AOL Music shutting down

[Kurt]

Twitter has the scoop, but AllAccess is reporting it, so here's a link: www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/117820/aol-music-shuts-down

Word is slipping out that AOL MUSIC is shutting down TODAY (4/26).
AOL MUSIC Editor DAN REILLY tweeted, "Well, we all just got laid off. AOL MUSIC is finished," and then followed up, "Sitting in an HR meeting right now, trying to negotiate keeping our computers for a few more days."
AOL MUSIC Hip-Hop Editor PAUL CANTOR tweeted, "Just lost my job. Actually I'm in the room losing it right this second, while tweeting. So yeah, hit me with any opportunities."

Read more: www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/117820/aol-music-shuts-down#ixzz2RbKIDbDK

[Arabella21]

I used to love their full album preview streams and would visit all the time to see if there was something I'd like. I haven't been there in years, though.

[Marie Osmond Is A Fucking Cunt]

I feel bad for those who were laid off by the shutdown of the business.

Apr 26, 2013 15:31:37 GMT -5 Arabella21 said:

I used to love their full album preview streams and would visit all the time to see if there was something I'd like.

They used to get a lot of the album previews as exclusives. Lately some artists have been doing the same sort of thing with iTunes (Carrie Underwood, Frank Ocean, and Justin Timberlake are the first ones that come to mind).

Apr 26, 2013 15:31:37 GMT -5 Arabella21 said:

I haven't been there in years, though.

Same here. I had sort of forgotten about it. Clearly many had as well. I guess the time had come and it wasn't profitable/successful for them anymore.

[Kurt]

Apr 26, 2013 15:42:36 GMT -5 Marie Osmond Is A Fucking Cunt said:

I feel bad for those who were laid off by the shutdown of the business.

Me too--Spinner's Dan Reilly is a great guy and one of my favorites among the music writers I follow on Twitter.

Apr 26, 2013 15:42:36 GMT -5 Marie Osmond Is A Fucking Cunt said:

I used to love their full album preview streams and would visit all the time to see if there was something I'd like.

They used to get a lot of the album previews as exclusives. Lately some artists have been doing the same sort of thing with iTunes (Carrie Underwood, Frank Ocean, and Justin Timberlake are the first ones that come to mind).[/quote]
Pitchfork Advance hurt them too, I'm sure - while AOL Music (the main site) got a lot of pop albums, Spinner got some of the indie stuff that Pitchfork has been premiering now.

[Deleted]

Aww... I liked going there until I decided to get Spotify. Goodbye AOL Music. I'm going to miss the AOL Sessions.

[Lockheart]

Apr 26, 2013 15:46:26 GMT -5 @lastinline said:

Aww... I liked going there until I decided to get Spotify. Goodbye AOL Music. I'm going to miss the AOL Sessions.

I remember then when Kelly, Rihanna etc did AOL sessions. oh well, its hard competition and they no longer draw in the audience

[Joe1240]

I remember Taylor Swift's AOL Sessions. R.I.P AOL Music. It had it's moments. :)

But nowadays a lot of artists are doing Wal-Mart Soundcheck performances.

[horchata]

Well, I'm fucked now.

[onehitwonder]

R.I.P. "AOL music first listen" over every illegal mp3 in 2003-2004

[Deleted]

I remember downloading 30-sec clips of songs from AOL Music in the 90s and it was such a novel concept. :'(

[reidster]

Apr 27, 2013 4:17:42 GMT -5 onehitwonder said:

R.I.P. "AOL music first listen" over every illegal mp3 in 2003-2004

This. lol.
I loved Sessions at AOL. Some of my favorites did those sessions.

[Fanofctrymusic]

link
The Warner Sound has some very good video's from the Live room.

[Deleted]

I remember when AOL music premiered "Miss Independent", "American Life", and "Me Against The Music". Haven't visited there in years but that place did give me a lot of memories of constantly playing those songs

[Caviar]

The biggest disappointment is the loss of AOL Sessions. I LOVVVVVED Christina's back in the day as well as Keyshia Cole's. So sad.