Amazon's Clubhouse-like app might let hosts DJ their own live radio shows

(Pocket-lint) - Amazon is reportedly moving connected a unrecorded audio app, similar Clubhouse, but with a twist. It volition fto anyone beryllium the DJ of their ain vigor show, including music.

Project Mic, arsenic the app is presently called, volition travel to the US first, though it's not wide when. 

Creators volition beryllium capable to play songs from the Amazon Music library, according to The Verge. Apart from music, determination volition beryllium shows for popular culture, sports, and comedy. Amazon is adjacent looking into celebrities and influencers who whitethorn privation to big their ain shows. You’ll beryllium capable to hunt for shows by name, topic, oregon music. Amazon volition besides item content, including unrecorded shows, trending topics, and circumstantial creators.

In presumption of unrecorded shows, creators volition seemingly beryllium capable to broadcast connected Amazon Music, Twitch, Audible, and Alexa-enabled devices. Those tuning successful an Alexa instrumentality volition adjacent get to interact from the shows. That said, it's not yet known if listeners volition request to beryllium Amazon Music subscribers.

Keep successful caput Axios archetypal reported connected Amazon's plans past summer, but present much details are emerging astir what Project Mic features and however it volition disagree from competitors. Twitter, Facebook, Spotify, and Discord person each entered the unrecorded audio abstraction ever since Clubhouse became a hit.

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 26 October 2021.