Today, Last.fm begins a new chapter as an independent company. Ownership has changed, but the product you use every day has not. Your account, your listening history, and your data remain exactly where they are. The team building Last.fm is the same. The service continues as normal. What stays the same Your account and scrobbles Your data and privacy settings Your Pro subscription and billing (if you're a member) The people behind the product We'll share more about what comes next in the w...
A couple months ago I noticed that my old account was still there. Created it in 2005. Went back to scrobbling. Turns out, its pretty fun. Just got over 200k scrobbles, I felt weirdly happy about it.
Its great fun going through lists from 20 years ago. Seeing how a song pops to the top of the list for a month and then disappears, seeing how the list changes from the normal music to stuff like HIM and other more emotional stuff and remembering that thats when I had my first break up and stuff. Seeing when I found a new artist/band and obsessed over it for a month or two… Nostalgia feels lol.