Last.fm announces termination of radio service for most countries

Recently, a small news message appeared on the site:
We make changes to the list of countries where the radio is available. Find out if the change will affect you. Leading to the message about the termination of the provision of radio services outside the US, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. The message leads to the page www.lastfm.ru/announcements/radio2013 where this change is justified by licensing restrictions.

For all other countries, the following restrictions are imposed:

Until today, the radio was a service available only to subscribers. However, starting from January 15, 2013, we are forced to stop providing streaming radio in these countries even to subscribers due to licensing restrictions. Scrobbling will remain free, and your listening data, charts and recommendations will not be affected by the change.

Subscribers can get a number of advantages: viewing the site without advertising, access to demonstrations in the Last.fm Playground section and other features that will be added in the future.
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However, you have the right to unsubscribe. In this case, you should read the relevant section of the FAQ. There you will find cancellation information. If you have paid for a subscription for more than 30 days in advance, you can request a refund.

We will continue to monitor the state of the market in other countries and hope to expand our audience in the future when it is appropriate.

There is also an offer to listen to free music from Last.fm Discover and Last.fm for Spotify.