Armys on music 😸, may I suggest keeping the discussion on the app about the music and keep discussions about streaming (night streaming, playlist creation, interacting with playlists) here on armytwt or better yet on BCD forums... The app is not ours, let's use it for its primary function which is scrobbling. Keep army housekeeping matters in our spaces.
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I mean the following sincerely. One of the significant advantages to owning your own business is that you can run that business how you wish.
If the new owners of @lastfm do not want ARMY to use their service, that is their perogative.
If the new owners are happy to lose the revenue from Pro subscriptions and to lose ad revenue due to the lower amount they will be able to charge for ads due to lower engagement numbers, that is their decision and their right.
I wish them well and I mean that sincerely.
Now. Here is why I say the new owners of Last do not want ARMY to use their service.
Yesterday, I noticed that my streams weren’t syncing with Last. I assumed it was some kind of tech issue on my end. Checking twitter showed that others were having the same issue. Then someone (I forget who or I would credit) found the tweet and reply below.
That made it clear it was not random. I decided to test to see what was happening since I am not a bot and my coding days are long past and I could not write a script if I had to do so.
I pulled up the Last website and watched in real time as my scrobbles were deleted. It would show a BTS track that I was sitting there playing as being scrobbled. As soon as the next track started, the prior scrobble was deleted.
Last was treating me, an actual human being who was actually listening to the music, as a bot.
I then checked to see who owns Last because there is at least arguably shareholder action for purposefully alienating a major portion of user base to say nothing of making a change that resulted in data being inaccurate.
It turns out that Last was sold on May 27, 2026. It further turns out that Last was sold to a group of Last staffers. See below. I have not been able to see purchase price or any information as to how it was financed, though sales price may be in Paramount/Skydance’s next set of quarterlies. For some further context, CBS bought Last in 2004 for $280 million USD and it was a cash purchase.
Which brings us back to where I started. If the new owners want to cut off their nose to spite their face, that is 100% their right to do so. I wish them well.
I also will not use a service that does not want me there. That is my right.
I will be interested to see how this turns out. /fin
Hello!
First GA (that is not sponsored by anyone)
1x Arirang Standard Album (I have a few POBs from Echo which I'll add)
India only
To join-
Stream: 1x Arirang, LY Answer, MOTS 7, Wings and drop ss here
(statsforspotify/lastfm okay)
India only
Ends: 9 June
(do NOT follow me)
K-pop sensation RM is teaming up with SFMOMA for a collaborative art exhibition that will be on display from October 2026 through February 2027. https://t.co/JedJUNsjZw
I had bought my Beyond the Story book from @bookworm_Kris in Bengaluru. When I heard they were badly affected by floods, I messaged them offering to buy any damaged books. They thanked me, asked for my address, and sent me pc's. I was j trying to help, but they were so kind 2 me
it really is crazy how bts went on a whole hiatus at their "peak", disappeared for nearly 4 years and came back more popular than when they left, this is the type of shit you witness once in a lifetime