Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAmazon has released the limited-access beta version of Amp, a new, free app that provides users with a way to DJ their own live radio shows.
Creators can work from a catalog of tens of millions of licensed songs from Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and a long list of independent music companies, such as Beggars Group, Believe, CD Baby, and PIAS, with more being added.
Users must use or create a free Amazon account as their login credentials for Amp.“Radio has always been about music and culture,” said John Ciancutti, vice president of Amp. “But imagine if you were inventing the medium for the first time today.
You’d combine what people love about radio — spontaneous talk, new music discovery, diverse personalities, and broad programming — with all that’s made possible by today’s technology.
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