{"id":43404,"date":"2023-10-05T12:59:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T12:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cabanesetcompagnie.com\/?p=43404"},"modified":"2023-10-05T12:59:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T12:59:20","slug":"amazon-announces-closure-of-their-best-creation-yet-as-free-streaming-app-shuts-down-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cabanesetcompagnie.com\/world-news\/amazon-announces-closure-of-their-best-creation-yet-as-free-streaming-app-shuts-down-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon announces closure of 'their best creation yet' as free streaming app shuts down | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

AMAZON is shutting down one of its free streaming apps.<\/p>\n

The tech giant is yet to reveal when the service will disappear but bosses said the decision was not made "quickly or easily".<\/p>\n

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The Amp app was Amazon's live radio app, allowing people to create their own music shows.<\/p>\n

Users could access millions of licensed tracks and put them into their own playlists to broadcast live on the app.<\/p>\n

The service was only launched last year.<\/p>\n

It's not clear why Amazon is pulling the plug, but lack of interest could be one of the reasons.<\/p>\n

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According to Google Play Store, it's only been downloaded more than 50,000 times.<\/p>\n

Despite this, some big names appeared on shows, including Nicki Minaj and Jason Lee.<\/p>\n

Amazon also cut the number of staff working on the project by half last year amid wider company cost-cutting measures.<\/p>\n

For now, the platform remains up and running – and people can still download the app.<\/p>\n

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Fans of Amp have shared their disappointment on social media.<\/p>\n

"Amazon getting rid of AMP??," one wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n

"Thats their best creation yet.. this is truly disappointing."<\/p>\n

Another said: "Amazon getting rid of AMP? I\u2019m sick dawg!"<\/p>\n

A third added: "Getting rid of #Amp is a horrible mistake and start listening to the people … We don't want this."<\/p>\n

Steve Boom, the vice president of Amazon Music, informed staff in memo, reports Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

In it, he apparently said: "This decision was not made quickly or easily.<\/p>\n

"It only became clear after months of careful consideration determining the investments Amazon wants to make for the future."<\/p>\n

Spotify had a similar app, called Spotify Live, which also shut down earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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