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标题：音乐追踪平台Last.fm脱离派拉蒙Skydance，宣布重新成为独立公司

近日，知名音乐追踪网站Last.fm在其官方论坛宣布，公司已脱离派拉蒙Skydance集团，重新成为一家独立企业。这距离它被CBS收购已过去近二十年。

公告称：“今天，Last.fm开启了作为独立公司的新篇章。公司所有权发生了变化，但你们日常使用的产品没有改变。”同时，公司表示现有团队将保持不变。Last.fm是一款能够跨平台、跨应用及流媒体服务（包括Spotify、YouTube和Apple Music）追踪用户听歌记录的音乐网站。

用户无需担心个人账户及“scrobble”记录——即歌曲播放记录——会丢失。每当用户在关联了Last.fm的流媒体平台上播放一首歌曲时，系统便会“scrobble”该曲目并将其记录至用户资料中，每次播放计为一次scrobble。此外，用户的数据和隐私设置、Pro订阅服务及高级功能的账单信息也将全部保留。

Last.fm于2002年以互联网电台形式起步，几年后与原始追踪技术团队合并，才正式推出scrobble功能。2007年，CBS Interactive以2.8亿美元将其收购，CBS Interactive后并入派拉蒙Skydance集团。2014年，Last.fm关停了每月3美元的订阅电台服务，转而专注于追踪用户在其它平台上的听歌习惯。

公司承诺将在未来几周内分享更多关于这次过渡的细节，并强调现阶段Last.fm的一切功能“将与昨天完全相同”。

中文翻译：

在与派拉蒙天舞公司分道扬镳后，Last.fm重新成为独立企业
别担心：你的个人资料和收听记录将得以保留。
Last.fm在论坛上宣布，在被CBS收购近二十年后，该公司再次成为独立实体。"今天，Last.fm作为一家独立公司开启了新篇章，"公告写道，"所有权虽已变更，但你日常使用的产品并未改变。"公告同时表示，现有团队将保持不变。作为音乐网站，Last.fm能追踪用户在Spotify、YouTube及Apple Music等平台、应用和流媒体服务上的收听内容。

该公司将维持用户账户和"scrobble"记录（即其对于歌曲播放次数的专属称谓）的现有状态。当你在已关联Last.fm的流媒体服务上播放曲目时，系统会"scrobble"该歌曲并将其记录至个人档案中供追踪，每次播放对应一次scrobble记录。用户的个人数据、隐私设置、Pro订阅服务以及付费用户的账单信息也将完整保留。

Last.fm于2002年以网络电台形式起步，数年后与首创追踪流程的原团队合并后才引入scrobble功能。作为独立公司运营至2007年，后被现属于派拉蒙天舞公司的CBS Interactive以2.8亿美元收购。2014年，该平台关停了每月3美元的订阅广播服务，转而专注于追踪用户在其他平台上的收听习惯。公司承诺将在未来数周内分享更多关于此次转型的细节，但现阶段Last.fm的所有功能"将与昨日完全一致"。

英文来源：

Last.fm goes independent after breaking up with Paramount Skydance
Don't worry: It will keep your profiles and scrobbles.
Last.fm is an independent company again, it has announced on its forum, nearly two decades after it was acquired by CBS. "Today, Last.fm begins a new chapter as an independent company," the announcement reads. "Ownership has changed, but the product you use every day has not." It also said that it will keep its current team. Last.fm is a music website that can track what you listen to across platforms, apps and streaming services, including Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music.
The company will retain your accounts and scrobbles, which are what it calls the recorded plays of a song, as they are. When you play a track on a streaming service you've connected to Last.fm, it "scrobbles" that song and logs it to your profile for tracking. Every play is equivalent to one scrobble. It will also keep your data and privacy settings, as well as your Pro subscription and your billing information if you've been paying for its premium features.
Last.fm started as an internet radio station in 2002, and it didn't get scrobbling until a few years later when it merged with the original team that created the tracking process. It operated as an independent company until it was acquired by CBS Interactive, which is now part of the merged Paramount Skydance Corporation, for $280 million in 2007. In 2014, it killed off its $3-a-month subscription radio service to focus on tracking your listening habits on other providers. The company promised to share more about what you can expect from the transition in the coming weeks, but everything will work on Last.fm "exactly as it did yesterday" for now.