A confusing time, to be sure. But it’s certainly no more confusing than the upheaval that greeted a much older music technology: the phonograph. Back in the 19th century, it caused fights and ...

From the invention of the phonograph in 1877 to the boom in streaming services today, the music industry has had to constantly adapt to emerging technology. In this video, we explore whether music ...

“I like to listen to music on the original equipment,” Menashe explained, putting an old recording of the Italian opera singer Enrico Caruso on the turntable. “I just love to listen to ...

He had no idea that his invention would spawn a multi-billion dollar global music business. Edison was 30 when he patented his phonograph in 1877, but he wasn’t the first to record sound.