Overview
- Tim and Chris Vanderhook confirmed in filmmaker Tommy Avallone’s recent documentary this week that they plan to relaunch Myspace, saying they still own the brand and are “waiting for the right time.”
- The owners have not announced a launch date, development timeline, or which classic features such as customizable profiles or music tools might return, so the relaunch is being reported as an intention rather than a finished product.
- The brothers say earlier modernization efforts failed and cost them heavily, estimating more than $150 million in losses, and Myspace also suffered a 2019 server migration that erased about 50 million user-uploaded songs and media.
- They describe the new vision as a response to algorithm-driven feeds and endless short-form video, pitching more user control and a focus on personal profiles and music discovery.
- A revived Myspace would face strong competition for attention from Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, and Bluesky, and it is unclear whether nostalgia and a different product model can win sustained users or advertisers.