For years, music companies have put out CD compilations of movie themes that promise to be the “ultimate” or “complete” set. And most of them are woefully disappointing. While they contain the themes ...

Is your CD collection gathering dust in your attic? If so, then it might be time to sell, donate, or recycle your outdated mode of music storage. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus ...

iTunes may be out of vogue with users who prefer streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify. But it’s now practically illegal to use the service in the UK. The High Court has ruled that ...

1. Ray Charles, “Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1952-1959" (Rhino/WEA) (8 discs). Gospel meets blues and jazz in a charismatic performer and nothing in American music would ever be the ...

Q My large (1,500-strong) CD collection consists of classical music and jazz. If I were to rip the collection as a backup to an external drive and/or place the files in the cloud, I would want to ...