Spotify has removed the shuffle button as a default option from its app’s album pages; this removal will allow songs to be played in the order the artist intended.
This change was made after Adele asked that the songs on her new album be played in the order she intended.
The Grammy-winning artist tweeted on Saturday.
“This was the only request I had in our ever-changing industry!
“We don’t create albums with so much care and thought into our tracklisting for no reason.
“Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended.”
Spotify responded to Adele’s tweet with “Anything for you.”
This was the only request I had in our ever changing industry! We don’t create albums with so much care and thought into our track listing for no reason. Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended. Thank you Spotify for listening 🍷♥️ https://t.co/XWlykhqxAy
— Adele (@Adele) November 21, 2021
Although the shuffle button is no longer appearing on the album page, the option is still visible when a user clicks to view an album track.
30, Adele’s first album in six years, was released on Spotify on Friday.
Spotify has emerged as the world’s largest streaming service, in October, the company reported that its total number of monthly listeners increased by 19% to 381 million in the third quarter.