Last.fm says it is now an independent company again, 19 years after being acquired by CBS, and plans to keep its current team and continue the service as normal

Don't worry: It will keep your profiles and scrobbles. — Last.fm is an independent company again, it has announced on its forum …

Engadget 2026-05-28 Mariella Moon

@louisgray Louis Gray on bluesky
Remember scrobbling? It's back. In Pog form. [embedded post]
@handle.invalid @handle.invalid on bluesky
Last.fm is now an independent company, nearly two decades after it was acquired by CBS.
@waxy.org @waxy.org on bluesky
Last.fm goes independent after 19 years at CBS Interactive: no info about how the ownership change happened, though they say it will be run by the same team https://support.last.fm/t/last...
@selectric.space @selectric.space on bluesky
HAHAH FUCK YOU DAVID ELLISON, HANDS OFF MY SCROBBLES support.last.fm/t/last-fm-is- ...
r/technology r on reddit
Last.fm is Now Independent!
r/popheads r on reddit
Last.fm is now independent
r/Music r on reddit
Last.fm is now independent
r/indieheads r on reddit
Last.fm is now independent (formerly a part of CBS Interactive)
r/lastfm r on reddit
Last.fm is now independent
@ardadev Arda Kılıçdağı on x
last .fm is now independent: https://support.last.fm/... Just in case, export your data! Maloja is a nice place that you can sync scrobbles. For example: https://music.arda.pw/
@cringepoop @cringepoop on x
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