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Last.fm for iPhone and iPod Touch version 2.1.0 is now available on iTunes. Here's what's new:

• Add/remove tags for artist, albums, and tracks
• Recommend music to friends via email on iPhoneOS 3.0
• Optionally use low-bitrate streaming over cellular networks to improve performance
• Reduced buffering times over EDGE, 3G, and Wi-Fi
• Fix a crash that could occur when viewing event details
• Fix a bug that would prevent songs from playing to completion before starting the next song
• Fix a crash that could occur while scrolling the Recently Playlist list on iPhoneOS 3.0
• Additional minor bug fixes

Note: This update was originally released as 2.0.2, however there was an issue with running this version on firmware 2.x. We've re-released the update as version 2.1.0 which should work on both firmware 2.x and 3.0.

Last.fm for iPhone and iPod Touch is available in the iTunes Store in the US, UK, and Germany. To install the update, click "Check for updates" at the bottom of your iTunes Applications list, or tap the Updates tab of the App Store on your device.

Last.fm for iPhone and iPod Touch version 2.0.0 is now available on iTunes. Here's what's new:

• Properly retain "maybe attending" status while viewing an event
• Ability to create new playlists from the Add to Playlist view
• Add an optional entry for Neighborhood Radio to the radio list, which can be enabled from the Settings menu
• Addresses a bug that would clip a small fraction of the next song when skipping tracks
• Include the venue name in the Google Maps search query in order to display the phone number and additional venue info from Google Maps
• Misc. bug fixes and improvements

To install the update, click "Check for updates" at the bottom of your iTunes Applications list, or tap the Updates tab of the App Store on your device.

Last.fm for iPhone and iPod Touch version 2.0.0 is now available on iTunes. Here's what's new:

• Streamlined user interface
• Tagging
• Personal tag radio
• Common artists when viewing a profile
• A brand new calendar-based events view
• Support for firmware 2.1
• And much, much more!

To install the update, click "Check for updates" at the bottom of your iTunes Applications list, or tap the Updates tab of the App Store on your device.

Last.fm for iPhone and iPod Touch version 1.0.2 is now available on iTunes. Here's what's new:

* Bug fixes and stability improvements
* Defer error popups until device is unlocked
* Disable auto-lock during playback
* Improve playback of tracks while device is locked
* Start buffering the next track near the end of the current track
* Fix display of events for non-English locales
* Properly display ampersands in radio station titles

To install the update, click "Check for updates" at the bottom of your iTunes Applications list, or tap the Updates tab of the App Store on your device.

Last.fm for iPhone and iPod Touch version 1.0.1 is now available on iTunes. Here's what's new:

* Better recommendations
* Support for multiple playlists for subscribers
* Support for My Library
* Song name on lock screen
* Less buffering over 3G
* Retain the search results if you come back to them
* Bug, stability and performance fixes

To install the update, click "Check for updates" at the bottom of your iTunes Applications list, or tap the Updates tab of the App Store on your device.

We are pleased to announce the launch of Last.fm on the iPhone and iPod Touch! Sam Steele, our iPhone development army of one, has been cranking away at a full blown Last.fm app on Apple’s mobile platforms for months now and the results are nothing short of insanely great.
Read the rest of the official announcement over at the Last.fm blog and grab Last.fm from the iTunes Store (US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, and Spain for now).

New Features

• New radio player HUD contributed by Smooquai
• New radio icons contributed by CompC
• Add an option to queue tracks while device is asleep
• Updated French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Russian translations

Bug Fixes

• Fix a crash that can occur when playing a non-existant playlist
• Fix a crash that can occur when the last.fm server is unreachable
• Stop caching playlists
• Improved detection of duplicate scrobbles