LONDON/NEW YORK, June 9 - Last.fm, the CBS Corporation owned social networking music Web site, today announced that the new Sigur Rós album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, is now globally available for fans to listen to for free in its entirety on the site today, two weeks before its official release on June 23.

Last.fm, the official online media partner of Sigur Rós for this album, will make all twelve tracks live on the site today at midday GMT.   Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust - which translates as "With a buzz in our ears we play endlessly" - is the fifth studio album from the critically acclaimed Icelandic band.

Sigur Rós vocalist Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson said: "We know our fans listen to Last.fm so it's the perfect place to be listening to our new album."

Martin Stiksel, Last.fm co-founder, said: "Sigur Rós are one of the most popular bands on Last.fm, with over 25 million plays, so we're thrilled to be able to offer our community the chance to hear their fantastic new album for free. After our Portishead premiere in April, it's great to see more bands embracing the opportunities that Last.fm provides to engage fans through free-on-demand streaming."

To listen to the album go to file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/kjorgensen/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK15E/www.last.fm/music/Sigur+Ros.

This Sigur Rós album preview is the second major free album premiere for Last.fm, following the site's exclusive streaming of the new Portishead album in April, which was listened to by over 300,000 music fans.

http://www.sigurros.com/

file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/kjorgensen/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK15E/www.last.fm/music/Sigur+Ros

About Last.fm

Founded in 2002, Last.fm is a free global music platform. Last.fm can offer music fans millions of tracks in every genre for free-on-demand and radio streaming thanks to partnerships with Universal, EMI, Warner Music Group, Sony BMG, CD Baby, independent aggregators The Orchard and IODA, and more than 150,000 independent artists and labels - without the need to sign up or download any software. As well as being able to access tracks for free - a service which has seen Last.fm become the fastest-growing free online music network in the U.S. - music fans can also share their music preferences by linking their media player to the Last.fm database. As a result, Last.fm can intelligently recommend songs, artists, local concerts and even other members based on their musical tastes. Last.fm also supports unsigned artists by offering them an unprecedented Artist Royalty program through which they can earn revenue directly from Last.fm every time their music is streamed. Learn more about Last.fm at www.last.fm.

About CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) is a mass media company with constituent parts that reach back to the beginnings of the broadcast industry, as well as newer businesses that operate on the leading edge of the media industry. The Company, through its many and varied operations, combines broad reach with well-positioned local businesses, all of which provide it with an extensive distribution network by which it serves audiences and advertisers in all 50 states and key international markets. It has operations in virtually every field of media and entertainment, including broadcast television (CBS and The CW - a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), cable television (Showtime and CBS College Sports Network), local television (CBS Television Stations), television production and syndication (CBS Paramount Network Television and CBS Television Distribution), radio (CBS Radio), advertising on out-of-home media (CBS Outdoor), publishing (Simon & Schuster), interactive media (CBS Interactive), music (CBS Records), licensing and merchandising (CBS Consumer Products), video/DVD (CBS Home Entertainment), in-store media (CBS Outernet) and motion pictures (CBS Films). For more information, log on to http://www.cbscorporation.com/.