Tastebuds has now shut down.

2010–2025

From the very beginning, our goal was simple: help people meet through music. We believed your taste in bands, songs, and sounds said more about you than any online profile ever could — and you proved us right.

Since launching in London in 2010, over a million people joined Tastebuds to swap songs, send messages, go to gigs, and in many cases, build lifelong connections. We've heard stories of friendships, romances, flatmates, road trips, and even families that began with a shared playlist.

What started as a side project by two bandmates grew into a global community of music lovers. You brought it to life.

To everyone who signed up, who pressed play, who said hello: thank you. This has meant the world to us.

We'd like to put together a playlist of your favourite tunes on our memorial page. If you'd like to be part of it email us a song (just one!) and your Tastebuds username to hello@tastebuds.fm — and if you feel like it, let us know what Tastebuds meant to you. We'd love to share your stories.