Lorde released a recyclable CD for her new album but his fans had a unpleasant surprise

Music – The CD is magnificent: transparent, recyclable. But there is a problem: it does not work. Many Lorde fans had a bad surprise by buying the physical version of his new album Virginreleased on June 27. Like many artists. in addition to taking out her music on streaming platforms, the 28 -year lorde released recyclable cd her -old singer sells vinyls and records.

Since 2021, the CD market has been booming, with increasing sales, when they had collapsed in the early 2000s. In France in 2024, the sale of CDs generated 91 million euros with 10 million records sold. Aware of this return of physical support hype. Lorde has bet on a beautiful object, which can be seen in the video above.

In an eco -responsible approach. and above all marketing, the CD of Virgin is entirely made of recyclable plastic, without the usual metal layer.

For those who have a high -end or latest generation CD player, no problem. But many fans have realized that their old cheap reader, or their teenage discman, cannot read the transparent disc. And the same problem has arrived with the CD player of certain cars not all new.

Fans cannot even request lorde released recyclable cd her an exchange because the CD does not exist in a classic metal version. Neither Lorde nor his team have yet reacted to this problem.

In the meantime, some have brought out their old Xbox which strangely reads the transparent CD. And others have found a not very legal solution to listen to the album on their reader: engraving the. old -fashioned CD.