AOL Music Is Finished, Staff Laid Off

Here’s some sad news, according to a tweet by Dan Reilly, the editor of Spinner, a music site owned by AOL, the entire AOL Music staff has been laid off.

Well, we all just got laid off. AOL Music is finished.

— Dan Reilly (@danreilly11) April 26, 2013

Apparently, they are sitting in an HR meeting right now negotiating the terms. We have reached out to AOL for confirmation and we will keep you updated as we learn more.

Sitting in an HR meeting right now, trying to negotiate keeping our computers for a few more days.

— Dan Reilly (@danreilly11) April 26, 2013

Paul Cantor was the hip-hop editor at Spinner and is now looking for a job.

Just lost my job. Actually I’m in the room losing it right this second, while tweeting. So yeah, hit me with any opportunities.

— PaulCantor (@PaulCantor) April 26, 2013

And now according to a tweet by J Herskowitz, a music writer, Winamp and SHOUTcast were not included in the axing of AOL Music. Right now, Winamp/SHOUTcast users are rejoicing.

I’m hearing that Winamp/SHOUTcast are still intact.#aol #music

— J Herskowitz (@jherskowitz) April 26, 2013

Update: Looks like we were correct in the report, AOL-owned TechCrunch appears to have confirmed the news.