Spotify removes shuffle feature at Adele’s request to ‘tell a story’
Spotify users can now play entire albums in the order their artists intended, and Adele deserves all the credit.
The “Hello” and “Hold On” singer tweeted on Saturday that she requested Spotify remove a play button that automatically shuffled songs with zero regard for an album’s track list. Her fourth studio album, “30,” entered the streaming service Friday.
“This was the only request I had in our ever changing industry!” Adele wrote. “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.”
Meanwhile, an account for the streaming service raised zero fuss over the request, replying via Twitter, “Anything for you.”
The shuffle option, illustrated by two crisscrossing arrows, was removed from the album play button but is still available when a user clicks to view the album tracks, The Guardian reported.
Adele’s “Easy on Me,” her first single in six years, currently sits atop the U.K. singles chart more than a month after its Oct. 15 release, the news outlet reported, citing the U.K.-based Official Charts Co.
“As Adele mentioned, we are excited to share that we have begun rolling out a new Premium feature that has been long requested by both users and artists to make ‘play’ the default button on all albums,” a representative for Spotify told Variety in a statement. “For those users still wishing to shuffle an album, they can go to the Now Playing View and select the ‘shuffle’ toggle. As always, we will continue to iterate our products and features to create the best experiences for both artists and their fans.”
According to Spotify, “30″ amassed 60.7 million streams globally in the first day it was available, making it the second-most-streamed album upon release, trailing only Taylor Swift’s “Red (Taylor’s Version)” that attracted 90.8 million streams when it debuted one week earlier, The Guardian reported.
Here are some memorable moments from singer Adele’s life in the public eye.
2007: Adele performs at the Brit Awards 2008 Nominations Launch Party at the Roundhouse on January 14, 2007, in London.
2008: Singer Adele arrives at the Brit Awards 2008 at Earls Court on February 20, 2008, in London.
2009: Singer Adele, winner of two awards – Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Chasing Pavements" and Best New Artist – poses in the press room during the 51st annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8, 2009, in Los Angeles.
2010: Singer-songwriters Darius Rucker and Adele perform during the CMT Artists of the Year at the Factory on November 30, 2010, in Franklin, Tennessee.
2011: Singer Adele arrives at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on August 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.
2012: Singer Adele, winner of the Grammys for Record of the Year for "Rolling in the Deep," Album of the Year for "21," Song of the Year for "Rolling in the Deep," Best Pop Solo Performance for "Someone Like You," Best Pop Vocal Album for "21" and Best Short Form Music Video for "Rolling in the Deep," poses in the press room at the 54th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on February 12, 2012, in Los Angeles.
2013: In this handout photo provided by NBCUniversal, singer Adele accepts the best original song award for motion picture, "Skyfall," during the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel International Ballroom on January 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California.
2015: Adele attends the television show 2015! Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen – RTL Jahresrueckblick on December 6, 2015, in Cologne, Germany.
2016: Singer Adele performs onstage during the 58th Grammy Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016, in Los Angeles.
2017: Recording artist Adele performs onstage during the 59th Grammy Awards at Staples Center on February 12, 2017, in Los Angeles.
2019: Adele attends Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park at Hyde Park on July 5, 2019, in London.
2020: Musical guest H.E.R., host Adele and Kate McKinnon appear during promos for "Saturday Night Live" on Thursday, October 22, 2020.
2021: Singer Adele walks in during the second half in Game Five of the NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center on July 17, 2021, in Phoenix.
Singer-songwriter Adele performed in a primetime concert special that aired Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
Singer-songwriter Adele performed in a primetime concert special that aired Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
In this screengrab, Adele performs at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. The singer-songwriter performed in a primetime concert special that aired Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
Singer-songwriter Adele performed in a primetime concert special that aired Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
Singer-songwriter Adele performed in a primetime concert special that aired Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
Singer-songwriter Adele performed in a primetime concert special that aired Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
Singer-songwriter Adele performed in a primetime concert special that aired Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
Singer-songwriter Adele performed in a primetime concert special that aired Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
Singer-songwriter Adele performed in a primetime concert special that aired Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
Singer-songwriter Adele performed in a primetime concert special that aired Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
