CBS-owned online music service’s revenues slumped more than 20% and staff numbers fell from 61 to 35. By Mark Sweney
March 2014
Last.fm kills 'subscription radio' service as losses mount
The ailing music recommendation site is struggling to compete with Spotify, and is reverting back to its core technology of 'scrobbling'. By Charles Arthur
February 2014
How That One Song helps you discover definitive tracks
The developers behind This Is My Jam have built a site that helps music fans find the one song that best defines each new band. By Alex Hern
January 2014
Last.fm plots streaming music comeback with Spotify and YouTube
CBS-owned site now offers songs on-demand in 55 countries, backed by videos and scrobbling. By Stuart Dredge
December 2013
Last.fm loses almost £4m as UK income plummets 70%
CBS-owned online music service's financial filing for 2012 reveals total revenues fell 21% year-on-year to £6.38m. By Mark Sweney
July 2013
Last.fm founders launch web recommendation tool Lumi
Martin Stiksel and Felix Miller swore they wouldn't do another startup – until they created a service based on browsing history. By Jemima Kiss
June 2013
iTunes Radio: Apple reveals Spotify rival - and says it will be free to iPhone and iPad users
Tech company trumpets new music service which will directly challenge Google, Spotify, Pandora and Last.fm
December 2012
Last.fm to move desktop radio service behind paywall in UK, US and Germany
CBS-owned music service, which has struggled in downturn, is also scrapping radio streaming offering in most countries. By Mark Sweney
October 2012
Last.fm reports £4.4m pre-tax loss
CBS-owned online music service hit by fall in revenues in US market and dip in advertising sales. By Mark Sweney
May 2012
Show and tell
Last.fm reveals the festivals that launch the most stars
Which festival will break the most new acts – and which has the best male to female ratio?
March 2012
Datablog
Adele, Rihanna and Radiohead: last.fm reveals Britain's day in music
Last.fm visualisation shows British listeners wake up to Adele, party to Rihanna and drift off to Radiohead
February 2012
Datablog
Love or sex? Last.fm's guide to Valentine's day
Last.fm has revealed its data for what people like to listen to on Valentine's day.
News website Silicon.com set to vanish after almost 15 years
Parent company CBS to roll once high-profile tech site into a new UK edition of TechRepublic. By Mark Sweney
December 2011
Engineering blog
Music Hack Day London 2011: a developer's view
Matt Andrews: The latest Hack Day featured hundreds of developers coming together to make something music related
November 2011
Apps blog
Spotify amps up iTunes rivalry with its own apps platform
Stuart Dredge: Streaming music service's partners include the Guardian, Rolling Stone, Last.fm and Songkick
March 2011
Engineering blog
SXSW 2011: How we made our interactive band tracker
Engineering blog
Why we built our automated SXSW listings pages - Part two
December 2010
Last.fm moves closer to profit
Online music service reports pre-tax loss of £2.8m in 2009, up from £17m the previous year. By Mark Sweney
November 2010
Music blog
The Beatles' back catalogue should be available to download – just not through iTunes
The biggest band in pop could have found a better online home for their music. Instead they're set to do a deal with Apple's iTunes, a store that views music purely as a commodity
September 2010
If music be the food of love Tastebuds.fm is on to a winner
Bands are always splitting up over 'musical differences' but a new music-based dating site hopes to have the opposite effect. Priya Elan signs up
