Why use last.fm

Is it wise to provide your entire listening history so CBS can further refine its profile on you? Many would argue that the trade-off isn't worth it. Secondly, Last. Do you really want the music you were listening to five or 10 years ago staring back at you every time you open the app? This won't necessarily be right for everyone, especially if you already use Spotify's music discovery tools to find new music.

Finally, it's worth mentioning security. The company did not make the details public until There remains an ongoing issue of trust to this day. Here are three alternative ways to scrobble your Spotify music. Universal Scrobbler helps to fill in the blanks that Last. It can scrobble music from sources that Last.

That includes the radio, your car stereo, and even vinyl records. Open Scrobbler is a manual scrobbler that lets you control which songs you add to your Last. Like Universal Scrobbler, it can also act as a scrobbler for vinyl records. Our final recommendation is Vinyl Scrobbler. It uses data from Last. Ultimately, while all three apps are satisfactory, none have the same number of features and integrations as Last. That includes other streaming apps like Apple Music, but also your own locally-saved music collection.

Many music manager apps, such as MusicBee, have third-party plugins that will enable Last. Track Your Music Anywhere. Integrate With Other Popular Apps. Top Charts Feature for Hot Music. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error.

Tell us why! More from Lifewire. What Is the Last. The 12 Best Internet Radio Stations of Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for Lifewire. At any time, you can update your settings through the "EU Privacy" link at the bottom of any page. These choices will be signaled globally to our partners and will not affect browsing data. We and our partners process data to: Actively scan device characteristics for identification. When I first connected my Spotify account to my Last.

Little did I know that within a month, it would irreversibly change how I listened to music. The problem, you see, is that having constant running charts with more data than I could ever want inevitably leads to competition on those very charts. The constant competition on my personal Last. Granted, this self-enforced purging of my music taste certainly does have its success stories. Perhaps worst of all is that Last. What you might not be able to see is that recently I tried to cut back on the time spent listening to her songs.

While the effort may not have been very effective, it was still a symptom of a larger problem with my Last.