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...
I see folks mentioning going back to their dormant LFM accounts. The Metabrainz Foundation has a project ListenBrainz, a more open FOSS style version; if you’re going to spin some scrobbling cycles maybe check it out:
https://listenbrainz.org/
(I stopped scrobbling years ago, privacy concerns)
You can also self-host with Maloja and Multi-scrobbler. This is the most privacy-respecting-option.
https://github.com/krateng/maloja
https://github.com/FoxxMD/multi-scrobbler
I rolled them out with Docker and imported my Last.fm listening history using this tool:
https://benjaminbenben.com/lastfm-to-csv/
Those suggetions sound cool!