In 2009, the company started charging users outside of the major markets of the UK, US and Germany a small fee of around £3 a month to access the streaming radio functionality.

Now, from February 15, users in any market who wish to use the Last.fm Radio service on their mobile or through their home music systems (such as those offered by Sonos or Squeezebox) will have to pay. It will, however, remain free on the desktop version, through Xbox ...