CDs to Streaming: Insight on the New Age of Music

By: Holly Johnson, Emma Thomas, Marisol Ceja, Karina Orellana

Technology has progressed rapidly over the past 50 years, with new technological items being introduced to the masses. Music has been one of those technologies that is seen as “new”, in a sense that new genres and ways to listen to them have been invented. CDs were very popular for a decent amount of time, gaining popularity from the 80’s well into the mid 2000’s. The current and most popular music listening platform is streaming. Professor Rashidi conducted his research on transitional experiences from physical music media purchases to streaming service subscriptions. His research titled “What do we do with these CDs? Transitional experiences from physical music media purchases to streaming service subscriptions” was published in 2020.

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