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“By bringing these incredible personalities into the beta, creators can experience Amp in a way that drives the feedback needed to build the app together, ahead of a public launch later this year,” said Ciancutti.Īmp is completely free to use-it gives creators access to a library of tens of millions of songs they can use when creating their shows, and the ability to invite live callers to join their programs. The undisputed reigning queen of hip-hop, Nicki Minaj, will soon bring the highly anticipated return of her radio show, Queen Radio, to Amp, in addition to upcoming shows from Pusha T, singer-songwriter Tinashe, electronic artist and violinist Lindsey Stirling, Travis Barker, Lil Yachty, and Big Boi well-known personalities Tefi Pessoa and Nikita Dragun popular radio hosts Zach Sang, Kat Corbett, Christian James Hand, and Guy Raz and writers from music and culture publication The FADER. As part of the limited beta, Amp is announcing a slate of upcoming shows from some of the biggest names in music.


We are creating a new version of radio that will have an infinite dial of shows.”Īmp is building a home where anyone can create live shows alongside some of the biggest names in the industry. Amp makes it possible for you to grab the mic and run the airwaves. You’d make it so anybody with a phone, a voice, and a love for music could make their own show. 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. “But imagine if you were inventing the medium for the first time today. “Radio has always been about music and culture,” said John Ciancutti, vice president of Amp. Creators can also engage with their community in real time-no subscription, additional hardware, or editing needed. Creators can use 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 every day.

Amazon just released the limited-access beta version of Amp, a new app that will give you a way to DJ your own live radio shows.
