Digital Sales are falling almost as quickly as CD sales

[McMonster08 4,528]

I listen to music on YouTube most of the time because it's faster than Spotify on web. When using my mobile I use Spotify but I'm not subscribed to premium.

 

I only bought one CD this decade 

[Pandacadabra 9,098]

15 hours ago, McMonster08 said:

I listen to music on YouTube most of the time because it's faster than Spotify on web. When using my mobile I use Spotify but I'm not subscribed to premium.

 

I only bought one CD this decade 

Gaga released three though, which one did you buy?

OT: I only buy physical CDs so I dont care much about digital singles declining.

[McMonster08 4,528]

29 minutes ago, ManilaMonster said:

Gaga released three though, which one did you buy?

The Fame Monster

[AM98GJ 3,086]

I haven't illegally downloaded a single song since I got my iPhone...... I buy all my **** 

[SlayLin 1,557]

I always use YouTube for music, because half of the time songs I want you can't seem to buy anywhere? It's weird, but it's uncommon. But otherwise I buy CDs because I'm a collector, from video games to my [favorite] movies and CDs are no exception. I hate not having a physical copy, so personally I hope CDs never phase out. It's as bad as Japanese horror games getting physical releases in Japan but DLC only in America.

[Nino 12]

Streaming services and digital music retailers use the same infrastructure, they just deal with different business models. Downloading ARTPOP through iTunes and downloading ARTPOP through Apple Music are literally the exact same files coming from the exact same servers. One just has the distributor taking more money in exchange for a permanent license to the song.

Digital sales will never die out as long as streaming services like Apple Music still exist. It's not like past formats like CD and Cassette that were replaced by more modern media formats, it's an antiquated business model is all. The music being sold is in no way different. It's a dated way of doing business that really only made sense 10 years ago BUT it costs nothing to support and makes more money per sale so it'll continue to live on.

 

I buy CD though because I find some terms of the iTunes EULA to be questionable. 

I want concrete, personal rights to the media I pay for. The industry can pry that right from my cold, dead body.