New KiTbetter Offer: Buy 25 KiTalbums, Get 5 FREE for Symphonic Artists

26 October, 2026

We’ve got exciting news for Symphonic artists looking to bring their music to life in a collectible physical format… Following our recent partnership with KiTbetter, we’re introducing an exclusive new offer that makes it even easier to create and sell your own KiTalbums.

KiTalbums Become Billboard Chart-Eligible Under “Smart Media Album” Category

15 September, 2026

KiTbetter celebrates a milestone as Billboard expands chart eligibility to include qualifying “Smart Media Albums.”

Luminate to Track Smart Media Album Sales in CONNECT | Luminate

8 September, 2026

Luminate is expanding its product categories to track Smart Media Albums in the U.S. and Canada, marking the first time we’re adding a new physical music format since CDs. Beginning October 2, Smart Media Album Sales will be available in CONNECT, API and Data Share, and categorized alongside cassette tapes, vinyl, CDs, DVDs and other forms of physical products.

Billboard to Add Smart Media Albums As Chart-Eligible Sales Formats

8 September, 2026

Billboard is expanding chart eligibility to include qualifying Smart Media Albums in their album consumption and sales charts, beginning in October.

Symphonic Partners With KiTbetter to Help Artists Create Collectible Physical Albums

11 August, 2026

For artists who want to give fans something they can collect, keep, and experience beyond streaming, physical formats still matter. That’s why we’re excited to announce that Symphonic has partnered with KiTbetter to bring the KiTalbum format to Symphonic clients. Here’s everything you need to know…

Out Of Line launches KiT Album collection

9 July, 2026

Out Of Line Music marks its 30th anniversary by reissuing eight catalogue albums in the KiT Album format with Muzlive and Cargo Records.

Out Of Line brings eight albums in KiT format | MusikWoche

25 June, 2026

The Berlin indie label Out Of Line publishes, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary, eight albums from the company's history in a new format. Among others: Suicide Commando, Blutengel and And One.

How Hybrid Formats Are Reshaping the Album Experience

26 May, 2026

Hybrid formats that combine the feeling of collecting along with the digital experience are changing how audiophiles experience music.

Hybrid Album Format KiTAlbum Aims to Redefine Music Engagement in the Streaming Era

11 May, 2026

As streaming platforms dominate music consumption, a new hybrid format from KiTbetter aims to reintroduce intentional listening and fan ownership into albums.

BINI’s SIGNALS Arrives as a Collectible KiTalbum, Bridging Physical and Digital Music

23 April, 2026

Fresh from their history-making performance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts festival, Filipino girl group BINI expands both the emotional language of their music and the way fans experience it with the KiTalbum version of their new album, SIGNALS. Now available as a KiTalbum, SIGNALS is a hybrid physical-and-digital collectible that expands the world of the EP.

Duran Duran and KiTbetter Make History With First-Ever Physical Album Dolby Atmos Upgrade

25 October, 2025

According to news this week, "KiTbetter, the company reshaping physical music for the digital era, today announced a world first: the upgrade of a previously released physical album to Dolby Atmos® immersive audio. Duran Duran’s 2023 album Danse Macabre: De Luxe, originally issued in limited quantities as a KiTalbum in custom coffin-shaped packaging and described as “great ghoulish fun,” has now been upgraded to Dolby Atmos, giving fans a new way to experience the music with the album they already own. With limited quantities still available, Danse Macabre De Luxe continues to blur the line between the physical and digital, uniting art, technology, and timeless sound."

KiTbetter Opens First North American Manufacturing Facility for KiTalbums in Los Angeles, California

24 October, 2025

KiTbetter, the company behind the patented hybrid KiTalbum format that bridges physical and digital music, has opened its first North American manufacturing facility in Los Angeles, California. The new site marks a major milestone in KiTbetter's global expansion. It will produce up to four million KiTalbums each year, giving artists across the Americas faster, more sustainable access to production. The first U.S.–made KiTalbums will reach stores and fans in early 2026.

A Korean Physical-Digital Album Format Popular in K-Pop Is Now Vying for U.S. Music Fans

23 October, 2025

South Korea's KiTbetter, the company behind the KiTalbum, is opening a manufacturing facility in Los Angeles to better reach U.S. consumers.

KiTbetter to Open First North American Manufacturing Facility in Los Angeles

23 October, 2025

KiTbetter to Open First North American Manufacturing Facility in Los Angeles

DURAN DURAN AND KITBETTER MAKE HISTORY WITH FIRST-EVER PHYSICAL ALBUM DOLBY ATMOS UPGRADE - Duran Duran

23 October, 2025

According to news this week, "KiTbetter, the company reshaping physical music for the digital era, today announced a world first: the upgrade of a previously released physical album to Dolby Atmos® immersive audio.

KiTbetter and Duran Duran Deliver First-Ever Dolby Atmos Upgrade to a Physical Album

22 October, 2025

Groundbreaking upgrade to 2023's 'Danse Macabre: De Luxe' KiTalbum marks a new era for physical-digital music formats

KiTbetter and Duran Duran Deliver First-Ever Dolby Atmos Upgrade to a Physical Album

21 October, 2025

KiTbetter, the company reshaping physical music for the digital era, today announced a world first: the upgrade of a previously released…

Meet physical music media's new sibling — KiTalbum

26 September, 2025

The world’s newest physical format of digital music media is spreading across the globe as a new way to enjoy music collecting on the go. Goldmine highlights the history of music media and the advent of the KiTalbum

KiTalbum Lands at Licorice Pizza -

27 August, 2025

KiTalbum Lands at Licorice Pizza: LA’s Iconic Record Store Embraces a New Collectible Format — and the DIY Artists Behind It

KiTbetter wants indie artists to adopt its KiTalbum format

14 August, 2025

We wrote about KiTalbums in June, when Rhino Records re-released three albums in the physical-meets-digital format.

KitAlbum Blends Print & Digital for New Music Format

14 July, 2025

KitAlbum is merging the nostalgia of physical media with smartphone convenience. With younger generations gravitating toward old formats but still connected to smartphones, it opens the door for similar print campaigns.

Music That Should Be Seen and Heard: Alanis Morissette, Stone Temple Pilots, and The B-52’s Return with KiTalbum Format

30 June, 2025

Music has always been more than sound. From the communal energy of live concerts to the surreal visuals of Yellow Submarine and the grainy rawness of MTV’

Rhino Records gives three classic albums a KiTalbum makeover

13 June, 2025

2025 is proving to be quite the moment for Alanis Morisette. She's going to pull a big crowd at the Glastonbury Festival.

Alanis, STP, and The B-52’s Get the KiT Treatment: Classic Albums Reimagined for a Tactile-Obsessed Gen Z

11 June, 2025

When Jagged Little Pill dropped in 1995, it came screaming through the alt-rock ether on CD and cassette—one foot in analog, the other inching toward digital. The vinyl version, constrained by the limits of the medium, even left a few tracks behin...

Alanis Morissette, The B-52's, and Stone Temple Pilots Release Iconic Albums as KiTalbums

13 June, 2025

KiTbetter and Rhino Records have partnered to release special edition KiTalbums for three landmark titles: Stone Temple Pilots’ Purple, Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, and The B-52’s’ Cosmic Thing. Each reissue is presented in a collectible keepsake box that combines tangible physical elements with a connected digital experience.

KiTbetter Brings Dolby Atmos to KiTalbum

1 May, 2025

Fans can experience TWS’s New Album ‘TRY WITH US’ in Dolby Atmos Through KiTalbum

KiTbetter Brings Dolby Atmos to KiTalbum

1 May, 2025

KiTbetter, the music technology brand pioneering hybrid physical-digital music experiences, today announced Dolby Atmos® is now available…

Earache partners with Korean music tech company Muzlive on hybrid KiT format

19 March, 2025

Earache Records has launched a catalogue-wide collaboration with music tech company Muzlive. Read on for more details about the format…

Cleveland Native Richard Patrick of Filter Discusses How KiTalbum is Changing the Way We Listen and Purchase Music - Cleveland Scene

26 November, 2024

Scene: What is a KiTalbum? Richard Patrick: A KiTalbum is a little box you purchase. Upon opening the box remove the key ball chain and press it up against your phone and it uploads a digital album experience. You get access to the record digitally, all the videos, a chat room, and all the lyrics. […]

Filter’s Embrace of Technology Continues With The Algorithm KiTalbum

28 August, 2024

Richard Patrick’s remarkable career in post-industrial and alternative rock began as a guitarist in Nine Inch Nails during its classic era from 1989 to 1993,

Megadeth, Jimi Hendrix, Filter and more: Exploring KiTalbum’s growing catalog

Goldmine takes a closer look at new and classic releases on the increasingly popular physical music format, which pairs collectible packaging with app-based listening, including albums from Skunk Anansie, Devon Allman and Frankie and the Studs.