{"id":1002,"date":"2022-03-08T14:50:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T14:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/08\/amazon-launches-a-clubhouse-competitor-that-turns-everyone-into-a-dj\/"},"modified":"2022-03-08T14:50:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T14:50:36","slug":"amazon-launches-a-clubhouse-competitor-that-turns-everyone-into-a-dj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/08\/amazon-launches-a-clubhouse-competitor-that-turns-everyone-into-a-dj\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon launches a Clubhouse competitor that turns everyone into a DJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Amazon is launching its long-rumored<\/a> Clubhouse <\/em>competitor today: a new app called Amp<\/a> that\u2019s more about listening to music than sitting around and chatting.<\/p>\n

Anyone who signs up will be able to host their own live show, complete with the ability to stream \u201ctens of millions of licensed songs\u201d from the big three record labels and \u201ca long list\u201d of indies, Amazon says. The goal is to turn any user into a radio DJ, able to program a playlist, talk to listeners, and chat with call-in guests.<\/p>\n

Critically, hosts and listeners won\u2019t need to subscribe to any particular service to tune in \u2014 anyone can listen in to full-length songs as long as they sign up for Amp, which is free.<\/p>\n

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Amazon is positioning this as more of a radio-style service than a live chat service (there\u2019s even a five-person cap on callers right now), which is probably for the best. Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces already have a big presence in the live audio space, and Facebook is taking a crack at it, too. But none of them have the music licensing agreements in place that Amazon does, and so those services have focused far more on conversations between hosts and guests. Amazon has a chance to let hosts do something very different here, giving everyone a shot at being something like a college radio DJ.<\/p>\n

To encourage people to tune in, Amazon is bringing on some celebrity hosts to kick things off. Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, Tinashe, Travis Barker, Lil Yachty, and Big Boi are among the artists who\u2019ll be streaming on Amp. Amazon hasn\u2019t said when they\u2019ll be on just yet, though. There also won\u2019t be monetization incentives for (non-celebrity) hosts at launch, though Amp spokesperson Rebecca Silverstein tells The Verge <\/em>that Amazon hopes to add features that incentivize creators in the future.<\/p>\n

Amazon is also highlighting that it\u2019s put some work into moderation ahead of launch, which is something apps don\u2019t always publicize (or even, necessarily, think through). The service already has \u201ccomprehensive community guidelines\u201d in place, and \u201ca 24\/7 moderation team\u201d will be able to review reports and act on violations of its policies, the company says.<\/p>\n

The service is launching today, but it\u2019s starting off with a fairly limited beta. It\u2019s only available on iOS<\/a> (Amazon wouldn\u2019t comment on whether an Android or web version is in the works), and there\u2019ll be a waitlist to gain access. It\u2019s also only available in the US for now, which likely has to do with the complexities around music rights. Scaling this across the globe could be tricky.<\/p>\n

Amp looks a whole lot like Clubhouse at the end of the day. But the addition of free music could be a compelling draw \u2014 and it\u2019s something expensive and tricky enough to negotiate that competitors likely won\u2019t be able to recreate it overnight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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