For a generation raised on streaming, CDs are becoming collectables, keepsakes and a tangible way to connect with favourite artistes. (Envato Elements pic)PETALING JAYA: Compact discs are enjoying an unexpected revival among younger buyers. According to market-research firm Luminate, CD sales in the United States rose 16% in the first half of this year to 16.3 million units, with Gen Z and millennials driving much of that growth.
The more surprising finding is that roughly half of younger CD buyers reportedly do not have a device to play them on. For these consumers, the disc itself is increasingly being treated as an affordable collectable, piece of merchandise or physical connection to an artist rather than simply a way to hear an album
