Amazon Music and Twitch combine live streaming with on-demand listening

SEATTLE — Amazon Music and Twitch (a division of Amazon dedicated to live streaming content for video gamers) announced Tuesday they have partnered to incorporate Twitch’s live streaming functionality into the Amazon Music app. Launching today on iOS and Android, the combined functionality will allow musicians to connect live with Amazon Music’s more than 55 million customers across all streaming tiers, says the news release. In addition, fans will be able to move seamlessly between live streams and recorded music, and will have new ways to discover artist live streams within the Amazon Music app, including push notifications from artists...