Last.fm to End Streaming Music Subscription Service

Last.fm is ending its subscription music service on all devices as it pivots to focus on music discovery and tracking personal listening.

Started in 2002, the company helped pioneer programs that tracked user taste and then recommended other artists and types of music. This type of feature is now common in the most popular streaming service such as Pandora, Spotify and Beats Music.

Last.fm is not closing entirely. The company will continue to offer its desktop streaming as well as a "scrobbler" app that helps users track their listening. The move follows closely on a January announcement of a deal with Spotify to stream on-demand music. Read more...