[danw]

This is weird. The subscription service has been around on last.fm for 3 years or so. Looks like wired screwed up their facts.

[domp]

http://gigaom.com/2007/04/09/lastfm-launches-subscriptions/

There's another little thing on this. I guess they're now 'pushing' the ad-free radio more since the royalty rates increased.