{{Short description|Digital radio platform}} {{Use American English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox software | name = LITT Live | logo = | screenshot = | screenshot size = | collapsible = | author = Dash Radio Inc. | released = August 19, 2014<ref name=apple>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6221875/dj-skee-debuts-dash-radio-taps-east-village-radio-co-founder-la-reid-as|title=DJ Skee Debuts DASH Radio, Taps East Village Radio Co-Founder, L.A. Reid As Investors|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 19, 2015}}</ref> | latest release version = {{multiple releases
| branch1 = Android | version1 = 5.0 | date1 = {{Start date and age|2020|02|13}}<ref name="android release">{{cite web | url = https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dashradio.dash | title = Dash Radio - Commercial Free Music & DJs - Apps on Google Play | website = play.google.com | access-date = April 3, 2021 }}</ref> | branch2 = iOS | version2 = 5.10 | date2 = {{Start date and age|2020|07|14}}<ref name="ios release">{{cite web | url = https://apps.apple.com/app/dash-radio/id907383542 | title = Dash Radio on the App Store | website = apps.apple.com | access-date = April 3, 2021 }}</ref> }} | operating system = iOS 11.0 or later<ref name="ios release"/><br/>Android 5.0 or later<ref name="android release"/><br/>tvOS 9.2 or later<ref name="ios release"/> | language = English, Spanish | language count = 2 | language footnote = <ref name="ios release"/> | platform = | license = Proprietary | website = {{URL|https://littlive.com}} }}
'''Litt Live''' (stylized as '''LITT Live''', formerly '''Dash Radio''') is a digital radio broadcasting platform with 44 radio stations. These stations are curated by DJs, radio personalities, musicians, etc. The platform includes partner stations curated by Snoop Dogg, Kylie Jenner, Lil Wayne, Tech N9ne, Borgore, B-Real of Cypress Hill, and others. Dash Radio has no subscription fees and is commercial-free.<ref name="complex.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/12/mac-miller-partners-with-dash-radio-for-24-hour-free-station|title=Mac Miller's Remember Music Partners With Dash Radio For 24 Hour Free Station|first=Zach|last=Frydenlund|work=Complex}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/5/8731141/dash-radio-internet-fm-skee|title=Dash Radio wants to bring FM radio into the modern age|author=MicahSingleton|publisher=Vox Media|work=The Verge|date=June 5, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.30283/title.dj-skee-launches-dash-radio-following-radio-sucks-comment|title=DJ Skee Launches DASH Radio Following "Radio Sucks" Comment|author=HipHopDX|date=August 19, 2014|work=HipHopDX}}</ref><ref name="rollingstone.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/odd-future-launch-24-7-radio-channel-20140912|title=Odd Future Launch 24/7 Channel on Dash Radio - Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dash_radio/status/643567056370012160 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308195225/https://twitter.com/dash_radio/status/643567056370012160 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |title=Dash Radio on Twitter: "Powered by #DASHRADIO" |publisher=Twitter |date=September 14, 2015 |accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref>
== History == Dash Radio was launched on August 19, 2014, by radio-TV personality and music executive Scott Keeney, better known by his stage name DJ Skee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diffuser.fm/dash-radio-officially-launches/?trackback=tsmclip|title=Dash Radio Launches With 60 Human-Curated Channels|work=Diffuser.fm|date=June 3, 2015 }}</ref> Keeney raised seed funding through investments from Dave Morin and Kevin Colleran of Slow Ventures investment firm, L.A. Reid (CEO of Epic Records), Matt Michelsen (CEO and founder of Backplane), Michael Lazerow (Salesforce), Adrian Peterson (RB Minnesota Vikings), Ronny Turiaf NBA World Champion, Ian Schafer (CEO of Deep Focus), Colin Carrier (CSO of Twitch) among others.
An additional $8.8 million was secured by Dash Radio in seed round funding in 2018. Investments came in from Slow Ventures, Lazerow Ventures, Nimble Ventures, Muzik, Arab Angel, G Ventures, Jason Flom (Lava Records), Orin Snyder, and Lindzon Capital Partners.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dash Radio completes seed funding round with $8.8million |url=https://musicbiznation.com/news/dash-radio-completes-seed-funding/ |publisher=Music Biz Nation}}</ref>
==Distribution== The LITT Live platform is available for Android, iOS, via desktop browsers, Sonos in-home wireless audio speaker system, Amazon Echo, and in automobiles through the AT&T Connected Car platform, Ford Sync, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, MirrorLink, as well as Alpine Electronics, Clarion (company), Harman Kardon and Pioneer Electronics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/06/03/dash-radio-wants-to-get-back-to-radios-roots-with-new-dj-curated-music-service/|title=Dash Radio wants to get back to radio's roots with new DJ-curated music service - VentureBeat - Media - by Mark Sullivan|work=VentureBeat|date=June 3, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/03/dash-radio-reinvent-snoop-dogg|title=Dash Radio aims to reinvent radio – with help from Snoop Dogg's Cadillac jams|first=Stuart|last=Dredge|date=June 3, 2015|publisher=|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> A selection of Dash channels was offered via the free streaming service Pluto TV, in a manner akin to how Music Choice is carried on cable TV lineups; Pluto dropped the Dash stations in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|date=July 15, 2020|title=Exclusive: Pluto TV removes Dash Radio stations from lineup|language=en-US|work=The Desk|url=https://thedesk.matthewkeys.net/2020/07/dash-radio-pluto-tv-stations-removed|access-date=July 18, 2020}}</ref> * On January 5, 2015, AT&T announced its partnership with Dash Radio, adding the app to AT&T Drive, its connected car platform.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://about.att.com/story/att_drive_continues_to_accelerate_with_new_app_developers_and_sponsors.html |title=AT&T Drive Continues to Accelerate with Addition of New App Developers and Sponsors | AT&T |website=About.att.com |date=January 5, 2015 |accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref> * On September 30, 2015, Dash Radio announced a partnership with Sonos, in-home wireless audio speaker system, that connects the Dash Radio app directly to the Sonos platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2015/09/30/my-sonos-is-an-internet-radio/ |title=My Sonos Is an Internet Radio |website=Radsiosurvivor.com |date=September 30, 2015 |accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/djskee/status/649646711367839745|title=DJ Skee |publisher=Twitter|accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref> * On December 1, 2015, T-Mobile announced its partnership with Dash Radio, adding it to its Music Freedom Program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmonews.com/2015/12/t-mobile-music-freedom-is-gaining-support-for-11-more-streaming-services/ |title=T-Mobile Music Freedom is gaining support for 11 more streaming services |website=TmoNews.com |date=December 1, 2015 |accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref> * In September 2016, Dash Radio announced integration with music lyric site Genius.com which would allow listeners to read lyrics and discover additional information about the artists, songs, and albums that are played on the Dash Radio platform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=302959|title=HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - DASH RADIO EMBRACES ITS INNER GENIUS|website=HITS Daily Double}}</ref> * At the Consumer Electronics Show 2017, Dash Radio announced a partnership with Ford Sync, to integrate Dash Radio into all new Ford vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://developer.ford.com/pages/applink-partners-take-center-stage-at-ces-2017|title=AppLink Partners Take Center Stage at CES 2017|website=Ford.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/ford-sync-3-amazon-alexa-ces-2017/ Digitaltrends.com]</ref> * In January 2017, Dash Radio announced integration with Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo Devices.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Dash-Radio-Inc/dp/B01NCNGJ47|title=Amazon.com|website=Amazon }}</ref> *In December 2020, Dash Radio announced a discord bot
== Pop-up stations == Dash Radio also creates brand partner "pop-up stations" available for a limited time to listeners. Past pop-up stations include Stranger Things Radio, Entourage Radio, GRAMMYs On Dash, ''FIFA 15'' Soundtrack, ''NBA 2K15'' Soundtrack, HARDfest, Sunset Music Festival, A3C Hip-Hop Festival, Dewey Beach Festival, International Dance Music Awards, Christmas In The city, Christmas Lane, Country Christmas, Fireworks (July 4 station), Kristian Bush of Sugarland Takeover, Winter Music Conference, Wu Week Pop-Up (premiere of their album "A Better Tomorrow"), Summertime with DJ Jazzy Jeff (during Labor Day Weekend), Stevie Wonder Salute, ''Halo 5'': Guardians Radio, The FADER 100, and Kurt Cobain Montage of Heck Pop-Up Station in partnership with Universal Pictures.<ref name="theguardian.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/137255/dash-radio-launches-grammy-awards-station|title=DASH Radio Launches Grammy Awards Station|work=All Access}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.easports.com/fifa/news/2014/fifa-15-soundtrack-details|title=Listen to the FIFA 15 Soundtrack|work=easports.com|date=July 20, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/2014/09/16/dj-skees-dash-radio-live-stream-murs-316-stage-sunset-strip-music-festival-2014-dj-quik-killer-mike-bun-b-nore/|title=AllHipHop.com: Hip-Hop News, Rumors, Music & Videos » DJ Skee's DASH Radio To Live Stream The MURS 316 Stage At Sunset Strip Music Festival 2014|author=Allhiphop|work=AllHipHop.com: Hip-Hop News, Rumors, Music & Videos|date=September 16, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thirdfloornetwork.com/tag/a3cfestival/|title=a3cfestival - THIRD FLOOR NETWORK|work=thirdfloornetwork.com|access-date=August 13, 2015|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024731/http://thirdfloornetwork.com/tag/a3cfestival/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dash_radio/status/588818713656233984|title=Dash Radio|work=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/2014/12/03/dash-radio-presents-wu-tang-clan-pop-up-station/|title=AllHipHop.com: Hip-Hop News, Rumors, Music & Videos » Dash Radio Presents Wu-Tang Clan Pop Up Station|author=Allhiphop|work=AllHipHop.com: Hip-Hop News, Rumors, Music & Videos|date=December 3, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djjazzyjeff.com/2014/09/02/check-out-the-summertime-mixes-on-dash-radio-dashradio-vinyldestination/|title=Check Out the Summertime Mixes on Dash Radio!!!!! #dashradio #vinyldestination|work=DJ Jazzy Jeff|access-date=August 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910225457/http://www.djjazzyjeff.com/2014/09/02/check-out-the-summertime-mixes-on-dash-radio-dashradio-vinyldestination/|archive-date=September 10, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Personalities == === DJ Skee === DJ Skee is the founder of Dash Radio, curates "SKEENET" and hosts the "SkeeMix w/ DJ Skee". Prior to launching Dash Radio, DJ Skee hosted ''Skee TV'' which aired on Fuse, a weekly music series highlighting music and culture through live performances and interviews. Formerly, Skee hosted shows on Los Angeles' KIIS-FM and Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Skee is the first DJ to discover and play superstar artists on the radio such as Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, Akon, Lorde, and Lady Gaga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mynuvotv.com/blog/lady-gaga-gives-dj-skee-a-shout-out |title=Lady Gaga Gives DJ Skee a Shout-Out | NUVOtv | |accessdate=August 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810070214/http://www.mynuvotv.com/blog/lady-gaga-gives-dj-skee-a-shout-out |archivedate=August 10, 2014 }}</ref>
=== Snoop Dogg === Snoop Dogg is the founder-producer-curator of "Cadillacc Music" station and premieres DJ Snoopadelic mixes on the station. Snoop Dogg is a hip hop artist, actor, and DJ from Long Beach, California. Snoop has sold over 35 million albums worldwide including Doggystyle, Tha Doggfather and Reincarnation. He was discovered by Dr. Dre of N.W.A and made his music debut in 1992 on Dr. Dre's solo debut album The Chronic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/snoop-dogg-197052 |title=Snoop Dogg Biography |website=Biography.com |accessdate=August 17, 2016}}</ref>
===Lil Wayne=== In March 2017, Rapper Lil Wayne announced the launch of Young Money Radio on Dash Radio and the exclusive premier of Young Money Entertainment artist HoodyBaby's new album Kitchen 24: Slangin Off Key.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/lil-wayne-launches-young-money-radio/|title=Lil Wayne Launches Young Money Radio - XXL|first=Justin|last=Ivey|website=XXL Mag|date=March 28, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/03/27/lil-wayne-young-money-radio|title=Lil Wayne Announces Young Money Radio|website=The FADER}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/lil-wayne-young-money-radio-7743381/|title=Lil Wayne Launches Young Money Radio|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/shawnsetaro/2017/03/31/lil-wayne-starts-young-money-radio/|title=Lil Wayne Starts Young Money Radio|first=Shawn|last=Setaro|website=Forbes}}</ref>
=== Ice Cube === Ice Cube Presents: The Big3 Radio is a station designed by Ice Cube himself to embody the culture around the Big3. The station plays a new & classic Hip-Hop and hosts live shows as well featuring Tattoo The One, RoqC & Clipper Darrell.
=== Tech N9ne === Tech N9ne is an American rapper, founder of record label Strange Music, and curator of Independent Grind station. He has sold over two million albums and has had his music featured in films, television, and video games. Tech N9ne holds the record for performing 96 shows in 106 days. Tech N9ne has worked with Eminem, Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa, Machine Gun Kelly, and many others. On September 24, 2013, ''Forbes Magazine'' named Tech N9ne "Hip-Hop's Secret Moguls"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/28376-tech-n9ne-reveals-eminem-collaboration-in-the-works-for-special-effects-news|title=Tech N9ne Reveals Eminem Collaboration In The Works For "Special Effects"|first=Rose|last=Lilah|date=January 19, 2015|work=HotNewHipHop}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2013/09/24/tech-n9ne-hip-hops-secret-mogul/|title=Tech N9ne: Hip-Hop's Secret Mogul|author=Zack O'Malley Greenburg|work=Forbes}}</ref>
=== Emcee N.I.C.E. === Emcee N.I.C.E. is a Christian Hip Hop rapper and curates GH3 Radio - God's House of Hip Hop. Emcee N.I.C.E. is also an actor, songwriter, author and executive producer, his debut Christian Hip Hop album "Praise" achieved #1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Album chart<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/kb-emcee-nice-travis-greene-christian-gospel-no-1/|title=KB, Emcee N.I.C.E. & Travis Greene Add Christian, Gospel No. 1s|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> in November 2017. N.I.C.E. also known as Aulsondro Novelist Hamilton is the co-creator and co-star of Da Jammies the first African-American animated music series to appear on Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newyorktrendnyc.com/2018/02/01/da-jammies-cartoon-netflixs-first-african-american-original-animated-music-series-for-kids/|title="Da Jammies" Cartoon: Netflix's First African-American Original Animated Music Series for Kids : New York Trend Online|date=February 2018 }}</ref> God's House will be hosting their first annual "God's House of Hip Hop [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8527794/gh3-radio-inaugural-2020-summer-fest 20/20 Summer Fest]", focusing on fans of Christian, Latin Christian and Gospel hip-hop, the festival is slated to take place in Los Angeles at the Banc of California Stadium on July 17–18, 2020.
===Akon=== Akon joined the executive team as a director in March 2025. He also has a station Konvict Kulture in which it consists of afrobeats and hip hop. It features DJs Tony Neal, Q-Ball(DJ for legendary rap group Crucial Conflict, and DJ Hollygrove of The Chopstars.
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==External links== *{{official website|http://dashradio.com}}
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