Amazon Music has launched podcasts in the UK, US, Germany and Japan, across all tiers of service.
The platform’s podcast offering includes original shows produced exclusively for Amazon Music and hosted by the likes of DJ Khaled, Will Smith, Dan Patrick, Becky G, and others.
Amazon Music customers can access podcasts in the Amazon Music app for iOS and Android, on Amazon Echo devices.
The news follows the recent announcement that Amazon Music has partnered with livestreaming platform Twitch (which is owned by Amazon) to incorporate Twitch’s live streaming functionality into the Amazon Music app on IOS and Android.
According to Steve Boom, VP of Amazon Music, “podcasts, paired with our recent partnership with Twitch to bring live streaming into the app, makes Amazon Music a premiere destination for creators”.
Amazon Music has partnered with creators to produce original, exclusive podcasts including the DJ Khaled-hosted The First One (pictured).
Developed by Amazon Music and the Springhill Company, in The First One, DJ Khaled will interview his favourite artists about “the hits that made them iconic and eventually legendary”.
Also coming to Amazon Music is a brand-new multimedia podcast called En la Sala, hosted and curated by Latin superstar Becky G, featuring an audio and video broadcast on Amazon Music’s Twitch Channel.
Developed by Amazon Music and Gema Productions, Becky G has also dedicated each episode to a non-profit organisation related to the theme of the week.
Elsewhere, broadcaster Dan Patrick will be hosting a new show called, That Scene with Dan Patrick.
Produced in collaboration with IMDb, this new podcast will dissect memorable scenes from some of the biggest films and television series.
In addition, Amazon Music and Audible will soon be featuring a project from Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s Westbrook Audio, a co-production with Audible.
Popular shows such as Sh**ged.Married.Annoyed with Chris & Rosie Ramsey, No Such Thing as a Fish, Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, Stories of our times, LuAnna: The Podcast, Casefile True Crime, Real Dictators and The Girls Bathroom are also available on Amazon Music now.
Meanwhile, Amazon Music will also soon be the exclusive home of “the music-meets-true-crime podcast”, Disgraceland, which explores “the criminal antics and connections” of musicians including the Rolling Stones and Tupac.
Disgraceland will arrive exclusively on Amazon Music in February 2021.
“Our customers’ listening habits are constantly evolving, and we know they’re looking to us to provide them with a rich experience rooted in music and entertainment.”
Steve Boom, Amazon Music
“Our customers’ listening habits are constantly evolving, and we know they’re looking to us to provide them with a rich experience rooted in music and entertainment,” said Steve Boom, VP of Amazon Music.
“With this launch, we’re bringing customers even more forms of entertainment to enjoy, while enabling creators to reach new audiences globally, just as we’ve done with music streaming.
“Podcasts, paired with our recent partnership with Twitch to bring live streaming into the app, makes Amazon Music a premiere destination for creators.”
“Partnering with Amazon Music allows me to really give my listeners what they’ve always asked for: more Disgraceland content.”
Jake Brennan, Disgraceland / Double Elvis Productions
Jake Brennan, host of Disgraceland and cofounder at Double Elvis Productions, said: “Partnering with Amazon Music allows me to really give my listeners what they’ve always asked for: more Disgraceland content.
“Through this partnership with Amazon Music, we’re enhancing the future of the show for fans, expanding our output of content by moving to an ‘always on’ weekly schedule, which will translate to more episodes for listeners on a more consistent basis.”
“I’m recording my podcast with the greatest musicians of all time, and with some of my best friends who also happen to be the most iconic artists on the planet.”
DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled said: “I’m recording my podcast with the greatest musicians of all time, and with some of my best friends who also happen to be the most iconic artists on the planet.
“We’ll talk about fame, fortune, life, and success. These stories are here to motivate you because everybody starts from somewhere, from the ordinary to extraordinary. Before you get to another one, you got to get to ‘The First One,’ only on Amazon Music.”
“I’m excited to be joining forces with Amazon Music so we can start to have conversations about looking within to see how we can all be better.”
Becky G
Becky G said: “To me, my voice has always been about more than just singing, it’s using it for the greater good and creating a destination for change.
“In quarantine, with so much time to consider the world around us, it felt like the perfect opportunity to open a new line of communication and pay it forward, and I’m so thankful that Amazon Music and Gema approached me with the opportunity to create this podcast.
“I’m excited to be joining forces with Amazon Music so we can start to have conversations about looking within to see how we can all be better.”
“Never before has listening to podcasts on the move, in the car, or at home been so simple.
Kintan Brahmbhatt
Kintan Brahmbhatt, Director of Podcasts for Amazon Music, said: “We’re thrilled to offer customers a convenient podcast listening experience that fits their lifestyle.
“Never before has listening to podcasts on the move, in the car, or at home been so simple.
“Our customers will be able to utilise the voice functionality they know and love with music, to now enjoy a superior podcast experience and uncover a brand-new selection of favourites.”
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