Spinner (website)

Spinner
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMedia player
FoundedUnited States
DefunctApril 26, 2013 (2013-04-26)
FateMerged into LiveXLive
HeadquartersUnited States
ParentAOL
Websitehttp://spinner.com

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. 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.