Last.fm launches Internet "jukebox"

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — Music website Last.fm on Wednesday launched an ad-based online service that lets people listen for free to songs of their choosing.

"We're giving the listener free access to what is basically the best jukebox in the world," said Last.fm co-founder Martin Stiksel.

"The ability to dip into a uniquely broad catalogue from your laptop, home or office computer, and listen to whatever you want for free represents a new way of consuming music."

Last.fm, which was bought in May of last year by US entertainment powerhouse CBS Corp., offers the service in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany and promised to roll it out globally in coming months.

Last.fm claims it is the first music website to offer free, global, on-demand access...