Editing Winamp (section)

=== Acquisition by Radionomy ===
On November 20, 2013, AOL announced that it would shut down Winamp.com on December 20, 2013, and the software would no longer be available for download nor supported by the company after that date.<ref name=ars-shutdown /> The following day, an unofficial report surfaced that [[Microsoft]] was in talks with AOL to acquire Nullsoft.<ref name=verge-winampms>{{cite web |title=AOL reportedly wants to sell Winamp to Microsoft |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/11/21/5130536/microsoft-aol-reportedly-working-on-winamp-sale |work=The Verge |access-date=November 21, 2013 |date=November 21, 2013}}</ref><ref name=bw-winampms>{{cite web |title=Microsoft in Talks To Buy SHOUTcast And Winamp From AOL |url=http://www.broadcastingworld.com/news/view-476/ |work=Broadcasting World |access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref> Despite AOL's announcement, the Winamp site was not shut down as planned, and on January 14, 2014, it was officially announced that Belgian online radio aggregator Radionomy had bought the Nullsoft brand, which includes Winamp and SHOUTcast. No financial details were publicly announced.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/01/aol-sells-winamp-and-shoutcast-music-services-to-online-radio-aggregator-radionomy |title=AOL Sells Winamp And Shoutcast Music Services To Online Radio Aggregator Radionomy |last=Lunden |first=Ingrid |work=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=January 1, 2014}}</ref><ref name=verge-winampacquired>{{cite web |title=Winamp lives on after acquisition by Radionomy |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/14/5263086/winamp-radionomy-acquisition-internet-radio-service |work=The Verge |access-date=January 14, 2014 |date=January 14, 2014}}</ref> However, [[TechCrunch]] has reported that the sale of Winamp and Shoutcast is worth between $5 and $10 [[million]], with AOL taking a 12% stake (a financial, not strategic, investment) in Radionomy in the process.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lunden |first=Ingrid |title=AOL Sells Winamp And Shoutcast For $5-10M To Radionomy, Takes 12% Stake in Belgian Digital Audio Startup |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/14/aol-sells-winamp-and-shoutcast-for-5-10m-to-radionomy-takes-12-stake-in-belgian-digital-audio-company/ |work=techcrunch.com |date=January 14, 2014 |publisher=TechCrunch |access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref>

Radionomy relaunched the Winamp website, and it was available for download again. In December 2015, [[Vivendi]] bought a majority stake in Radionomy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/winamp-has-a-new-owner-relaunch-possible-once-again-497871.shtml |title=Winamp Has a New Owner, Relaunch Possible Once Again |first=Bogdan |last=Popa |date=December 20, 2015 |access-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-date=January 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072708/http://news.softpedia.com/news/winamp-has-a-new-owner-relaunch-possible-once-again-497871.shtml |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Following Radionomy's acquisition, no new releases would officially surface until Winamp 5.8 in 2018.

==== Winamp 5.8 ====
In September 2018, it was reported that a Winamp 5.8 beta build 3563 was leaked to various file-sharing sites.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.neowin.net/news/llamas-not-dead-winamp-58-beta-leaks-online |title=Llama's not dead, Winamp 5.8 Beta leaks online |first=Razvan |last=Serea |date=September 16, 2018 |access-date=September 18, 2018 |publisher=NeoWin}}</ref> The leaked build, bearing a build date of October 26, 2016, would be the first public build under Radionomy's umbrella, with changes including compatibility with Windows 8.1, 10 and 11, and the removal of the paid Winamp Pro.

Following the leak, Radionomy officially released Winamp 5.8 build 3660 on October 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/15/17980238/winamp-coming-back-all-in-one-music-player-playlists-podcasts-streaming-radio |title=Winamp is coming back as an all-in-one music player |first=Dani |last=Deahl |date=October 15, 2018 |access-date=October 19, 2018 |website=The Verge}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=453675 |title=Winamp 5.8 Beta, Build 3660 (official) |date=October 19, 2018 |access-date=October 19, 2018 |publisher=Winamp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019121937/http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=453675 |archive-date=October 19, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== Winamp 5.9 ====
Winamp 5.9 was released on September 9, 2022, with mostly under-the-hood improvements.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winamp 5.9 Released - Winamp & Shoutcast Forums |url=http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=458120 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=forums.winamp.com |date=July 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The development team migrated the project from [[Visual Studio]] 2008 to Visual Studio 2019, in addition to improving support for Windows 11, [[high-resolution audio]], and playback of [[HTTPS]] streams. The minimum supported operating system was increased to [[Windows 7]] [[Service Pack|SP1]].

On December 6, 2022, Winamp 5.9.1 was released, adding a music NFT playback feature. Users are able to add music NFTs on Ethereum and Polygon to the media library by connecting to the Metamask wallet.

In April 2023, Winamp 5.9.2 was officially released, which, according to the developers themselves, is a minor update to the previous version.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://forums.winamp.com/forum/winamp/winamp-discussion/4615655-winamp-5-9-2-released |title=Winamp 5.9.2 Released |date=2023-04-26 |website=Winamp.com}}</ref>