Industry responds as no new cars will be sold with CD players
nme.comWhich?.Earlier this summer, it was revealed that the renewed interest in physical music collections had reached new heights, leading to that 3.2 per cent increase within the first six months of the year.
It marked the first time the sector experienced an increase since 2004 when a shift to digital music consumption and streaming began.“Taylor Swift is leading the way.
The 172,000 CDs sold in the UK this year of her latest album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is more than the three biggest-selling cars in the UK last year combined.
Car manufacturers should listen to the Swifties and give the CD another chance,” Bayley added.According to the latest edition of the ERA’s long-term consumer tracking study conducted by Fly Research, 15 per cent of the UK adult population had reported that they listen to music on CD in their cars which is slightly less than the 16.6 per cent who reported that they listen to CDs at home (as per Music Week).Though the latest numbers on CD listening have gone down in the last five years (2019: 27.6 per cent in-car and 31.2 per cent in-home, as per Music Week), it is still roughly seven million people, which equates to around 20 per cent of the 34.5million people with active driving licenses.“Carmakers seem to be looking through the rear-view mirror when it comes to CD,” said Bayley. “The lesson of vinyl is you should never write off a music format.
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