Side Line Music Magazine reported that major recording labels are planning to drop music CD production by the end of 2012 and will change to digital downloads only. The only CD-format releases that will continue will be limited edition specials, distributed primarily through Amazon (which is already the biggest CD retailer worldwide).

i will miss CDs but honestly, I think I may buy a handful a year these days and those CDs are usually special releases only. When was the last time you bought a CD?