Spinner (website)
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital music, Entertainment |
| Founded | June 1, 1999 |
| Founder | AOL |
| Fate | Shut down |
| Headquarters | San Francisco , United States |
| Owner | AOL |
| Parent | AOL |
Spinner was a digital music and entertainment platform owned by AOL. It was purchased on June 1, 1999, alongside Nullsoft for $400 million. Headquartered in San Francisco, Spinner earned the distinction of being the pioneering large-scale Internet music service and had grown to become the foremost platform by 2001, featuring promotional materials from leading recording artists. In 2002, AOL combined Spinner with the Netscape portal, resulting in the creation of Netscape Radio. This service offered more than 100 radio channels, including Radio CMJ.
History
By 2008, AOL transformed Spinner into a dedicated music website aimed at the music enthusiast, providing exclusive artist interviews, streaming full albums and live shows, along with a complimentary daily music download.
Shut down
In April 2013, AOL unexpectedly discontinued Spinner along with all its other music-related websites. By August of the same year, former AOL music URLs, including those for Spinner, were redirected to aolradio.slacker.com. Following this, several AOL Music blogs were acquired by Townsquare Media in June 2013.
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