Spinner (website) explained

Type:Subsidiary
Foundation:United States
Location:United States
Industry:Media player
Parent:AOL
Fate:Merged into LiveXLive

Spinner was an online music and entertainment service. An AOL Music property, it was acquired by AOL on June 1, 1999, along with Nullsoft for $400 million.[1] [2] Based in San Francisco, California, the website was the first Internet music service and was the largest by 2001, while offering promotional features from high-profile recording artists. In 2002, AOL combined Spinner with the former's Netscape portal to form Netscape Radio. Spinner broadcast over 100 radio stations, including Radio CMJ.[3]

In 2008, Spinner was revamped by AOL as a music website aimed at the "music aficionado".[4] The website offers exclusive interviews of recording artists,[5] streams of albums and live performances, and a free music download daily.[6]

Spinner, along with all AOL music sites, was abruptly shut down in April 2013.[7] [8] The URLs to all former AOL music sites, including Spinner, were re-directed to aolradio.slacker.com starting in August 2013. Several AOL Music blogs, along with Comics Alliance, were sold to Townsquare Media in June 2013.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AOL buys Spinner, Nullsoft for $400 million. 2020-08-25. CNET. en.
  2. Web site: Farivar. Cyrus. 2017-07-03. Winamp's woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself. 2020-08-25. Ars Technica. en-us.
  3. CMJ On Air. CMJ New Music Report. 29. March 15, 2004. 79. 5. 2012-09-23.
  4. Brung. Anthony. May 24, 2008. The Billboard Q&A. Billboard. 23. 21. 120. 2012-09-23.
  5. Web site: The Spinner Interview Posts. Spinner. 2012-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20121127010344/http://www.spinner.com/category/the-spinner-interview/. 2012-11-27.
  6. Web site: Mp3 Of The Day Posts. Spinner. 2012-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120920040831/http://www.spinner.com/category/mp3-of-the-day/. 2012-09-20.
  7. Updated: AOL Music, Spinner Shutting Down. Billboard. en. April 26, 2013. 2019-10-03.
  8. Web site: Sandoval. Greg. 2013-04-26. Large portion of Aol Music division shuttered. 2020-08-25. The Verge. en.
  9. Web site: Townsquare Acquires Various AOL Music Sites, Comics Alliance. Billboard.biz. 12 February 2014.

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