Amazon is quietly shuttering its live audio app Amp
by Amrita Khalid from The Verge - All Posts on (#6FABV)
Image: Amazon Amp Amp, the live radio app launched by Amazon just last year, will soon be no more. Bloomberg reports that Steve Boom, the vice president of Amazon Music, sent a memo announcing the shutdown.
The Amp app still appears to be available for download and is still airing live radio shows as of the time of publication. The Verge has reached out to both Amp and Amazon Music for more details on when the service will officially sunset.
This decision was not made quickly or easily," Boom wrote, according to Bloomberg. It only became clear after months of careful consideration determining the investments Amazon wants to make for the future."
Amazon's experiment in live audio only lasted about a year and a half - the app was first launched in March...