AOL Shutting Down AOL Music Sites

ALL of them.  That includes Spinner, one of my daily go-to sites. TechCrunch has the story and some of the sad tweets from staffers.

While there’s still few details and no official announcement, AOL is shutting down its AOL Music news properties and is firing their employees, according to tweets from the official AOL Music site Spinner’s account and some staff. Poor performance due to competition from independent bloggers may be to blame. However, reports indicate Winamp, SHOUTcast, and flagship music blog Spinner may survive.

Thanks to Peter for the heads-up.