Who owns Slacker?
Slacker is owned by LiveOne (the United States, NASDAQ: LVO), which has owned the brand since 29 December 2017.[1]
Evidence: LiveOne, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-06-29, SEC EDGAR, 29 June 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- LiveOne, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Beverly Hills, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Internet & digital › Streaming & media › Streaming audio
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: LVO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Slacker
Slacker is an internet music and radio streaming service that LiveOne, then called LiveXLive Media, acquired on 29 December 2017. It is now a wholly owned subsidiary and the technology behind the LiveOne app, and its owner describes the service as operating as LiveOne powered by Slacker, and it still lists slacker.com among its websites. Much of its income has come from carmakers, which paid a fixed monthly rate for each vehicle whose owner signed up, without charging the driver.
What LiveOne's annual report says about Slacker
Sentences about Slacker from LiveOne's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Operations We provide services through a dedicated over-the-top application powered by Slacker ("LiveOne App") called LiveOne.
In connection with the Slacker, Inc. ("Slacker") acquisition, we acquired a trademark for the Slacker name.
Through our acquisition of Slacker, we are able to add their highly developed enterprise content and user management systems to the LiveOne platform.
Ownership timeline of Slacker
Where Slacker sits in LiveOne
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- LiveOne
- PodcastOne (71%)
- Slacker
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Other brands owned by LiveOne
LiveOne controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in streaming audio, and who owns them
The 20 brands in streaming audio on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is Storytel, with 3; LiveOne has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobooks.com | Storytel | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Kugou Music | Tencent Music | 🇨🇳 China |
| Deezer | Deezer | 🇫🇷 France |
| Spotify | Spotify | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Apple Music | Apple | 🇺🇸 United States |
| TIDAL | Block | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Melon | Kakao | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| NetEase Cloud Music | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
About the owner: LiveOne
LiveOne is a publicly listed company headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, United States. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: LVO.
LiveOne is a Beverly Hills music and entertainment company listed on Nasdaq. It was called LiveXLive Media until October 2021. It reports three segments: the Slacker music streaming service, the podcast company PodcastOne, of which it owns a majority, and a media group that streams live music events and sells personalised gifts through Custom Personalization Solutions. It bought Slacker in December 2017, PodcastOne in July 2020 and Custom Personalization Solutions in December 2020. Revenue fell from $114.4 million to $77.1 million in the year to 31 March 2026, after its largest carmaker customer stopped paying for the music service on behalf of some of its drivers.
🇺🇸 Slacker and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Slacker is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Slacker?
The parent company of Slacker is LiveOne, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Slacker American?
Yes. Slacker originated in the United States and its owner, LiveOne, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has LiveOne owned Slacker?
LiveOne has owned Slacker since 29 December 2017.
Is Slacker still owned by LiveOne?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Slacker is still owned by LiveOne. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] LiveOne, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-06-29 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 29 June 2026; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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