GoKawiilWinamp partners with Deezer to relaunch as streaming service in 2027
Winamp Group has announced plans to relaunch Winamp in 2027 through a partnership with Deezer, bundling its player with Deezer's streaming catalog and licensing infrastructure. The revival will introduce Winamp's first-ever paid subscription tier, promising a customizable interface, social features, and new music discovery tools, though pricing and supported platforms remain undisclosed.
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This marks Winamp's second attempt at a streaming pivot after a 2019 relaunch plan collapsed for lack of licensing deals with third-party services—this time the company is sidestepping that hurdle by leaning on Deezer's existing infrastructure rather than building integrations from scratch. The move follows a rocky stretch for the brand, including a botched 2024 open-source release pulled over licensing issues and code theft findings, making this a high-stakes comeback attempt for software AOL once nearly shut down entirely.
- Winamp will relaunch in 2027 via a partnership with Deezer, using Deezer's streaming and licensing backend.
- It will be Winamp's first-ever subscription-based product in nearly 30 years of existence.
- The plan follows a failed 2019 streaming relaunch and a 2024 open-source fiasco involving stolen Dolby and Microsoft code.
Source: engadget.com — Luke James, 2026-09-20
Published there as: “Winamp will be reborn in 2027 to take on streaming”
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