Teens tune out CDs **

Looking for a quiet place away from those rowdy and noisy teens? Try your nearby music store.  An industry report today found that nearly half of all teenagers bought no compact discs last year. While sales from digital downloads are up, it was not enough to make up for the decline in CD sales among Internet users. Highlighting the shift, Apple's online store became the No. 2 U.S. music retailer, selling more songs than all but Wal-Mart.  Story by Michelle Quinn.

How far is the music business willing to go turn sales around? The New York Times  said that gossip blogger Perez Hilton is negotiating a label deal with Warner Music Group.

--Jesus Sanchez

Photo: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

** Correction: An earlier version said that overall music sales fell 10% last year. It was spending on music by Internet users that fell 10%      

Comments

[Ed C.]

Even though I am very much an Apple Mac fan, the majority of my music that I buy will be on a CD because I want the liner notes and I want to rip the CD with a higher bitrate.