Winamp was the best of the Windows music players for years, with the first release all the way back in 1997. The player evolved and was owned by AOL for a period of years. Since 2018 the brand is a product of Llama Group.
The app is now available for Android and iOS in addition to a Windows version. The mobile apps make it easy to play audio files stored in your files that aren’t part of your phone’s music library. For musicians and DJs, this Winamp feature allows you to keep tracks separate from your personal music collection. Sometime you don’t want work in progress tracks mixed up with your Apple Music or Spotify libraries.
You can also play streaming radio, podcasts, and just about anything else you might want to listen to.
Like the classic Windows versions from years past, Winamp still supports custom skins. You can tweak the layout to hide features you don’t use and it supports 5 different languages.
Download Winamp to take control of your music listening experience.
Winamp for Music Creators
For musicians and music creators, Winamp also offers the ability to distribute tracks. Winamp takes a 10% royalty and helps with distribution to major music streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music, TikTok.
This service gets you paid for your copyrighted works, including license fees for usage in video games and advertising. It also assists with YouTube ContentID to make sure you are getting credit when someone uses your work in a YouTube video. A Fanzone service allows you to create paid subscription tiers. There’s an additional option to sell digital collectibles to your superfans.
All up, the music creator service is a comprehensive approach to helping music artists find one or more income streams for their work.
Check out Winamp for creators.
