Amp Live Radio: Music & Talk

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Description of App

Tune in to shows from top creators, athletes, and artists. Never hear the same playlist twice. Create radio shows with the songs you love. Find your wavelength!

Find your humans who find you music. Amp is where people come together for live radio shows with the music they love.

Amp is home to some of the world’s best entertainers, doing radio better than radio does radio. Tune in to top creators, athletes and artists to experience radio reimagined. Create a show, call in, or bop along to some tunes – together.

Ready to host? It’s easy to share your voice and favorite songs with the world on Amp. Decide on a show title, create a playlist, and you’re just seconds away from streaming your own radio show to live audiences, and taking callers.

The Amp music library is stacked with tens of millions of licensed songs to curate for your audience — the throwbacks, the obscure, and today’s newest. And we’re adding millions more.

Play music. Riff on sports or pop culture. Share your hot takes and playlists with like-minded listeners. Or call in to live shows and talk with hosts in real-time.

For listeners:

* Never hear the same playlist twice
* Free to listen
* Call in to live shows and interact with creators and other callers in real-time
* Discover and be notified of upcoming scheduled shows from creators you follow
* Look up your favorite creators and discover new ones with the new search function
* Show the host some love with a new reactions feature
* Save songs to My Music and find them on Amazon Music

For creators:

* Tens of millions of licensed songs from major and indie labels at no cost to you
* Curate your own playlists
* Listen to songs in real-time with your audience
* Take callers, with control over who speaks
* Pre-plan and schedule shows
* Edit your playlist on the fly
* Mute and unmute callers
* Queue up music while waiting for listeners to join
* Get custom show art to share with your friends
* Keep favorite songs on deck to play in your show with My Music
*Earn rewards with Amp Creator Fund

We’re constantly evolving with our community, and introducing new interactive features to build communities and help everyone’s voice, big or small, be heard. And we’re just starting out. So let’s go on this journey together — tell us how we can help improve your Amp experience at https://www.onamp.com/get-help

Amp is part of the Amazon family.
Subject to Terms of Use (https://www.onamp.com/terms-of-use).

Version

Version 1.8.0

Free or Paid

Free

Apple Watch Support

No

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

iOS Version

iOs 16.2

Accessibility Comments

This app is still new, meaning that there is accessibility issues that needs to be fixed. While I haven't tested this app much, you may comment on this post on your thoughts about this app.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads most page elements.

Button Labeling

Most buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

There are some minor accessibility issues with this app, but they are easy to deal with.

Other Comments

It is a great app for people who want to create a radio show. This, however, doesn't have the capability to create an automated radio station. Note that you must be in the United States to use this app.

Recommendations

1 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by Winter Roses 1 year 10 months ago

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Comments

By Tristo on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 12:23

It's saying this app is not available in my country or region. I'm in Australia. Is this only in specific countries?

By Winter Roses on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 12:23

Hi there, I don't really comment on here very often, but this post caught my attention. I've been using this app for a while now, so I thought I would add my two cents here for whatever it's worth.
As a voiceover user, the app is accessible, but the interface could be easier to navigate and use, especially on the main section of the app. From what I understand, you are presented with a list of show titles, along with the music that's currently playing, the tags, and the genre of the show. While all this information is readily available, it's difficult to tell what information corresponds to each show. The layout here is pretty confusing since the information seems to be in a table format of sorts. I'm not a creator, so I can't speak to that area in terms of accessibility, but it works quite well if you're a listener. If you already know the creator that you want to listen to, you're able to search for them and turn on the notifications so that you'll know when they go live on the app. There is no recording feature available at this time. When your show has ended, you can't go back and listen to it. There is a chat feature available, along with calling and messaging features. Creators can enable or disable these features during the show to meet their specifications. You are only able to have one caller on at a time. Supposedly, the call feature works best using the onboard microphones, but there might be an echo, so it's best to have your headphones nearby to see what works best for you.
Regarding this post, my only suggestion here is to add that the app, at least, for now, is only available in the US, along with opportunities to earn rewards via the Amp creator fund.
Other than waiting for the app to possibly become available in your country in the future, the only work around is to create an an American App Store account, then sign in with your Amazon account. Basically, create an American AppStore account using information from a public place. This is a free app, so you don't have to worry about monetary charges when you download the app. The drawback here is that, even though the App will show up on your main account, you'll probably still have to log into the American App Store account when you want to update it. I don't quite remember, but I think the way I solved this issue was to link both App Store accounts using the family sharing option. When I tried though, there was an error message, but it seems to be working now, so I have no clue what's happening there. I am able to update it without logging out. Maybe it's luck, or something else on my part. It's fairly new on the market, so maybe with more suggestions from the blind community, the accessibility features can be improved for the better since it's more or less still in the testing phases.

By Armando Vias on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 12:23

Thank you for letting me know about adding a note saying that the app is only available to the United States. I have updated the app entry.

By Firefly on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 12:23

I am going to give this app a try however, I have a question. If I were to do a live radio show, am I correct in assuming that they provide me with already licensed music that I could use to put into a playlist so I would not Have to use my privately owned music on my iPhone? Meaning, I would just pick my selection of songs from the collection that the app already has for creators.

By Winter Roses on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 12:23

You don't have to use music from your iPhone. You're correct! You're able to create playlists from licensed music already available on the app.

By Firefly on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 12:23

OK that is great. I will think about show titles etc. today. I think I will make my first show just an hour long to see how things go. I’m thinking of doing an oldies show or something type of music I like. What I am wondering now is if I can come over the microphone in between songs and talk a little bit? I’m sure I can and I’m sure this question. But I have been waiting for something like this to come along.