The iconic Winamp music player for listening to songs on computers will be revived as a new service starting March 15 this year. This was stated in a press release issued by the Llama Group. work wire.
It is now stated that Winamp is a streaming service with the ability to subscribe to individual artists. The service will be available to artists from March 15 and listeners around the world from April 15.
“While streaming platforms give artists access to a wider audience, the revenue from them is deplorable,” said Alexander Sabunjan, president of Llama Group. Winamp has guaranteed artists a fair reward for publishing their tracks on the platform.
Artists will be able to price subscriptions at different levels depending on the exclusive content available. Listeners will be able to support their idols by paying for a Fanzone subscription and gaining access to exclusive content.
The Winamp player gained a cult following in the early 2000s. Twenty years later, the player has about 83 million active users.
In the summer of 2022, after four years of silence, Winamp developers released A new build called Release Candidate 1 Winamp 5.9 Build 9999, which gets Windows 11 support for the first time for the player.