While I doubt the credibility of an article citing "anonymous sources", I think that transitioning out of downloads would be wise. Streaming is king now. It is no longer necessary to waste precious phone storage space on songs when they are available at all times for most people. I have a few "offline albums" available on my Tidal account, which is basically just a fancy way of saying downloaded to listen to on the train where streaming isn't available

I understand wanting the CDs from a collection angle, but I don't think that I've owned anything capable of playing CDs in well over five years.