diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
index 2b3af2784f..319289f94a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Plugins\IPluginConfigurationPage.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Plugins\IServerEntryPoint.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Plugins\PluginSecurityManager.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Providers\Music\LastfmBaseProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Providers\FanartBaseProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Providers\IImageEnhancer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Providers\ImagesByNameProvider.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/Music/LastfmBaseProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/Music/LastfmBaseProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..364986130f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/Music/LastfmBaseProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+using System.Net;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers.Music
+{
+    class LastfmProviderException : ApplicationException
+    {
+        public LastfmProviderException(string msg)
+            : base(msg)
+        {
+        }
+     
+    }
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class MovieDbProvider
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class LastfmBaseProvider : BaseMetadataProvider
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the json serializer.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The json serializer.</value>
+        protected IJsonSerializer JsonSerializer { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the HTTP client.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The HTTP client.</value>
+        protected IHttpClient HttpClient { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The name of the local json meta file for this item type
+        /// </summary>
+        protected string LocalMetaFileName { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="LastfmBaseProvider" /> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="jsonSerializer">The json serializer.</param>
+        /// <param name="httpClient">The HTTP client.</param>
+        /// <param name="logManager">The Log manager</param>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">jsonSerializer</exception>
+        public LastfmBaseProvider(IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, IHttpClient httpClient, ILogManager logManager)
+            : base(logManager)
+        {
+            if (jsonSerializer == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("jsonSerializer");
+            }
+            if (httpClient == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("httpClient");
+            }
+            JsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
+            HttpClient = httpClient;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the priority.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The priority.</value>
+        public override MetadataProviderPriority Priority
+        {
+            get { return MetadataProviderPriority.Second; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether [requires internet].
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>true</c> if [requires internet]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        public override bool RequiresInternet
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// If we save locally, refresh if they delete something
+        /// </summary>
+        protected override bool RefreshOnFileSystemStampChange
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return Kernel.Instance.Configuration.SaveLocalMeta;
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected const string RootUrl = @"http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/";
+        protected static string ApiKey = "7b76553c3eb1d341d642755aecc40a33";
+
+        protected override bool NeedsRefreshInternal(BaseItem item, BaseProviderInfo providerInfo)
+        {
+            if (item.DontFetchMeta) return false;
+
+            if (Kernel.Instance.Configuration.SaveLocalMeta && HasFileSystemStampChanged(item, providerInfo))
+            {
+                //If they deleted something from file system, chances are, this item was mis-identified the first time
+                item.SetProviderId(MetadataProviders.Musicbrainz, null);
+                Logger.Debug("LastfmProvider reports file system stamp change...");
+                return true;
+
+            }
+
+            if (providerInfo.LastRefreshStatus == ProviderRefreshStatus.CompletedWithErrors)
+            {
+                Logger.Debug("LastfmProvider for {0} - last attempt had errors.  Will try again.", item.Path);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            var downloadDate = providerInfo.LastRefreshed;
+
+            if (Kernel.Instance.Configuration.MetadataRefreshDays == -1 && downloadDate != DateTime.MinValue)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (DateTime.Today.Subtract(item.DateCreated).TotalDays > 180 && downloadDate != DateTime.MinValue)
+                return false; // don't trigger a refresh data for item that are more than 6 months old and have been refreshed before
+
+            if (DateTime.Today.Subtract(downloadDate).TotalDays < Kernel.Instance.Configuration.MetadataRefreshDays) // only refresh every n days
+                return false;
+
+
+            Logger.Debug("LastfmProvider - " + item.Name + " needs refresh.  Download date: " + downloadDate + " item created date: " + item.DateCreated + " Check for Update age: " + Kernel.Instance.Configuration.MetadataRefreshDays);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Fetches metadata and returns true or false indicating if any work that requires persistence was done
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
+        /// <param name="force">if set to <c>true</c> [force].</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token</param>
+        /// <returns>Task{System.Boolean}.</returns>
+        protected override async Task<bool> FetchAsyncInternal(BaseItem item, bool force, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            if (item.DontFetchMeta)
+            {
+                Logger.Info("LastfmProvider - Not fetching because requested to ignore " + item.Name);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            if (!Kernel.Instance.Configuration.SaveLocalMeta || !HasLocalMeta(item) || (force && !HasLocalMeta(item)))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    await FetchData(item, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    SetLastRefreshed(item, DateTime.UtcNow);
+                }
+                catch (LastfmProviderException)
+                {
+                    SetLastRefreshed(item, DateTime.UtcNow, ProviderRefreshStatus.CompletedWithErrors);
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            Logger.Debug("LastfmProvider not fetching because local meta exists for " + item.Name);
+            SetLastRefreshed(item, DateTime.UtcNow);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines whether [has local meta] [the specified item].
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
+        /// <returns><c>true</c> if [has local meta] [the specified item]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
+        private bool HasLocalMeta(BaseItem item)
+        {
+            return item.ResolveArgs.ContainsMetaFileByName(LocalMetaFileName);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Fetches the items data.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
+        protected abstract Task FetchData(BaseItem item, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Encodes an URL.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">The name.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
+        protected static string UrlEncode(string name)
+        {
+            return WebUtility.UrlEncode(name);
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MetadataProviders.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MetadataProviders.cs
index e5324e1e3d..28e4b1646a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MetadataProviders.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MetadataProviders.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
         /// <summary>
         /// The tvcom
         /// </summary>
-        Tvcom
+        Tvcom,
+        /// <summary>
+        /// MusicBrainz
+        /// </summary>
+        Musicbrainz
     }
 }