On November 23, Nine Inch Nails will release The Downward Spiral Deluxe on CD/SACD and a DualDisc DVD-Audio of The Downward Spiral. The Downward Spiral Deluxe is a two-disc set with a hybrid CD/SACD of The Downward Spiral and a bonus disc with remixes, b-sides, demos, non-album tracks and previously unreleased material. The hybrid CD/SACD has the original album in three formats: stereo, high-resolution stereo and high-resolution 5.1 digital surround sound. Nine Inch Nails fans should note that the hybrid CD/SACD will play on conventional CD players, but will take a SACD player to access the high resolution mixes.

Performance artists the Blue Man Group have expanded their artistic and technical boundaries with the release of The Complex DVD-Audio (DVD-A) edition. The Complex DVD-A was released on September 14 by DTS Entertainment.

Silverline Records, a division of the 5.1 Entertainment Group, is set to release 50 DualDisc titles beginning on November 2nd, 2004. In an effort to bring expanded value to music fans, Silverline Records is participating with all of the major record labels in the launch of DualDisc, a two-sided disc made up of a CD on one side and a DVD on the other. In addition to the album on the CD side, the DVD side provides the full album in DVD-Audio 5.1 surround sound, and also includes a wide range of special features such as music videos, interviews, photo galleries, web links, concert footage and lyrics.

Former Sony Music Entertainment CEO Tommy Mottola has joined with Miramax heads Bob and Harvey Weinstein to bring an adaptation of Pink Floyd's legendary album The Wall to Broadway.

A consortium of record labels, including EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and 5.1 Entertainment Group/Silverline Records, announced on August 24, 2004 plans to finally introduce DualDisc. DualDisc is a two-sided disc made up of a CD on one side and a DVD on the other. In addition to a full album on the CD side, the DVD side provides the full album in enhanced sound (such as Surround Sound and/or DVD-Audio or LPCM stereo), and also includes a wide range of special features, such as music videos, interviews, photo galleries, web links, concert footage and lyrics.