Last.fm goes independent after breaking up with Paramount Skydance
Last.fm has announced its return to independence after being acquired by CBS nearly two decades ago. The company reassured users that their profiles, scrobbles, and data will remain intact during this transition. Last.fm will continue to operate with its current team and maintain its existing features for users.
- ▪Last.fm is now an independent company again after being acquired by CBS.
- ▪The platform will retain user profiles, scrobbles, and privacy settings.
- ▪Last.fm started as an internet radio station in 2002 and introduced scrobbling a few years later.
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| Publication time | Thu, 28 May 2026 01:37:29 +0000 |
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Entertainment Streaming Last.fm goes independent after breaking up with Paramount Skydance Don't worry: It will keep your profiles and scrobbles. By Mariella Moon May 27, 2026 9:37 pm EST Casimiro PT/Shutterstock Last.fm is an independent company again, it has announced on its forum, nearly two decades after it was acquired by CBS. "Today, Last.fm begins a new chapter as an independent company," the announcement reads. "Ownership has changed, but the product you use every day has not." It also said that it will keep its current team. Last.fm is a music website that can track what you listen to across platforms, apps and streaming services, including Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music.
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