Winamp died! And then it came back! Then it died again! And now it’s back once again, as the first release candidate of the re-resurrected Winamp 5.9 has been made available for download to a ...

Naturally, they couldn’t last. As iTunes and streaming services absorbed digital music, Winamp was ushered into the tech graveyard. At least, that’s what I thought. The latest rumblings from ...

Why it matters: Winamp appears poised to make a comeback as a streaming platform focused on artists. While the brand's latest owner is primarily considering monetization, fans of the classic ...

Seemingly the Holy Grail of music, today's streaming services grant unabated access to over 40 million tracks for a small monthly fee. For many years, the Shoutcast website pointed to Winamp.com ...

Winamp isn't as popular in today's era of apps that stream music with licensing built in (a la Spotify and Apple Music), but back in the late 90s and early 2000s, it was by far the most popular ...

At launch, Winamp’s new version is only available on the web, and with limited capabilities. Users can stream from internet radio stations and listen to podcasts, and they can connect with indiv ...

Winamp, which is now owned by a company called ... and connect to other music streaming services, something that might make it a bit less awkward. The app itself also feels unfinished all around ...

While this isn't the first incarnation of Winamp on Android, the old app was quietly taken off the Play Store a decade ago. In the age of modern music and podcast streaming, the need for software ...

However, it failed to bring Winamp to its former glory, with the market having moved on to music streaming services. On May 2024, Winamp's team announced it would release the source code for the ...

Winamp has released its first release candidate after four years in development, officially bringing the popular media player out of beta. Before music streaming platforms rose to prominence ...

With the beta version now finally available for testing, Winamp is poised to mix our nostalgic affection for local tracks with modern streaming services. This reincarnation of Winamp is not its ...

Winamp is the music software that just won't die, apparently. Pitchfork notes that the developers recently released the classic MP3 program's first update (5.9 RC1 Build 9999) in four years.