Amazon Is Discontinuing Its Amp Live Audio Service

Amazon is shutting down its live audio service, called Amp, the company confirmed to CNBC.

Amp allows users to host their own live show, where callers can join and request to speak. It launched in March 2022 amid a frenzy around audio-only social app Clubhouse and as companies such as Meta, Spotify, and X, formerly known as Twitter, rolled out live audio features. Amazon signed up big-name artists such as Nicki Minaj, Lil Yachty and Pusha T to host their own shows on Amp.

“We’ve made the difficult decision to close Amp,” an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. “We learned a lot about how live music communities interact in the process, which we are bringing to bear as we build new fan experiences at scale in Amazon Music.”

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