Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor is here, turning hosts into DJs
You'll need an Amazon account but Amp is free to use. Hosts can bring in callers and will have control over who can speak and when. They'll be able to schedule shows too.
Amazon has deals with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and independent labels and publishers to use their music. Hosts can play songs at any time during broadcasts, but there areThey can play up two songs from the same album or three songs from the same artist in any three-hour window. You can't repeat songs in that timeframe either.
Listeners will be able to follow creators and get notifications when they go live. More features are on the way, including Alexa integration and more search and discovery tools. You'll be able to listen to shows from high-profile hosts including Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, Travis Barker and Big Boi. Shows aren't archived, so you'll only be able to listen live for now. Hosts won't be able to generate any revenue from the platform directly as things stand, but Amazon plans to add monetization options later.prohibit users from promoting self-harm, calling for violence, supporting terrorism and engaging in hate speech. They are prohibited from, among other things, denying mass tragedies , having slurs in their usernames and profiles, victim blaming and glorifying hate crimes.
Creating a successful social app from scratch is no easy feat, even for companies of this size . Amazon has another pretty successful platform where creators can engage with their communities in Twitch. However, it didn’t create Twitch — itIt remains to be seen whether Amp will take off, particularly given that people aren't staying at home as much as they were when pandemic stay-at-home measures were broadly in place.