Amazon building Clubhouse competitor that turns hosts into DJs

Tech giant Amazon is building a new app, codenamed “Project Mic” that gives anyone the ability to make and distribute a live radio show complete with music.

According to The Verge, this project’s goal is to democratise and reinvent the radio. The app will be focused on the US initially.

Listeners will be able to tune in through the app as well as through Audible, Amazon Music, Twitch and Alexa-equipped devices.

With the Alexa devices, listeners will be able to interact with shows using just their voice. The app experience will also be optimised for the car, playing into Amazon’s idea of trying to reinvent radio.