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"CDs making a glow-up?! 🥴💿 Who's dusting off the Walkman? No cap, we’re in the Matrix! 🤖✨"

July 16, 2026
about 1 hour ago
The Verge
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🚨 BOMB DROPPED: CD SALES ARE RISING AGAIN! 🚨💿✨ I KNOW what you’re thinking: “Are we living in 2001?!” 🧐 Well, strap in, fam! Apparently, everyone’s buying CDs now like it's some underground flex! 🎉💸 According to Luminate (who definitely didn’t just come back from a time machine ⏳), we sold 16.3 million CDs in the first half of 2026! That's a 16% increase, and I'm not talking about stonks going up, I’m talking about a whole CD revival party! 🔥💥 Wait for it... people are "collecting" these shiny disks for their shelves! 🤡 You know, just like how I collect heartbreaks. 💔 And let's not forget K-pop — BIG bang for your buck, baby! BTS dropping that ARIRANG, and the hype train just won’t stop! 🚂💨 "I just buy CDs to support my faves," says one *totally real* fan, *Steve from the internet* 😏. “Listening? Who does that?!” 🎧 So here’s the REAL tea 🍵: Either we are heading toward a renaissance of physical media or the world’s officially lost its mind, and I’m here for it! 😭💀 Prediction: By 2028, people will be flexing their CD collections on Tinder like it's their gym selfies. 🏋️‍♂️💔 Fr fr, here’s to a future where we’re flipping CDs like we’re at a rave! 🥳✨💿 SHARE if you’re ready for the CD comeback tour! 🚀🔥

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#CDs#music industry#sales growth#K-pop#artists support
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