This Black Friday, the music industry will be watching sales closely, with most attention being focused on Taylor Swift. Reissues and vinyl are holding their own in terms of profitability. The former Beatle has two singles including a new version of “Wonderful Christmastime” while the Irish quartet has a vinyl version of its “Blackout” single. There are many more reasons why physical music is holding on:ALL PRESENT AND CORRECTRecord Store Day events always see physical items surge. That is contrary to the widespread belief that they would only want digital, streaming and Spotify.

Source: Forbes November 23, 2017 21:45 UTC