Articles written by Helen Howard

Helen Howard, Nebraska News Service|Apr 3, 2024

Passion for music and its format fuels the decision to purchase and sell music physically every day. A MusicWatch study in March 2022 estimated that 18 million consumers ages 13 and older, purchased a vinyl record, which is a 27% increase from 2020. Billboard concluded that 47.1% of album sales in the U.S. were vinyl record sales. Fifty-seven percent of physical albums were sold on vinyl and outsold their competing formats. "The best part of vinyl records is that it's real. It's a physical...