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Winamp Returning In 2019

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Winamp will be overhauled and updated for the media player’s upcoming return. The popular application will be relaunched in desktop and mobile versions in 2019.

Winamp debuted in 1997 and was purchased by AOL in 1999, helping to popularize the media player as the internet and MP3s grew in popularity. As TechCrunch reports, Winamp has not been updated since 2013. Radionomy acquired Winamp in 2014.

“There will be a completely new version next year, with the legacy of Winamp but a more complete listening experience,” Radionomy CEO Alexandre Saboundjian told TechCrunch. “You can listen to the MP3s you may have at home, but also to the cloud, to podcasts, to streaming radio stations, to a playlist you perhaps have built. People want one single experience. I think Winamp is the perfect player to bring that to everybody. And we want people to have it on every device.”

A modest Winamp update (version 5.8) will be available on Thursday, October 18. The completely overhauled Winamp 6 is expected to follow next year.