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{{short description|Online music store from 2006-2010}}
{{Infobox online music service
{{Infobox online service
|service_logo=[[File:AmieStreetLogo.png|Amie Street logo]]
|logo=AmieStreetLogo.png
| collapsible = yes
|logo caption=Amie Street logo
| collapsetext = Screenshot
|service_screenshot=[[File:amiestreetscreenshot.png|250px|Amie Street homepage]]
|image=amiestreetscreenshot.png
| image_size=250px
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|opened={{Flag|United States}}: {{Start date|2006|07|04}}<br />{{Flag|Japan}}: {{Start date|2007|12|11}}
| caption=Amie Street homepage
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|pricing=Variable ([[Supply and demand#Positively-sloped demand curves?|demand-based]]), [[à la carte]]<ref name=help47>[http://amiestreet.com/help/47 Amie Street - Help » FAQ]</ref><ref name=help95>[http://amiestreet.com/help/95 Amie Street - Help » FAQ]</ref><ref name=jpitm>{{cite web|url=http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0712/21/news050.html|title=Fan interest is the price of popular songs and determine "Amie Street"|date=2007-12-21|accessdate=2007-12-26|language=Japanese|author=Maki Miyamoto|publisher=ITmedia| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071224015952/http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0712/21/news050.html| archivedate= 24 December 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
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|launched={{Flag|United States}}: {{Start date|2006|07|04}}<br />{{Flag|Japan}}: {{Start date|2007|12|11}}
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|platforms=[[web application|Web-based]], platform-independent<small> ([[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS]]/[[Mac OS X|X]], or [[Linux|GNU/Linux]])</small>
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|pricing=Variable ([[Supply and demand#Positively-sloped demand curves?|demand-based]]), [[à la carte]]<ref name=help47>[http://amiestreet.com/help/47 Amie Street - Help » FAQ]</ref><ref name=help95>[http://amiestreet.com/help/95 Amie Street - Help » FAQ]</ref><ref name=jpitm>{{cite web|url=http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0712/21/news050.html|title=Fan interest is the price of popular songs and determine "Amie Street"|date=2007-12-21|access-date=2007-12-26|language=ja|author=Maki Miyamoto|publisher=ITmedia| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071224015952/http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0712/21/news050.html| archive-date= 24 December 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>
|format=[[MP3|MPEG Layer 3]] (.mp3)
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|platform=[[web application|Web-based]], platform-independent<small> ([[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS]]/[[Mac OS X|X]], or [[Linux]])</small>
|restrictions=None
|catalogue=10,000+ [[artist]]s, 1,000,000+ songs<ref>{{cite web|last=Gallaugher|first=John|title=The Week in Geek - Sept. 6, 2007|url=http://www.gallaugher.com/2007/09/06/the-week-in-geek-sept-6-2007/|date=2007-09-06|accessdate=2007-09-06|work=The Week in Geek| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131950/http://www.gallaugher.com/2007/09/06/the-week-in-geek-sept-6-2007/| archivedate= 29 September 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref name=jpwlp>{{cite news|url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/12/amie-street-exp.html|last=Van Buskirk|first=Eliot|title=Amie Street Expands into Anime and Manga with Japanese Store|date=2007-12-11|accessdate=2007-12-26|work=Listening Post|publisher=''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071214173234/http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/12/amie-street-exp.html| archivedate= 14 December 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/19/amazon-helping-to-change-the-business-of-music/|title=Amazon Helping To Change The Business Of Music|first=Michael|last=Arrington|authorlink=Michael Arrington|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2007-12-19|accessdate=2007-12-26| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071226144831/http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/19/amazon-helping-to-change-the-business-of-music/| archivedate= 26 December 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>[http://amiestreet.com/blog/amie2_release Amiestreet.com]</ref>
|preview=Streaming song clips (85 seconds)<ref name=ars>{{cite news|last=Cheng|first=Jacqui|authorlink=|title=Amie Street signs major artists to sell DRM-free music|publisher=[[ArsTechnica]]|date=2007-03-07|url=https://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070307-amie-street-signs-major-artists-to-sell-drm-free-music.html|accessdate=2007-03-28| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070326175348/http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070307-amie-street-signs-major-artists-to-sell-drm-free-music.html| archivedate= 26 March 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
|streaming=Previews and purchased songs
|burning_copying=Unlimited
|fate=Acquired by [[Amazon]]; discontinued on September 22, 2010
|trial=Free credit and REC(s) with initial signup, many songs are free
|protocol=[[Hypertext Transfer Protocol|HTTP]], [[Adobe Flash|Flash]], [[RSS]]
|availability=Worldwide for most tracks, some tracks are only available in the United States or Japan
|availability=Worldwide for most tracks, some tracks are only available in the United States or Japan
|website={{URL|amiestreet.com}}
|features=Demand-based pricing, [[Digital rights management|DRM]]-free, ability for users to earn money through RECs
|support=[http://amiestreet.com/help Help] / [http://amiestreet.com/feedback Feedback]
|homepage=[http://amiestreet.com/ AmieStreet.com]
}}
}}
'''Amie Street''' was an [[indie (music)|indie]] [[online music store]] and [[social network service]] created in 2006 by [[Brown University]] seniors Elliott Breece, Elias Roman, and Joshua Boltuch, in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]].<ref name=bestunder25 /> The site was notable for its demand-based pricing. The company was later moved to [[Long Island City, Queens|Long Island City]] in [[Queens]], [[New York City|New York]].<ref name=TCseriesA>{{cite news|last=Gonzalez|first=Nick|title=Amie Street Closes Series A Financing Led By Amazon.com|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2007-08-05|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/05/amiestreetcom-closes-series-a-financing-led-by-amazoncom/|accessdate=2007-08-05}}</ref> In late 2010, the site was sold to [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] who redirected customers to their own website.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/21/smallbusiness/amazon_acquisitions/index.htm | work=CNN | first=Julianne | last=Pepitone | title=Why I sold to Amazon: 3 startups' stories | date=2011-02-21}}</ref>
'''Amie Street''' was an [[indie (music)|indie]] [[online music store]] and [[social network service]] created in 2006 by [[Brown University]] seniors Elliott Breece, Elias Roman, and Joshua Boltuch, in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]].<ref name=bestunder25 /> The site was notable for its demand-based pricing. The company was later moved to [[Long Island City, Queens|Long Island City]] in [[Queens]], [[New York City|New York]].<ref name=TCseriesA>{{cite news|last=Gonzalez|first=Nick|title=Amie Street Closes Series A Financing Led By Amazon.com|work=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2007-08-05|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/05/amiestreetcom-closes-series-a-financing-led-by-amazoncom/|access-date=2007-08-05}}</ref> In late 2010, the site was sold to [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] who redirected customers to their own website.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/02/21/smallbusiness/amazon_acquisitions/index.htm | work=CNN | first=Julianne | last=Pepitone | title=Why I sold to Amazon: 3 startups' stories | date=2011-02-21}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Founded in early 2006, Amie Street opened to the public with a [[software release life cycle#Pre-alpha|pre-alpha]] version on July 4, 2006 and was quickly scooped by [[Michael Arrington]] of [[TechCrunch]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/23/amie-street-awesome-new-music-model/|title=Amie Street: Awesome New Music Model|first=Michael|last=Arrington|authorlink=Michael Arrington|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2006-07-23|accessdate=2007-05-26| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070527175926/http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/23/amie-street-awesome-new-music-model/| archivedate= 27 May 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> It grew and creating partnerships with various [[record label]]s including [[CD Baby]],<ref name=jpwlp /> [[The Orchard (music label)|The Orchard]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080625-amie-street-inks-deal-with-indies-will-add-1-million-songs.html|publisher=[[Ars Technica]]|date=2008-06-25|accessdate=2008-06-25|first=David|last=Chartier|title=Amie Street inks deal with indies, will add 1 million songs| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080626225752/http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080625-amie-street-inks-deal-with-indies-will-add-1-million-songs.html| archivedate= 26 June 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Nettwerk|Nettwerk Music Group]], and [[Daptone Records]].<ref>{{cite news|title=AmieStreet's CrunchBase entry|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|work=[[CrunchBase]]|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/amiestreet|accessdate=2007-08-06| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070811160243/http://www.crunchbase.com/company/amiestreet| archivedate= 11 August 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> A [[software release life cycle#Beta|beta]] version was launched on October 4, 2006.<ref name=TCbeta>{{cite news|last=Robinson|first=Blake|title=Amie Street Takes Innovative Music Model Into Beta|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2006-10-04|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/04/amie-street-takes-innovative-music-model-into-beta/|accessdate=2007-01-31| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070202040926/http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/04/amie-street-takes-innovative-music-model-into-beta/| archivedate= 2 February 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> On December 11, 2007, Amie Street Japan launched in partnership with [[Turbolinux]].
Founded in early 2006, Amie Street opened to the public with a [[software release life cycle#Pre-alpha|pre-alpha]] version on July 4, 2006, and was quickly scooped by [[Michael Arrington]] of [[TechCrunch]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/23/amie-street-awesome-new-music-model/|title=Amie Street: Awesome New Music Model|first=Michael|last=Arrington|author-link=Michael Arrington|work=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2006-07-23|access-date=2007-05-26| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070527175926/http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/23/amie-street-awesome-new-music-model/| archive-date= 27 May 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> It grew and creating partnerships with various [[record label]]s including [[CD Baby]],<ref name=jpwlp>{{cite news|url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/12/amie-street-exp.html|last=Van Buskirk|first=Eliot|title=Amie Street Expands into Anime and Manga with Japanese Store|date=2007-12-11|access-date=2007-12-26|work=Listening Post|publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071214173234/http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/12/amie-street-exp.html| archive-date= 14 December 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> [[The Orchard (music label)|The Orchard]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080625-amie-street-inks-deal-with-indies-will-add-1-million-songs.html|website=[[Ars Technica]]|date=2008-06-25|access-date=2008-06-25|first=David|last=Chartier|title=Amie Street inks deal with indies, will add 1 million songs| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080626225752/http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080625-amie-street-inks-deal-with-indies-will-add-1-million-songs.html| archive-date= 26 June 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> [[Nettwerk|Nettwerk Music Group]], and [[Daptone Records]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} A [[software release life cycle#Beta|beta]] version was launched on October 4, 2006.<ref name=TCbeta>{{cite news|last=Robinson|first=Blake|title=Amie Street Takes Innovative Music Model Into Beta|work=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2006-10-04|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/04/amie-street-takes-innovative-music-model-into-beta/|access-date=2007-01-31| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070202040926/http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/04/amie-street-takes-innovative-music-model-into-beta/| archive-date= 2 February 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> On December 11, 2007, Amie Street Japan launched in partnership with [[Turbolinux]].


On August 5, 2007, Amie Street announced a site redesign and, led by [[Amazon.com]], closed their [[Series A round]] of [[venture capital]] funding.<ref name=TCseriesA /> Notable [[angel investor]]s include Robin Richards, former president of [[MP3.com]]<ref name=TCbeta /> and David Hirsch, director of [[Google]]'s [[business-to-business|B2B]] vertical markets group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/08/amie-street-has.html|title=Amie Street Has Amazon Money. What's The Plan?|last=Kafka|first=Peter|publisher=Silicon Alley Insider|date=2007-08-06|accessdate=2007-10-03| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071013044807/http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/08/amie-street-has.html| archivedate= 13 October 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
On August 5, 2007, Amie Street announced a site redesign and, led by [[Amazon.com]], closed their [[Series A round]] of [[venture capital]] funding.<ref name=TCseriesA /> Notable [[angel investor]]s include Robin Richards, former president of [[MP3.com]]<ref name=TCbeta /> and David Hirsch, director of [[Google]]'s [[business-to-business|B2B]] vertical markets group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/08/amie-street-has.html|title=Amie Street Has Amazon Money. What's The Plan?|last=Kafka|first=Peter|publisher=Silicon Alley Insider|date=2007-08-06|access-date=2007-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013044807/http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/08/amie-street-has.html|archive-date=2007-10-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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In an email to Amie Street members on September 8, 2010, the website announced it would be redirecting all customers to Amazon.com starting on September 22, 2010, and ceasing to operate as amiestreet.com. Amie Street members had until September 22 to spend any credit they currently have with Amie Street, as it did not transfer to Amazon. Amazon shut down Amie Street soon after.


==Website features==
==Website features==
Artists could upload their music directly to the site in [[MP3]] format at whatever quality [[bit rate]] they choose, but when a record label or music distributor requires Amie Street to encode the music, they strive to achieve an average bit rate of 256&nbsp;[[data rate units#Kilobit per second|kbit/s]] using a [[variable bitrate]].<ref name=help82>[http://amiestreet.com/help/82 Amie Street - Help » FAQ]</ref> (Other formats such as [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]], [[Free Lossless Audio Codec|FLAC]], and [[Ogg]] are "on the way.")<ref>[http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/02/more_amie_stree.html More Amie Street News | Listening Post from Wired.com]</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Arrington|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Arrington|title=Barenaked Ladies: New Album. Free. No DRM. Now.|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2007-03-05|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/05/barenaked-ladies-new-album-free-no-drm-now/#comment-1156487|accessdate=2007-03-28| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070324035524/http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/05/barenaked-ladies-new-album-free-no-drm-now/| archivedate= 24 March 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> As users buy songs, the artist is credited [[fiscal year|quarterly]]. Artists keep 70% of the proceeds after [[United States dollar|US$]]5 in sales for each song.<ref name=ForArtists>{{cite web|url=http://amiestreet.com/page/for-artists|title=For Artists|accessdate=2007-10-03|publisher=Amie Street| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071002111150/http://amiestreet.com/page/for-artists| archivedate= 2 October 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Album]]s are priced at the current total cost for each individual song on the album, capped at US$8.98 in most cases.<ref name=help95 /> [[PayPal]],<ref name=TCseriesA /> [[Payoneer]] [[Prepayment for service|prepaid]] [[MasterCard]]s,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pulse2.com/2007/03/26/greylock-partners-leads-4-million-series-a-investment-in-payoneer/|title=Greylock Partners Leads $4 Million Series A Investment In Payoneer|last=Chowdhry|first=Amit|date=2007-03-27|accessdate=2007-10-03|publisher=Pulse 2.0| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071008231521/http://pulse2.com/2007/03/26/greylock-partners-leads-4-million-series-a-investment-in-payoneer/| archivedate= 8 October 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> or [[cheque|checks]] are used to make payments to artists.<ref name=ForArtists />
Artists could upload their music directly to the site in [[MP3]] format at whatever quality [[bit rate]] they choose, but when a record label or music distributor requires Amie Street to encode the music, they strive to achieve an average bit rate of 256&nbsp;[[kbit/s]] using a [[variable bitrate]].<ref name=help82>[http://amiestreet.com/help/82 Amie Street - Help » FAQ]</ref> (Other formats such as [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]], [[Free Lossless Audio Codec|FLAC]], and [[Ogg]] are "on the way.")<ref>[http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/02/more_amie_stree.html More Amie Street News | Listening Post from Wired.com]</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Arrington|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Arrington|title=Barenaked Ladies: New Album. Free. No DRM. Now.|work=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2007-03-05|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/05/barenaked-ladies-new-album-free-no-drm-now/#comment-1156487|access-date=2007-03-28| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070324035524/http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/05/barenaked-ladies-new-album-free-no-drm-now/| archive-date= 24 March 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> As users buy songs, the artist is credited [[fiscal year|quarterly]]. Artists keep 70% of the proceeds after [[United States dollar|US$]]5 in sales for each song.<ref name=ForArtists>{{cite web|url=http://amiestreet.com/page/for-artists|title=For Artists|access-date=2007-10-03|publisher=Amie Street| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071002111150/http://amiestreet.com/page/for-artists| archive-date= 2 October 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> [[Album]]s were priced at the current total cost for each individual song on the album, capped at US$8.98 in most cases.<ref name=help95 /> [[PayPal]],<ref name=TCseriesA /> [[Payoneer]] [[Prepayment for service|prepaid]] [[MasterCard]]s,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pulse2.com/2007/03/26/greylock-partners-leads-4-million-series-a-investment-in-payoneer/|title=Greylock Partners Leads $4 Million Series A Investment In Payoneer|last=Chowdhry|first=Amit|date=2007-03-27|access-date=2007-10-03|publisher=Pulse 2.0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008231521/http://pulse2.com/2007/03/26/greylock-partners-leads-4-million-series-a-investment-in-payoneer/|archive-date=2007-10-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> or checks were used to make payments to artists.<ref name=ForArtists />


Amie Street used an [[algorithm]] to determine song prices based on [[supply and demand#Positively-sloped demand curves?|demand]]. The price for a track started at zero when a song was uploaded, then rose according to demand and purchases of the song. The maximum price was 98[[cent (United States coin)|¢]].<ref name=help47 />
Amie Street used an [[algorithm]] to determine song prices based on [[supply and demand#Positively-sloped demand curves?|demand]]. The price for a track started at zero when a song was uploaded, then rose according to demand and purchases of the song. The maximum price was 98[[cent (United States coin)|¢]].<ref name=help47 />


A [[ringtone]] service was announced on September 17, 2007 with variable pricing. <ref>[http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/09/amie-street-to-.html Amie Street To Sell Ringtones with Demand-Based Pricing | Listening Post from Wired.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615043232/http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/09/amie-street-to-.html |date=2008-06-15 }}</ref>
A [[ringtone]] service was announced on September 17, 2007, with variable pricing.<ref>[http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/09/amie-street-to-.html Amie Street To Sell Ringtones with Demand-Based Pricing | Listening Post from Wired.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615043232/http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/09/amie-street-to-.html |date=2008-06-15 }}</ref>

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On May 15, 2007, the web series [[lonelygirl15]] teamed up with Amie Street to sell music featured in episodes of the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/05/lonelygirl15_to.html|title=LonelyGirl15 Soundtrack Will Use Amie Street Artists|first=Eliot|last=Van Buskirk|publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|work=Listening Post|date=2007-05-15|access-date=2007-05-26| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070517054610/http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/05/lonelygirl15_to.html#more| archive-date= 17 May 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://amiestreet.com/blog/post/lonelygirl15-featuring-chase-emery-4|title=LonelyGirl15 featuring Chase Emery|first=Peter (treetops)|last=Asbill|work=Amie Street Blog|date=2007-05-22|access-date=2007-05-26| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070613045039/http://amiestreet.com/blog/post/lonelygirl15-featuring-chase-emery-4| archive-date= 13 June 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>


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====Third party integration====
====Third party integration====
Amie Street launched a [[Facebook]] [[Facebook features#Platform applications|Application]] in October 2007 called Fantasy Record Label.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=17895489176 Fantasy Record Label | Facebook]</ref><ref>[http://apps.facebook.com/amiestreet/ Fantasy Record Label | Facebook<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821181604/http://apps.facebook.com/amiestreet/ |date=August 21, 2008 }}</ref> This application allowed Facebook users to create a "record label" with a collection of songs that were linked with an Amie Street account, and post the label on their Facebook profile page. Songs were ranked and as their score changed, each user's label would gain or lose points. These points could be converted into Amie Street credit and could be used to purchase music.<ref>[http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=326 Facebook app: Fantasy Record Label from Amie St. | The Social Web | ZDNet.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011014247/http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=326 |date=October 11, 2007 }}</ref> Labels were also ranked and users were able to compete against each other for bragging rights. However, the Fantasy Record Label application has since been suspended and is no longer available.
Amie Street launched a [[Facebook]] [[Facebook features#Platform applications|Application]] in October 2007 called Fantasy Record Label.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=17895489176 Fantasy Record Label | Facebook]</ref><ref>[http://apps.facebook.com/amiestreet/ Fantasy Record Label | Facebook<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821181604/http://apps.facebook.com/amiestreet/ |date=August 21, 2008 }}</ref> This application allowed Facebook users to create a "record label" with a collection of songs that were linked with an Amie Street account, and post the label on their Facebook profile page. Songs were ranked and as their score changed, each user's label would gain or lose points. These points could be converted into Amie Street credit and could be used to purchase music.<ref>[http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=326 Facebook app: Fantasy Record Label from Amie St. | The Social Web | ZDNet.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011014247/http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=326 |date=October 11, 2007 }}</ref> Labels were also ranked and users were able to compete against each other for bragging rights.

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===Benefit media: Download To Make A Difference campaign===
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On July 16, 2008, Amie Street launched "Download To Make A Difference", a benefit media campaign.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS121251+16-Jul-2008+PRN20080716 | work=Reuters | title=AmieStreet.com Launches 'Download To Make A Difference' With Creative Visions Foundation, | date=2008-07-16}}</ref><ref>[http://www.zibb.com/article/3606145/AmieStreet+com+Launches+Download+To+Make+A+Difference+With+Creative+Visions+Foundation+Peter+Buffett+and+Akon Zibb.com]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> With each free download of [[Peter Buffett]] and [[Akon]]'s single "Anything", Amie Street will donate US$2 to the [[Creative Visions Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creativevisions.org/news/amiestreet.html |title=Creative Visions : AmieStreet |publisher=Creative Visions Foundation |accessdate=2008-09-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017194725/http://www.creativevisions.org/news/amiestreet.html |archivedate=2008-10-17 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jul/30/walkmen.album.fights.cancer|title=Walkmen album to fight cancer|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=2008-07-30|accessdate=2008-09-01 | location=London | first=Sean | last=Michaels}}</ref> On July 29, 2008, Amie Street expanded their benefit media program with the exclusive pre-release of a new album, ''[[You & Me (The Walkmen album)|You & Me]]'' by NYC indie rock band, [[The Walkmen]]. 100% of proceeds from the album, sold for US$5, were donated to [[Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amiestreet.com/page/Walkmen_Release|title=Amie Street - Featured Music|date=2008-07-29|accessdate=2008-09-01|publisher=Amie Street}}</ref> During its first week of sales, the album charted at #29 on [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s [[Billboard charts|Top Digital Albums]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/28/get-the-walkmen-album-early-help-charity-on-amiestreet/|title=Get The Walkmen Album Early, Help Charity On Amie Street|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2008-07-28|accessdate=2008-08-08| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080808032807/http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/28/get-the-walkmen-album-early-help-charity-on-amiestreet/| archivedate= 8 August 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Top+Digital+Albums/|title=Top Digital Albums|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=2008-08-06|accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref>

===lonelygirl15 partnership===
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On May 15, 2007, [[lonelygirl15]] teamed up with Amie Street to sell music featured in episodes of the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/05/lonelygirl15_to.html|title=LonelyGirl15 Soundtrack Will Use Amie Street Artists|first=Eliot|last=Van Buskirk|publisher=''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''|work=Listening Post|date=2007-05-15|accessdate=2007-05-26| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070517054610/http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/05/lonelygirl15_to.html#more| archivedate= 17 May 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://amiestreet.com/blog/post/lonelygirl15-featuring-chase-emery-4|title=LonelyGirl15 featuring Chase Emery|first=Peter (treetops)|last=Asbill|work=Amie Street Blog|date=2007-05-22|accessdate=2007-05-26| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070613045039/http://amiestreet.com/blog/post/lonelygirl15-featuring-chase-emery-4| archivedate= 13 June 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://lg15today.com/2007/05/lonelygirl15-soundtrack-will-use-amie.html|title=LonelyGirl15 Soundtrack Will Use Amie Street Artists|publisher=LG15 Today|date=2007-05-16|accessdate=2007-05-26|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519004825/http://lg15today.com/2007/05/lonelygirl15-soundtrack-will-use-amie.html|archivedate=2012-05-19|df=}}</ref>


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===Download To Make A Difference campaign===
===Takeover by Amazon===
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On July 16, 2008, Amie Street launched "Download To Make A Difference", a benefit media campaign,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS121251+16-Jul-2008+PRN20080716 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909085016/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS121251+16-Jul-2008+PRN20080716 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-09-09 | work=Reuters | title=AmieStreet.com Launches 'Download To Make A Difference' With Creative Visions Foundation | date=2008-07-16}}</ref><ref>[http://www.zibb.com/article/3606145/AmieStreet+com+Launches+Download+To+Make+A+Difference+With+Creative+Visions+Foundation+Peter+Buffett+and+Akon Zibb.com]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> donating money to charities for certain downloads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creativevisions.org/news/amiestreet.html |title=Creative Visions : AmieStreet |publisher=Creative Visions Foundation |access-date=2008-09-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017194725/http://www.creativevisions.org/news/amiestreet.html |archive-date=2008-10-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jul/30/walkmen.album.fights.cancer|title=Walkmen album to fight cancer|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=2008-07-30|access-date=2008-09-01 | location=London | first=Sean | last=Michaels}}</ref> On July 29, 2008, Amie Street expanded the program with the exclusive release of ''[[You & Me (The Walkmen album)|You & Me]]'' an album by NYC indie rock band [[The Walkmen]], giving proceeds to [[Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amiestreet.com/page/Walkmen_Release|title=Amie Street - Featured Music|date=2008-07-29|access-date=2008-09-01|publisher=Amie Street}}</ref> During its first week of sales, the album charted at #29 on [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s [[Billboard charts|Top Digital Albums]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/28/get-the-walkmen-album-early-help-charity-on-amiestreet/|title=Get The Walkmen Album Early, Help Charity On Amie Street|work=[[TechCrunch]]|date=2008-07-28|access-date=2008-08-08| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080808032807/http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/28/get-the-walkmen-album-early-help-charity-on-amiestreet/| archive-date= 8 August 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Top+Digital+Albums/|title=Top Digital Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=2008-08-06|access-date=2008-08-08}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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In an email to Amie Street members on September 8, 2010, the website announced it would be redirecting all customers to Amazon.com starting on September 22, 2010 and ceasing to operate as amiestreet.com. Amie Street members had until September 22 to spend any credit they currently have with Amie Street, as it will not transfer to Amazon. Current members were instead given a small credit of $5 for Amazon mp3s. Amazon reportedly shut down Amie Street on the morning of September 9, 2010.


==Press==
==Press==
Amie Street was mentioned in several notable media organizations.<ref>[http://amiestreet.com/blog/tag/Buzz Amie Street Press]</ref><ref>[http://amiestreet.com/page/buzz Amie Street Buzz]</ref> These include ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/03/master-ps-latest-so-this-is-what-profanity-free-hip-hop-sounds-like/|title=Master P’s Latest: So This Is What Profanity-Free Hip-Hop Sounds Like|first=Erica|last=Futterman|publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]''|work=Rock & Roll Daily|date=2007-07-03|accessdate=2007-08-05| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070824231601/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/03/master-ps-latest-so-this-is-what-profanity-free-hip-hop-sounds-like/| archivedate= 24 August 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/article/SB116077466937892327-search.html?KEYWORDS=amie+street&COLLECTION=wsjie/6month|title=Online: Music At new Web store, many songs sell for a few cents|first=Jamin|last=Warren|publisher=''[[Wall Street Journal]]''|date=2006-10-14|accessdate=2007-02-02}}</ref> ''[[BusinessWeek]]'',<ref name=bestunder25>{{cite web|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/bestunder25/source/3.htm|title=America's Best Young Entrepreneurs|work=Best Entrepreneurs Under 25|date=2006-10-30|publisher=''[[BusinessWeek]]''|accessdate=2007-02-02|last=Gangemi|first=Jeffrey|author2=Douglas MacMillan| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070128043709/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/bestunder25/source/3.htm| archivedate= 28 January 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[National Public Radio|NPR]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6728986|title=Web Sites Making Music for Your Ears|first=Melody Joy|last=Kramer|publisher=[[National Public Radio|NPR]]|date=2007-01-11|accessdate=2007-08-05}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2007/07/goodbye_allofmp3com.html |title=Goodbye, AllofMP3.com... |first=Rob |last=Pegoraro |publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]'' |work=Faster Forward |date=2007-07-06 |accessdate=2007-08-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011032244/http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2007/07/goodbye_allofmp3com.html |archivedate=2008-10-11 |df= }}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-healey14may14,0,1024533.story?coll=la-opinion-center|title=CD or not CD?|first=Jon|last=Healey|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|work=Opinion Daily|date=2007-05-14|accessdate=2007-08-05}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/06/the_game_amie_s.html|title=How much is the Game worth to you?|first=Chris|last=Schonberger|publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''|work=PopWatch Blog|date=2007-06-06|accessdate=2007-08-05}}</ref> [[TechCrunch]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/tag/Amie-Street/|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|title=Amie Street articles on TechCrunch|first=Michael|last=Arrington|authorlink=Michael Arrington|author2=Blake Robinson |author3=Nick Gonzalez |accessdate=2007-08-05|date=July 2006 – August 2007| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070813143703/http://www.techcrunch.com/tag/Amie-Street/| archivedate= 2007-08-13 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Boing Boing]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/05/onlne_label_only_cha.html|title=Online label only charges once songs are popular|first=Cory|last=Doctorow|authorlink=Cory Doctorow|publisher=[[Boing Boing]]|date=2007-01-05|accessdate=2007-02-02|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125001213/http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/05/onlne_label_only_cha.html|archivedate=2007-01-25|deadurl=yes|df=}}</ref> [[Ars Technica]],<ref name=ars /> and ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2006/11/amie_street_inc.html|title=Amie Street & Include Allow Outlook Access to RSS Feeds of Music Promos... Wha?|first=Eliot|last=Van Buskirk|author2=Sean Michaels|publisher=''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''|work=Listening Post|date=2006-11-02|accessdate=2007-02-02| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070217190035/http://blog.wired.com/music/2006/11/amie_street_inc.html| archivedate= 17 February 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
Amie Street was mentioned in several notable media organizations. These include ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/03/master-ps-latest-so-this-is-what-profanity-free-hip-hop-sounds-like/|title=Master P's Latest: So This Is What Profanity-Free Hip-Hop Sounds Like|first=Erica|last=Futterman|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|work=Rock & Roll Daily|date=2007-07-03|access-date=2007-08-05| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070824231601/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/03/master-ps-latest-so-this-is-what-profanity-free-hip-hop-sounds-like/| archive-date= 24 August 2007 | url-status= dead}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/article/SB116077466937892327-search.html?KEYWORDS=amie+street&COLLECTION=wsjie/6month|title=Online: Music At new Web store, many songs sell for a few cents|first=Jamin|last=Warren|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=2006-10-14|access-date=2007-02-02}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''[[BusinessWeek]]'',<ref name=bestunder25>{{cite web|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/bestunder25/source/3.htm|title=America's Best Young Entrepreneurs|work=Best Entrepreneurs Under 25|date=2006-10-30|publisher=[[BusinessWeek]]|access-date=2007-02-02|last=Gangemi|first=Jeffrey|author2=Douglas MacMillan| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070128043709/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/bestunder25/source/3.htm| archive-date= 28 January 2007 | url-status= dead}}</ref> [[National Public Radio|NPR]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6728986|title=Web Sites Making Music for Your Ears|first=Melody Joy|last=Kramer|publisher=[[National Public Radio|NPR]]|date=2007-01-11|access-date=2007-08-05}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2007/07/goodbye_allofmp3com.html |title=Goodbye, AllofMP3.com... |first=Rob |last=Pegoraro |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |series=Faster Forward blog|date=2007-07-06 |access-date=2007-08-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011032244/http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2007/07/goodbye_allofmp3com.html |archive-date=2008-10-11 }}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-healey14may14,0,1024533.story?coll=la-opinion-center|title=CD or not CD?|first=Jon|last=Healey|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|work=Opinion Daily|date=2007-05-14|access-date=2007-08-05}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/06/the_game_amie_s.html|title=How much is the Game worth to you?|first=Chris|last=Schonberger|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|work=PopWatch Blog|date=2007-06-06|access-date=2007-08-05}}</ref> [[TechCrunch]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.techcrunch.com/tag/Amie-Street/|work=[[TechCrunch]]|title=Amie Street articles on TechCrunch|first=Michael|last=Arrington|author-link=Michael Arrington|author2=Blake Robinson |author3=Nick Gonzalez |access-date=2007-08-05|date=July 2006 – August 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070813143703/http://www.techcrunch.com/tag/Amie-Street/| archive-date= 2007-08-13 | url-status= live}}</ref> [[Boing Boing]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/05/onlne_label_only_cha.html|title=Online label only charges once songs are popular|first=Cory|last=Doctorow|author-link=Cory Doctorow|publisher=[[Boing Boing]]|date=2007-01-05|access-date=2007-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125001213/http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/05/onlne_label_only_cha.html|archive-date=2007-01-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Ars Technica]],<ref name=ars>{{cite news|last=Cheng|first=Jacqui|title=Amie Street signs major artists to sell DRM-free music|publisher=[[ArsTechnica]]|date=2007-03-07|url=https://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070307-amie-street-signs-major-artists-to-sell-drm-free-music.html|access-date=2007-03-28| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070326175348/http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070307-amie-street-signs-major-artists-to-sell-drm-free-music.html| archive-date= 26 March 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> and ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2006/11/amie_street_inc.html|title=Amie Street & Include Allow Outlook Access to RSS Feeds of Music Promos... Wha?|first=Eliot|last=Van Buskirk|author2=Sean Michaels|publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|work=Listening Post|date=2006-11-02|access-date=2007-02-02| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070217190035/http://blog.wired.com/music/2006/11/amie_street_inc.html| archive-date= 17 February 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>


===Ashley Alexandra Dupré===
===Ashley Alexandra Dupré===
In March 2008, the site received additional attention because of the availability of two singles by [[Ashley Alexandra Dupré]], the [[call girl]] at the center of the [[Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal|prostitution scandal]] with [[Eliot Spitzer]]. An unsigned singer, her single "Move Ya Body" set a record<ref name=Lemire>{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Lemire |title=Hooker's an online hit - to tune of $200G |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/15/2008-03-15_hookers_an_online_hit__to_tune_of_200g.html |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date=2008-03-15 |accessdate=2008-03-16 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080318120316/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/15/2008-03-15_hookers_an_online_hit__to_tune_of_200g.html| archivedate= 18 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> for how fast it commanded the top price on the site following Dupré's identity as the call girl "Kristen" being revealed by ''[[The New York Times]]'' on March 12, 2008.<ref name=wee>{{cite news |first=Gillian |last=Wee |title=`Kristen,' Linked to Spitzer, Becomes Pop Star on Web (Update1) |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a1YDz7KwnW0Q&refer=home |work=Bloomberg.com |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] |date=2008-03-15 |accessdate=2008-03-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413162716/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088 |archivedate=2008-04-13 |df= }}</ref> While some speculated that she may have earned as much as US$300,000 - US$1.4 million from download sales of her singles on Amie Street,<ref name=Sklar>{{cite news |first=Rachel |last=Sklar |authorlink=Rachel Sklar |title=Millionaire Call Girl? Spitzer's Hooker Rakes In A Fortune Online From Her Music |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/14/millionaire-call-girl-sp_n_91659.html |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=2008-03-14|accessdate=2008-03-16 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080318114517/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/14/millionaire-call-girl-sp_n_91659.html| archivedate= 18 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> others estimated her earnings to be as low as US$13,720.<ref name=Kafka>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Kafka |title=Ashley Alexandra Dupre: Not Rich Yet. Will She Ever Be? |url=http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/ashley_alexandra_dupre_not_rich_yet_will_she_ever_be_ |work=[[Silicon Alley Insider]] |date=2008-03-17|accessdate=2008-03-17 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080318174752/http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/ashley_alexandra_dupre_not_rich_yet_will_she_ever_be_| archivedate= 18 March 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Official sales numbers have not been released.
In March 2008, the site received additional attention because of the availability of two singles by [[Ashley Alexandra Dupré]], the [[call girl]] at the center of the [[Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal]]. An unsigned singer, her single "Move Ya Body" set a record<ref name=Lemire>{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Lemire |title=Hooker's an online hit - to tune of $200G |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/15/2008-03-15_hookers_an_online_hit__to_tune_of_200g.html |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date=2008-03-15 |access-date=2008-03-16 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080318120316/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/15/2008-03-15_hookers_an_online_hit__to_tune_of_200g.html| archive-date= 18 March 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> for how fast it commanded the top price on the site following Dupré's identity as the call girl "Kristen" being revealed by ''[[The New York Times]]'' on March 12, 2008.<ref name=wee>{{cite news |first=Gillian |last=Wee |title='Kristen,' Linked to Spitzer, Becomes Pop Star on Web (Update1) |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a1YDz7KwnW0Q&refer=home |work=Bloomberg.com |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] |date=2008-03-15 |access-date=2008-03-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413162716/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088 |archive-date=2008-04-13 }}</ref> While some speculated that she may have earned as much as US$300,000 - US$1.4 million from download sales of her singles on Amie Street,<ref name=Sklar>{{cite news |first=Rachel |last=Sklar |author-link=Rachel Sklar |title=Millionaire Call Girl? Spitzer's Hooker Rakes In A Fortune Online From Her Music |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/14/millionaire-call-girl-sp_n_91659.html |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=2008-03-14|access-date=2008-03-16 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080318114517/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/14/millionaire-call-girl-sp_n_91659.html| archive-date= 18 March 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> others estimated her earnings to be as low as US$13,720.<ref name=Kafka>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Kafka |title=Ashley Alexandra Dupre: Not Rich Yet. Will She Ever Be? |url=http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/ashley_alexandra_dupre_not_rich_yet_will_she_ever_be_ |work=[[Silicon Alley Insider]] |date=2008-03-17 |access-date=2008-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318174752/http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/ashley_alexandra_dupre_not_rich_yet_will_she_ever_be_ |archive-date=2008-03-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Official sales numbers have not been released.


==See also==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*[https://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/23/amie-street-awesome-new-music-model/ Amie Street: Awesome New Music Model] - [[TechCrunch]] article that first broke the company back in July 2006 after being open to the public for less than 20 days.
*[https://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/23/amie-street-awesome-new-music-model/ Amie Street: Awesome New Music Model] - [[TechCrunch]] article that first broke the company back in July 2006 after being open to the public for less than 20 days.
*[http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2070636,00.asp New Ways to Get Music] - [[ExtremeTech]] review of Amie Street.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080615143551/http://www.centernetworks.com/interview-with-amiestreet Interview with Amie Street Founder Joshua Boltuch]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080615143551/http://www.centernetworks.com/interview-with-amiestreet Interview with Amie Street Founder Joshua Boltuch]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160117002746/http://www.wellroundedradio.net/amiestreet The Well-Rounded Radio audio interview with Amie Street co-founder Joshua Boltuch]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160117002746/http://www.wellroundedradio.net/amiestreet The Well-Rounded Radio audio interview with Amie Street co-founder Joshua Boltuch]
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Amie Street
Amie Street logo
Amie Street homepage
Launch date United States: July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04)
 Japan: December 11, 2007 (2007-12-11)
Platform(s)Web-based, platform-independent (Microsoft Windows, Mac OS/X, or Linux)
Pricing modelVariable (demand-based), à la carte[1][2][3]
AvailabilityWorldwide for most tracks, some tracks are only available in the United States or Japan
Websiteamiestreet.com

Amie Street was an indie online music store and social network service created in 2006 by Brown University seniors Elliott Breece, Elias Roman, and Joshua Boltuch, in Providence, Rhode Island.[4] The site was notable for its demand-based pricing. The company was later moved to Long Island City in Queens, New York.[5] In late 2010, the site was sold to Amazon who redirected customers to their own website.[6]

History[edit]

Founded in early 2006, Amie Street opened to the public with a pre-alpha version on July 4, 2006, and was quickly scooped by Michael Arrington of TechCrunch.[7] It grew and creating partnerships with various record labels including CD Baby,[8] The Orchard,[9] Nettwerk Music Group, and Daptone Records.[citation needed] A beta version was launched on October 4, 2006.[10] On December 11, 2007, Amie Street Japan launched in partnership with Turbolinux.

On August 5, 2007, Amie Street announced a site redesign and, led by Amazon.com, closed their Series A round of venture capital funding.[5] Notable angel investors include Robin Richards, former president of MP3.com[10] and David Hirsch, director of Google's B2B vertical markets group.[11]

In an email to Amie Street members on September 8, 2010, the website announced it would be redirecting all customers to Amazon.com starting on September 22, 2010, and ceasing to operate as amiestreet.com. Amie Street members had until September 22 to spend any credit they currently have with Amie Street, as it did not transfer to Amazon. Amazon shut down Amie Street soon after.

Website features[edit]

Artists could upload their music directly to the site in MP3 format at whatever quality bit rate they choose, but when a record label or music distributor requires Amie Street to encode the music, they strive to achieve an average bit rate of 256 kbit/s using a variable bitrate.[12] (Other formats such as AAC, FLAC, and Ogg are "on the way.")[13][14] As users buy songs, the artist is credited quarterly. Artists keep 70% of the proceeds after US$5 in sales for each song.[15] Albums were priced at the current total cost for each individual song on the album, capped at US$8.98 in most cases.[2] PayPal,[5] Payoneer prepaid MasterCards,[16] or checks were used to make payments to artists.[15]

Amie Street used an algorithm to determine song prices based on demand. The price for a track started at zero when a song was uploaded, then rose according to demand and purchases of the song. The maximum price was 98¢.[1]

A ringtone service was announced on September 17, 2007, with variable pricing.[17]

On May 15, 2007, the web series lonelygirl15 teamed up with Amie Street to sell music featured in episodes of the show.[18][19]

RECs[edit]

Non-artist users could earn credit as well. They did this by RECing a song. When a user finds a song they believe will be a hit, they can REC it. If the song price increased from the moment they REC it, they will receive compensation based on the price increase. For example, if one RECs a song currently at 5¢ and it rises to 95¢, the user will cash out half the spread: 45¢ , just for RECing the song. If a user RECs a song when it is free, they are compensated with the full spread. RECing differentiates more popular music from less, as songs that are believed to be good will be RECed more often. Users get approximately 1 REC for every US$1 of Amie Street credit they purchase.[20]

Social networking[edit]

Users could connect with other users through the "friend" feature. RECs were sent out to friends to make it easier to find new music in a music "news feed".[5] There was also a "fan" feature so users can easily connect with bands on the site. All of this information was available as separate RSS web feeds.

Third party integration[edit]

Amie Street launched a Facebook Application in October 2007 called Fantasy Record Label.[21][22] This application allowed Facebook users to create a "record label" with a collection of songs that were linked with an Amie Street account, and post the label on their Facebook profile page. Songs were ranked and as their score changed, each user's label would gain or lose points. These points could be converted into Amie Street credit and could be used to purchase music.[23] Labels were also ranked and users were able to compete against each other for bragging rights.

Download To Make A Difference campaign[edit]

On July 16, 2008, Amie Street launched "Download To Make A Difference", a benefit media campaign,[24][25] donating money to charities for certain downloads.[26][27] On July 29, 2008, Amie Street expanded the program with the exclusive release of You & Me an album by NYC indie rock band The Walkmen, giving proceeds to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.[28] During its first week of sales, the album charted at #29 on Billboard's Top Digital Albums.[29][30]

Press[edit]

Amie Street was mentioned in several notable media organizations. These include Rolling Stone,[31] The Wall Street Journal,[32] BusinessWeek,[4] NPR,[33] The Washington Post,[34] Los Angeles Times,[35] Entertainment Weekly,[36] TechCrunch,[37] Boing Boing,[38] Ars Technica,[39] and Wired.[40]

Ashley Alexandra Dupré[edit]

In March 2008, the site received additional attention because of the availability of two singles by Ashley Alexandra Dupré, the call girl at the center of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal. An unsigned singer, her single "Move Ya Body" set a record[41] for how fast it commanded the top price on the site following Dupré's identity as the call girl "Kristen" being revealed by The New York Times on March 12, 2008.[42] While some speculated that she may have earned as much as US$300,000 - US$1.4 million from download sales of her singles on Amie Street,[43] others estimated her earnings to be as low as US$13,720.[44] Official sales numbers have not been released.

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Amie Street - Help » FAQ
  2. ^ a b Amie Street - Help » FAQ
  3. ^ Maki Miyamoto (2007-12-21). "Fan interest is the price of popular songs and determine "Amie Street"" (in Japanese). ITmedia. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  4. ^ a b Gangemi, Jeffrey; Douglas MacMillan (2006-10-30). "America's Best Young Entrepreneurs". Best Entrepreneurs Under 25. BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  5. ^ a b c d Gonzalez, Nick (2007-08-05). "Amie Street Closes Series A Financing Led By Amazon.com". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  6. ^ Pepitone, Julianne (2011-02-21). "Why I sold to Amazon: 3 startups' stories". CNN.
  7. ^ Arrington, Michael (2006-07-23). "Amie Street: Awesome New Music Model". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 27 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  8. ^ Van Buskirk, Eliot (2007-12-11). "Amie Street Expands into Anime and Manga with Japanese Store". Listening Post. Wired. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  9. ^ Chartier, David (2008-06-25). "Amie Street inks deal with indies, will add 1 million songs". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  10. ^ a b Robinson, Blake (2006-10-04). "Amie Street Takes Innovative Music Model Into Beta". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
  11. ^ Kafka, Peter (2007-08-06). "Amie Street Has Amazon Money. What's The Plan?". Silicon Alley Insider. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  12. ^ Amie Street - Help » FAQ
  13. ^ More Amie Street News | Listening Post from Wired.com
  14. ^ Arrington, Michael (2007-03-05). "Barenaked Ladies: New Album. Free. No DRM. Now". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 24 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  15. ^ a b "For Artists". Amie Street. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  16. ^ Chowdhry, Amit (2007-03-27). "Greylock Partners Leads $4 Million Series A Investment In Payoneer". Pulse 2.0. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  17. ^ Amie Street To Sell Ringtones with Demand-Based Pricing | Listening Post from Wired.com Archived 2008-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ Van Buskirk, Eliot (2007-05-15). "LonelyGirl15 Soundtrack Will Use Amie Street Artists". Listening Post. Wired. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  19. ^ Asbill, Peter (treetops) (2007-05-22). "LonelyGirl15 featuring Chase Emery". Amie Street Blog. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  20. ^ Amiestreet.com
  21. ^ Fantasy Record Label | Facebook
  22. ^ Fantasy Record Label | Facebook Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ Facebook app: Fantasy Record Label from Amie St. | The Social Web | ZDNet.com Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ "AmieStreet.com Launches 'Download To Make A Difference' With Creative Visions Foundation". Reuters. 2008-07-16. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09.
  25. ^ Zibb.com[permanent dead link]
  26. ^ "Creative Visions : AmieStreet". Creative Visions Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  27. ^ Michaels, Sean (2008-07-30). "Walkmen album to fight cancer". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  28. ^ "Amie Street - Featured Music". Amie Street. 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  29. ^ "Get The Walkmen Album Early, Help Charity On Amie Street". TechCrunch. 2008-07-28. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  30. ^ "Top Digital Albums". Billboard. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-08.[permanent dead link]
  31. ^ Futterman, Erica (2007-07-03). "Master P's Latest: So This Is What Profanity-Free Hip-Hop Sounds Like". Rock & Roll Daily. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  32. ^ Warren, Jamin (2006-10-14). "Online: Music At new Web store, many songs sell for a few cents". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-02-02.[permanent dead link]
  33. ^ Kramer, Melody Joy (2007-01-11). "Web Sites Making Music for Your Ears". NPR. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  34. ^ Pegoraro, Rob (2007-07-06). "Goodbye, AllofMP3.com..." The Washington Post. Faster Forward blog. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  35. ^ Healey, Jon (2007-05-14). "CD or not CD?". Opinion Daily. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  36. ^ Schonberger, Chris (2007-06-06). "How much is the Game worth to you?". PopWatch Blog. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  37. ^ Arrington, Michael; Blake Robinson; Nick Gonzalez (July 2006 – August 2007). "Amie Street articles on TechCrunch". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  38. ^ Doctorow, Cory (2007-01-05). "Online label only charges once songs are popular". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  39. ^ Cheng, Jacqui (2007-03-07). "Amie Street signs major artists to sell DRM-free music". ArsTechnica. Archived from the original on 26 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  40. ^ Van Buskirk, Eliot; Sean Michaels (2006-11-02). "Amie Street & Include Allow Outlook Access to RSS Feeds of Music Promos... Wha?". Listening Post. Wired. Archived from the original on 17 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  41. ^ Lemire, Jonathan (2008-03-15). "Hooker's an online hit - to tune of $200G". Daily News. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  42. ^ Wee, Gillian (2008-03-15). "'Kristen,' Linked to Spitzer, Becomes Pop Star on Web (Update1)". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  43. ^ Sklar, Rachel (2008-03-14). "Millionaire Call Girl? Spitzer's Hooker Rakes In A Fortune Online From Her Music". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  44. ^ Kafka, Peter (2008-03-17). "Ashley Alexandra Dupre: Not Rich Yet. Will She Ever Be?". Silicon Alley Insider. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-17.

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