music sales

• Alan Cross says he might rekindle his old love affair with compact discs

  Alan Cross: 'I come not to bury compact discs, but to praise them.'

  Entertainment

  Feb 13
  
• Weekly survey: When was the last time you bought a compact disc?

  It's only a matter of time before the compact disc, once the driver of the recorded music industry, fades to become a niche format. How many CDs have you purchased recently?

  Entertainment

  Jun 28, 2021
  
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• A pandemic bright spot: Sales of vinyl records have exploded in Canada

  If you thought that we'd reached peak vinyl and that Canadians' renewed love affair with record had come to an end, you might want to reexamine those assumptons.

  Entertainment

  May 16, 2021
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• Weekly survey: When was the last time you bought a CD?

  Remember the days when we used to travel through space and time to purchases our music on pieces of plastic? When was the last time you did that?

  Entertainment

  Mar 22, 2021
• Canadians continue to adopt streaming music, and there’s no going back: Alan Cross

  It won't be long before buying a CD will seem as quaint as picking up a new gramophone.

  Commentary

  Apr 21, 2019
• Where are musicians making money these days? On the road — and that’s about it: Alan Cross

  In the old days, record sales were where all the money was made, while touring was often a loss leader. Not anymore.

  Commentary

  Jul 29, 2018
• Easter weekend in Edmonton, all but a dream for vinyl fans

  Tens of thousands of vinyl records were being sold at the Super Mega Records garage sale at Kenilworth Community Hall Friday to Sunday.

  Consumer

  Apr 16, 2017