For the primary time since compact discs arrived within the music business, the Grammy‘s in 2018 have included Album the Year nominees that utterly skipped the format. This consists of Cardi B‘s Invasion Privacy and H.E.R.‘s self-titled debut album, launched on Atlantic and RCA respectively.
Both artists determined to snub CD releases in favor streaming and downloads as an alternative. Interestingly sufficient, each Cardi B and H.E.R. made their albums accessible on vinyl, as nicely.
CDs have been first launched in 1982 and popped into the Grammy’s Album the Year class in 1984.
According to Nielsen Music, CDs made for 90 % album gross sales within the U.S. in 2007. Compare that to final 12 months, as that quantity has dropped to simply 18 %.
CDs aren’t utterly dying, however it’s totally doable the expertise might turn out to be a novelty much like vinyl releases; although, even vinyl is experiencing a resurgence in reputation, so who’s to say.
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