At latest count, there were 11 different CD editions and eight different vinyl editions released of the album. The number of exclusive digital-download deluxe versions, meanwhile, grew by the day ...

In 1982, when the BBC’s prime-time technology show – Tomorrow’s World – did a segment on a new musical format called the “Compact Disc” the presenter skeptically asked "Whether there's a market for ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Earlier this summer, BTS’ V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, ...

Which home audio CD player is best? In today’s fast-moving streaming-first world, it can be hard to comprehend still using physical music media. What many people don’t realize is that you pay in audio ...

The album comes with a randomized photocard of one member from its fictional girl group KPop Demon Hunters Huntr/x may be a fictional K-pop group, but Netflix has managed to capture one part of ...

Our Audio expert Chris Haslam gives his personal recommendation for buying a modern portable cassette or CD player ...