Veteran music player Winamp continues its revamp by launching mobile and online versions of its music player to go alongside its traditional desktop app. They'll all be able to aggregate, it says, “any audio services” – which means, “podcasts, radio stations, and – coming soon – the skill to play local files and connect to streaming services.”

There’s also a new feature catering to the growing eagerness for artists to connect with and sell directly to fans. It’s called “the Fanzone”, and lets creators sell products, and “tiered subscription plans,” that lets “artists bypass industry gatekeepers and on their own terms.”

The system seems to be in the same vein as Patreon or OnlyFans: exclusive content, experiences and memberships, in exchange for monthly subscriptions. Latest year, Music Ally CEO Paul Brindley interviewed Winamp CEO Alexandre Saboundjian at the Wallifornia Music & Innovation Summit, and Saboundjian spoke in depth about building these income streams into the player.

Winamp’s goal, the company says, is to grow to two hundred fifty million rs, “with one million artists generating revenue new era of ‘superfans’.”