Kwinto eguqukayo isiko ukuthengiswa kokuphela konyaka kwe- Ama-CD phinda wethule ukwehla okukhulu: 21.7% ngaphansi uma kuqhathaniswa nesonto lokuqala likaDisemba nyakenye.
Ngokusobala, inkinga akuyona ikhwalithi yamarekhodi, ngoba abathengisi abayishumi abahamba phambili banesidingo esikhulu kunontanga yabo kusuka ngo-2007, kepha ukwehla komnotho okubi okufanele sibhekane nakho: Los iPods y I-Wiis abadayisi ngezinga leminyaka edlule noma kunjalo.
Ngaphakathi kwezitayela zomculo, 'indie'yilona elikuthatha kahle kakhulu: Liveza kuphela ukwehla kwe- 8.6% ekuthengiseni.
Okuhlukile kwenzeka ngefayili ye- imakethe ye-digital: Inani lezingoma ezithengiswe kulo nyaka ngale ndlela selivele lizungeze i- isigidigidi.
Ngakho-ke silindeleni esikhathini esizayo?
Okwamanje, izitolo sezivele sehlise isikhala abazinikezela kuma-compact disc: “EI-dvd ne-blue-ray zidayisa kahle kakhulu ... impela ngonyaka ozayo lokhu kwehla kwesidingo samaCD kuzokhula futhi abantu bazokhetha amanye amafomethi ... izitolo zizothenga kuphela inani elilinganiselwe lomkhiqizo ngamunye".