diff --git a/config/defaults.js b/config/defaults.js
index fb87e566c4..2a18ce94e4 100644
--- a/config/defaults.js
+++ b/config/defaults.js
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ const defaultConfig = {
 			ffmpegArgs: [], // e.g. ["-b:a", "192k"] for an audio bitrate of 192kb/s
 			downloadFolder: undefined, // Custom download folder (absolute path)
 		},
+		"last-fm": {
+			enabled: false,
+			api_root: "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/",
+			api_key: "04d76faaac8726e60988e14c105d421a", // api key registered by @semvis123
+			secret: "a5d2a36fdf64819290f6982481eaffa2",
+			suffixesToRemove: [' - Topic', 'VEVO'] // removes suffixes of the artist name, for better recognition
+		},
 		discord: {
 			enabled: false,
 			activityTimoutEnabled: true, // if enabled, the discord rich presence gets cleared when music paused after the time specified below
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce144c385c..54a75d6656 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@
 		"electron-unhandled": "^3.0.2",
 		"electron-updater": "^4.3.6",
 		"filenamify": "^4.2.0",
+		"md5": "^2.3.0",
 		"node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
+		"open": "^8.0.3",
 		"ytdl-core": "^4.4.5",
 		"ytpl": "^2.0.5"
 	},
diff --git a/plugins/discord/back.js b/plugins/discord/back.js
index 2fb8cc7969..bf9e0e2677 100644
--- a/plugins/discord/back.js
+++ b/plugins/discord/back.js
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ module.exports = (win, {activityTimoutEnabled, activityTimoutTime}) => {
 		});
 
 		// Startup the rpc client
-		rpc.login({
-				clientId,
-			})
-			.catch(console.error);
+		rpc.login({ clientId }).catch(console.error);
 	});
 };
diff --git a/plugins/last-fm/back.js b/plugins/last-fm/back.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a34a0a19f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/last-fm/back.js
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+const fetch = require('node-fetch');
+const md5 = require('md5');
+const open = require("open");
+const { setOptions } = require('../../config/plugins');
+const getSongInfo = require('../../providers/song-info');
+const defaultConfig = require('../../config/defaults');
+
+const cleanupArtistName = (config, artist) => {
+	// removes the suffixes of the artist name for more recognition by last.fm
+	const { suffixesToRemove } = config;
+	if (suffixesToRemove === undefined) return artist;
+
+	for (suffix of suffixesToRemove) {
+		artist = artist.replace(suffix, '');
+	}
+	return artist;
+}
+
+const createFormData = params => {
+	// creates the body for in the post request
+	const formData = new URLSearchParams();
+	for (key in params) {
+		formData.append(key, params[key]);
+	}
+	return formData;
+}
+const createQueryString = (params, api_sig) => {
+	// creates a querystring
+	const queryData = [];
+	params.api_sig = api_sig;
+	for (key in params) {
+		queryData.push(`${encodeURIComponent(key)}=${encodeURIComponent(params[key])}`);
+	}
+	return '?'+queryData.join('&');
+}
+
+const createApiSig = (params, secret) => { 
+	// this function creates the api signature, see: https://www.last.fm/api/authspec
+	const keys = [];
+	for (key in params) {
+		keys.push(key);
+	}
+	keys.sort();
+	let sig = '';
+	for (key of keys) {
+		if (String(key) === 'format')
+			continue
+		sig += `${key}${params[key]}`;
+	}
+	sig += secret;
+	sig = md5(sig);
+	return sig;
+}
+
+const createToken = async ({ api_key, api_root, secret }) => {
+	// creates and stores the auth token
+	const data = {
+		method: 'auth.gettoken',
+		api_key: api_key,
+		format: 'json'
+	};
+	const api_sig = createApiSig(data, secret);
+	let response = await fetch(`${api_root}${createQueryString(data, api_sig)}`);
+	response = await response.json();
+	return response?.token;
+}
+
+const authenticate = async config => {
+	// asks the user for authentication
+	config.token = await createToken(config);
+	setOptions('last-fm', config);
+	open(`https://www.last.fm/api/auth/?api_key=${config.api_key}&token=${config.token}`);
+	return config;
+}
+
+const getAndSetSessionKey = async config => {
+	// get and store the session key
+	const data = {
+		api_key: config.api_key,
+		format: 'json',
+		method: 'auth.getsession',
+		token: config.token,
+	};
+	const api_sig = createApiSig(data, config.secret);
+	let res = await fetch(`${config.api_root}${createQueryString(data, api_sig)}`);
+	res = await res.json();
+	if (res.error)
+		await authenticate(config);
+	config.session_key = res?.session?.key;
+	setOptions('last-fm', config);
+	return config;
+}
+
+const postSongDataToAPI = async (songInfo, config, data) => {
+	// this sends a post request to the api, and adds the common data
+	if (!config.session_key)
+		await getAndSetSessionKey(config);
+
+	const postData = {
+		track: songInfo.title,
+		duration: songInfo.songDuration,
+		artist: songInfo.artist,
+		api_key: config.api_key,
+		sk: config.session_key,
+		format: 'json',
+		...data,
+	};
+
+	postData.api_sig = createApiSig(postData, config.secret);
+	fetch('https://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/', {method: 'POST', body: createFormData(postData)})
+		.catch(res => {
+			if (res.response.data.error == 9) {
+				// session key is invalid, so remove it from the config and reauthenticate
+				config.session_key = undefined;
+				setOptions('last-fm', config);
+				authenticate(config);
+			}
+		});
+}
+
+const addScrobble = (songInfo, config) => {
+	// this adds one scrobbled song to last.fm
+	const data = {
+		method: 'track.scrobble',
+		timestamp: ~~((Date.now() - songInfo.elapsedSeconds) / 1000),
+	};
+	postSongDataToAPI(songInfo, config, data);
+}
+
+const setNowPlaying = (songInfo, config) => {
+	// this sets the now playing status in last.fm
+	const data = {
+		method: 'track.updateNowPlaying',
+	};
+	postSongDataToAPI(songInfo, config, data);
+}
+
+
+// this will store the timeout that will trigger addScrobble
+let scrobbleTimer = undefined;
+
+const lastfm = async (win, config) => {
+	const registerCallback = getSongInfo(win);
+
+	if (!config.api_root || !config.suffixesToRemove) {
+		// settings are not present, creating them with the default values
+		config = defaultConfig.plugins['last-fm'];
+		config.enabled = true;
+		setOptions('last-fm', config);
+	}
+
+	if (!config.session_key) {
+		// not authenticated
+		config = await getAndSetSessionKey(config);
+	}
+
+	registerCallback( songInfo => {
+		// set remove the old scrobble timer
+		clearTimeout(scrobbleTimer);
+		// make the artist name a bit cleaner
+		songInfo.artist = cleanupArtistName(config, songInfo.artist);
+		if (!songInfo.isPaused) {
+			setNowPlaying(songInfo, config);
+			// scrobble when the song is half way through, or has passed the 4 minute mark
+			const scrobbleTime = Math.min(Math.ceil(songInfo.songDuration / 2), 4 * 60);
+			if (scrobbleTime > songInfo.elapsedSeconds) {
+				// scrobble still needs to happen
+				const timeToWait = (scrobbleTime - songInfo.elapsedSeconds) * 1000;
+				scrobbleTimer = setTimeout(addScrobble, timeToWait, songInfo, config);
+			}
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+module.exports = lastfm;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/song-info.js b/providers/song-info.js
index 131573c45b..9b4343616b 100644
--- a/providers/song-info.js
+++ b/providers/song-info.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const fetch = require("node-fetch");
 // This selects the progress bar, used for current progress
 const progressSelector = "#progress-bar";
 
+
 // Grab the progress using the selector
 const getProgress = async (win) => {
 	// Get current value of the progressbar element
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c969527eda..b3e533cb37 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1708,6 +1708,13 @@ aws4@^1.8.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aws4/-/aws4-1.11.0.tgz#d61f46d83b2519250e2784daf5b09479a8b41c59"
   integrity sha512-xh1Rl34h6Fi1DC2WWKfxUTVqRsNnr6LsKz2+hfwDxQJWmrx8+c7ylaqBMcHfl1U1r2dsifOvKX3LQuLNZ+XSvA==
 
+axios@^0.21.1:
+  version "0.21.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.21.1.tgz#22563481962f4d6bde9a76d516ef0e5d3c09b2b8"
+  integrity sha512-dKQiRHxGD9PPRIUNIWvZhPTPpl1rf/OxTYKsqKUDjBwYylTvV7SjSHJb9ratfyzM6wCdLCOYLzs73qpg5c4iGA==
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects "^1.10.0"
+
 babel-eslint@^10.1.0:
   version "10.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-eslint/-/babel-eslint-10.1.0.tgz#6968e568a910b78fb3779cdd8b6ac2f479943232"
@@ -2223,6 +2230,11 @@ char-regex@^1.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/char-regex/-/char-regex-1.0.2.tgz#d744358226217f981ed58f479b1d6bcc29545dcf"
   integrity sha512-kWWXztvZ5SBQV+eRgKFeh8q5sLuZY2+8WUIzlxWVTg+oGwY14qylx1KbKzHd8P6ZYkAg0xyIDU9JMHhyJMZ1jw==
 
+charenc@0.0.2:
+  version "0.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/charenc/-/charenc-0.0.2.tgz#c0a1d2f3a7092e03774bfa83f14c0fc5790a8667"
+  integrity sha1-wKHS86cJLgN3S/qD8UwPxXkKhmc=
+
 chownr@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chownr/-/chownr-1.1.4.tgz#6fc9d7b42d32a583596337666e7d08084da2cc6b"
@@ -2587,6 +2599,11 @@ cross-spawn@^7.0.0, cross-spawn@^7.0.2, cross-spawn@^7.0.3:
     shebang-command "^2.0.0"
     which "^2.0.1"
 
+crypt@0.0.2:
+  version "0.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/crypt/-/crypt-0.0.2.tgz#88d7ff7ec0dfb86f713dc87bbb42d044d3e6c41b"
+  integrity sha1-iNf/fsDfuG9xPch7u0LQRNPmxBs=
+
 crypto-browserify@^3.11.0:
   version "3.12.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/crypto-browserify/-/crypto-browserify-3.12.0.tgz#396cf9f3137f03e4b8e532c58f698254e00f80ec"
@@ -2761,6 +2778,11 @@ defer-to-connect@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/defer-to-connect/-/defer-to-connect-2.0.0.tgz#83d6b199db041593ac84d781b5222308ccf4c2c1"
   integrity sha512-bYL2d05vOSf1JEZNx5vSAtPuBMkX8K9EUutg7zlKvTqKXHt7RhWJFbmd7qakVuf13i+IkGmp6FwSsONOf6VYIg==
 
+define-lazy-prop@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/define-lazy-prop/-/define-lazy-prop-2.0.0.tgz#3f7ae421129bcaaac9bc74905c98a0009ec9ee7f"
+  integrity sha512-Ds09qNh8yw3khSjiJjiUInaGX9xlqZDY7JVryGxdxV7NPeuqQfplOpQ66yJFZut3jLa5zOwkXw1g9EI2uKh4Og==
+
 define-properties@^1.1.3:
   version "1.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/define-properties/-/define-properties-1.1.3.tgz#cf88da6cbee26fe6db7094f61d870cbd84cee9f1"
@@ -3966,6 +3988,11 @@ flatted@^3.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/flatted/-/flatted-3.1.1.tgz#c4b489e80096d9df1dfc97c79871aea7c617c469"
   integrity sha512-zAoAQiudy+r5SvnSw3KJy5os/oRJYHzrzja/tBDqrZtNhUw8bt6y8OBzMWcjWr+8liV8Eb6yOhw8WZ7VFZ5ZzA==
 
+follow-redirects@^1.10.0:
+  version "1.13.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.13.3.tgz#e5598ad50174c1bc4e872301e82ac2cd97f90267"
+  integrity sha512-DUgl6+HDzB0iEptNQEXLx/KhTmDb8tZUHSeLqpnjpknR70H0nC2t9N73BK6fN4hOvJ84pKlIQVQ4k5FFlBedKA==
+
 for-in@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/for-in/-/for-in-1.0.2.tgz#81068d295a8142ec0ac726c6e2200c30fb6d5e80"
@@ -4691,7 +4718,7 @@ is-arrayish@^0.2.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-arrayish/-/is-arrayish-0.2.1.tgz#77c99840527aa8ecb1a8ba697b80645a7a926a9d"
   integrity sha1-d8mYQFJ6qOyxqLppe4BkWnqSap0=
 
-is-buffer@^1.1.5:
+is-buffer@^1.1.5, is-buffer@~1.1.6:
   version "1.1.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-buffer/-/is-buffer-1.1.6.tgz#efaa2ea9daa0d7ab2ea13a97b2b8ad51fefbe8be"
   integrity sha512-NcdALwpXkTm5Zvvbk7owOUSvVvBKDgKP5/ewfXEznmQFfs4ZRmanOeKBTjRVjka3QFoN6XJ+9F3USqfHqTaU5w==
@@ -4752,7 +4779,7 @@ is-descriptor@^1.0.0, is-descriptor@^1.0.2:
     is-data-descriptor "^1.0.0"
     kind-of "^6.0.2"
 
-is-docker@^2.0.0:
+is-docker@^2.0.0, is-docker@^2.1.1:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-docker/-/is-docker-2.1.1.tgz#4125a88e44e450d384e09047ede71adc2d144156"
   integrity sha512-ZOoqiXfEwtGknTiuDEy8pN2CfE3TxMHprvNer1mXiqwkOT77Rw3YVrUQ52EqAOU3QAWDQ+bQdx7HJzrv7LS2Hw==
@@ -6028,6 +6055,15 @@ md5.js@^1.3.4:
     inherits "^2.0.1"
     safe-buffer "^5.1.2"
 
+md5@^2.3.0:
+  version "2.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/md5/-/md5-2.3.0.tgz#c3da9a6aae3a30b46b7b0c349b87b110dc3bda4f"
+  integrity sha512-T1GITYmFaKuO91vxyoQMFETst+O71VUPEU3ze5GNzDm0OWdP8v1ziTaAEPUr/3kLsY3Sftgz242A1SetQiDL7g==
+  dependencies:
+    charenc "0.0.2"
+    crypt "0.0.2"
+    is-buffer "~1.1.6"
+
 memory-fs@^0.2.0:
   version "0.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/memory-fs/-/memory-fs-0.2.0.tgz#f2bb25368bc121e391c2520de92969caee0a0290"
@@ -6524,6 +6560,15 @@ open@^7.3.0:
     is-docker "^2.0.0"
     is-wsl "^2.1.1"
 
+open@^8.0.3:
+  version "8.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/open/-/open-8.0.5.tgz#92ee3faafef4ddbe78006f7881572f3e81430b8f"
+  integrity sha512-hkPXCz7gijWp2GoWqsQ4O/5p7F6d5pIQ/+9NyeWG1nABJ4zvLi9kJRv1a44kVf5p13wK0WMoiRA+Xey68yOytA==
+  dependencies:
+    define-lazy-prop "^2.0.0"
+    is-docker "^2.1.1"
+    is-wsl "^2.2.0"
+
 optionator@^0.8.1:
   version "0.8.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/optionator/-/optionator-0.8.3.tgz#84fa1d036fe9d3c7e21d99884b601167ec8fb495"