Annoyed by the prominent shuffle button that appeared in Spotifys album view? Adele was too, and now the streaming giant is disabling auto-shuffling when Premium subscribers stream entire albums, including Adeles 30.
In a tweet over the weekend, Adele said that removing the default shuffle button from Spotifys album view was the only request I had in our ever changing industry.
We dont create albums with so much care and thought into our track listing for no reason, Adele continued.Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended. Thank you Spotify for listening.
In an email to Mashable, a Spotify rep confirmed that the company had replaced the default shuffle button in its album view with a standard play button, but only for paid Premium users; Spotify Free users are still stuck with the shuffle button.
If you insist on shuffling songs from Spotifys album view, you can always go to the Now Playing screen and tap the shuffle button.
Spotifys Shuffle Play button has gradually grown more prominent over the years, to the point where the button was essentially the streamers second logo.
Back in February 2020, the button lost its Shuffle Play text in the Spotify app and got its current look, with the telltale triangular play icon and a smaller inset shuffle icon featuring the familiar criss-crossing arrows.
But while the Shuffle Play button makes sense when teeing up a Spotify radio station or a playlist, its front-and-center presence on the album view annoyed artists and listeners alike.
Whether its Adeles 30 or Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, most albums [and arguably even compilations and best of records] are meant to be played in track order, not randomly jumbled, but Spotify seemed to be actively encouraging the practice by making Shuffle Play the default.
Spotifys swapping out of the Shuffle Play button from its album view comes just days after the streamer finally rolled out live lyrics to its app, making it easier for users to sing along to the favorite playlists.