Grooveshark
- Cause of death
- Killed by lawsuit
- Made by
- Escape Media Group
Grooveshark shut down immediately on 30 April 2015 as a term of its copyright settlement with Universal, Sony and Warner.
Grooveshark's model was letting users upload whatever they liked and streaming it back to everyone else, free, which Universal, Sony and Warner took to court. On the eve of trial, with up to 736 million dollars in damages on the table, Escape Media agreed to pay 50 million and switch the service off the same day. The farewell note left in its place opened, entirely without irony, with the words Dear music fans.
Standing in the archive
Rank 87 of 127 by lifespan. Grooveshark outlasted 32% of everything else on file.
Cite this entry
"Grooveshark." How Long It Lasted, https://www.howlongitlasted.com/thing/grooveshark.
Died nearby
- Aereoabout 2 years · killed by lawsuit
- Napsterabout 2 years · killed by lawsuit
- Omegleabout 14 years · killed by lawsuit
- Standard Oilabout 40 years · killed by lawsuit
- The Bell Systemabout 106 years · killed by lawsuit
Sources
- Grooveshark Shuts Down After Eight Years — Rolling Stone (archived)
- Digital Music Provider Grooveshark Dismantled in Major Victory for Music Recording Industry — Proskauer Rose LLP (archived)
- Grooveshark — Wikipedia (archived)
Last checked by a human on 24 July 2026