Amazon could be the subsequent to hop on the stay audio bandwagon, though its take won’t be what you’d count on. Axios sources declare Amazon is creating a stay audio providing that might concentrate on music, together with live shows and different occasions — extra like Spotify than Clubhouse. The firm is reportedly contemplating podcasts and discuss radio as extensions, however Amazon Music would lead the mission.

The web big additionally hopes to construct stay audio into Twitch. The sources did not say how or when this would possibly arrive.

We’ve requested Amazon for touch upon the rumors. It would not be shocking if Amazon leapt into the stay audio area, at the very least. Amazon just lately built-in Twitch streams into the Music app, and the agency’s acquisition of podcast subscription enterprise Wondery in 2020 signalled an intent to dive additional into audio. There’s additionally the straightforward matter of competitors. Spotify, Twitter Spaces and Facebook’s audio rooms might all pose a menace, even when Clubhouse would not. This would at the very least give Amazon a foothold earlier than others dominate the class.