There are far easier ways to consume music than buying records, which takes time, money and effort. Alejandra Villa Loraca/Newsday via Getty Images March 13, 2023 Vinyl record sales keep spinning and spinning – with no end in sight Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University Their popularity can’t be explained by the nostalgia of baby boomers or superior sound quality. So what’s going on?
Shutterstock October 24, 2021 Apple’s iPod came out two decades ago and changed how we listen to music. Where are we headed now? Stuart James, Edith Cowan University The iPod was a marvel: a sleek device that let you pocket your favourite tunes and roam around town. Today it’s more or less obsolete — but its impact has been evident.
PA Images/Alamy September 10, 2021 Mercury Prize – a prize for an album in a time when no one listens to them Richard Osborne, Middlesex University With streaming, people listen to individual tracks but the Mercury Prize is all about albums, is it still relevant?