Want To DJ Your Own Live Radio Show? Amazon Launched An App For It

Amazon.com Inc AMZN showcased Amp, a new app that lets users DJ their radio shows.
Users can access a music catalog including “tens of millions” of songs from Universal Music Group NV UMGNF, Sony Group Corp’s SONY Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group Corp WMG, and independent labels.
Amp allows users to launch their live show, where callers can join and request to speak, CNBC reports.
Hosts can play music in real-time with their audience and pre-plan and schedule their shows.
DJs can choose from a library of millions of songs already licensed by Amazon.
Amazon has signed up famous artists, including Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, and Tinashe, and social media influencers and radio hosts, to create content for the app.
The app is currently available for Apple Inc AAPL iPhone in beta.
Amazon is already in the live content business through its live streaming subsidiary Twitch, and it has beefed up its podcast library through Audible.
Amp could provide additional content for users to access through Echo smart speakers, potentially boosting Amazon’s fast-growing advertising business.
Price Action: AMZN shares traded lower by 1.05% at $2,720.18 on the last check Tuesday.