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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media player |
| Founded | United States |
| Defunct | April 26, 2013 (2013-04-26) |
| Fate | Merged intoLiveXLive |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Parent | AOL |
| Website | spinner.com |
Spinner was an online music and entertainment service.[1] An AOL Music property, it was acquired byAOL on June 1, 1999, along withNullsoft for $400 million.[2][3][4] 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.[5] In 2002, AOL combined Spinner with the former'sNetscape portal to form Netscape Radio.[6] Spinner broadcast over 100 radio stations,[7] includingRadio CMJ.[8]
In 2008, Spinner was revamped by AOL as a music website aimed at the "music aficionado".[9] The website offers exclusive interviews of recording artists,[10]streams of albums and live performances, and a freemusic download daily.[11]
Spinner, along with all AOL music sites, was abruptly shut down in April 2013.[12][13] 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 toTownsquare Media in June 2013.[14]
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