Last.fm Music Manager

Music Manager Help: Getting Started

If your question is not answered below you can also check the Artist and Label Forum to find help.

Why is my artist or label already on Last.fm? Can I take over that page?
You might have found us by searching for your artist or label name on a search engine and finding that Last.fm already has a listing for you. Last.fm collects the album, artist and track name of everything our users listen to at home and automatically creates pages for these artists to contain their statistics. In most cases however, finding a page on Last.fm for your artist does not mean that we have your music available, for streaming, for download or for sale.

We would however love for you to get involved, you can register your label or artist over here.
How can I get my music on Last.fm?
To get your music on Last.fm you must first register a Last.fm user account. Once this has been done you are able to set up a label or artist account. This will enable you to add music directly to our streaming radio services and efficiently manage your presence on Last.fm.
My artist name is taken – what can I do?
If it appears that we already have a registered account under your artist name, this could be for several reasons:

- Please check that you haven’t already registered. If you have, there will be a Music Manager link in the dropdown at the top right hand corner of the page when you’re logged in at the main site.

- There may be another artist with the same name. Unfortunately our system cannot support two artist accounts with the same name, so we’d advise you to sign up for a label (not artist) account with a differentiated name here and upload your music from there. Both artists will then share their overview page on the site.

- If these two instances can be discounted, please feel free to contact us
What music can I upload to Last.fm?
You can only upload music to Last.fm which you hold the copyright to. This normally means you can only upload music if you are the artist themselves, or the label that releases their music.

Any breaches of copyright are taken very seriously and those found to be violating this will have their label accounts deleted.

Please note these rules apply to bootlegs and remixes too. If it's an official release and the relevant permission has been granted then go ahead; otherwise, this is a no-go area!
Why should I register with Last.fm?
There are many reasons you may wish to register your label or artist with Last.fm, the most important of these being that we form a powerful promotional tool in our ability to direct your music at those users who are most likely to appreciate it.

Last.fm has a huge and ever-expanding global audience and is specifically designed to aid the spread of music through an online social community.

Registering also enables you to manage your presence on Last.fm more effectively, access special features to contribute to your artist pages, and view accurate statistics of how your music’s doing on the site.
Do I need to pay anything?
It’s completely free to register, upload music and use all of the main features of the Last.fm Music Manager. In fact, it is quite possible to be very successful on Last.fm without ever spending a penny.

However, you may wish to kick start your presence and take advantage of one of our more advanced and targeted Powerplay campaigns, which can help you promote specific releases or artists to a select set of users. Details of these can be found under the Promotion tab in the Music Manager.
Where can I find your terms and conditions?
Our terms and conditions can be found here.