Last.fm To Be Free For XBL Gold Subscribers

Posted on July 1st, 2009

After Microsoft announced that Last.fm was coming to Xbox LIVE at their E3 keynote address, no one has really heard anything about it. Yesterday, Christina DeRosa, a general manager for Xbox LIVE, finally let loose some information on who the service will be available to.

Silver users will be able access what we’re considering a trial period of three hours a month, which comes with video advertising. Gold users will have unlimited ad-supported access, so they can use it 24 hours a day. There will also be a premium offering on a subscription basis from Last.fm, that will be commercial free and will also have more sophisticated personalization features, like Loved Tracks.

No word was given on what that subscription base will cost, but the current subscription price for Last.fm is $3.00 per month with an additional cost of $36 if you want full access to their service and don’t want any ads.

Don’t forget that you need a Last.fm account to use the service at all and that doesn’t cost a dime.

Source: Joystiq